Good food, honest advice
Practical guides for home cooks, and a few reasons for everyone else to eat closer to home.
So you want to sell your cooking: starting a home food business in the UK
Friends keep telling you your biryani could sell. Here’s what actually stands between your kitchen and your first paying customer — registration, allergens, and the hygiene visit.
Priya Anand · 24 June 2026 · 7 min read
How to tell a home cook is worth ordering from
Ordering from a stranger’s kitchen feels different to tapping a takeaway app. A few quick checks tell you almost everything you need to know before you message.
Sofia Reyes · 17 June 2026 · 5 min read
For cooksAllergens, plainly: what you actually have to tell your customers
The allergen rules sound like a minefield and read like one too. Stripped back, it’s three things you need to get right — and a simple habit that keeps you covered.
Priya Anand · 9 June 2026 · 6 min read
For food loversThe best cook on your street doesn’t have a restaurant
We’ve been trained to think good food comes from businesses with signage. Some of the best meals in the country are coming out of ordinary kitchens, cooked by people you’ll never see on a high street.
Tom Whitfield · 30 May 2026 · 4 min read