TOAST Magazine

Each week we publish articles on books, artists, seasonal recipes, travel and the stories of our makers and materials.

Books are Magic | TOAST Book Club International

Brooklyn-based bookstore owner and novelist Emma Straub shares her favourite new fiction.

6 years ago
Delali Ayivi and Bubby Nurse | Emerging Artists

Emerging artists Delali Ayivi and Bubby Nurse create the TOAST Spring Summer ’21 Lookbook.

6 years ago
The Art of the Bath | A Meditative Escape

Why the meditative act of bathing has captured artists' imaginations for hundreds of years.

6 years ago
Easy Mends by Emily Settle | Time to Make

A simple guide to two textile mends by repair specialist Emily Settle.

6 years ago
Finding Rhythm in Translation | Tilted Axis Press

Jen Campbell speaks to publisher and translator Deborah Smith for TOAST Book Club.

6 years ago
Women’s Work | Celebrating Female Creativity

The life and work of six female artists left out of the traditional story of art.

6 years ago
Material Issues

The Textile Stories of Artist Natasha Kerr.

6 years ago
A Winter Recipe for Pumpkin Gnocchi | Time to Make

Bettina Campolucci Bordi's recipe for rustic pumpkin gnocchi with a pumpkin seed pesto.

6 years ago
Calibrating a Rural Relocation

Nature writer Matt Collins adjusts to a new landscape in Suffolk.

6 years ago
Light Rain Sometimes Falls: An Essay by Olivia Meehan

Reflections on the winter season of hibernation at the allotment garden.

6 years ago
Jen Campbell's Best Books of 2020

A roundup of fiction and nonfiction favourites for 2020.

6 years ago
The Appeal of Wilderness

As this year comes to an end, Elizabeth Metcalfe reflects on wild places and their enduring appeal.

6 years ago
Reflections from Tuscany | At Villa Lena with Olivia Cavalli Williamson

The chef and food stylist on her experience as chef-in-residence at the artist's retreat, Villa Lena.

6 years ago
A Curator's View | Kunstmuseum Den Haag

Yasmijn Jarram explores the relevance of contemporary art and its relation to society.

6 years ago
Emma Straub of Books are Magic | TOAST Insider

The American novelist and bookstore owner on running an independent business with community at its heart.

6 years ago
A Smoked Pine Recipe by Lens & Larder | Time to Make

Cliodhna Prendergast of Lens & Larder talks us through a festive breakfast from the forests of Connemara, Ireland.

6 years ago
Ben Walgate of Tillingham Wines | Meet the Founder

The East Sussex wine producer championing biodynamic viticulture.

6 years ago
In the Studio with Eileen Cooper

Chlo Ashby talks to the celebrated British artist, known for her figurative paintings of monumental, mythic women.

6 years ago
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins | Book Club

Jen Campbell reviews this reinvention of Victorian gothic fiction for TOAST Book Club.

6 years ago
A Stretch of Suffolk | Five Acre Barn

David Woodbine and Bruce Badrock explore their East Anglian landscape.

6 years ago
Sharmaine Lovegrove | TOAST Insider

The Berlin-based publisher on her passion for books and highlighting voices often excluded from the publishing mainstream.

6 years ago
Painting the Weightless and Undiluted Vitality of Open Water

Emily Ponsonby captures female forms submerged in the greenish-blue depths of water.

6 years ago
Marieke Verdenius of The Gatherists | Meet the Founder

Marieke on her journey, the meaning of gathering and tips for dressing a winter table.

6 years ago
A Winter Salad by Fanny Singer | Time to Make

Ahead of Thanksgiving, Fanny Singer talks us through her salad of bitter greens, sliced persimmon and pomegranate.

6 years ago