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London, Three Years On: A Return by Fork and Footstep
A whistle-stop tour of London by mouth, three years on, that rekindled a distant affection for a city I once called home for the better part of a…
 • Liam Collens
Order The Rise of Indian Food 📕
Get A Copy of The Rise of Indian Food Today! Here is a handy shortlist of links and shops where you can order the book.
 • Liam Collens
Translating Trèsind Studio: When Writing a Cookbook.
A special series that looks behind the scenes at Trèsind Studio and Chef Himanshu Saini's first book. Here, we cover the complicated business of…
 • Liam Collens
Translating Trèsind Studio: How "The Rise of Indian Food" Found Its Point of View
A special series that looks behind the scene to writing Trèsind Studio and Chef Himanshu Saini's first book. Here, we cover
 • Liam Collens
Last Call at BOCA
After 12 years, BOCA pops its last cork next week. Three Friends of BOCA reflect on its legacy and their fondest moments.
 • Liam Collens, Courtney Brandt, and Pallavi Sangtani
Translating Trèsind Studio
On distilling philosophy.
 • Liam Collens
The Middle East & North Africa 50 Best Restaurants List 2026
Here are my first impressions a few hours into the afterglow.
 • Liam Collens
Translating Trèsind Studio
On writing the book "The Rise of Indian Food. Recipes Reimagined by Trèsind Studio."
 • Liam Collens
Rediscovering Moscato.
Getting passed the mediocre labels that set the wrong impression and re-discovering this grape, together with seven Moscato d'Asti labels that I HIGHLY…
 • Liam Collens
Eat Like a Local in Cairo: The Best Street Food, Cafes and Restaurants As Recommended by Locals
Forget the guides, this is where locals in Cairo really go to eat. Discover Cairo’s best street food and more, from shawerma buns to koshary, with…
 • Liam Collens
Cairo Food Week
Cairo Food Week spotlights Cairo as a culinary destination, gathering the world’s best chefs and hungry travellers to the Nile once again.
 • Liam Collens
Bread is not a course, so please stop serving it as one.
Bread is only ever a side dish, no matter what you do it.
 • Liam Collens
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