75 m. ago Ludovico Einaudi: ‘The way you blend the elements you eat is similar to composing a piece of music’

The pianist and composer talks about his passion for chillies, teas and saucepans, and cooking for his dad’s remarkable literary dinner partiesI live in Torino [Turin], a town where I grew up, where I was born. There’s a famous dish from there called bagna cauda. It’s a meeting of the garlic from the area of Piedmont, the mountains, with the anchovies coming from the sea in Liguria. It’s a very simple dish, a bit like a broth, perfect in winter, and you eat it with raw vegetables of the season. But there’s so much garlic in it that, when you eat it, you need a couple of days away from other people.There is a connection between how you eat and how you make music: the way you blend the elements that you eat, the colours, it’s similar to composing a piece of music. If I take my solo piano repertoire, I would associate it with a very simple food, with few elements and few colours, not overelaborate. If I think of a piece of mine with more instruments, more orchestral, I would ...

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93 m. ago Amazon slashes 37% off 'perfect' Vans trainers that usually cost £60

The classic sneakers are comfortable as well as stylish and come in an array of colours

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1 hour ago Arsenal v West Ham, Ipswich v Tottenham and more: clockwatch – live

Goal updates and key action from Saturday’s gamesLive scores | Tables | Fixtures | Email Will hereBournemouth (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; Hill, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams, Cook; Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara.Subs: Dennis, Brooks, Scott, Evanilson, Adams, Sinisterra, Soler, Jebbison, Winterburn. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Joy Crookes review – an enthralling, intimate set from this rising London soul star

Islington Assembly Hall, LondonThe twentysomething singer-songwriter brings classic Motown rhythms with a touch of hip-hop to a resounding set of anti-anxiety anthemsJoy Crookes is only 26, but the south Londoner’s music already feels omnipresent. One song in particular, at least: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now seems to be absolutely everywhere. I hear it in cafes and bars, trendy boutiques and grimy off-licences and, when I forget to turn it off, the autoplay function on my streaming app of choice. The song only came out in 2021, as a single from Crookes’s acclaimed debut album, Skin, and even if it doesn’t yet feel canonical, it has at least thoroughly saturated certain pockets of the city.Which makes it all the more remarkable that, when Crookes plays it at Islington Assembly Hall this evening – an “intimate”, or intimate for her, show at only 890 people – one of the Brits Week for War Child charity shows, it doesn’t even garner the biggest singalong of the evening. That honour might go ...

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4 h. ago Syrian suspect in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing wanted to kill Jews, investigators say

Investigators say the suspect in a stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured is a Syrian refugee who apparently wanted to kill Jews

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5 h. ago Glazed pigs’ cheeks and celeriac and potato gratin: Josh Eggleton’s recipes for a winter feast

Comfort food par excellence, and ideal for making ahead, all ready to reheat and impressToday’s meal is all about earthy winter comfort food at its best. A lot of the ingredients may well be in your cupboard already, so possibly just a trip to the butcher will be required a few days before you want to make it and ask them to order some pig cheeks for you. This indulgent plateful is a real favourite in our house, and will both please the family and impress guests. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago TV chef says 'f*** that' after filming in Welsh seaside town named 'worst in Britain'

Chris 'Flamebaster' Roberts visited the Welsh town for his BBC Wales show Chris Cooks Cymru and said he 'loved every second' of his visit

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8 h. ago Brits most misunderstood insults revealed – including 'git', 'pleb' and 'numpty'

British people love a good insult, but it looks like some of the more 'classic' jibes are getting lost in translation - we take a look at some of the most 'misunderstood' words

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8 h. ago Top scientist's warning to anyone who heats up leftover food in microwave

A world-leading scientist has issued a stark warning to those microwaving their leftovers

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9 h. ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for peazotto with pickled peas | The new vegan

The freshness of pureed peas and mint and the tartness of lemony pickled peas combine to give pasta ‘rice’ a perky, vibrant liftToday’s recipe is inspired by an Italian method of preserving, sott’olio, which translates to “under oil”. The most delicate of vegetables, such as peas, are picked at peak ripeness, plunged briefly in vinegar, then stored in oil to preserve them until desired. I’ll admit that my recipe wantonly uses frozen petit pois, which are then in part pickled and in part whizzed up to make a stock in which to cook the orzo; nevertheless, eating it brings its own warm and welcome Italian sunshine to my English kitchen in cold, dark February. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago How to turn leftover cooked pork into a classic Spanish bean stew – recipe | Waste not

Leftover cooked pork and bones are essential ingredients in this hearty Asturian winter stewFabada Asturiana is classic Spanish cooking at its simplest and best. This stew of creamy white beans cooked slowly with pork and cured meat is traditionally made with fabes de la Granja (or judion beans), morcilla (Spanish black pudding), chorizo and lacón (cured pork shoulder, and similar to pancetta); it’s also the perfect dish for using up leftover roast pork. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Tim Dowling: ‘I’m happy to cook. It’s just the painful hand burns I object to’

My wife has developed an aversion to cooking while becoming increasingly fussy about what she’ll eat. Lucky me When the oldest one left home for the second time about six years ago, my wife made an announcement.“That’s it,” she said. “I’m never cooking again.” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Rangers noise doesn't matter because Celtic are looking UP rather than down at their 'irrelevant' rivals – Chris Sutton

Brendan Rodgers has been true to his word on restoring pride on the continent - now the club must ensure progress isn't wasted

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12 h. ago My Fault: London's filming locations including a Spanish island hotspot but it's not Ibiza

My Fault: London has gained a lot of attention in the past week but as viewers drool over the sunny filming locations, one of the scenes was actually set on this Spanish island hotspot

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12 h. ago Brit tourists warned as Spanish city extends major ban with £745 fines

Night-time pub crawls will soon be banned from one of Spain's most popular districts, following a mayoral decree. The strict rules follow risks posed 'by irresponsible alcohol consumption'

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14 h. ago The tiny stall cooking incredible Thai dishes so good people spend their lunch hour queuing for them

Thai & Asian Delish opened in 2016 but nearly a decade later I decided to try out its delicious dishes for the first time

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17 h. ago On the ground in the Cook Islands, controversial deal with China stirs debate

Some residents say the agreement has harmed relations with New Zealand while others welcome the economic benefits it may bringStanding under the shade of trees outside the Cook Islands parliament this week, Fe’ena Syme-Buchanan questioned a controversial deal signed with China that has sparked concern across the Pacific country.The photographer from Rarotonga feels mixed emotions about the agreement prime minister Mark Brown struck with Beijing last week, describing it as a “double-edged sword”. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Rise of the RoboMop! AI machines could be cleaning your floors within a decade

Robots which wash the dishes, vacuum the carpets, cook and even pick up dirty laundry could be available to purchase within a decade, according to experts.

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18 h. ago Amanda Holden breaks down in tears as she discusses her beloved grandparents and her grief after their deaths

In the new episode of Amanda & Alan's Spanish Job, which aired on Friday night, Amanda became overwhelmed with emotion as she discussed her grandparents.

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19 h. ago DOGE eyed up by Scottish Labour as another UK party looks to copy Trump ‘waste’ policy

Scottish Labour has become the latest political party to outline plans for a UK equivalent of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, as British politicians look to copy US president Donald Trump's policy of tackling government 'waste'.

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