At olive we believe you can eat imaginatively and well without spending a fortune. Every month we aim to inspire food lovers to cook new dishes, but it's not all about cooking at home. The magazine has three main sections, eat in, eat out, eat away so you'll also find great value restaurants, top recommendations and tips from around the world. In every issue: 100+ easy, stylish recipes all triple tested, 7 meals for under £35, great value restaurants, bargain travel ideas
Welcome
April INSPIRATION • All you need to know this month, from restaurants on our radar, to must-buy food, drinks and homewares
cook • Wow guests with our next-level basil and spinach loaded veggie lasagne, vibrant sharing plates with a kick of spice, and three ways with seasonal superstar wild garlic
ON THE COVER • This vibrant, veg-packed lasagne makes for an easy yet impressive-looking dish to wow a crowd
A FEAST FOR FRIENDS • Spice up your Easter entertaining with these vibrant, colourful recipes to share
CHOCOLATE FONDUE • An impressive, throw-together dessert which is ready in minutes
Cook with the season • Make the best of April’s fruit and veg with these nutritious recipes
BAKE OF THE MONTH • This Easter classic has a special ingredient for keeping the sponge really moist
3 WAYS WITH WILD GARLIC • This fabulous seasonal ingredient has a punchy flavour – if you can’t find any to forage, it can be found frozen in some supermarkets
Eat well every day • Easy, speedy, nourishing midweek meals
Slow-cooker leg of lamb • Serve with a mint and pomegranate couscous, and roasted squash or pumpkin, or stick with tradition and enjoy as part of a Sunday roast
DISCOVER • Find out what our critics thought of new South African café Tashas, our hit list of the very best Italian dishes the UK has to offer, plus we dive into the varied food cultures of Turkey and Colombia
SIGNATURE DISH Camille • This Borough Market restaurant fuses traditional French cooking with seasonal UK produce
ITALIAN ESSENTIALS • The finest dishes from some of the UK’s best Italian restaurants
THE BULL AT CHARLBURY • Charming rooms combine with a seasonal menu at this charismatic Cotswolds pub
Tashas • Critic KS Tong and Olive reader Ellie Halsey-Delves compare notes on this all-day dining café with a South African slant
THIS MONTH with Gurdeep Loyal • Our trends expert highlights an exciting foodie tourist spot closer to home and a chef bringing modern Filipino flavours to Ireland
THE MEASURE • To celebrate all things brunch this month we bring you some easy drinks ideas, sculptural glassware and a high-end hotel bar showcasing creative cocktails
WINE 101 with Kate Hawkings • In part seven of her essential guide to wine, Kate Hawkings shines the spotlight on the UK’s upcoming urban wineries that are challenging the old guard
COOK LIKE A LOCAL Turkey • From garlicky yogurt eggs to melt-in-the-mouth shortbreads – explore the varied flavours of this fascinating country
10 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT Colombia • Santiago Gamboa and Victor Gamboa, founders of Colombian coffee roasters Hermanos, share their favourite food and drinks from their homeland
UNWIND
No 42 Guesthouse, Margate • This beachfront boutique hotel, with a restaurant celebrating Kentish produce, makes the perfect base from which to explore trendy, arty Margate
KITCHEN HAVEN playful and perfect • Harriet Mansell, chef-owner of Lilac in Lyme Regis, shows us around her small but cleverly thought-out space in Dorset
HOW TO PACK IN EXTRA PROTEIN • Simple tips and tricks to increase your daily intake
Getting the best out of a gluten-free diet • Author and digital...