Cheshire cheese, beremeal and norfolk beefing apples are among the UK foods at risk of vanishing for ever. And it’s not just our palates that will suffer, but the planet

All-you-can-drink sounds like a fine concept, but what with the time limits, the yelling patrons and the difficult etiquette, it doesn’t survive contact with the real world

Even if you lose the conflict, food can be an incredible propaganda tool – just look at General Lee’s cake

Scientists are split on how often we should eat. Personally, I always have food in my pockets – fine when it’s rice cakes, less so when it’s cheese

A new study shows a tablecloth significantly improves people’s experience of a meal. But did they test the effect of a red wine sorbet?

You may or may not mind chicken dipped in chlorine, but there is far more at stake, for the consumer, the farmers and the ecosystem

Two hundred years ago a group of aristocrats changed the way we eat – for the worse. If you ever worry you’ll still be hungry after dessert, here’s why

In the nine years since I first visited a food bank they have become dispiritingly commonplace – as have the weird ideas about what we’re supposed to donate

Broken glass, boiling water, sausages: you name it, it’s possible to injure yourself with it. As I have demonstrated …

From a way to share recipes to an alert when you have run out of Nutella, these apps could revolutionise the way we eat

Boomers cook one way, Generation X another – and the beat generation knows more about mince than anyone else on the planet

The aroma and satisfaction you get from being well-prepared for the big day is enough encouragement to make your own cakes and puddings. But don’t skimp on the brandy

We all have strange rules about what we will and won’t splash out on. Blame the way we were brought up – and our fear of death

As the sunlight recedes and your body tries to compensate with food, it’s time to break out the stews and soups

The US has drunk so much of ‘spiked’ soft drink White Claw that supermarkets have run out. And that’s not to mention the rise of ‘hard coffee’

In years gone by, only a lucky few Nigellas and Jamies could cook for a worldwide audience. Now anyone with a phone can film themselves making dinner. The result is a true picture of what other people like

Whether it’s delivering an unpredictable selection of fruit and veg, or detailed recipes with full ingredients, a subscription service might just get you out of a rut

Far from being just waste, the liquid left over from making cheese can be used in all sorts of ways by the more adventurous cook