Rose Martin picks up a copy of William Hall’s latest block buster, which frames the building materials that make up our world. This time he concentrates on timber.

NOW that Christmas is over and New Year’s resolutions are still fresh in our minds why don’t we all decide to spend even a couple of extra hours a week having fun in the kitchen with all the family, cooking from scratch and saving money to boot.

A TABLE at Noma restaurant in Copenhagen is one of the hottest, most sought after meal slots in the whole world.

AT the height of his creative powers, Spanish masterchef Ferran Adrià recognised no culinary boundaries.