Nigel Slater’s early summer salad recipes
Zesty noodle salad with sprouted beans, and papaya with passion fruit and ginger – luscious and refreshing dishes best eaten outdoorsAs the days warm up, I find myself in need of recipes that involve...
View ArticleDo try this at home: why restaurants always ruin roasties, crumble and...
Restaurants are terrible at anything that takes time – or is too easy. So cancel the booking and start cookingJournalists are paid to report what they see and, as a result, they get to see terrible...
View ArticleEating alone isn’t good for you – but you do get to read at the table
Research shows that eating on your own at home is a prime indicator of unhappiness but it does have its plus pointsSome advice never goes out of fashion. Live Alone and Like It: The Art of Solitary...
View ArticleTim Minchin: ‘These days I’m a hypocritical philosophical vegetarian’
The comedian and actor on childhood barbecues, hockey, and the power of cheeseMy mother insisted we got permission before opening the fridge. She had a preternatural ability to know where I was...
View ArticleVanilla plum ice-cream, chocolate caramel and more: Kitty Travers's ice cool...
La Grotta’s Kitty Travers, famed for her dazzling fruity flavours, shares her secretsIce-cream is often called a nostalgia food, but it doesn’t feature in any particularly evocative childhood memories...
View ArticleThe 20 best summer wines for 2018
Something dry and fresh for fish or ripe and red for a barbecue? For best value booze and high street bargains, the Observer’s wine expert is on the caseBest buyExquisite Clare Valley Riesling,...
View ArticleFrom cocktails to cake: eight recipes for a Mediterranean summer feast
Marianna Leivaditaki of Morito Hackney Road treats friends to lamb and baked aubergines in a spread inspired by the food she ate as a child on CreteThis menu was created on a sunny day while sitting in...
View Article‘Our island is like a mosaic’: how migrants are reshaping Sicily’s food culture
As Italy swings right, the layers of cuisine reflect the traditions of an island that has adapted to centuries of immigrationShapoor Safari left Kabul in 1996 after the mujahideen knocked on his door...
View ArticleWelcome to June’s Observer Food Monthly
How migrants add new flavours to Sicily, the best summer wines – and a seasonal feastA country’s cooking has always been enriched by the diverse group of people who have arrived on its shores. In 1996,...
View ArticleFrom scallops to cherry drizzle cake: Nigel Slater’s simple summer recipes
Pork chop, herby salads and sides – dishes for relaxed lunches and languid suppersThis is the time of year I like to put several dishes on the table at the same time, a mix of recipes substantial...
View ArticleConfessions of a messy eater
The souvenirs of a tikka masala, tomato sauce or a Chinese meal down your shirt front are nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, it should be a badge of prideRecently, in a restaurant, I saw something...
View ArticleBig Narstie: ‘I’m scared of fish. It’s the way they look at you’
The rapper and TV host on family cooking and why he’s not keen on eating at festivalsWe grew up on breakfast cereal. All my cousins and my older and younger brother, sister, grandmas, we got a big pot,...
View ArticleThere’s nothing snobbish about dinner parties
The phrase may be dated and trigger class war on Twitter, but that’s no reason not to have a few friends roundMany years ago, long before the invention of Twitter and avocado on sourdough, a man had...
View ArticleFood with a view: great places to eat outdoors
From beachside shacks to a cowshed with an art gallery, five outdoor cafes and restaurants where the landscape is stunning – and the food is betterPorthcurnick Beach, Portscatho, Truro,...
View ArticleGreat British Bake Off: ‘Last year we just tried to make sure we didn’t...
After a triumphant first series together, Prue, Paul, Sandi and Noel are back to tell us about the pressures of the show, the Hollywood handshake and why they might be naughtier this yearI have never...
View ArticleYevgeny Chichvarkin: ‘I am still Russian, but home is an occupied territory’
He made millions in Yeltsin’s Russia, then fled Putin’s Russia for Mayfair. After setting up the ‘best wine shop in the world’, Yevgeny Chichvarkin now aims to do the same with food“You know,” Yevgeny...
View ArticleYasmin Khan’s Palestinian recipes: hummus, kefte and pomegranate cake
With her new cookbook, Zaitoun, Yasmin Khan shines a light on Palestine and its people. Plus seven recipes from the bookWe’ve got this really weird thing going on at the moment,” notes the writer...
View ArticleHere’s what a wine needs now – concrete
The forward-thinking winery’s vessel of choice is the concrete vatConcrete was once the building material of choice for Le Corbusier’s bright modernist future, before becoming a cold symbol of dystopia...
View ArticlePaul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer: ‘There was the chance one of us might drop...
Over suet pudding at London’s oldest restaurant, the comedians discuss fishing, heart surgery, and staying in touch with their inner childWhen Bob Mortimer recovered from the triple coronary bypass...
View ArticleWelcome to Observer Food Monthly’s July issue
This month, five of the best places to eat outside, Yasmin Khan’s recipes from Palestine and an exclusive interview with the Bake Off teamWe had driven hours out of our way, a never-ending journey...
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