Although it is starting to feel as if the warmer weather is on its way, there's still a few weeks left yet to get in some winter cooking. Cold-weather food is all about making us feel good, both as cooks and eaters. This winter our contributing and guest chefs have provided a wonderful assortment of seasonal dishes that have been devoured, so to speak, by our readers. From soups to stews to meatballs to a delicious lemon tart, we've feasted on a bounty of recipes that are all about eating well. So what have been the most popular dishes of autumn-winter 2024? Click on the link to discover the 22 most popular to date.

Our contributing chef Lennox Hastie always offers beautiful and unusual recipes and this week is no different. Lennox takes a culinary journey to France to showcase two intriguing recipes: one a French bread called fougasse, the other the fish stew, bourride, a humble alternative to bouillabaisse. They are both achievable and impressive. Happy cooking.

Cellar director John Lehmann selects three Italian-inspired reds that will save you $70 in a super six deal. Click the link to see the deal. Details here.

There are many interesting questions posed by The Australian's Milanda Rout in her piece published this week on travelling to Qatar, including how western women should feel about their Middle Eastern sisters covering up while they wear less modest clothing. But food lovers may also be intrigued by the food and drink Milanda tries while in this desert country, including its Arabic coffee. In Qatar, coffee is a ritual protected by a UNESCO cultural heritage listing, and tastes nothing like your standard Aussie flat white. Read all about it here.