Beetroot is back 22/02/2008 By Alex Kasriel It’s haimishe, healthy... but rarely hip. So what made it fashionable again? Until recently it was dismissed as an old-fashioned vegetable which would only be acceptable if it was hidden in a jar of chrane. It certainly has not been in the same league as rock’n’roll vegetables like wild rocket, asparagus or bok choi, which have become staples on g...

How's my eating: David Montgomery, photographer 22/02/2008 Food for me is a necessary evil. I like to eat all the wrong stuff. Root beer: This is a real American thing which reminds me of my childhood. You can get it in Panzer’s deli in St John’s Wood. I prefer it to Champagne — it always cheers me up. Spaghetti pomodoro: Because I’m a photographer, I travel a lot and live in fear of food poisoning. Th...

Recipe: Hot choca moca indulgence 22/02/2008 By The Jewish Princess I have a confession, or should I say a confection, to make. From my earliest memory of white milk buttons — that of cramming fistfuls into my mouth — I always knew chocolate was naughty. Even now, I have to admit I have my own hidden stash and get most upset when I am disturbed in the throws of chocolate passion. From nutty to creamy, white to...