Discover the latest in food and drink news, try our delicious and easy recipes using fresh seasonal produce and read our pub and restaurant reviews.
Here at Country Life we love to cook and we love to eat. Seasonality is important, whether you’re growing your own or visiting the farmers’ market for your ingredients – but we love to cook seasonally. Whether it’s our brilliant collection of elderflower recipes in the summertime, our ultimate sloe gin recipe in autumn or gorgeous roast goose recipes in the winter, we have collected the best seasonal recipes by ingredient on dedicated pages
In honour of an event which has been grievously overlooked by the (fictional) National Holiday Association Board, Alexandra Fraser rounds up the top gins we explored over the summer to warm us up for the coming winter.
Adare Manor's head chef Mike Tweedie — who has just won a first Michelin star — shares a recipe that will help you make something amazing with the last of the season's strawberries.
Mark Hedges wasn't happy when one of his favourite local restaurants closed its doors earlier this year — but its replacement has him beaming from ear to ear.
These independent merchants offer intriguing wines and old-fashioned service, says Harry Eyres.
Put down your wellies – the countryside weekend has been abandoned in favour of urban brunch plans. Debora Robertson investigates what the meal has done to our weekend and how to host your own in style.
Country Life has teamed up with Plain English and Mountfield Winery in pursuit of the most delectable party food.
The winemakers of England and Wales have worked wonders with the incredible grape crop from the hot summer of 2018, as Harry Eyres explains.
Thank Melanie Johnson for this delicious cake recipe – just pop the ingredients in one bowl, mix, add some pears and you're away.
Our wine expert Harry Ayres is not a fan of the Italian bubbly which seems to be taking over the world – but he loves its Spanish cousin and has some fantastic recommendations.
Get the hang of the smoke-and-roses delights of Barbaresco and you’ll never look back, believes Harry Eyres.
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson has a wonderful recipe that combines the season's fruit with everything you need for a proper winter warmer meal.
'If chicken tikka masala is our national dish and the nation’s health matters, we should be proud to serve its milder, healthier cousins in our National Health Service.'
There is quality to be found at remarkably reasonable prices, discovers Harry Eyres
Each year, the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show Giant Vegetable competition sees a quite unbelievable array of giant fruit and veg.
With the new crop of British apples starting to trickle onto the shelves, Melanie Johnson offers a delicious way to turn them into a naughty treat.
The North-Western county has triumphed in the latest Good Pub Guide awards, with local pubs taking two top spots and two shortlisted places
'Late summer brings sweet and juicy plums,' says Melanie Johnson. 'And, this year, I have a glut.' That sounds like the perfect excuse to make this plum-and-ricotta crumble.
Claire Jackson makes her choices, from the household-name London hotels to options further afield.
Reader Sam reveals how to make simple fruit jam in 20 minutes without pectin or a thermometer.
