Top summer reads for food and drink lovers
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From Lebanese wine to Spanish cuisine, Malaysian cooking to Mexican spirits, our round-up of the finest summer reads for food and drink lovers in 2025 takes readers around the world
Fiona Beckett is an award-winning food and drink writer, wine columnist for the Guardian and author of 25 books, most recently Wine Lover’s Kitchen. She also publishes her own website matchingfoodandwine.com and is co-founder of the wine podcast Bâtonnage.
From Lebanese wine to Spanish cuisine, Malaysian cooking to Mexican spirits, our round-up of the finest summer reads for food and drink lovers in 2025 takes readers around the world
Blue cheese comes into its own at Christmas, and for many of us, that means Stilton. Fiona Beckett explores the other great blues on the market, and suggests the wines that'll make them sing