Food & drink

Food & drink

Bringing his experience of working in some of the best West End restaurants, including time with Helene Darroze at The Connaught, classically trained, Master Chef The Professionals Winner, Alex Webb has opened his first restaurant, creating a relaxed dining experience equally suited to celebration or snacking. With a fresh, contemporary ambience, Orion is designed to attract drop-in business to the bar area for signature cocktails and snacks

For much of the mid-20th century, cheese-based Jell-O salads were a familiar presence across the United States. The fluorescent salads wobbled proudly in decorative molds and Bundt pans, studded with edible chunks that could be stuck in, leading to creative combinations like pineapple and olives with nuts and maraschino cherries. These extravagant dishes typically utilized cottage cheese or cream cheese, folded into or layered with artificially fruit-flavored gelatin.

Grocery stores that offer the best produce know it's crucial to nail a few key factors. First, produce needs to be fresh - that feeling when you get home and open a packet of cucumbers only to find that they're soggy and covered in slime is not a good one. Second, fruits and vegetables need to be priced right. While shoppers can expect to pay a premium of about 50 percent more for organically grown vegetables, anything more than that starts to feel unreasonable.

When you're craving fried chicken, spaghetti, and burgers all at the same time, where should you go to get your cravings met? Jollibee, of course. The popular Filipino chain is the largest Asian food company in the world. With over 1,700 locations worldwide and over 100 in North America alone, Jollibee is popping up in more and more places. And if you've never tried the dishes from this fast-food joint, it's worth finding a location to see what the hype is about.

When the weather turns nippy, nothing hits the spot quite like a steaming bowl of soup. Ladles full of chicken noodle, potato, broccoli cheddar, butternut squash, and even chowder warm us from the inside out. But at the heart of it all sits a true classic: vegetable soup. With the only requirements being broth and any ol' assortment of veggies, this soup category breeds a wide range of creative interpretations - in household kitchens and in grocery store aisles alike.

Though his dietary advice is far from conventional wisdom for a long life, admittedly, it does sound pretty great. In a 2017 video interview with "Southern Living," Nelson spoke about his music career, lifelong philosophy, and even food, revealing which same three foods he eats every single day, as well as his favorites. When asked about his favorite Southern food, the dual-feted Country Music and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer answered confidently - chicken-fried steak.

Great Value Italian-style lasagna with meat sauce exceeded in every category, including taste, texture, convenience, and comparison to offerings from name brands. It's enough to feed a family or a large group of friends, and there's no denying this frozen lasagna's convenience. No cooking, assembly, or dirty dishes are involved in this Great Value meal. All you have to do is pop it into the oven for a few hours; the taste is worth the wait!

It's just 25km north from the gastronomic city of Lyon to Villefranche-sur-Saône at the start of the magnificent Beaujolais vineyards, but it looks and feels completely different. It's a rather secret part of France, the locals call it "little Tuscany" thanks to its hilly villages with ancient buildings of glowing golden stone. And in this unspoiled, green and lush part of France, you will find the most fabulous wines which have long supplied the Lyonnais who know a good wine when they taste it.

If you like to prioritize natural and organic foods in your diet - and you don't mind spending some of your extra cash on groceries - then Whole Foods might just be your go-to grocery store. These days, it seems like there's a Whole Foods on every corner selling a variety of specialty products, such as gourmet canned bean brands, and sometimes even strange and overpriced items you may not know exactly what to do with (yes, we're talking about 2015's viral $6 asparagus water).

Bastianich moved to Astoria in Queens, New York, as a child after her family was forced to flee from their Italian home during World War II. Having developed a deep passion for baking and cooking, the young Bastianich eventually got a part-time job at Walken's Bakery, a local business operated by the parents of none other than Christopher Walken. The bakery was located right across the street from Bastianich's home, and the families actually had something in common. Paul Walken, Christopher's father, was also an immigrant, having moved to the U.S. from Germany, In an interview with GBH News, Bastianich says, "He was a great baker. Walken's Bakery was really popular."

Made with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo, the pregnancy order is made Mike's Way, a particular method of assembly that includes lettuce, tomatoes, onions, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and oregano. To finish the recipe, additional pickles, banana peppers, and chopped pepper relish are thrown into the mix. Additionally, this sandwich is made on Jersey Mike's Rosemary Parmesan bread.

Layered with melted Swiss, slow-cooked pulled pork, hickory smoked ham, pickles, and mustard, Potbelly's version is a riff on a tried-and-true Cubano recipe. The satisfying effort hits all the expected flavor notes of creamy, savory, salty tanginess that have gradually come to define a Cubano. Though Potbelly's recipe lacks the traditional yellow mustard that is typically seen in Cubano sandwiches, when all of the delicious ingredients are piled into toasted bread, this is the kind of sandwich that needs no notes.

