Gin and Tonic and a tapas or two? Lucy Self finds that at Taramontana Brindisa the odd couple is a marriage made if not in heaven, then at least in Shoreditch

If there’s two things that people love all year round and even more so at times of celebration, it’s chocolate and cheese. Both rich, creamy and yet never to be enjoyed together.

With a wave of property development about to commence across these islands including a private jet terminal and marina – swanky hotels, smart restaurants and fancy bars will no doubt be the order of the day in years to come. But for now, finds Judith Baker there is a taste of the simple life about St Kitts and Nevis which is as sweet as the sugar that made it so loved by the British 

How do you handle chopsticks without giving offence? Well by not sticking them up your nose for one thing, but at Min Jiang Catherine Jones finds out some of the subtler points.s.

Another year, another Madrid Fusion. Nick Harman goes to see what chefs are cooking up this time as they bring their tools, their tricks and their taste in tattoos to Europe’s premier culinary showcase.

For richer or for poorer, Alan Kingsbury is determined to celebrate Valentine’s Day in style.

San Sebastian may have all the headlines when it comes to food, but Madrid can still make the grade. And when you get tired of tapas, there’s the museums and art. With Gastronomica Madrid 2013 now on, Nick Harman hit the city streets to see what’s on offer.

If you held back over Christmas and the new year, dipping into generously chocolate-dipped Fox’s biscuits won’t seem over-indulgent, particularly as they are now on offer. Half-price must mean half the calories, Joanna Biddolph asserts. 

Prized all over the Caribbean region, the edible mollusc conch is nowhere more popular than in The Bahamas, where it is pronounced’conk’. Judith Baker has a nose around the beach and brings back a recipe.