Vittles

It’s 7pm on Saturday and you’re at a matcha rave in Dubai, by Niloufar Haidari

Bethany Dixon on the interconnectedness of music and cooking, plus recipes for chamomile, hazelnut & smoked honey sablés and bay leaf & clementine hot chocolate.

The Bad Food Edition: over fifty silly, fun and delicious gift ideas suggested by the contributors to Vittles’ second print issue.

Plus, a big restaurant announcement.

Mariam Abdel-Razek asks: why are chefs expected to love what they do? Illustration by Sing Yun Lee.

Georgina Voss on how AI-generated images impact the way we look at photographs of food. Illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath.

Where to eat in Penge, Welling, Sidcup and Beckenham by Jonathan Nunn, MiMi Aye, Gary Doherty, Apoorva Sripathi, Toyo Odetunde and Tom Jenkins.

On complex PTSD and cooking without knives. Words and photos by Hanna Thomas Uose.

How modern food culture played a decisive role in the Erin Patterson trial, by Aaron Timms. Illustration by Sing Yun Lee.

a rant about terrible restaurant customers, ft. Thom Eagle

Gertrude Stein's biographer Francesca Wade on how Alice B. Toklas expanded the genre of autobiography with a book of recipes. Illustration by Ella Bucknall.

A collection of food writing published in Vittles and elsewhere

A dispatch from NYC by Apoorva Tadepalli.

Six of the best places in London for dining with a group, by Jonathan Nunn, Romano Pizzichini, Ethan Joseph, Minreet Kaur, Christian Theodorou and Joel Hart.

Recipes for borani banjan, an aubergine dish that connects Rampur and Kabul; and urad dal khichdi, a perfect accompaniment. Text by Tarana Husain Khan. Recipes by Iffat Gazimi and Tarana Husain Khan.

Our second print magazine, even better than the first!

Plus Jonathan Nunn’s recommendations for eating in New York City.

This creamy, cheesy gratin is simple, decadent cooking of the highest order. Words and photos by Nick Bramham.

The economics and migration behind the Gail’s expansion. Words by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob. Illustration by Kruttika Susarla.

The best Japanese breakfast in London, and more singularities, by Riana Austin, Sharan Dhaliwal, Guan Leong, Angela Hui, Feroz Gajia, and Sejal Sukhadwala