Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “I like to put people to work.” I’ve asked Mimi Thorisson to encapsulate her entertaining style in a sentence.

’Tis the season for holiday entertaining, and we’ve enlisted the help of the most stylish hosts we know to serve up their party tricks for a holiday hosting mini-series. Dress code festive, RSVP ...

Mimi and Oddur Thorisson’s wedding day, in 2007, began in Paris but ended with a midnight pizza in Rome, a tradition they try to repeat every year with their eight children. During the eight years ...

'I'm still learning so much and that's what I find so exciting about Italy,' says Mimi Thorisson You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews and ...

Big handfuls of your favorite berries (I use raspberries, blueberries, and red currants) Pretty organic/unsprayed edible flowers and leaves of your choice Preheat the oven to 275°F/135°C. Line a large ...

Mimi Thorisson features a year of family meals in fourth cookbook You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Our cookbook of the week is A Kitchen in ...

To read Mimi Thorisson's blog, Manger, or scroll through her Instagram feed is to realize that someone stole your fantasy life. You know, the one where you're a stunning woman who lives with her ...

Mimi Thorisson left Paris for rural south-west France nearly five years ago and hasn't looked back since. The former TV executive now lives in a charming stone farmhouse in Médoc, a six-hour drive ...

If you have not yet browsed Mimi Thorisson's blog, Manger, do. But steel yourself. So intoxicating is her account of life in rural south-west France, with its cep-filled forests and smiling villagers, ...