How to solve the sunchokes or Jerusalem ‘fartichokes’ issue
by Rashmee
Posted on October 19, 2021
With the Jerusalem artichokes in my back yard growing to 15 feet, I knew …
Read MoreGovernments should mark World Food Day every day
by Rashmee
Posted on October 18, 2021
The second World Food Day under a deadly pandemic has come and gone (on Saturday, …
Read MoreA bright green hug in a mug
by Rashmee
Posted on March 28, 2021
/ TRAVELS IN MY MIND Earlier this week I made spinach-cilantro soup with tahini. it …
Read MoreBrexit really has meant Brexit: ‘Let them eat cake’
by Rashmee
Posted on February 1, 2021
/ BREXIT BRITAIN In the month since Brexit properly began, consider all the things that …
Read MoreThe Real Bread movement arrives in East Greenwich
by Rashmee
Posted on January 31, 2021
/ TRAVELS IN MY MIND Rejoice, all ye in east Greenwich, we have a real …
Read MoreIs that a nargisi kofta you’re chowing down with your pint?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 17, 2020
Coronavirus restrictions in England sent sales of a humble, often unregarded pub snack soaring. Across …
Read MoreAn ode to Ratatouille, a metaphor for our times
by Rashmee
Posted on October 13, 2020
Some say (ok, it’s Wikipedia) that Bill Buford is credited with coining the term “…
Read MoreMargaret Ferrier, the Typhoid Mary of the 21st century?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 3, 2020
Is Margaret Ferrier the Typhoid Mary of the 21st century? At first glance the question …
Read MoreWhy do restaurants matter?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 27, 2020
‘1843’, sister magazine of ‘The Economist’ asked an important question the other day: Why …
Read MoreFrance and Italy are food and beverage superpowers
by Rashmee
Posted on September 15, 2020
There’s no question that Europe’s food and beverage superpowers are France and Italy. Half of …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK