Edmund de Waal: You know what you should eat off? White plates
Mild-mannered ceramicist and best-selling author Edmund de Waal knows a thing or two about plates. Just don’t make them squareAlex Clark
View ArticleNigel Slater's five mellow recipes for autumn
As the weather cools outside, warm up the kitchen with scents of spiced bread and pot roast fowlNigel Slater
View ArticleOFM awards 2015 best place to drink: runners-up
OFM readers’ favourite venues for a cocktail, glass of wine or pint of beerSophie Missing
View ArticleTurkey, beef or scrawny goose? I’m already in a panic about Christmas dinner
It was all a lot simpler when we put up with the Christmas turkey, whether anyone liked it or notJay Rayner
View ArticleThe kitchen apprentices: have knives, will travel
Six ‘stagiaires’ tell how honing their cooking skills for free at restaurants such as Mugaritz, L’Enclume and Relae is vital to their careersKillian Fox
View ArticleSix Christmas feast recipes
Make the season stress-free with these easy, inventive Nordic recipes – from cured chicken to sardines in brine – ideal for long family lunchesTrine Hahnemann
View ArticleChristmas roast duck recipe
A satisfying alternative to turkey, complete with apple and prune stuffing, butter caramel potatoes and braised red cabbage
View ArticleThree recipes for a vegetarian Christmas
It’s easy being green at this time of year if you follow Sally Clarke’s delicious recipes for roasted vegetables and winter saladsSally Clarke
View ArticleChristmas whole roasted fish recipe
Whole roasted hake, grilled veg and pickles with a kick evoke the spirit of snowy winters in Ukraine and GeorgiaOlia Hercules
View ArticleNigel Slater’s five recipes for Christmas sweet treats
Smart cookies, clever cakes, brilliant brownies – the perfect way to kick off the Christmas festivitiesNigel Slater
View ArticleWelcome to the first of OFM’s two Christmas specials
OFM brings you a selection of alternative festive recipes – from whole roast hake to mouthwatering desserts. Plus, tales from the ‘stagiaires’ travelling the world for work experience in top...
View Article10 best sparkling wines and champagne for Christmas
From affordable Italian fizz to scintillating prestige cuvees, the corks to pop for a celebrationDavid Williams
View ArticleChristmas dessert recipes
Break with tradition and try Jeremy Lee’s rum-infused meringue cake, orange and lemon trifle and apple and mincemeat pieJeremy Lee
View Article20 best white wines for Christmas
From high street budget wines to the pick of the high-end bottles, our pick of the whites for the holiday seasonDavid Williams
View Article20 best red wines for Christmas
Supermarket bargains and bottles to splash out on: our pick of the holiday winesDavid Williams
View ArticleSeal: ‘Heidi Klum cooked schnitzel for me. Just the once’
The LA-based singer remembers the meals with his English foster parents, his Nigerian father and his German ex-wifeJohn Hind
View ArticleOFM gift guide
Observer Food Monthly’s choice of gift ideas for Christmas 2015, from stocking fillers and budget presents to no-expense-spared treats
View ArticleRichard Mabey: ‘I always argued against the idea that foraging was new’
The writer explains how the countryside helped him cope with depression and why sales of his forager’s bible always go up when the economy heads downTim Adams
View ArticleFrozen in time: artists at lunch in Wheeler’s, March 1963
London’s finest artists share a long, bohemian lunch of oysters, fizz and cigsAlex Clark
View ArticleLet's not whinge at waiters
Time was when the British never complained about a meal. Now we’re in danger of turning it into a particularly grotesque art formRachel Cooke
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