Lifestyle - Thursday, July 30, 2026

The CEO of parent company Yum! cited “an increase in ... brand love” among loyal fans after illnesses were traced to shredded lettuce at the fast-food chain.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 43 days ago

Stop guessing and start probing with our writer’s pick of the top thermometers, including smart Bluetooth and leave-in models • Readers’ favourite barbecue tips and tricks While fewer of us are eating meat regularly – I refer you to the rise of “beef days” – if you’re going to cook it, it needs to be done properly. Overcooked beef with the texture of shoe leather, or undercooked poultry with a side of food poisoni...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 43 days ago

Buy the cake, and text your friends—it's a party! The post I’ve Thrown Over 100 Parties—Here’s Why the “Just Because” Party Is My Favorite appeared first on Camille Styles .

Camille Styles • 43 days ago

It is often the key secret ingredient in a lot of white wines, but the unsung hero of Sicily’s vineyards is taking its place in the sun Depending on where you buy and drink wine, catarratto will be very familiar or very obscure. There was a time in the 2010s when I’d have put good money on it being the house white in half of Hackney’s restaurants, and if you’ve ever picked up a sub-£15 natural white wine at an ind...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 43 days ago

Making a meal anywhere but home can feel unnerving, but all you need is some forward planning and an essentials list Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, Feast Greetings from my parents’ kitchen in north Norfolk where, despite its familiarity, cooking takes on a less predictable dimension. By some measures their kitchen is well equipped – three toast racks, countless skewers, a three-egg poaching pan, many...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 43 days ago

Restaurant critic and award-winning author Jimi Famurewa visits the best London bakeries where family food traditions  meet contemporary British baking. First stop: Panadera in Soho, for a Filipino-inspired leche flan Danish. Then it’s south-east London and Bunhead, where the owner folds together the flavours of her Palestinian and British heritage into a chocolate, date and smoked salt bun. Fi...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 43 days ago

Stick vacuums are a convenient alternative to corded designs, but which model wins for overall cleaning prowess? Our expert reveals all • The best robot vacuums • How to make your vacuum last longer Choosing a cordless vacuum isn’t a decision that should be taken lightly. You’re likely to keep a vacuum cleaner for years, relying heavily on its ability to suck up dust, crumbs, mud, pet hair and any other dry spilla...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 43 days ago

Daniella doesn’t want to go to bed early. Seamus says she shouldn’t offer the sofabed if she doesn’t want guests. Who has room for improvement? • Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror It’s not that I don’t want him here, but he needs to understand that I am giving up my space to host him Continue reading...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 43 days ago

Small boats and kayaks connect the sparse communities and flourishing wildlife living on the thousands of islets on the Baltic coast At 5am on Arkösund bay, it is so light it could be midday. I slip out of the pretty clapboard Arkösunds hotell , opened in 1895, as a small boat putters into the Baltic Sea, the sun sparkling on its calm waters. A wooden boardwalk invites me on to a string of tiny islets as geese arr...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago

If it’s good enough for Prince Ottavio Gonzaga and Anna del Conte, then dare you pass up the opportunity to try this wonderfully sweet and sour way with chicken? While I look at my copies of Jane Grigson’s Fruit Book , Anna del Conte’s Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes , and Francis Bissell’s The Scented Kitchen at home, they seem different from when they are pulled from the shelves in my parent’s kitchen in Dor...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare? The Thursday quiz was all set to ask a question about Javier Milei’s improbable claim that US Democrats were financing an anti-Argentina campaign at the recent Fifa men’s World Cup. However, the quiz cannot work out how US lawmakers managed to ensure the Argentinian side had not a single effort on goal in 90 ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 44 days ago