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The story of food on Earth

If a visitor from another planet asked me to tell the story of food on Earth, I’d send them to meet Asma Khan. The story of mankind’s relationship with food is deep, complex and contradictory: How does food bring us … Continue reading

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ASMA KHAN teaches Good Korma… about Indian culture, fame, diversity… and how to cook a good korma

Some stuff is just meant to happen. It’s a sunny July morning in Regent’s Park – and as I pull on my bright green, volunteer’s T-shirt, I get that slightly nervy ‘first-day-at-school’ feeling. I’m at the Taste of London festival … Continue reading

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Perfect 10

How many moments can you remember from a lifetime… frame by frame… as if they happened yesterday? For me, it’s a short list – and this was one of them. It’s a July afternoon in 1976, and I’m slumped in … Continue reading

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