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SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM
Cool creative flavours and palate-pleasing toppings are the frozen dessert of choice this summer. Not easy to recreate at home, these cones, cups and dishes topped with soft vertiginous swirls are best eaten from the source and include flavours such as buckwheat, lemon and basil or coconut and hibiscus @soft_n_swirly, inji-puli (tamarind and ginger) at Sri Lankan restaurant Rambutan or pain au chocolat and mandarin @bakestreetdn. This almond and dill topped with crunchy almonds from Tom Sellers @story_cellar ratchets up the flavour with a savoury edge.
BUDGET VS BLOWOUT
Buy the best, whatever your budget – this month, chef’s knives
ROCKINGHAM FORGE EQUILIBRIUM
This knife performed far beyond its price point, and is a