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Alcohol
Drinking Inside the Box – Could boxed wine finally be cool?
Glass and a Half? – Keeping on the right side of the drink/drive limit
Wine and Refine – How to build a wine collection
A Brief History of Rum – From pirates to premium beverages
Wine on Time? – The fad for mail order wine, and how it stands up to the off licences
Drink Driving – The trendy new craft beer refreshments to get up to speed with
Cream of the Craft – The unstoppable rise of craft beer and guide to what’s what
Tequila Tequila – Why it's the hottest drink in town and how to drink it
Garden Party – Five bright and botanical gin cocktails
The Odd Couple – Pair beer with chocolate for the ultimate taste experience
Budget
The £30 Party – How to put on a kids’ party spread for under 30 quid
Cheap but Cheerful – From warming Dahl curry to oxtail soup, these recipes warm the soul but spare the purse
Rent-week Specials – five super cheap meals for when the wolf is at the door
Bad to the Bone – How to boil down your leftovers into a tasty soup
Cheap Eat Swaps – Hake for salmon in a fish recipe, for example.
Brilliant Beans – 5 cheap, hearty and deeply satisfying bean-based dinners
Health
Deep into Detox – 10 items you can replace with simple, health-minded alternative
Weight Watchers – The dream foods that burn more calories than they give you
Souper Powers – Is souping the new juicing?
Superfoods – What are they and what do they really do?
Something in the Air – Air fat fryers vs traditional, are they really any better?
Souper Foods – Five soup recipes to nourish and keep colds at bay
The Food of Love – What you should be eating to show your body you really cares
Palmed Off – Why is Palm oil so bad, and what is it in?
Desserts/sweets
Definitive Guide to Chocolate – From different varieties to how to cook this dream treat
Icing on the Cake – How to successfully decorate a birthday cake
Snap, Crackle and Pop – From cinder toffee to s’mores, comforting sweet treats
Sweet and Low – How to cut sugar in your favourite dessert recipes
The end of Vanilla Ice Cream? – How rising prices could affect our beloved 99
Smug as a Mug – mug cake recipes
Alternative
Frankenfood – The strangest food mash ups (cronuts, kalets etc)
Regift to Go – Obscure kitchen gadgets from the obscure to the downright barmy
Foodenstein – The weirdest food mashups (cronuts, chicken and waffles etc)
The Truffle Shuffle – The riches to be found if you go down to the woods today
Spice Up Your Life – With most supermarkets now stocking exotic spices like saffron and sumac, your soups and salads need never be dull again
Bloody Offal – Why the oddest cuts of meat are back on the menu
Cut and Dried – Why the dried fruit revolution is a big trend for 2020
Environment
Conscious Kitchen – Ways in which you can reduce plastic, keep waste to a minimum and make sure your products are as ethically sourced as possible.
Seasonal
Winter Warmers – The traditional British dishes to guide you through the winter season
Stewpendous – Here’s how to make your stews nutritious and extremely satisfying.
Side of Sunshine – Five great salads to serve with your BBQ
Any Given Sundae – Homemade sauces and ideas for superb Summer treats
BBQ IQ – The dos and don’ts of outdoor grilling
Perfect Picnic – Healthy, fun and fresh ideas for al fresco eating
Eat the Season – Focusing on one seasonal ingredient (e.g. red cabbage in November, chestnuts in December)
Convenience
Mayday Meals – Emergency dinners you can make using staples from your pantry
Pot Luck – Five one-pan dinner ideas to feed your brood
Education
Lessons in Fun – From cocktail classes to cooking evenings, nights that combine food with education for fun
Use By and Best Before – The truth about how our products date
Ready, Steady, Bake! – the dos and don’t of learning to bake
The Practical cook’s how to… joint a chicken/shuck oysters/cook a perfect beef roast
In the Slow – Why a slow cooker could be your new best friend this winter
Culture
For Goodness Sake – Why the traditional Japanese rice drink is becoming popular here
Veg and vegan
Sorry for Celery – The unfair wrap this vibrant vegetable takes
Viva la revolution – Is veganism the way for you?
Fruits of the Earth – What's the real deal with organic food?
Veggie Vision – looking at the huge environmental impact of the meat industry
Baking
Our Daily Bread – Brilliant handmade loaves, a ‘how to’ guide
Coffee/tea
Cafe-worthy Coffees - Save money and make coffee shop-style beverages at home
Tea and Sympathy – The best literary quotes about tea
Eating Out
Bang for your Buck – Spicy food additions that don’t cost the earth
To Book or Not to Book – The best solution to pleasing both restaurant and customer
The Italian Crisis – Why Jamie Oliver’s restaurants lost their bite
Simple Sauciness – The UK’s top 7 favourite sauces by 2019 sales
Cheap and Cheerful – great ideas for student meals that aren’t just pasta
Gastro Going to Pot? – Is the gastro revolution coming to an end in Britain’s pubs?
Social/web
Pub Grub Hub – The best UK pubs (or in mag distribution area) using TripAdvisor
Virtual Food – The most ‘Instagrammable’ dishes and drinks of the moment
On the Tongue, On Trend – Discover the latest culinary crazes and the best places to source these delicacies