Gareth May

Spanish cortador de jamones Florencio Sanchidrián has cut ham for everyone from the King of Spain to Robert De Niro, and considers himself an ambassador for his country’s Iberian ham.

Spanish cortador de jamones Florencio Sanchidrián has cut ham for everyone from the King of Spain to Robert De Niro, and considers himself an ambassador for his country’s Iberian ham.

“Barbecuing offers the opportunity to cook low and slow over a longer period of time, reducing moisture loss while increasing flavour and imparting smoky, umami notes.”

It’s a strange sensation in the mouth, the crispy top with the soggy underside. It’s sharp, sweet, and tangy and I feel the edges of my hangover curl up and concede.

Shrimp from the Lancashire bay have been considered a delicacy since the 1920s, but new fishing license laws, combined with the increased cost of sending boats out, means that only two trawlers now remain. Ray Edmondson is one of them.

What happens in your head when you get flogged? Scientific researchers and professional dominatrixes talk about endorphins and all the other neurochemicals that make bondage so delightful.

From pheromones to that post-coitus funk, we investigate the relationship between sexual attraction and your olfactory organ.

From pheromones to that post-coitus funk, we investigate the relationship between sexual attraction and your olfactory organ.

What happens in your head when you get flogged? Scientific researchers and professional dominatrixes talk about endorphins and all the other neurochemicals that make bondage so delightful.

I joined forager Richard Osmond in search of mugwort, a relative of wormwood, the flavoring agent in absinthe. It’s also known for the inducement of weird dreams.

How many Eiffel Towers would it take to fuck the world for 72 hours? These, and other Kendrick Lamar-inspired questions, are the ones keeping Reddit's amateur mathematicians up late at night.

Sprouts? On a pizza? It works and it's delicious, according to London pizzeria Four Hundred Rabbits.