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In a specially commissioned series, renowned photographers and writers reflect on our relationship with water
‘First, I became jittery. My fingers itched for my phone. Some vague anxiety flared up. But then, as time passed, I started to feel oddly calm’
‘I for one admire producers of superior wines who use screwcaps, risking the scorn of the uneducated consumer’
A new generation of San Franciscans believes the drug makes them more creative
‘You don’t throw down shots of liquor with Tabasco in them unless there is a lot on your mind. I would think that the same goes for people who came out to cheer Trump’
‘Public confessionals veer from repentant to indignant, reflective to grotesque’
‘Jockeying among the elites did not always seem such a contemptible topic. From the 19th to mid-20th centuries, great novels turned on it’
‘I’ve had enough experience and fun to last three or four lives’
How the club that dominated English football in the 1920s made it back to the top tier
Serving fish raw is a simple exercise in good shopping and seasoning
Tim Hayward reveals how you can create an ideal brew in your own kitchen
‘At your lowest ebb, you’re told over and over: you’re doing it wrong’
Where to find a stylish wine bar and one of the best French restaurants in town
‘The oysters had been coated in dashi, which gave the dish an extra shot of umami’
‘The tigers here eat people and the moon appears in the water like a slice of crystal’
‘The elemental touchstones of fire and water are now in politically induced disarray’
Photographer Rose Marie Cromwell on ‘a place that conjures the raw intensity of being alive’
The Italian artist’s photographs of the waves at the Vaschine, Livorno
‘There is something about the landscape — the bright blue water and smell of pines — that feels like home’
The US photographer captures an annual ritual as American teens leap into a woodland pool
‘Living by the sea is wonderful - until its glittering blue promise is broken by grey, windswept reality’
The photographer marks 80 years of an eccentric institution, Britain’s largest saltwater pool
‘I like a bit of confusion: the dance of faith and doubt’
‘In the west we take an official identity for granted. In much of the world it’s a luxury’
‘Vintage port would be a fine gift, even if it needs to be really quite venerable before it truly delivers’
How the loneliness of business travel inspired his series ‘In Your Absence’
‘My crab wasn’t “dressed” like it might have been in some seaside shack, it was seduced to the point that it willingly disrobed’
A restored Georgian country pile that’s a dream project for celebrated chef Michael Caines
Where to go for traditional Nigerian dishes, cocktails, and world-class sushi
Can government policy and a new foodie class turn the country into an agricultural force?
‘When Trump defenestrated his latest communications chief, I heard a nine-year-old excitedly shout: “Scaramucci’s fired!”’
Leftover meals are not only the tastiest, they are also a testament to true kitchen smarts
‘The sense of being outsiders, scorning the technically naive, remains’
‘The one I fear most is a rise in interest rates. We have got used to cheap money’
‘Those who confine their buying to Barolo may be missing out — and paying up’
This remote restaurant in the west coast of Scotland is well worth the trek
‘Trump’s approach to politics horrifies his critics, who argue it overturns many core American values’
