OFM Awards 2022: Best Sunday Lunch – The Queen o’ t’ owd Thatch, South Milford
Four days of prep, generous portions for more than 100 covers and a chef who still loves her own roasts … no wonder readers voted this pub a winner – for the second timeOFM Awards 2022: Best Sunday...
View Article‘I tweeted and life went nuts’: OFM Awards 2022 Food Hero – Jack Monroe
The campaigner, whose work on explaining the cost of living crisis helped win the votes of OFM readers, recalls her hectic yearObserver Food Monthly Awards 2022 – all the winnersIn the middle of 2020,...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Outstanding Achievement – London’s Community Kitchen
Across London, Taz Khan and his team feed 14,000 people a week, as well as running a cookery school and a cafe. And there’s more in the pipeline…Observer Food Monthly Awards 2022 – all the...
View ArticleWelcome to October’s Observer Food Monthly – the Awards issue
OFM’s annual awards returns with Best Sunday Lunch, Best Place to Drink and many more – as voted by our judges and you, the readersAwards time, and this year Observer Food Monthly introduces our...
View ArticleSmoked haddock, baked gammon: Nigel Slater’s winter recipes that make the...
Energy consumption will be more important than ever this winter. These dishes are heat-efficient – and deliciousThe oven has always been at the heart of this kitchen. The glow from its glass door fills...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Editor’s Award – #CookForUkraine
Olia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina explain why the £1.8m they have raised since the invasion is just the beginningObserver Food Monthly Awards 2022 – all the winnersThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Best Cookbook – Nistisima by Georgina Hayden
A recipe book based on fasting? It shouldn’t work but it does – and OFM readers voted it their favourite addition to their bookshelfObserver Food Monthly Awards 2022 – all the winnersGeorgina Hayden...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Best Social Media – Pipers Farm
Devonshire cattle, hedgerows and butterflies – OFM readers loved this vision of farming excellenceObserver Food Monthly Awards 2022 – all the winnersWhen Abby Allen started working at Pipers Farm in...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Best Producer – Pump Street, Orford
At this brilliant bakery and cult chocolate store in Suffolk, you have to be up early to join the queueObserver Food Monthly Awards 2022 – all the winners‘Seriously?” said my partner, “you want us to...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Lifetime Achievement – Shun-Bun Lee
The chef and restaurateur has been at the heart of London’s Chinatown for decades, offering advice and support to generations of Britain’s Chinese communityObserver Food Monthly Awards 2022 – all the...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Best Place to Drink – Ginger Viking, Blandford Forum
OFM readers’ favourite place to drink is the top floor of an old gospel hall, where Alex Young mixes amazing cocktailsOFM Awards 2022: Best Place to Drink – runners upOFM Awards 2022 – all the...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Best Food Personality – Becky Excell
The food blogger’s budget-friendly gluten-free recipes and shopping guides have made her OFM readers’ championObserver Food Monthly Awards 2022 – all the winners“Food isn’t just food,” says Becky...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Young Chef – Sertaç Dirik
His dad’s Turkish restaurant, Mangal 2 in east London, was in trouble. His brother needed help. Sertaç came to the rescue…Observer Food Monthly Awards 2022 – all the winnersBy March 2020, Sertaç Dirik...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2022: Best Value Eats – Yard Sale Pizza
Tomatoes from Naples, branding from London. OFM readers have given a second win to this neighbourhood delivery teamOFM Awards 2022: Best Value Eats – runners upOFM Awards 2022 – all the winners“We’ve...
View ArticleStressed out by global catastrophe? Try a globe artichoke | Jay Rayner
Eating one is such a fiddly, intense process that you can’t think about anything else. But the season’s nearly done, more’s the pityAmid the mind-cluttering chaos of political parties ripping...
View ArticleRestaurants are a glimpse of Britain in miniature | Rachel Cooke
The pioneering chef Joyce Molyneux ran a kitchen that was unpretentious and democratic – a far cry from some places I’ve eaten at recentlyJoyce Molyneux, who died last month at the age of 91, lived a...
View ArticleJessie Burton: ‘I don’t think I tried an apple until I was 15’
The author on childhood fruit fears and the role of food in her novels, The Miniaturist and The House of FortuneWhen I met my partner he said:“I just want to cook for you, so you can get on with your...
View Article‘I think of suya and I’m on a Lagos beach’: celebrating Nigeria's spice dish
Restaurant critic Jimi Famurewa explores the myths, mysteries and memories of west African barbecue. Plus a suya recipe from Zoe AlakijaIt was death, ultimately, that had led me to the suya spot. This...
View ArticleThe 20 best Christmas wines for 2022
What goes best with turkey? And what’s good for a party? Your guide to wines for all festive occasions – and budgets – from Observer Food Monthly’s wine writerWaitrose Loved & Found...
View ArticleNadiya Hussain: ‘My kids love offal. I cooked tripe yesterday’
The TV chef on family, food – and what’s cooking in her garageNadiya Hussain can date exactly the first time she came to this restaurant – Olive Tree, a big lively Turkish grill on a prominent corner...
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