Comedian Dylan Moran aptly summed up the modern misguided obsession for gourmet food when he described the goggle-eyed 9-to-5-er planted firmly on the couch, staring up at Jamie Oliver’s latest creation while eating sliced bread straight from the bag.

We Westerners have a tendency to love our food in an unhealthy, fetishished way. Well, I'm here to enable you. The Rocket and Squash food blog scours the weekend food supplements in British broadsheets and compiles a "best of" for your reading pleasure.

They’re thoughtful, well written and link to the recipes mentioned. Think about it this way – you’ll get through a lot less sliced bread in the time it takes to read this weekly post.

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