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2 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Victoria Moore |William Sitwell |Xanthe Clay |Silvana Franco
"Will French cars soon be running on red wine?" asked an article in Le Monde last summer, amid a discussion about French wine overproduction. Note: not rosé or white. The decline in the country's wine consumption, which has been in freefall for decades, is driven by a collapse in red wine sales, which have dropped by about 90 per cent since the 1970s.
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2 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Silvana Franco |Leon Poultney |Catherine Hufton |Ellis Cochrane
Our expert has found the best iced coffee machines for your home starting from £30 and asked a barista how to avoid a watery brew. With warmer weather incoming, now's the time to master how to make iced coffee at home. It's surprisingly simple to make in your kitchen for a fraction of cafe prices and coffee machines increasingly come with a cold-brew function or steam-free frothing, making it even easier to switch from hot to iced lattes.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Silvana Franco
I love an air fryer as much as the next cook but the appliance that sees more use in my kitchen than any other is still my trusty microwave. And it appears I’m in good company – according to a report carried out by Waitrose, the modest microwave topped a list of 24 kitchen gadgets. A third of people surveyed said they couldn’t live without their microwave; only 12 per cent said the same about their air fryer.
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3 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Silvana Franco
Conventional fudge making can be complex and requires meticulous monitoring of a sugar thermometer to ensure a smooth texture and good set. However, the cheat's method of using condensed milk, chocolate and a microwave, gets excellent results every time. Tip a 397g tin of condensed milk into a heatproof bowl and add 500g of chopped chocolate - you can use any type you have to hand, including any leftover Easter eggs and a mix is fine.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Alun Taylor |Chas Newkey-Burden |Silvana Franco |Emily Peck
It may not be as achingly desirable as the MacBook, but the Zenbook A14 holds most of the key ingredients and is great value for moneyThis article contains affiliate links. The products or services listed have been selected independently by journalists after hands-on testing or sourcing expert opinions. We may earn a commission when you click a link, buy a product or subscribe to a service.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Alun Taylor |Chas Newkey-Burden |Silvana Franco |Emily Peck
The Dell Inspiron 14 is a general-purpose laptop for basic home and productivity tasks with a solid display for everyday useThis article contains affiliate links. The products or services listed have been selected independently by journalists after hands-on testing or sourcing expert opinions. We may earn a commission when you click a link, buy a product or subscribe to a service.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Alan Martin |Alun Taylor |Chas Newkey-Burden |Silvana Franco
What are the Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 headphones? Shokz make bone conduction headphones which sit over your ear, nestled between your outer ear and the very start of your cheekbones, instead of sitting inside your ear to play your favourite tracks while working out. Even the best running headphones usually have a payoff between sound quality and being able to hear your surroundings so you don't make an ill-timed road crossing into direct traffic.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Bunny Guinness |Boudicca Fox-Leonard |Silvana Franco |Tom Brown
Plus other celebrity gardeners, including Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton, on the plants they love (and hate) the mostWe all have our favourite plants, as well as plants we long for but just can't grow - and, just as sadly, those we wish we had never planted. My cousin, Claire Austin, a serious perennial grower, surprised me by saying that she could not grow the newish, often adored Salvia'Amistad': her garden in Wales is just too wet, so it is not winter-hardy with her.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Chas Newkey-Burden |Lisa Buckingham |Silvana Franco |Emily Peck
Each running sock below has been tested by either me, Chas, or Lisa Buckingham. I'm the author of The Runner's Code and Running: Cheaper Than Therapy, and I'm training for my fourth marathon. Lisa tested these socks on daily runs around local parks, runs through the countryside, and wore them to the gym as an extra test of breathability and temperature control. All in all, we wore the socks on repeated runs, from speedy 3k dashes to 20 milers and everything in between.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Silvana Franco |Emily Peck |Rebecca Astill |Alan Martin
This article contains affiliate links. The products or services listed have been selected independently by journalists after hands-on testing or sourcing expert opinions. We may earn a commission when you click a link, buy a product or subscribe to a service. While I love the ritual of cooking with fire on charcoal barbecues and the unmatchable end results, the speed and ease of a gas barbecue has long made it my go-to for cooking outdoors.
