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After 20 years of delicious concoctions, chef Pam Knutson is saying goodbye to her Birdsong Soups.

I got cabin fever in lockdown … so I built my own beach hut Kevin Rushby It started with a chance comment from York hotelier Simon Cowton during an interview. “I was getting depressed in lockdown,” he said. “I realised I had to have a project.” Simon’s solution was to start a building project. He set about redesigning his hotel garden as a magical support bubble-friendly outdoor restaurant. When I got off the phone, Simon’s words were still in my head. His enthusiasm and energy had fired me up. I, too, needed a project and knew what I wanted for my lockdown sanit...

The writer building his cabin. Photograph: Kevin Rushby/The Guardian The writer building his cabin. Photograph: Kevin Rushby/The Guardian Few things say escape like a beach hut. After checking out some classic coastal designs – and remembering boyhood dens – I’m making one in the garden Sat 16 Jan 2021 02.00 EST It started with a chance comment from York hotelier Simon Cowton during an interview. “I was getting depressed in lockdown,” he said. “I realised I had to have a project.” Simon’s solution was to start a building project. He set about redesignin...