Health questions: is tomato soup good for you?

Health questions: is tomato soup good for you?

Cooking tomatoes into a nourishing soup might just give you that extra boost of lycopene and vitamin A you’re looking for. The red pigments, vitamins and potassium in fresh tomatoes make them a healthy addition to your diet, and cooking them helps release their goodness. Photo: Shutterstock Regular consumption of lycopene – the main carotenoid, … Read more

How to store potatoes to keep them fresh ‘more than three times as long’, according to exp

How to store potatoes to keep them fresh ‘more than three times as long’, according to exp

A couple of weeks, or sometimes even days, after the weekly shop, potatoes will start to sprout, shrivel, shrink, and soften – especially if kept in the wrong conditions. If potatoes are subjected to too much light, especially sunlight, this can cause the potatoes to start sprouting. Potatoes are safe to eat, even after they’ve … Read more

India’s ‘hot’ dining trend: spicy numbing Sichuan cuisine and stories on the menu at Mumbai supper club House of Málà

India’s ‘hot’ dining trend: spicy numbing Sichuan cuisine and stories on the menu at Mumbai supper club House of Málà

When the pair travelled to Hong Kong and mainland China, they were won over by the bold and spicy flavours of Sichuan cuisine, and its liberal use of garlic and chilli peppers. The sisters realised that, although Indians are very fond of Chinese food, they generally ate Indian Chinese food adapted to suit local palates. … Read more

Princess Kate has healthy breakfast option on Christmas Day – unlike Prince William | Royal | News

Princess Kate has healthy breakfast option on Christmas Day – unlike Prince William | Royal | News

Princess Kate is known for leading a healthy and balanced lifestyle and is keen on fulfilling nutritious food. The Princess of Wales likes to keep up with her fitness even during Christmas Day as she prefers a simple breakfast. But her husband, Prince William, opts for a more extravagant feast, a former royal chef has … Read more

4 Hangzhou restaurants that prove city is a food desert no more, from a seafood spot with a Michelin sommelier to a Jiangnan joint in a bamboo forest

4 Hangzhou restaurants that prove city is a food desert no more, from a seafood spot with a Michelin sommelier to a Jiangnan joint in a bamboo forest

Not any more, it seems – and for those in doubt, visiting the new restaurants in Hangzhou, and some older ones, will prove this. Here are four to prioritise on your next visit. Ru Yuan is in Hangzhou Botanical Garden. Photo: Alex Ang 1. Ru Yuan Recently opened fine-dining restaurant Ru Yuan is housed in … Read more

Anthony Bourdain’s cranberry relish is a deliciously tangy Christmas condiment

Anthony Bourdain’s cranberry relish is a deliciously tangy Christmas condiment

Anthony Bourdain believed that Thanksgiving dinner should stick to tradition, and when it comes to Christmas food, that belief should perhaps also apply. “Thanksgiving is not the time for innovation,” he wrote in Appetites: A Cookbook (2016). “Give the people what they want, and make sure it’s consistent with what they remember.” This applies to … Read more

‘A statement in itself’: Muslim-majority Kosovo’s first LGBTQ bar is a symbol of tolerance in a once oppressive society

‘A statement in itself’: Muslim-majority Kosovo’s first LGBTQ bar is a symbol of tolerance in a once oppressive society

“It is a good thing, as it shows that we can live together in the same place. You with your thoughts, me with mine and only five minutes away from each other,” says Erblin Nushi, a 31-year-old filmmaker and occasional drag performer at the Bubble pub. Filmmaker and drag performer Erblin Nushi, dressed in drag … Read more

Make Mary Berry’s treacle spice traybake and Christmas mulled wine – recipe

Make Mary Berry’s treacle spice traybake and Christmas mulled wine – recipe

Within the hour (50 minutes to be exact), you can make Mary Berry’s treacle spice traybake. And the mulled wine can be made while the traybake is in the oven. Recipe Makes: 15 to 20 slices Ingredients: 225g (8 oz) butter, softened 175g (6 oz) caster sugar 225g (8 oz) black treacle 300g (11 oz) … Read more

Chengdu’s spicy Sichuan food is so good, it converts a self-proclaimed Chinese-food hater

Chengdu’s spicy Sichuan food is so good, it converts a self-proclaimed Chinese-food hater

The provincial capital is the birthplace of world-famous Sichuan cuisine, and the revered “numbing” pepper, a corn plant containing a molecule called hydroxy-alpha-sanshool that temporarily numbs the lips and tongue. Guangdong or Southern Cantonese-style duck with rice in Chengdu, China. Photo: Ian Neubauer In 2011, Chengdu was added to Unesco’s City of Gastronomy list along­side … Read more

The House of Prime Rib’s best dining room is a converted wine cellar.

The House of Prime Rib’s best dining room is a converted wine cellar.

Founded in 1949, House of Prime Rib is a San Francisco institution that’s attracted sports legends and local political figures for decades. Patricia Chang/Special to SFGATE Even though I’ve heard many stories about it, in person, the House of Prime Rib doesn’t feel like a restaurant — it feels like another world entirely.  Inside, the lux steakhouse is … Read more