The return of vol-au-vents, the canapé that taste forgot

Chef Alasdair Clifford at The Barrington Boar in Somerset is also firmly pro vol-au-vents. “They remind me of time spent in France, my classical training at Tante…

The tangled history of the humble croissant – and how to eat it properly

Clearly, the bakers had been crucial in all this, so Austrian Archduke Leopold gave them the right to create little pastries in honour of their role. As…