A 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 …
Read MoreDreaming of Sitopia in Britain
by Rashmee
Posted on August 31, 2020
BBC Radio 4 has aired one of the more unusual – and inspiring – …
Read MoreBlue plants are wondrous and not just because they’re like something on the set of ‘Avatar’
by Rashmee
Posted on August 20, 2020
News that ‘Current Biology’ has unveiled research on a blue shrub, a relatively uncommon …
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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