We at Londonist try to cook with seasonal vegetables where possible and a trip to Borough Market early on Saturday (always go early before the gastro-porn tourists arrive, or on a Thursday when many of the stalls are now open) saw us staggering home with armloads of rhubarb. This long, pink creature is one of complexities. It is actually a vegetable yet we choose to use it as a fruit and it’s silky texture......

This Thursday, the Oxfam book shop on Marylebone High Street will be holding another of its super foodie nights. This is the charity's flagship London bookshop and is a treat for philanthropic bibliophiles: new and anitquarian books, CDs, vinyl, videos and DVDs can be found here and in-store events are programmed throughout the year. Tomorrow night, the writer-chefs Mark Hix (the man behind The Ivy, Le Caprice and writer of various books including fish......

There is no escaping the matter, Valentine’s Day is looming and shop fronts across the city are resplendent with hearts and remonstrations for you to remember the "one you love" by putting your hand into your pocket. Of course one could be predictable and buy flowers, a bottle of bubbly or, the ultimate favourite, a box of chocolates. But why exactly is cocoa thought to be an aphrodisiac? The Aztec ruler, Montezuma, drank 50......

Londoners, unite! Our jampots need us. Marmalade, the sticky stuff that gels our country’s identity together, is in danger of extinction. Only we can save it. Shockingly, a recent report from market analyst TNS, reveals that sales of marmalade have dropped by 4.4% in the past year whilst sales of honey and jam are on the increase. Apparently the sappy youfs of England can’t handle the tang of marmalade and crave the instant sugary......