The best books on food of 2017
Tasty spices from India, long-forgotten recipes from France – and Turkish delight from Narnia. Bee Wilson takes comfort in cookbooks
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Meghan Markle and the power of a stylish rear-view image
How you look from behind is now as important as how you look from the front, as the royal engagement pictures, Roland Mouret and Instagram will attest
Taste for champagne falls flat as half of Britons put £10 cap on fizz
Prosecco and cava popularity still bubbling up as austerity leaves buyers unwilling to splash out on luxury French product
Spaniards face ham shortage as Chinese market gets taste for jamón ibérico
Iberian ham has become the latest sought-after luxury from the west in China, but demand is outstripping supply
Empty homes council tax rise unlikely to deter rich owners, say critics
Hammond’s 100% extra tax on vacant property dismissed as ‘joke’ unlikely to hit wealthy buyers or spur re-use of housing
Are pop-up igloos the new Christmas markets?
Pop-up snowglobes are appearing on roof terraces, and in back gardens and holiday resorts – with Instagram feeds set to be filled with #igloo pics all winter