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Postcard from Langkawi
Get off the beaten track and away from the international resorts to discover the real taste of Langkawi at Ramadan.
Susan Low
Mar 173 min read
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My top cookbooks of 2024
These are the cookbooks and food books that have most inspired me in 2024. And, yes, they make excellent Christmas presents.

Susan Low
Dec 1, 20248 min read
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Postcard from Venice
My recommendations on where – and what – to eat and drink in Venice for a weekend break.

Susan Low
Nov 20, 20246 min read
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Postcard from Kardamyli
This once unassuming Greek village offers a glimpse at a way of life that’s becoming scarcer with each passing year – and great food, too.

Susan Low
Oct 19, 20244 min read
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Grape expectations: English wine harvest
Vineyards across the UK are gearing up for the 2024 grape harvest. Find out how you can take part.

Susan Low
Sep 18, 20244 min read
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What’s cooking: carlin peas
This heritage crop is making a comeback, and it has more than just good taste in its favour.

Susan Low
Aug 12, 20244 min read
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My top cookbook picks
Part 1 of my pick of new cookbooks and food books from spring and summer 2024.

Susan Low
May 31, 20246 min read
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Postcard from Chinatown, Sydney
A handful of carefully chosen dishes tell the story of the disapora communities, past and present, of Sydney’s Chinatown.
Susan Low
Apr 26, 20245 min read
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Postcard from Bali
Top places to eat and drink in Seminyak.
Susan Low
Feb 26, 20244 min read
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What’s cooking: The School of Artisan Food
The Nottinghamshire-based school has been around since 2009, championing artisan food skills and the benefits of 'real food'. An...
Susan Low
Jan 15, 20245 min read
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2023’s best food books
Every year I think, Surely there can't be as many brilliant books published as there was last year – but every year I'm impressed by the...
Susan Low
Dec 9, 20233 min read
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Postcard from the south of France
Cold weather is not my thing, so when autumn rolls around, I generally try to head south, like a migrating bird, to try to make summer’s...
Susan Low
Nov 5, 20233 min read
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A taste of the Med (at home)
One whiff of ripe figs and I’m transported. I’m instantly in a place of long, late-summer afternoons filled with hazy heat, the sound of...
Susan Low
Sep 10, 20233 min read
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Allotment tales: learning to dig ‘no-dig’ gardening
It’s June, and the flowers are running riot in London’s front gardens. Roses are shyly opening their velvety petals, brazenly scented...
Susan Low
Jun 4, 20233 min read
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Diaspora dishes: immigration, emigration – and three great new cookbooks
A California-based journalist contacted me recently for quotes for a piece he was researching on the British food scene. “How much has...
Susan Low
Apr 16, 20234 min read
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Urla: The Med’s new food & wine hotspot
Just five months ago, I was in Urla, on the Aegean Coast of Turkey. It was my second trip to the region in a year, so impressed was I...
Susan Low
Mar 12, 20233 min read
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The year that was, in cookbooks
2022 was a brilliant year for cookbooks. In terms of quality, range, depth and sheer ‘interestingness’, there was so much talent out...
Susan Low
Jan 2, 20232 min read
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A bit of news...
An update from me... I've recently joined the editorial team at Waitrose Food magazine. I'm incredibly excited to be part of a mag that...
Susan Low
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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Say hello to the kurnik (a mighty fine pie)
This fine pie, ladies and gents, is called a kurnik. It’s a celebratory pie with roots in Russia and Ukraine, often served at weddings...
Susan Low
Oct 21, 20221 min read
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Just published: The British Cook Book
The best cookbooks are the ones that make you think. The good ones might introduce you to a new cuisine, take you away to a different...
Susan Low
Sep 21, 20222 min read
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