Richard Johnson: ‘After weighing-out, I had tea, a biscuit and a couple of...
The champion jockey on the temptations of Chocolate Buttons and how a hot tub and a bowl of peas helps him keep his weight downFor so many years, while he beat me to be champion jump jockey, my great...
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A falling pound, rising inflation – time to stock up on wines from Chile and South AfricaThere are at least two things that everyone can agree with on Brexit. First: nobody has any idea what’s going to...
View ArticleJonathan Meades: ‘If I’d been in England, I’d be dead’
The critic and author, recovering from heart surgery in France, discusses architecture, Jeremy Hunt and life in Marseille while cooking dishes from his new book of recipes, A Plagiarist in the...
View ArticleTaste test: Easter chocolate and cakes
On the hunt for the best eggs and hot cross buns with Lorraine PascaleContinue reading...
View ArticleImmigration, creativity and the triumph of British-Chinese food
Three generations of the Kwok family have run one Manchester takeaway – and their history illustrates the glorious muddle at the heart of cookingThe Cambridge University students who are reported to be...
View ArticleThe 20 best Nigella Lawson recipes: part 1
From her famed Coca-Cola glazed ham to chicken Cosima, Observer Food Monthly’s selection of favourite Nigella Lawson dishes• The 20 best Nigella Lawson recipes: part 2This may well be – indeed is – the...
View ArticleI am sick of half-hearted desserts. Bring me a proper pudding
British restaurant desserts are in a death spiral. Who’s to blame?For too long I have kept silent, in the hope that I was exaggerating the gravity of the situation. But recent experiences have...
View ArticleWelcome to April’s Observer Food Monthly
This month, Honey & Co’s Itamar Srulovich tells us what it’s like being the only male cook in his restaurant group, Zoe Adjonyoh introduces us to her Ghana kitchen, and Jeremy Lee taste tests teas...
View ArticleNathan Outlaw: Family-friendly recipes from the Michelin-starred chef
At his Port Isaac base, the chef discusses his far-flung restaurant empire and introduces foolproof dishes from his new Home Kitchen cookbook – including sticky toffee pudding and pork chops with broad...
View ArticleFrozen in time: Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, London, 1978
Punk’s celebrity couple photographed by Richard Mann in London theatreland haunt Joe Allen as oblivion beckonsRichard Mann’s 1978 photograph of Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen touching...
View ArticleTaste test: teas and coffees
Earl grey, darjeeling, green, filter and espresso, sipped and slurped to find the bestDiplomat Fairtrade English Breakfast Speciality Tea Bags85p for 50, aldi.co.ukRespectable clarity and flavour. A...
View ArticleFeel the burn: why do we love chilli?
It’s not just about the flavour – or even the pain. In this extract from his new book, Bob Holmes uncovers the pharmacology and psychology behind humanity’s heat-seeking desireI’ve been...
View ArticleSusanna Reid: ‘I need to be fully functioning in the morning – I have to deal...
The Good Morning Britain broadcaster on her food memories, Strictly – and her breakfast show host’s friend Donald TrumpBefore I moved from BBC Breakfast, I had bananas and lip balm hidden under the...
View ArticleHoney & Co’s odd man out
In an industry renowned for being run for men, chef Itamar Srulovich finds himself the lone male in a restaurant group mainly managed by womenHoney & Co is an unusual restaurant for many reasons,...
View ArticleZoe Adjonyoh: ‘My only access to Ghana was the food’
The Brixton-based chef behind Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen rediscovered her heritage through cooking. Here she talks family, food and identity – and shares two recipes from her new cookbookZoe Adjonyoh’s dad...
View ArticleCan’t afford the finest wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux? Try these instead
First growths and grands crus have become status markers for the supremely wealthy. But outstanding value is still available – if you know where to lookThere was a time, and it’s really not all that...
View ArticleGrayson Perry: ‘As an artist I find Brexit exciting. No doubt it will be a...
Britain’s finest transvestite potter is hard at work exploring the nature of masculinity. Over a game platter near his London home, he discusses motorbikes, body image and moreFor a while, perhaps all...
View ArticleWho needs to know how to grow vegetables? It's learning how to cook them that...
If we’re to quit our addiction to packaged food and ready meals, it’s life skills we need, not lectures. Step one: focus on ease, speed and value for moneyThe other morning, having digested the...
View ArticleNigel Slater’s comforting fish recipes
Smoked haddock and spinach tart, fried whitebait with whipped feta, and salmon with pickled rhubarb brighten the flavours of classic fish dishesA fish tart with soft smoky filling, flecked with...
View ArticleIt’s tough saying goodbye to a kitchen – even one with a rusty bin
It was orange. It had a tiny fridge. But that old kitchen was at the heart of family lifeAlmost 20 years ago I did something intensely stupid. I agreed to a kitchen design which included a boxed-in...
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