this is today's column from one of the country's major restaurant critics. his other column dumped on @demarionunn. we're both quite tickled by it tbh!

here's a thread of food writers and cooks who are doing a better job than giles coren :

(TW for giles' ableism in the pics)

there's a lot of incisive, vital writing about food and labour over on @vittleslondon. @eaterlondon have shown a commitment to celebrating diverse stories. i like @leckerpodcast too

i like @rebeccamjohnson's food writing a lot. also have a lot of time for the work being done by @ZoeAdjonyoh and @nicolepisani atm to feed those in need, as well as the writings of @Angela_Hui and @SejalSukhadwala on food/culture/labour

you should all follow @national_food who are working on building a grassroots national food service, putting control over food supplies back in the hands of the people most in need. meanwhile, @BootstrapCook is great for cheap and genuinely accessible recipes

@jennylinford is currently highlighting the plight of our country's endangered cheesemakers. @heavier_things writes beautifully about food in her tinyletter, while @racheleats writes perfect recipes and food musings over on the guardian

for writing on burmese food, check out @meemalee. in his book, @riazphillips did an outstanding job of documenting caribbean food in the uk. for easy roasting tin recipes, try @missminifer. for vibrant and exciting veg and vegan food inspo, i love @meerasodha

follow @yemisiAA for outstanding writing about nigerian food, @laurajgood for a celebration of carbs and @LopeAriyo for her amazing cookbook Hibiscus. for baking stuff, i like @bakedbybenji, @DrRayBakes, @bakingjames and @TheBoyWhoBakes

for writing about food and mental wellbeing, @BegumNadiya has the biggest heart and @foodandpsych is excellent. for smart and compassionate coverage of restaurants, I'm grateful to @jameskhansen and @AdamCoghlan

i've been following the work of @foodbehindbars with great interest as they try to improve food in prisons, as well as @FMinsideout. @pelliclemag have some particularly good coverage of the brewing world. and nobody is better than @CheeseTastingCo on british cheese

for campaigning work around food sovereignty, class and community, follow @didara. i also love the radical work of @squashliverpool and @goingpicking. @thomeagle is your go-to if you wanna learn about fermentation. @sophie_____d has a beautiful newsletter about food/cooking

@annasulan writes great stuff about food and identity for various sites and publications. I love @yasmin_khan for her writing and recipes around iranian and palestinian food. @bakingfiction is exceptional on food/books! i like @CHEWnZine too

this obviously isn't everyone! and for the sake of this thread i've stuck mainly to british food writers (or those living/working here). obv the US and elsewhere is a whole separate matter! please do follow these people's work + support them. you can do better than giles coren

a few writers i didn't manage to include! @nicmillerstale has a wonderful tinyletter you should subscribe to. @eatlikeagirl has been putting together a great list of indie food producers to support rn. not words but pictures: i love newgatestudio on IG happy to add more!

GRUB zine from @cherry_styles also deserves a shout-out! and @RyanRileyy, whose work with Life Kitchen is really important and kind. @RubyJLL has written some brilliant stuff on Vice (esp on food and gentrification)

more! @go_scriptor writes about food/restaurants and has a banging IG (@ gwhr3). i've also just been shown @ridahb's excellent writing on (mainly) pakistani food, & @1dish4theroad's wonderful website. @niamhskitchen posts -amazing- ideas for cooking for people with dysphagia

@_Poots_'s book on grief/food is stunning. @AraweloEats is one to follow for east african (especially somali) food. i'm a big fan of @CookingForCutie's little cooking zines as well, which you can buy to help fund medical costs for her transition