Ben Tish is chef/patron of the Salt Yard Group, whose latest restaurant is Ember Yard in London.
July 2023
Ben Tish’s recipes for summer granitas
More refreshing than ice-cream, these Sicilian shaved ice desserts can be flavoured with all sorts, from strawberry, to rhubarb and rose, and almond with roast grapes
July 2022
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Ben Tish’s recipe for burrata on bruschetta with stewed courgettes and fennel
Filled with creamy stracciatella, burrata is deliciously enticing and best eaten very simply with seasonal vegetables
May 2022
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Ben Tish’s recipe for scaccia – Sicilian lasagne bread
Golden bread layered with sweet tomatoes and melting cheese, this Italian street food combines rustic simplicity with delicious indulgence
March 2022
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Ben Tish’s recipe for Sicilian lemon and orange sweet bread
Packed with citrus flavours, nuts and cinnamon, this Sicilian version of a traditional Italian Easter cake will bring rays of sunshine
Gathered from the Venetian lagoon, moeche, or soft-shell crabs, go down a treat with a squeeze of lemon and a glass of prosecco
March 2016
Get ahead
One shoulder of roast lamb, four recipe ideas
Get ahead: A spiced, slow-cooked shoulder of roast lamb is the showstopper here. Turn any leftovers into a comforting pasanda curry, stuffed flatbreads with pickled veg, or rich gnocchi spezzatino
August 2015
Get ahead
One delicious roast rib of beef becomes four different dishes
Get Ahead: One Sunday roast will make a Middle Eastern supper, classic Italian stew and empanadillas
August 2014
Live Better: sourcing sustainably
Sustainable fishing: a view down the line from head chefs
London’s Newman Street Tavern and the Salt Yard Group chefs on sourcing sustainably for their restaurants, plus a bonus recipe
January 2014
Ben Tish's Brown butter panna cotta with spiced biscuits, raisin ice-cream and thyme recipe
This dish is less complicated than it sounds, and can be made in advance to assemble at the last minute to stunning effect
Ben Tish's cured sea bream carpaccio with bergamot, bottarga and coriander
This elegant sea bream starter looks and tastes impressively cheffy, but is easy to prepare at home
Ben Tish's grilled Ibérico pork ribs with quince glaze recipe
Ben Tish: A Spanish-style spin on this classic favourite, served with a simple celeriac puree, is a mouthwateringly tasty dish
