Matt Preston

I blame the emoji. Before social media, no one had to endure the smutty snickers that come with serving eggplant. But it seems that, after a period in the wilderness, the eggplant is now making a comeback.

It’s that time of the year again, when calendars fill with endless parties. Matt Preston gazes into his crystal punch bowl to predict which drinks will be trending this entertaining season.

From dieter’s friend to internet obsession: Matt Preston on the cottage cheese comeback that no one asked for, but seemingly everyone wants.

Once, only critics could make or break a restaurant. Now every diner with a smartphone is armed and often more savage. So whose verdict cuts the deepest: the pros or the punters?

‘Eat seasonally!’ This is one of the great truisms of food. But what does ‘seasonal’ really mean anymore, when you can always find what you want at the supermarket?

Forget ‘Brat Summer’. This year in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s all about ‘Sardine Summer’. Yes, tinned fish is the latest in a long list of daggy foods to get a trendy reboot.

Matt Preston has been to more countries than you’ve had hot dinners. Here, he shares his advice on how to make the most of the local cuisine.

Matt Preston has been to more countries than you’ve had hot dinners. Here, he shares his advice on how to make the most of the local cuisine.

To fry or not to fry? That is the question generations of brave cooks have faced, and answered with ingenuity. Matt Preston admits to being shy of the deep-fry, and shares the culinary creations that have changed his mind.

Leave our nuggies alone.