Welcome to the September issue of Observer Food Monthly
Lorraine Pascale, Italys most inventive cook and some of my autumn recipes are all in the OFM mix this monthWe have recipes galore this month, from the sublime to the extraordinary. Allan Jenkins has...
View ArticleMassimo Bottura: The mercurial chef who reinvented Italian food
A poet in the kitchen and an artist on the plate, the number three chef in the world discusses his Modena restaurant, the perfect tortellini and his love of fast carsEveryone loves Massimo Bottura,...
View ArticleMichael Palin: I can be very sulky, angry and impulsive
Hes never been keen on the label Britains nicest man but the accidental globetrotter proves to be just that as he reminisces about Monty Python, burnt toast and dads sherryMichael Palin has chosen a...
View ArticleCan free school meals revive the Lib Dems?
The partys £1bn policy allows all pupils in all infant classes to get a daily hot meal. Nick Clegg took a lot of flak when it was announced but how is it working out? Jay Rayner joins him in the school...
View ArticleFrozen in Time: Rihanna, Cara Delevingne and Joan Smalls in Karl Lagerfelds...
The stars get their weekly shop done in a Warholian kind of wayFashion is the healthiest motivation for losing weight, said Karl Lagerfeld in 2004. This did little to challenge our assumption that food...
View ArticleNigel Slaters autumn recipes
Its the season to get cosy with comfort food, so ease yourself into autumn with these five warming recipesContinue reading...
View ArticleSix new Lorraine Pascale recipes
From an elegant peach and burrata salad to sumptuous, slow-cooked Asian pulled pork: an exclusive extract from the TV cooks new book How to Be a Better CookContinue reading...
View ArticleLorraine Pascale: Model, baker, mechanic and fostering activist
The TV cook has packed a lot into her first 40 years. Here, she talks about childhood, forgiveness and how life is fine! Now try some recipes from How to Be a Better CookLorraine Pascale walks into a...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best readers recipe: Gavan Knoxs smokin pig licker brownies
A rasher of bacon coated in chocolate a deliciously piggy, American-inspired twist on an old favouriteThe inspiration for this recipe comes from an American treat called a pig licker a crispy rasher of...
View ArticleNigel Slaters 5 potato recipes
Spiced with turmeric, sautéed with goose fat and thyme, mashed with chive oil. Its time to transform your potatoes for those winter nightsThe big, fat floury potatoes are at their best right now. The...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best independent retailer: runners up
Readers choices for independent food retailers around the countryLONDONTurner & GeorgeOld-fashioned butchers, in a listed building, owned by Richard Turner and James George (founders of the East...
View ArticleNigella Lawson: I'm very much a survivor. Everyone should be
The TV chef and Observers Food Personality of the Year on childhood, family and why shed flunk the Great British Bake OffNigel Slater on Nigella LawsonYou once said, I feel that everything I want to...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best new cookbook: Persiana by Sabrina Ghayour
This years must-have: modern Middle Eastern dishes with room for roast potatoesSabrina Ghayour has gone from running a supper club to inspiring them. Her first cookbook, Persiana, a selection of...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best Sunday lunch: runners-up
Readers choices of roasts and more from across the countryHawksmoorA previous winner. You may have to undo your belt a notch after their roast rump of longhorn beef with luxe trimmings including bone...
View ArticleNigel Slater on Nigella Lawson: you made me realise that every meal is a...
A personal tribute to the winner of this years OFM awards food personality of the year, voted for by OFM readersYou had me at Béarnaise. The line in How to Eat, your first book, my kitchen bible to...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 outstanding achievement: Shaun Hill
I will give up when my liver gives out after nearly 30 years of Michelin-starred success, chef Shaun Hill isnt ready to quit the kitchen just yetSome people have a talent for exuding contentment. Chef...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best food photo: Irina Wang
A holiday moment in Crete: three octopus and six coloured clothes pegsClick here to see all the entries for best food photographyI was staying with a friend in Heraklion, Crete, and took a trip along...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best food blog: Jack Monroe
The blogger turned austerity activist has defeated all-comers, from Edwina Currie to internet trolls, on her way to successThe winner of OFMs Blogger of the Year apologises, when we speak, for not...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best restaurant: runners-up
Readers favourites from around BritainBocca di LupoThe inspired option to order dishes in a smaller plate size means that you can try a wide range of Jacob Kenedys brilliant regional Italian food.12...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best local farmer: Richard Stephens at Monkshill Farm, Kent
Care about an animals welfare and youll taste the benefit on your plate, says farmer Richard StephensI have stepped into a childrens colouring book: happy brown chickens are running free, spotted...
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