Charcuterie arrangements always spark drama whenever they come up. Everyone has a cheese brand that they're insistent is "must-have," while also dwelling on the precise thickness of meat slices and the specific type of cracker. However, there's one thing that can unite every enthusiast in horror at the mere thought of appearing on a board: juicy fruits, like watermelon. They have good reasons to be scared - these moist foods can spell doom for a good charcuterie board the moment you put them on.

Next, you need dark chocolate chips or bars. Around 60% cocoa is what you want. Milk chocolate won't set quite right, and a darker chocolate might be too firm or unpleasant - we ranked several dark chocolate bars, so you can see what fares best. Melt one and a half cups of the chocolate and then add it into the peach puree until blended.

Similar to vinegar, kombucha is made with a scoby (a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast), or mother, which looks like a blobby creature from the deep. Homemade kombucha is an enjoyable project and really cheap to make (it's essentially just the cost of some sugar and a teabag), but it's also a skill that takes a little refining. Over-ferment it, and you end up with vinegar or, worse, it could explode during the secondary fermentation,

This cranberry upside-down cake, from the kitchen of recipe developer Jennine Rye, utilizes the oft-overlooked cranberry as a vibrant, alternative topping to the classic upside-down cake, giving the retro favorite a new lease on life. The deliciously tart berries are cooked beneath a spiced orange sponge that has a wonderfully soft crumb, before being turned out and brushed with marmalade for a sticky, tangy orange finish.

Cholesterol is a fatty substance the body needs for many bodily processes, but if a person has too much LDL or "bad" cholesterol, it can form sticky plaque in their arteries, putting them at greater risk of cardiovascular disease. To reduce cholesterol levels, the American Heart Association recommends exercising at least 150 minutes a week, quitting smoking and vaping, maintaining a healthy weight, and eating a heart-healthy diet that's low in saturated fats and high in fiber.

The importance of calcium really can't be overstated. It strengthens our bones and our teeth, can help keep our blood pressure low, keeps our nerves communicating effectively with each other, and is even thought to help prevent cancer. We need calcium, and our bodies don't make it. We have to get it from other sources, and food is a much healthier way to do this than supplements - especially fruits and vegetables.

History buffs may know the original sandwich came in 1762 from a Englishman named John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich - a title created long before his invention involving meat and bread. It wasn't an enterprising spirit giving rise to this now everyday food, rather a matter of personal convenience. Montagu reportedly had roast beef placed between two slices of bread so he could continue playing cards without using utensils, inadvertently launching a new way of eating which eventually incorporated his Earl of Sandwich title.

It was Ruby Lou who inspired Megan to start her own thing after Megan felt like she missed the greater portion of Ruby Lou's life due to work commitments. She was working until 3 a.m. most nights in her job as a general manager of the upscale View Lounge in the San Francisco Marriott Marquis and felt like she was losing her life to her job.

I think this is going to be the greatest comeback in the history of the restaurant industry,

They're called Aldi Finds, though loyal shoppers call that specific aisle "the aisle of shame" because of how irresistible the novelty of those items can be. What makes them even more compelling is that returning favorites that haven't been available in several months or a full year are also frequently featured. Every now and then, an Aldi Find is such a big hit with the customer base that it actually becomes part of the permanent selection.

I'm a personal trainer and mom of four, and I love using my air fryer to make meals and snacks. Homemade tortilla chips and stuffed peppers are some of my favorite things to make in an air fryer. I also use my air fryer to make baked apples, breakfast bowls, and kale chips. My health-centered, active family focuses on nutrient-dense foods that provide us with energy.

If a can of coconut water and a banana smoothie had a baby, it might be banana water. The latest plant-based hydration beverage on the market is being touted as "the peel good beverage" that offers "a bunch of nutrients." And it's drumming up attention on social media. "Boyfriend says it has aromatics of slightly overripe banana," one Reddit user, leemoongrass, commented, adding, "It honestly isn't that bad."

There's great news for home chefs who prefer imported Italian pasta over American brands. Amid concerns that tariffs could kick favorite Italian pasta brands out of grocery stores, the United States has reversed course after completing an initial review of the alleged U.S. pricing practices of 13 Italian pasta brands. Higher pasta tariffs were initially passed by Congress in September, with the U.S. imposing a 92% anti-dumping duty on top of the existing 15% tariff on products imported from the EU, citing concerns that Italian pasta prices were too low.

Happy New Year, Los Angeles! 2025 was a challenging year for local restaurants, but there's also reason to be hopeful. The annual 101 Best Restaurants guide from critic Bill Addison and columnist Jenn Harris included an impressive 31 new entrants for 2025. Black chefs and restaurateurs are experiencing an unprecedented "blossoming," and though they're not immune to industry challenges, many are confident they will weather the storms.

While traditionally this is a time of year to start a diet or clean up your eating habits, what's really needed is to lean into old favourites: the dishes we grew up on and that were there for us in the past. There's something quietly radical about indulging that nostalgia in January. About choosing familiarity over novelty, pleasure over punishment, comfort over guilt.