New beer 'Sunday Toast' combines the aromas of a roast with dark ale

Holy See residents consume double the number of bottles per year – on average – drunk in France or Italy as a whole

If you Google "rudest restaurant in London" every result on the first page directs you to the same venue – the notorious Wong Kei. But now the Chinatown eatery that has earned cult status for its snarling waiters is under new ownership – and is pledging to improve the quality of its service.

Britons are failing to eat the recommended daily amount of fruit and vegetables – despite the five-a-day policy being introduced more than a decade ago, according to a new study.

Tasting notes of prime ministers' cellar tell the story of official hospitality

The once crumbling art is on the rise to meet new demand

Freddy Heineken's grandmother had an affair with a socialite, claims biographer

130,000 bottles – which usually sell at about €10 each – will be sold off as generic Haut Médoc red wine for about €2 or €3 each after vineyard decides it is unworthy of its label

Not everyone took the crisp competition seriously, as these entries show

'Hello, my name is Vladimir' beer has gone on sale to coincide with the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

Malaysian musang king variety so ‘fragrant’ it has never before been successfully imported to Britain

Second outbreak of bug to hit celebrity chef after Fat Duck was shut in 2009

Members of the House of Lords have lodged a series of extravagant complaints about their taxpayer-subsidised restaurants, expressing their anger about the size of menus, “chaotic” table layouts and “inferior cappuccinos”.

Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr has joined forces with two foodie entrepreneurs to grow herbs and vegetables 100ft below the ground 

Live-streams of meals can attract viewers of thousands night after night - with audiences donating enough money for the host to live on