Pottery has always played a crucial role in Nigel Slater’s cooking, both for the way it elevates a meal and also for the calm sense of fragility it brings to a room. Here, he reveals some of his favourite pieces – and the rising pottery stars to look out for
In an extract from Claudia Kinmoth's book ‘Irish Country Furniture,’ we explore Irish traditions around the kitchen dresser and the distinctive styles of display associated with it
Mam performed her usual magic over the open fire that Christmas Day in 1951 when I was eleven. At dinnertime the glazed turkey, drumsticks in the air, lay on th.