Like Oliver, children want more

The Guardian

Comment by Rodney Bickerstaffe

Even at 50p, we'll still be spending less on school meals than in 1980.

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School meals around the world

The Guardian

As the government announces an extra £220m for school meals in England, we look at how other countries feed their pupils.

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Learn to cook in northern Europe

The Independent, 19 March 2005

Take a walk on the wild side and prepare reindeer, elk and bear in Helsinki - or develop a flair in Clare for Irish soda bread. Jenni Muir discovers cooking courses to suit every taste.

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The true flavour of the islands

The Telegraph

By Andrew Purvis

Real Caribbean cuisine, long neglected in favour of blander tastes, is trying to make a comeback.

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Platonic ideal of a cheese sandwich realised in Britain

The Telegraph

By Richard Alleyne

When the legendary American food writer Ruth Reichl brought her team of restaurant reviewers to Britain, they were bowled over by the fare on offer.
They were so impressed that they pronounced London to be the best place on Earth to eat and dedicated a whole issue of the million selling food bible, Gourmet magazine, to the city.
Bill Oglethorpe with his world-famous sandwich
But while top restaurants like Gordon Ramsay and the Fat Duck at Bray, both of which have three Michelin stars, inspired her admiration, it was a £3 toasted cheese and onion sandwich from a market stall that most blew her away.

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