Food Trends

I actually find joy in cooking. I find it relaxing and therapeutic, so I don’t tend to go in for loads of shortcut gadgets. Of course, I have a toaster and a kettle and all the usual bits, but I’ve always steered clear of bread makers, steamers, pressure cookers and the like. I hate the clutter, and it all just feels a bit excessive.

BRITS are being told to forget their protein obsession in 2026 – as doctors warn a new nutrition trend called “fibremaxxing” could be key to appetite control, weight management and long-term health.

Move over cauliflower, there’s a new top vegetable in town. Today, Green Chef, the UK’s leading healthy recipe box service, has officially declared 2026 the “Year of the Cabbage”.

So I’ve finished the three-day Nutriseed juice cleanse and if you’d asked me on the first evening how I felt, I’d have told you to avoid it like the plague — but do I feel the same way now I’ve completed the detox?

As matcha continues dominating social feeds, cafés, and wellness shopping carts, beauty and wellbeing experts on the Fresha app are warning that most people still don’t understand what makes it different — or why it’s suddenly everywhere.

Whenever something explodes on TikTok, I feel an almost uncontrollable urge to buy it and put it to the test. Because honestly? That’s the only way to know if it’s genuinely worth the hype—or if it’s just another shiny ad dressed up as a recommendation.

From refined tasting menus and elevated comfort classics to globally inspired plates that just happen to be vegan, London’s food scene continues to blur the lines between conscious eating and serious culinary pleasure.

Christmas dinner doesn’t need to be complicated; it just needs a few clever touches. Things like a herb-butter injection for the turkey or giving your roasties an ice-water dunk might sound unusual, but they make such a difference to flavour and texture

In some households, apple sauce isn’t reserved for pork — it’s liberally applied regardless of the meat on the plate. Turkey? Apple sauce. Beef? Apparently so. Lamb? Don’t ask questions.

Every December there’s always one drink that takes over TikTok, Instagram and every group chat. This year? It’s Dr Pepper Eggnog — a fizzy, creamy, slightly chaotic festive mash-up that somehow works.