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Daunt Books or Trader Joe’s? Your tote bag of choice could make you a meme

Once a pillar of eco-friendly thinking, the cotton tote bag has become a sartorial signifier of who someone is – or who they want to be. But with every coffee chain, fashion house, and supermarket peddling a style of their own own, Kate Ng asks, has the trend become totes…

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Dorshi, Dorset: Funky Malaysian dumplings are a hit on the south coast

Jollyon Carter and Radhika Mohendas’s Malaysian dumpling eatery on the south coast is worth a visit – providing there aren’t any train strikes, writes Kate Ng

The Independent UK

In Horto: Hearty, outdoorsy fare in a secret London Bridge garden

Kate Ng escapes the hustle and bustle of Borough Market at In Horto, a garden oasis tucked behind one of London’s busiest tourist traps. Expect hearty, wood-fired cooking, a seasonal menu and the onus to share

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The Union Rye, review: Finally, a decent restaurant in this charming East Sussex town

Awash with independent shops and eateries, Rye is a place close to Kate Ng’s heart. But there was always one thing missing: a Nice Restaurant. A new seasonal British establishment that takes itself just the right amount of seriously might finally fit the bill

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How to shop for and cook Japanese food at home like a pro

Kate Ng was always apprehensive about cooking Japanese food at home. After a tour of her local Asian supermarket with cookbook author and teacher Atsuko Ikeda, she’ll not only be adding new ingredients to her weekly shop, but new recipes to her weekly rotation

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Saltie Girl will make you happy as a clam – as long as you can afford it

At first, Kate Ng was sceptical about Saltie Girl’s new Mayfair restaurant, but the food is a significant improvement on the Boston export. The prices, however...

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I tried the food at Idris Elba’s restaurant – he should stick to wine

Despite Kate Ng’s imaginings that a Hollywood star would have the good sense to have equally good taste in food, the fare at Porte Noire is somewhat disappointing

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Is this the best cheesecake in London?

Kate Ng heads to Vori Greek Kitchen in Holland Park, which claims to serve the best cheesecake in London, to find it out if it really does live up to the hype... and to try some lesser-known Greek dishes along the way

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Catch at The Old Fish Market: A love letter to seafood and fishermen

A carefully curated tasting menu, seafood treated as respectfully as prize pieces of meat and an extraodinary relationship with local suppliers is what makes this restaurant on the south coast stand out, says Kate Ng

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El Ta’koy, restaurant review: A fun, flirty little spot

The food at Luis Pous’ Covent Garden bolthole El Ta’koy ranges from middling to pretty damn good, but boy... those cocktails are dangerously delicious, says Kate Ng

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Supa Ya Ramen, Peckham: A perfectly imperfect take on fusion food

Inauthentic ramen aficionado Kate Ng delights in big bowls and big flavours at super cool Supa Ya Ramen’s newest branch south of the river

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From Japanese knotweed to grey squirrel: How one chef is plating up invasive species

Japanese knotweed, grey squirrels, and American signal crayfish are just some of the invasive species endangering native biodiversity in the UK. But what if we ate them? Kate Ng piques her appetite for the pests that plague Britain

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Our most memorable meals of the year

After a particularly good – and often difficult – year for hospitality, Hannah Twiggs and the IndyEats team reflect on the food they just can’t stop thinking about

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The NoMad: Romantic food in a romantic setting – if only they’d turn up the lights

Poor lighting, slow service and some forgettable dishes can’t shift Kate Ng’s rose tinted glasses when it comes to the Atrium

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Do Martin Lewis’s money-saving tips really work? We tried some to find ou

Laura Hampson, Saman Javed and Kate Ng have investigated whether the consumer champion’s advice on everything from train tickets to groceries made a difference to their individual bank balances

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Do Martin Lewis’s money-saving tips really work? We tried some to find out

Laura Hampson, Saman Javed and Kate Ng have investigated whether the consumer champion’s advice on everything from train tickets to groceries made a difference to their individual bank balances

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Do Martin Lewis’s money-saving tips really work? We tried some out for three weeks

Laura Hampson, Saman Javed and Kate Ng have investigated whether the consumer champion’s advice on everything from train tickets to groceries made a difference to their individual bank balances

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The Twenty-Two, restaurant review: A luxurious escape from reality

Kate Ng didn’t expect to find relief from the hustle and bustle of London life at a restaurant in... Mayfair, but the classic-meets-contemporary Twenty Two was exactly what she needed

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El Norte: Spanish fine dining falls short of fantastic

For the price at El Norte, you’d expect failure-free fare, says Kate Ng. But it’s a fancy treat, nonetheless

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Chotto Matte: The food still dazzles at this time-honoured Soho institution

Kate Ng didn’t think much of fusion food until a piece of black cod in Soho changed her mind forever

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The Lalee: Perfectly pleasant but its namesake would probably turn up her nose

Knock-your-socks-off cocktails and charming waiters aside, Kate Ng can’t help but feel The Lalee’s bourgeois namesake Lillie Langtry would be less than impressed

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‘HRT gave me my life back – I’m afraid of losing myself again without it’

The severe shortage in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has left thousands of women across the UK struggling to cope with sometimes debilitating symptoms of menopause. Leigh Campbell tells Kate Ng about the lengths she had to go to just to get the treatment

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‘HRT gave me my life back – I’m afraid of losing myself again without it’

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‘HRT gave me my life back – I’m afraid of losing myself again without it’ -OLD

The severe shortage in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has left thousands of women across the UK struggling to cope with sometimes-debilitating symptoms of menopause. Leigh Campbell tells Kate Ng about the lengths she had to go to just to get the treatmen

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If you can’t beat them, eat them: How one chef is plating up invasive species

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