Beat diabetes and save the NHS: heres what a weeks worth of healthy meals looks like. Just go easy on the lentils...

Getting knees mixed up with your gnocchi? Even food buffs such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jay Rayner trip up over unpronounceable eats that, in one fell swoop, can brand you an unsophisticated hick or a pretentious pedant

Traces of nuts found in paprika used by a catering company have led to the recall of certain products from supermarket shelves.

It may not sound like the most useful of scientific endeavours, but the methods used to turn a hard-boiled egg back into its liquid state could bring major benefits to areas as diverse as cheese-making and cancer research.

Cult condiment that has made its way from south-east Asian restaurants to UK supermarkets described as ketchup with a kickMove over Worcestershire, look out Tabasco - a new sauce is vying for Britain's palates, after emerging in Thailand and finding...

Homemade preserves are a favourite among many cooks around the world. Here are some tasty recipes for kimchi, achar and torshi from Korea, India and IranPickles have a tendency to make our eyes water, and it's not just their sharp taste. For me it's the...

Waiting tables is seen as a lowly profession by some, but a new campaign aims to change that. I went front of house at three top restaurants to see how difficult the job really is.Shelley can't help it. Before she can control herself she has ...

First came conveyor-belt service, now the chain has developed its "first flying serving tray". So could a test flight bring the food safely down?Chunks of prawn cracker are flying through the air, next comes an ominous crash. It's not the best start,...

Forget those hard, sticky things you get given every Christmas. At their best, dates are an eastern delight - and one that more and more chefs are eager to share.Biting through the paper-thin skin of a medjool to the juicy sweetness of the flesh beneath,...

The news that traces of horsemeat had been found in frozen beefburgers caused a torrent of gags to be unleashed on Twitter. Here are some of the best - and worst.A little horse? News that some beefburgers sold in supermarkets contain horsemeat has unleashed...