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Five Japanese ingredients to level up your cooking, says MasterChef winner Tim Anderson

MasterChef winner Tim Anderson says just five Japanese ingredients can transform the way you cook – boosting flavour, building confidence and making everyday meals far more interesting

The Independent UK · Apr 30

‘I’ve seen peace, I’ve seen war, I’ve seen everything’: MasterChef finalist Madeeha Qureshi on grief, family and The Red Sea Cookbook

From childhood food memories in Jeddah to the grief that shaped her debut cookbook, MasterChef finalist Madeeha Qureshi shares the stories, Saudi flavours and family recipes behind ‘The Red Sea Cookbook’

The Independent UK · Mar 20

Tinned fish: The surprisingly sexy new status symbol

FOOD FOCUS: Once a sad back-up for beans on toast, tinned fish is now a chic deli staple, an Instagram collectable – and surprisingly expensive. Hannah Twiggs meets the man behind the tins everyone’s showing off

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025

Brown stew chicken, corn fritters, Guinness punch pie – Melissa Thompson’s Jamaican recipes

With recipes she grew up with, plus new creations, the food writer’s first cookbook, Motherland, has a strong sense of place, history and family

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022