Jess Murphy
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Milk it: The magical liquid and how to transform it
- Food & Drink
- September 11, 2020, 06:00
“Milk is a magical liquid,” says John McKenna, quoting the French sociologist Pierre Boisard, from his book about the history of Camembert. “It was on(...)

What better way to eat fresh and local fish than in a ceviche?
- Food & Drink
- June 18, 2020, 07:00
In the past weeks, with my restaurant closed, I have been getting even more involved with the local food community. I have been helping out my friend (...)

Four festive cakes to bake for celebrating at home
- Food & Drink
- May 15, 2020, 06:00
With birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions being celebrated at home, and baking the new national pastime, a good cake recipe is a very (...)

Fish and chips: How to cook them just like the chipper does
- Food & Drink
- April 3, 2020, 06:30
Okay, let’s be honest, chipper chips cannot be replicated at home, not even if you have access to that vat of cheap vinegar that there’s never enough (...)

A takeaway favourite to make at home: hot, crispy chicken wings
- Food & Drink
- April 1, 2020, 08:40
Chicken wings, whether you like them hot and spicy or sweet and sticky, are a perennial favourite. But you don’t need to visit a famous fried-chi(...)

Paul Flynn: A comforting Sunday night family dinner for challenging times
- Food & Drink
- March 21, 2020, 06:15
I’ve mentioned before that I have been getting Instagram lessons from my 14-year-old, but I still can’t crack it. The visual nature of it is instant a(...)

How did Brussels sprouts become the butt of so many jokes?
- Food & Drink
- December 24, 2019, 06:00
Where did it all go wrong? How did Brussels sprouts become the butt of so many jokes? Could it be the sulphuric smell that often trails in their wake,(...)

Chef's mother's 'superhero' role in his success
- Food & Drink
- November 24, 2019, 06:00
Vegetables as a fine dining dish; the importance of gender balance in the kitchen - and one chef’s mother’s superhero role in his success -&(...)

Who needs lots of kitchen gadgets? Not these serious cooks
- Interiors
- November 16, 2019, 06:00
The future of kitchens looked like a straight trajectory back at Sunday dinner in the 1980s. We were the generation who stepped over the cable for the(...)

Serve up saag aloo and chicken thighs for a cosy Saturday night in
- Food & Drink
- October 26, 2019, 06:00
Here comes the rain again. The darker nights are rolling in, and nothing is more comforting than a kale and chickpea saag aloo around this time. I ser(...)