How Long Do Dried Beans Last? (Not Forever, Sorry)

Dried beans: When the world ends, they will still be in your pantry, ready to become soup at a moment’s notice. Right? Sadly, it is not so. Just because you can keep dried beans forever does not necessarily mean it will be helpful. Old beans will take longer to cook, and the oldest beans will…

Cocktail of the week: MeatLiquor’s Radlerita | The good mixer

What do you get when you combine grapefruit beer with tequila, agave syrup and fresh citrus? A refreshing summer quaffer with a totally tropical taste, that’s what Stiegl Radler is essentially the beer version of Lilt, with similar tropical notes. It’s widely available nationwide (ask the local off-licence to order some in, if need be)…

Can do: the best picnic drinks in tins

Today’s range of seltzers, cocktails and mixers are often more more suited to cans than bottles, and easier to carry. Here’s our drinks writer’s pick of picnic tipples When I started writing pieces about picnic wines at the beginning of my drink writing career, it was all about how to keep your bottle cool and…

The Clarence Tavern, London N16: ‘It feels ever so slightly like old times’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

We lingered over rhubarb bellinis, many extra plates of chips and the light slander of mutual enemies When The Clarence Tavern opened in early March – fresh lick of paint, restaurateurs of fine repute, interesting menu – it lasted four whole days before Boris Johnson told everyone to stop going to pubs. So they shut…

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