Insights by Tariq Halal

There is a certain kind of evening when only a proper comfort dinner will do. It is dark by five, the rain is tapping at the window, and you want something bubbling away in the

There is something lovely about a Sunday roast, isn't there? The kitchen smells wonderful, everyone wanders in early, and for once the whole family sits down together.

There is something lovely about walking through the door on a cold evening to a house that already smells of dinner. You did ten minutes of work at breakfast, and the slow cooker

There is something about the first proper cold snap that sends us all back to the stove. The windows steam up, the house smells wonderful, and a pot that cost next to nothing

There is something about the first properly cold evening of the year that sends us all back to the pot. The windows steam up, the house smells of fried onions and garam masala, and a curry

Half term sounds like a break until you realise you’re suddenly feeding hungry children three times a day. By five o’clock, everyone wants dinner, but the thought of spending an hour

Halloween and Bonfire Night are close together, which means two great excuses to get everyone together, fire up the barbecue and enjoy some food outdoors.

Once the clocks go back, the questions at our counter change. Fewer people ask about kebabs and chops, and more ask what will sit happily in a pot for three hours.