Take care: wines are getting stronger
Warming climate and changed growing techniques are combining to raise the alcohol level in winesTwo wines made in the same region, from the same grape variety, in the same vintage, at the same price....
View ArticleSofie Gråbøl: My Maoist mum made me confess to stealing from a supermarket
The star of The Killing on her formative food memories: she moved into a commune when she was 12 and the first time she cooked she had to make burgers for 30Mother made our kitchen cupboard in...
View ArticleLager, Red Bull and swimming 40 lengths: a Tracey Emin weekend
John Hind recalls a 1997 encounter with the artist at her Waterloo council flatIn 1997, shortly before she acquired notoriety by flouncing drunk and cursing from a live TV show about the Turner prize,...
View ArticleTime for tiffin: the history of India's lunch in a box
How a legacy of the British Raj has become a staple of Indian cultureRead the Bombay Lunchbox recipes hereWhen the British established themselves in India in the late 18th century, it soon became clear...
View ArticleClassic Indian lunch recipes
The World Food Cafe authors return with the history of Mumbai's lunch in a box and tiffin recipes including chana masala and aloo gobiServe this simple but delicious dish of stir-fried pepper chicken...
View ArticleAnthony Bourdain: St John was the restaurant of my dreams
The US chef and author of Kitchen Confidential on the allure of St John and the old-school charm of Fergus HendersonIt was AA Gill who sent me to eat at St John, about 15 years ago. I went there alone,...
View ArticleNigel Slater's summer recipes for cookies & cream
Silky soft puddings with a bit of bite, from peach and cherry ice-cream cake to coconut macaroons and mascarpone creamThe idea of something soft with something crisp is timeless, from cream-filled...
View ArticleSt John's five rules for success: 'No music, no art, no garnishes, no...
As Britain's most influential restaurant nears its 20th anniversary, its founders and alumni tell how it has shaped their careers and how the nose-to-tail philosophy heralded a global culinary...
View ArticleNigel Slater: welcome to the August edition of Observer Food Monthly
We have a celebration of St John, classic Indian lunch recipes and some puddings from meI can remember the first meal I ate at St John, Fergus Henderson's deceptively simple restaurant in Clerkenwell....
View ArticleRené Redzepi: The St John ethos is about respect and generosity
The co-owner of Noma on the lasting culinary influence of Fergus Henderson and St JohnI first went to St John in 2006, for lunch the day after the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards. Seeing Fergus and...
View ArticleSt John at 20: five classic Fergus Henderson recipes
From devilled kidneys to beans and bacon, enduring recipes from The Complete Nose to TailBEANS AND BACONTo feed four, but it can easily expand and is a good dish for many hearty eaters on a cold day,...
View ArticleApril Bloomfield: Fergus is a great teacher
The chef, co-owner of the Spotted Pig and author on Fergus Henderson's unique and memorable type of cookingFergus is a friend I've learned so much from. We met through the late Rose Gray in 1999 and...
View ArticleThe perils of a table for one
I've had a miserable time eating alone on countless occasions. But at last some restaurants are trying to welcome to single dinersA work trip, and I've been booked into a motel somewhere in the middle...
View ArticleJust because you can go foraging doesnt mean you should
Its that time of year when chefs are spotted stumbling around the countryside looking for produce. But, more than what you pick, its how you cook your haul that really mattersThe nights are drawing in,...
View ArticleSupermarkets are past their sell-by date. They just dont know it yet
More people are shopping online or buying from their local grocer. Should the big stores be worried? I have a hunch that they shouldAs I write, Tesco shares are still in freefall following the profit...
View ArticlePeter Falk: I joined the merchant navy they allowed crew with one eye
The Columbo actor recalls being turned down by the CIA in a 1996 interviewIn early 1996, technically to help promote the film Roommates, I got to drink whisky and talk Columbo with Peter Falk in a...
View ArticleSophie Ellis-Bextor: I craved Monster Munch when I was pregnant
The singer recalls being pregnant on a butchery course and reveals why she likes airplane foodMy parents had me young and Id often go to restaurants and dinner parties with them and their friends and...
View ArticleOne baker, 12 countries, 1,400 loaves: the bread revolution
A homemade loaf swapped for a concert ticket led to Malin Elmlid bartering her way around the world on a voyage of discoveryThe Germans as always have a great word for it: kompromisslosigkeit. It...
View ArticleGreen Kitchen Stories: meat-free recipes from around the world
From Mexican breakfasts to Portuguese soups, favourite recipes from the Green Kitchen bloggers new bookContinue reading...
View ArticleThe welcome return of wine bars
They were big in the 80s and now theyre back with not so much Sade, and a whole lot more good wineGrowing up in the 1980s and 90s, the idea of the wine bar gave me the creeps. To my late teenage self,...
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