Gadgets are good, every kitchen needs gadgets. Trouble is they take up valuable kitchen space, get used too infrequently and eventually end up at the local boot sale minus, of course, their plugs. The Cuisinart Griddle and Grill should escape that fate.

This classic dish combines fresh and colourful vegetables, a creamy filling and a delicious sauce that makes for a splendid supper to enjoy outside on a warm summer evening!

So kettles can’t be improved? Well yes they can, stick Heston Blumenthal in front of one and he’s immediately thinking’what if’ and the result of such thinking is the Sage Tea Maker

Early on a Monday evening, a bag full of fresh, tasty ingredients is delivered to your house, along with three or four recipe cards, ready for you to start cooking. Each meal is carefully created by working mother and nutritionist, Jessica Andersson, the creator of Jessica’s recipe bag. 

The Jean-Claude Van Damme of London chain restaurants brings us its 15th annual Lobsterfest event, a culinary celebration of all things pinchy, proof at last that there is more to Brussels than Mussels.

In a country where people eat out 11 times a week, on average, the menu in Dubai is unsurprisingly international. Joanna Biddolph tips up at all the best places (and unsurprisingly tips the scales on her return) eating everything from Wagyu to pizza with some dune bashing in between in the conundrum of a country that misses a trick by keeping local food experiences hidden from foodies.

With a firm shake and a sharp tap – we go behind the scenes at KFC to learn more about this high street brand and to cook in its kitchens. The original recipe mix is moving with these low salt times but is just as delicious, as Joanna Biddolph discovered.  

Cruise ships can have a bit of a dodgy rep when it comes to food, but P&O’s Azura has plenty to make even fastidious foodies fall in love. Nick Harman waddles up the gangplank

Though summer is taking its sweet time barbecue season really is just around the corner. Here Firemart, the fire safety specialists, share with us tips for a safe, clean and sanitary BBQ.

Basil, mint, rosemary and chives are all headlining London’s newest festival this summer as #Herbfest arrives on London’s Southbank. Jonny white gors in for a nose around