Discovering what local independents have in store for Christmas eating and drinking. Afternoon tea and Christmas specials at Kibou. Buying a coffee machine as a present? Jake Bosworth from Coffee World has a summary of what's on offer, and his recommendat

The day that Jay Rayner came, the behind-the-scenes story at Fin Boys. Bee Wilson's favourite Cambridge food places. Food for the Planet with Cambridge Sustainable Food and Tristan Welch. Barista training. Fish stew ideas. With Matt Bentman, Alan Alder an

Bee Wilson, in an extended interview, talks about writing her first cook book, and how her career as a food writer began. As part of National Coffee Week, advice on making the best of your coffee at home. A new Sri Lankan restaurant and take away opens. W

How two local pubs bucked the trend of permanent closure and reopened successfully and how a local cafe adapted and prospered. Increasing your enjoyment of cheese, tips from a local cheesemonger. Getting the best from prime fish, tips from fishmonger Ben

An extraordinary dining event coming up at two Cambscuisine restaurants; our pick of the exhibitors at the Cambridge Food and Craft Fair; Cambridge's orchards and ideas for onion dishes from Rosie Sykes and Tristan Welch

Jams, crumbles, Pontack sauce, wine and vinegar! The humble blackberry & elderberry take the spotlight as we head into the fields with Steve Thompson the Foraging Chef. And we chat to a local team captain at Olio; the phone app that details free food avai

In this edition the team report on the opening of Kibou, the Japanese bar and restaurant on Jesus Lane, find out how restaurants choose their chefs, we hear about the new duty arrangements on alcohol and what they mean to you, meet the Vanderlyle chef who

Discovering Cambridge's contemporary style coffees, and a new cafe. Market House one year on. Developments at Orlene's Kitchen. Malloys wet fish shop opens. Quick-to-cook fish ideas. Lots of food and drinks news, and our jobs roundup.

Matt Bentman and Alan Alder explore the continuing increase in food and drink prices, from pizza to patisserie with the father and son team behind the Amlie restaurant, the difference between a medieval and a Georgian salad, and what its like to be a v

Bringing you the winners of Velvet Magazine's food and drink awards; the superb masterclasses being run by Culinaris and Amphora; Cambridge Beer Quarter's beer festival and Steve Thompson's foraging tips, which include making a walnut liqueur. Plus all th