Alison Jane Reid

Meet Gung Ho Design readers! Do you feel for the Cinderella carrots, beetroots and potatoes languishing in your supermarket or local farmers market? Do you want to wear your ideals on your sleeve? If you do, you will be delighted to hear that it’s raining gloriously wonky and what’

Sex Education Interview with HANX Sex Education Interview – Couple on their wedding day. Picture by Everton Vila Sex Education, coming of age and the growing pains surrounding the pursuit of love, sex and identity – could there be hotter topics right now? Blame it on the buzz around the brutally honest

Indian Masala carrots with organic coconut. lentils and flatbreads – Recipe courtesy of Riverford OrganicIndian cooking is so vibrant, colourful and flavoursome. It is also one of the healthiest cuisines in the world. This dish of organic coconut lentils and spiced Masala carrots offers a feast for the eyes and the

Organic Ribollita! I first sampled this peasant soup in an Italian cafe optimistically called Limoncello, near the Angel in Islington rather than gazing out at the Tuscan hills. The soup was so flavoursome and brimming with fruity oil and bright, jade green kale that it instantly transported me to Italy

Courgette Pasta with Sheep Cheese and Gremolata Made with Organic VegetablesMain Serves 2. 30 min Organic pasta is a dish that yields instant comfort and pleasure. Magic happens with the combination of careful, slow cooking, the freshest organic vegetables, a hint of sweet lemony pith and garlic. Given a low

Mary Quant, the most influential fashion designer of the past seventy years is showcased in a major retrospective at the V&A Museum. Put on a mini skirt and go and see it writes Alison Jane Reid.