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Is There Such a Thing as Good Taste?

November 2021 (This essay is derived from a talk at the Cambridge Union.) When I was a kid, I’d have said there wasn’t. My father told me so. Some people like some things, and other people like other things, and who’s to say who’s right? It seemed so obvious that there was no such thing […]

A first taste of Taittinger’s British bubbly

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I am sure there have been times in the past decade when Champagne Taittinger questioned the wisdom of getting into English sparkling wine. And the preview of its debut release, Domaine Evremond Classic Cuvée, which took place […]

Polyamory, Stoicism and AI: New books for every taste

The Fallen WomanFiona McIntoshPenguin, $34.99 Fiona McIntosh, the prolific bestselling author from South Australia, has more than 40 titles to her name, many of them historical romances. The Fallen Woman is as solidly constructed as any, and it combines with brio and assurance the kind of vivid historical world-building and the talent for romantic melodrama […]

Taste of Mexico: Chicozapote

Do you remember the article about tuna in which I mentioned that I struggled to understand how our brave ancestors could look at a tuna and think, “Now that looks incredibly delicious?” Well, chicozapote is one of those fruits that I’ve often thought our ancestors must have been really hungry to try. Since I started […]

Hotelier Julia Ashwood talks taste

My personal style signifier is a sort of casual work uniform: a pair of high-waisted Jesse Kamm trousers with a Jungmaven hemp T-shirt. Keep it easy – denim downstairs, white up top. I also love Chloé, velvet details, a little gold Lurex at night – and anything vintage because the pieces feel unique. I have a belted brown suede YSL […]

Taste of Mexico: Mezcal

This week’s taste of Mexico, mezcal, can be summed up with a classic idiom: “Para todo mal, mezcal; para todo bien, también; y si no hay remedio, litro y medio.” “For everything bad, mezcal; for everything good, mezcal too; and if there’s no remedy, a liter and a half” Actually, better make it two liters. […]