Martin Parr: ‘Brexit infects every other story in Britain’
The pioneering photographer has been documenting Britain for 40 years. In a cemetery cafe, he talks about his gallery … and his collection of space dog ephemeraI arrive at Martin Parr’s new gallery in...
View ArticleNigel Slater’s 5 recipes for the festive season
Scallops and hazelnuts, sweet potatoes and sprouts, persimmon and hot mincemeat parfait – great flavour combinations for the holidays and beyondThere is much to celebrate in the kitchen. The festive...
View ArticleTurkey enchiladas, sprout pesto – some leftovers deserve to stay that way
I’m all for avoiding food waste – but you’ve got to draw the line at some creative post-Christmas recipesRecipes that make more than usually creative use of Christmas leftovers always seem to me to...
View ArticleMy only reliable Christmas tradition is that I don’t have one
Opening presents in a car by the ocean with Dad; Mum making tostadas; watching Taxi Driver aged 10 with a chain-smoking Hungarian. Most people want sameness – I always have differenceI tend to become a...
View ArticleThe great big Observer Food Monthly Christmas leftovers sandwich
What to do with the leftover bird and bits? Pile them high, the bigger the better. Add crunch and crisps. Perfect for Boxing Day (or any other day)I feel relaxed and comfortable as the madness of...
View ArticleYes, I have to watch my weight. But don’t get me started on diets
It’s my job to enthuse about dinner, so don’t judge me when, on occasions, I have to rein it inRead more from Observer Food Monthly’s 200th edition on SundayIn OFM’s 200 issues we have written a lot...
View ArticleA new Nigella Lawson cake for our 200th issue – and other recipes for a...
To mark the 200th edition of Observer Food Monthly, top cooks and chefs offer treats fit to mark any special occasionI had many run-ups to this cake before choosing the one that was fit to celebrate...
View ArticleFrom foraging to clean eating: how our passion for food has grown
For Observer Food Monthly’s 200th issue, Rachel Cooke examines the food trends that have come and gone over the last 17 years – and what lies aheadThe first Observer Food Monthly came out in April...
View ArticleI’ve been a barmaid and a waitress. I know exactly what late-night banter means
Will a storm of sexual harassment allegations in America bring any real change to restaurant culture?In the nearly 12 years since its publication, Bill Buford’s account of his adventures in the kitchen...
View ArticleThe 20 best food books from 2001-2017
To mark 200 issues of Observer Food Monthly, we pick the most significant books published in the years since the magazine launchedMy most loved food books sit close to the stove, warped by steam from...
View ArticleTerroir, natural wines and indie producers: how booze has changed since 2001
Since the first issue of Observer Food Monthly in 2001, the world of wine has altered radicallyOFM began publishing in what now feels like a decisively different era for wine. It was a time when a very...
View ArticleJames Haskell: ‘When I came to Wasps, I was eating six meals a day. It was...
The England rugby player on trying anything once – even if it’s cod sperm, pig’s heart and strawberry custardMy first memory is being taken for Indian food at the Cookham Tandoori on the High Street –...
View ArticleRandy Newman: ‘I've written a song about Trump and Ivanka – but it needs a...
The great songwriter talks about politics, Toy Story and the Smiths – and why he’s never enjoyed the writing processThe prospect of lunch with Randy Newman straddles the line between exciting and...
View ArticleWelcome to January’s Observer Food Monthly
Try some of the brilliant recipes created to celebrate our 200th editionEvery month since early 2001, here at Food Monthly, we have been shining a light on all that is worth celebrating about what we...
View ArticleNigel Slater’s desert island dishes
To celebrate 200 issues of Observer Food Monthly, Nigel Slater revisits and updates 10 of his all-time favourite dishes, including roast lamb and couscous, scallops with yuzu and apple bread and butter...
View ArticleTripe Day, Waffle Day, Nutella Day – when did food get so needy?
Celebration food days are just an excuse to market something that nobody really gives a monkey’s aboutSo how did you celebrate World Nutella Day? What do you mean, you missed it? How could you miss...
View ArticleOFM’s classic cookbook: Elizabeth David’s An Omelette and a Glass of Wine
Chef Margot Henderson says Elizabeth David’s words are wise and clear – and this book, a collection of recipes and robust opinions, is an essential readI started reading Elizabeth David in the early...
View ArticleCovert cooking: how to bake a pie in prison
When May Eaton was a writer in residence at a men’s jail, she found the inmates’ real creativity lay in the cakes and curries they made in their cellsI was in my 20s when I got a job working behind...
View ArticleWelcome to February’s Observer Food Monthly
David Baddiel on childhood food, banoffee pie in prison and the 6th annual OFM 50 … just three of the highlights in this month’s issueIt is time for Food Monthly’s annual 50. Our list of food, people,...
View ArticleDavid Baddiel: 'Posh food isn't the best food. It's just a genre like Indian...
The comedian and writer on his mother’s terrible cooking, his first ever curry and trying to blow £8,000 in Armenia’s top restaurantMy childhood memories of cooking at home are of very overcooked meat,...
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