Food & Drink
A double-shot of sanctimony
Starbucks coffee is so bad I'll happily walk several blocks just to avoid drinking the stuff
By Will Self
Sacrificed in the name of sushi
If the fishing lobbies continue to hold sway then the tuna will go the way of the dodo
More cluck for your buck
A visit to KFC: how can anything that tastes this awful be quite so popular?
Farmers are still hungry for change
Reviving UK food production is impossible without undoing policies and laws hostile to producers
Downturn dining
Observations on eating out
Out of the drink
Once famous for its beer, Milwaukee has recast itself as a haven for foodies. Mary Novakovich investigates
Recipes for Twitters
Why American housewives were the true pioneers of the internet, and why Virgin Media won't be sharing after all
Schnappy schnapps
Forget the Nobel Prize. What about the Swedish drinking song championship?
The last drop
It’s goodbye to good old Riojas . . . and it’s goodbye from me, writes Roger Scruton
Pale in comparison
Next to Burgundy, all other white wines are crap
Divine intoxication
Is it OK to have a cocktail while reading the Quran
Southern comfort
Argentina holds the answer to America’s trouble with wine
Pretty in pink
Midsummer haymaking is the perfect prelude to a glass of rosé
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