seasonal eating

Calm down, people: avogeddon is not upon us

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Do you lose your shit when you can’t get cherries in July? No. So why is everyone grumbling about the so-called avocado shortage? “AVOCADO CRISIS”, the headlines scream. “Soaring prices force cafes to stop selling avocado dishes”. Yes, apparently New Zealand has been brought to its very knees by an unprecedented shortage of the fleshy … Read more

Season’s eatings: the joy of summer’s provisions

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Chef Luke Adams talks to Alice Neville about why cooking and eating with the seasons is so much more than a fad. Like “artisanal”, “authentic” and “bespoke”, the word “seasonal” has become ubiquitous in descriptions of food – to the point that it’s almost lost all meaning. That’s a shame, because eating seasonally is one … Read more