Eleanor Steafel

King Edward or Maris Piper, goose fat or sunflower oil, crunchy coating or pure chuff. Could you name a more contentious question in the British culinary landscape than “what constitutes the best way to roast a potato?” (Actually, don't answer that. Someone is bound to immediately say the word “scones”, followed by the words “cream then jam?” and, frankly, none of us have the time).

In two weeks’ time, the first quarter of this century will be over. Twenty-five years during which every aspect of culture, identity and human progress seemed to hurtle forwards at double speed. From this vantage point, you can begin to have a go at guessing how history might cast the early years of the third millennium.

A new exhibition set to showcase ten decades of the late Queen's clothes and accessories, from off-duty outerwear to ceremonial finery, reveals a woman who cared more about the way she looked than we might previously have realised.

Treats are at their best when they sit somewhere between frivolous and practical and don't break the bank. Here, our Lifestyle Director explains why she simply had to have this butter dish.

Mornings are getting a glow-up, as we reject rushed bites for a slower ritual that elevates favourite ingredients with elegant tableware and a sense of luxury

We caught up with the Queen of Cakes at the home of her friend Jade Holland Cooper, with whom she shares a love of gardening

For all the time we spend thinking about food , talking about food and scrolling through food, the question that dominates most of our lives remains stubbornly mundane: what's for dinner

In her quest for the ideal kitchen, our lifestyle director looks to her food heroes whose evocative spaces were both stylish and functional

A theory has long endured about Buckingham Palace . One which, thanks to King Charles, has finally been put to bed.

In Outsiding, the new gardening podcast with journalist Caitlin Moran and Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost, guests come to Caitlin's north London garden to talk about their relationship with the outdoors. They talk to our Lifestyle Director Eleanor Steafel about what gardening means to them