'If you're interested in what we really eat, read this' Felicity Cloake'Benton is the man for the job' Pen Vogler, TLSIsn't British food meant to be bad?Stiff sandwiches, limp vegetables, dry roasts crying out for gravy. We've come a long way from the bad old days. Modern Britain is a vibrant culinary home to the world's most diverse range of foods, constantly evolving with every restaurant opening and new viral trend - and...

Chef and food writer Ben Benton is on a mission. British food is usually seen as a dire affair - if people think of it at all, they picture fish and chips, tea and cakes, stiff sandwiches and limp vegetables. But the truth is that British food today is one of the world's most innovative and diverse cuisines, and Ben Benton is setting out to catalogue the best dishes from across the country - from the Black Isle to the Balti Triangle, Liverpool to Land's End.Whether sampling seafood...