Journal

Open caviar tin beside a slice of warm bread on a stone surface, Mediterranean morning light

Caviar as ritual: the weekly habit, rediscovered

Why caviar moved from weekly food to occasion food — and why a generation is moving it back. A short history of the ritual.

Caviar as ritual: the weekly habit, rediscovered

Why caviar moved from weekly food to occasion food — and why a generation is moving it back. A short history of the ritual.

Single mother-of-pearl spoon lying on dark slate beside an open tin of sturgeon caviar

The mother-of-pearl spoon: why metal ruins caviar

A short explanation of why caviar is traditionally eaten with mother-of-pearl — and what metal actually does to the flavour.

The mother-of-pearl spoon: why metal ruins caviar

A short explanation of why caviar is traditionally eaten with mother-of-pearl — and what metal actually does to the flavour.