Food and drink
Food and drink
idea
If you don’t fancy mindfulness, then try cooking instead
When overwhelmed I schedule in a cooking day: playful, daring and full of memories. Beats any other stress-reliever for me
by Chloe Faure
Ethics
idea
A fake-meat burger, a sex doll and a thought experiment
How is enjoying a burger, even if it’s one made of fake meat, different from enjoying a female, even if she’s a sex doll?
by Rebecca Lowe
Food and drink
guide
How to go vegetarian or vegan
Quitting animal foods needn’t be a hardship. Relish your new diet and make it stick with this nutritionist’s approach
by Reed Mangels
Food and drink
film
Founding the ‘world’s best’ restaurant made Sally happy. So did selling it
Directed by Ben Proudfoot
The body and physical health
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Practise ‘intuitive eating’ and feel a lot happier about food
Practise ‘intuitive eating’ and free yourself from worrying about food and the ricochet between dieting and indulging in it
by Charlotte H Markey
Drugs and psychedelics
idea
What can Kant tell us about the perils and promise of booze?
Drinking like a philosopher: what does Immanuel Kant have to say about the role of intoxication in our overlooked lives?
by Matthew Perkins-McVey
Mental health
guide
How to use food to help your mood
Depression and low mood are not separate from the rest of your bodily health: the right diet can help reduce your risk
by Kimberley Wilson
Parenting and families
film
Mary’s famed ragout is salted with the pains and joys of her family life
Directed by Shaina Feinberg
Pleasures and pastimes
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The brewer, the yeast, and the boundaries of human agency
The brewer and the yeast: why brewing beer sheds light on the philosophical debate about the boundaries of human agency
by Andrei A Buckareff
Food and drink
idea
La cucina povera delivers the fare we need to sustain us now
La cucina povera made do with whatever was available in nonna’s kitchen garden, and remains the perfect fare for our times
by Louise Fabiani
Food and drink
guide
How to enjoy coffee
Smooth like chocolate or fruity like a berry, coffee has as many tastes as wine or beer – you just need to know your beans
by Jessica Easto
Rituals and celebrations
film
Mamuka and his tuneful panduri light up this Georgian village feast
Directed by Bálint Bíró, Diego Quindere de Carvalho and Salome Razikashvili