Global recipes that work in a real kitchen
Chef-developed recipes inspired by kitchens around the world. Full of flavour, practical to make, and worth cooking again.
18+ years in professional kitchensInspired by travelMade for home kitchens
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Christmas around the world
Christmas recipes from the places we’ve travelled
Every country we visit celebrates Christmas with its own cookies, pastries and festive dishes. These are the ones we brought home and made work in our own kitchen. Bake a tray or two ahead, fill a tin, and keep something sweet ready for whoever comes through the door.
Greece · Cookies
Malta · Sweet
Greece · Cookies
Malta · No-bake
Greece · Sweet
Malta · Christmas lunch
Newest Recipes
Freshly cooked, inspired by our latest travels
Maltese Christmas Log: No-Bake Chocolate Biscuit Log Recipe
The Maltese Christmas log is a no-bake roll of crushed biscuits, condensed milk, nuts, glacé cherries and a splash of brandy, coated in dark…
Free Christmas menu
Get our Mediterranean Christmas menu
Seven chef-developed festive recipes from our Mediterranean travels, with a plan for what to make ahead and a shopping list you can tick off. Free, straight to your inbox.
- 7 festive recipes
- Make-ahead plan
- Printable shopping list
Travel through food
Cook & Explore by Country
Each destination has a full travel and food guide, plus the recipes we brought home.
Greece
Ionian coves, Cretan villages and tzatziki on every table.
Malta
Golden-stone cities, clear-water coves and pastizzi on every corner.
Sri Lanka
Elephants on the riverbank, tea country and hoppers for breakfast.
Tunisia
Busy markets, historic medinas, harissa and brik.
From the Greek Kitchen
Meze, grills and oven bakes from our time in Greece. Read the Greece guide
Healthy choices
Balanced, protein-rich meals shaped by years of meal prep cooking
18+
years in professional kitchens
Why Tone & Taste
Explore the world through its food, then cook it at home
Tone & Taste is run by chef Reiss and Anouk: one English, one Dutch-Indonesian, and both happiest somewhere new, finding out what people there really eat. The dishes that stay with us become recipes that work in an everyday kitchen.
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Chef-developed
Every recipe is developed by Reiss, with over 18 years in professional kitchens behind it.
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Learned on the road
Wherever we travel, we start with the markets, street food and home kitchens, then bring the best dishes back.
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Made for home kitchens
Clear steps, everyday equipment and no unnecessary complexity. Just food you’ll want to cook again.
Cooking Guides
Simple ways to bring global cooking into your week
Getting started
Getting started
Kitchen tools we use
The tools and equipment we use to develop our recipes
OXO Good Grips Box Grater
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OXO Good Grips Silicone Pastry Brush
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Pyrex Basics Glass Baking Dish (3 L, 23 x 33 cm)
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Nordic Ware Roaster with Rack (X-Large)
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