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Julie Bindel

Julie Bindel

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Give me Spain over France any day

This year, I had a hybrid holiday. I had booked to go to Catalonia, to Saint Antoni de Calonge, a gorgeous little town on the rocky coastline of...

21.09.2026 20

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Spain is better than France

This year, I had a hybrid holiday. I had booked to go to Catalonia, to Saint Antoni de Calonge, a gorgeous little town on the rocky coastline of...

21.09.2026 20

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How Glyndebourne won me over to picnics

I recently found myself forced to endure a picnic. A first-world problem, to be sure. But at Glyndebourne (where I was going with friends to see...

07.09.2026 10

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There’s no shame in a wine box

Some things from the 1980s, such as pasta salad, and B-52 shots, should never, ever be revived. Nevertheless, I decided I would give my old...

25.08.2026 20

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Books / Shots in the dark: Fatal Love, by Louisa Treger, reviewed

Ruth Ellis was, as everyone knows, the last woman in Britain to be hanged – her case a catalyst for the abolition of the death penalty. But is the...

21.08.2026 20

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What on earth would you cook for Meghan?

I am a big fan of MasterChef, and particularly love the Australian version. It features fewer foams and tweezer-assisted arrangements of wildflowers,...

28.07.2026 20

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Greece is the word this dinner party season

If I were offered the option of eating just one country’s cuisine forevermore, it would have to be Greek. Even on a rainy day in north London, just...

12.05.2026 40

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Barrie Drewitt-Barlow and the commodification of surrogacy

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, is the man responsible for normalising gay male couples having babies via surrogacy. He is very keen on designer babies and...

09.05.2026 40

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I hate gastropubs

The Eagle in Farringdon used to be next door to the old Guardian offices. I remember eating there back in the early 1990s, when it...

27.04.2026 40

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Ozempic’s ruined Easter

It’s a funny thing, being a feminist surrounded by women on weight-loss drugs. As someone who recognises the health risks of being clinically obese,...

04.04.2026 40

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The scrumptious surge of unusual food pairings

When we describe something – or someone – as an ‘acquired taste’, it is rarely a compliment. If we say it of Sharon, for...

30.03.2026 30

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Good riddance Rene Redzepi

This week, Rene Redzepi – often credited as having created the world’s greatest restaurant – stepped down amid explosive allegations of abuse....

17.03.2026 60

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Good riddance Rene Redzepi

This week, Rene Redzepi – often credited as having created the world’s greatest restaurant – stepped down amid explosive allegations of abuse....

15.03.2026 30

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Al fresco dining is overrated

The daffodils are out, and so, therefore, are the optimistic diners. A couple of rickety tables and wonky chairs are dragged out from their storage...

10.03.2026 40

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Will Bradford survive Britain’s curry house crisis?

Bradford, West Yorkshire, is not known as the curry capital of Britain for nothing. The city is home to more than 200 Asian restaurants. In the main,...

02.03.2026 30

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Just chilling / In pursuit of the perfect fridge

When I recently mentioned to a friend that I clean my fridge every week, she said I was a bit weird. I get what she means. Most fridges get cleaned...

16.02.2026 40

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In pursuit of the perfect fridge

When I recently mentioned to a friend that I clean my fridge every week, she said I was a bit weird. I get what she means. Most fridges get cleaned...

16.02.2026 100

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A Brit’s guide to Mexican food

08.02.2026 40

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Dessert wine isn’t just for pudding

19.12.2025 50

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Buffet blues / Why are hotel breakfasts so bad?

02.12.2025 40

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The salad dressing wars

31.10.2025 30

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Books / The gay rights movement threatens to implode

15.10.2025 30

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Books / The gay rights movement threatens to implode

15.10.2025 20

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Books / The gay rights movement threatens to implode

09.10.2025 30

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French farce / The problem with Paris

01.10.2025 40

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In clove / The gospel of garlic

23.09.2025 30

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Why wasn’t Pride in Surrey cancelled?

09.09.2025 30

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Sweet relief / I’ve finally come round to honey

12.08.2025 40

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