Food and drink
Pain
idea
Solving chronic pain via the kitchen, not the medicine cabinet
While medicine still struggles with the mystery of chronic pain, simple dietary changes can bring much-needed relief
by Rowena Field
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
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
Food and drink
film
A dance of light and pasta-making in Tuscany forms a sensuous feast
Directed by Josh Gibson
Altered states
idea
Here’s to my lovely, incandescent relationship with alcohol
Liquid gold, social pass, window on to the past, filter of life experience: my love affair with alcohol has no downside
by Anandi Mishra
The body and physical health
idea
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
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
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
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
Artists and art history
idea
The art of Mughal India is best appreciated with all the senses
Experience the multiple layers of sensory pleasure and meaning conveyed through scented flowers in the art of Mughal India
by Bharti Lalwani & Nicolas Roth
Food and drink
guide
How to choose a bottle of wine
Bite into a strawberry, talk to a wine geek, pore over a map: forget wine snobbery and develop your own distinctive taste
by Natasha Hughes
Creativity
film
In the hands of a butcher, a baker and a painter, making is an instinct
Directed by Dan Smeby