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Raise a toast
Can a pale ale change the world? Activist and beer maker Louisa Ziane thinks it can
Taste the landscape
Rolling fields, native wildlife and much-loved livestock are the key ingredients for superb English fare. Add passionate producers, and you’re in for something extra special
A fair deal
We meet some of our Fairtrade suppliers and learn how a few simple choices can help to change lives. From chocolate to coffee and quinoa, buying Fairtrade can improve living and working conditions for farmers, support the fight against child slavery and help cope with the challenges of climate change
Spirited away
When it comes to creating a classic gin, it turns out that less really is more. We go behind the scenes of a distillery whose ethos of simplicity produces a gin as deep, cool and clear as the waters of the Cumbrian lakes that inspired its creation
The Blanc revolution
Raymond Blanc spills the beans on growing up in France, spreading the good-food gospel and how British gastronomy has rediscovered its mojo
Summer bbq food
From eating alfresco on a warm evening to the vagaries of the British weather, what’s not to love about this time of year?
Less chat more action
Come on now. Quit your dawdling. Make dust of your to-do list, then get on and try something new.