OFM Awards 2019: Young chef of the year – Danny Wallace, Kala, Manchester
Childhood trauma has taken its toll on Danny Wallace but, helped by mentor Gary Usher, he’s found a home in the kitchen – and has been named young chef of the year by our judgesDanny Wallace, a chef de...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best cheap eats – 288 Bar & Wok
He was a lawyer, she was a teacher. Then they decided to open a noodle bar in Cheltenham. Fifteen years later, it’s still going strong – and OFM readers love itBest cheap eats – full list of runners-up...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best producer – Jess’s Ladies Organic Milk
The judging panel’s choice for this award, Jess Vaughan, makes dairy products that fly off the shelves at farm shops. Her secret? A small herd of happy, well-cared-for cows, aka the ‘ladies’It’s like...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best cheap eats – the runners-up
OFM readers vote for their favourite bargain eateries, from fish and chips in Norfolk to Sardinian family food in GlasgowBest cheap eats 2019 – the winnerRainbo Food, ShoreditchTheir name is no joke –...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best ethical food project – the runners-up
A not-for-profit cooperative grocers and a local milk delivery service are among the projects that made the OFM readers’ shortlistBest ethical food project 2019 – the winnerGrowing Communities,...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best ethical food project – The Clean Kilo
The Midlands store, voted for by OFM readers, brings a realistic and convenient approach to everyday zero-waste shoppingBest ethical food project – full list of runners-up from across the UKOFM last...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best readers’ recipe – Su Scott’s kimchi jjigae
A Korean kimchi stew which reader Su Scott finds deeply comforting – the OFM judges agreedGrowing up in Seoul, South Korea, we were never short of kimchi. Mum always had one jar left of over-ripened...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Editor’s award – Andrew Fairlie
OFM honours Scottish chef Andrew Fairlie, who died earlier this year. His friends Sat Bains and Tom Kerridge pay tribute to himThe only Scottish chef to hold two Michelin stars, at his eponymous...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best independent retailer – Field & Flower
Veg boxes are a hit. Why couldn’t someone do the same for grass-fed, free-range meat? Cue James Mansfield and James Flower, voted by OFM readers as their 2019 winnerBest independent retailer – full...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best independent retailer – the runners-up
Grocers, butchers, bakers and cheesemakers – much-loved food shops, voted for by OFM readersBest independent retailer 2019 – the winnerDugard & Daughters, Herne HillFree-range, rare-breed meat...
View ArticleYou know civilisation is on its last legs when a KitKat can cost £25 | Jay...
As Christmas approaches, food firms are wheeling out ridiculous symbols of excess. It’s not a bit of fun – it’s conspicuous consumption gone madThere is no more deathly phrase in the world of food than...
View ArticleNigel Slater’s weekend breakfast recipes
Slow-cooked peppers with eggs, potato cakes or plump muffins hot from the oven … take your time over these indulgent dishesCold mornings demand a decent breakfast. Something that will keep us going...
View ArticleJames Acaster: ‘If there was no health consequence, I’d eat ice-cream all the...
The stand-up comedian on his dad’s pancakes and the joy of cold lasagneMy mum loves baking and would make loads of biscuits and cakes, but the rule was that when a batch was gone, they were gone. Until...
View ArticleWhy mushroom-picking is the best form of mindfulness
From the concentration of looking for them and the care of picking them to the delight of eating them, mushroom foraging is a balm for lifeIn her new book, The Way Through the Woods, the...
View ArticleCerys Matthews: ‘Come Brexit, I’ll be scrumping nettles’
The BBC Radio 6 Music presenter and author of Where the Wild Cooks Go on flamenco, foraging and south Indian foodCerys Matthews was given two books as a child that she has held on to ever since. The...
View ArticleSimon Hopkinson’s Christmas lunch recipes
Roast goose stuffed with mashed potato, onions a la monegasque and marsala custards – the year’s biggest meal sorted“Nothing like a nice festive sherry to fortify the taste buds,” says Auntie Jean,...
View ArticleWelcome to November’s Observer Food Monthly
Get Christmas planned early with recipes from Simon Hopkinson and Nigel Slater, gifts for food lovers, and delicious seasonal cocktails and mocktailsHey ho, it’s that time of year again. Well, not...
View ArticleThe 50 best wines for Christmas 2019
High street bargains, best value buys – and reds, whites and fizz to splash out on, chosen for Observer Food MonthlyVoyage au Sud VermentinoPays d’Oc, France 2018 (£5.99, Waitrose)A white grape variety...
View ArticleJosh Niland: meet the chef pioneering the ‘nose to tail’ of fish
‘Anything you can do to an animal, you can do to a fish,’ says the Australian chef and author of The Whole Fish CookbookIt’s 9am on a Monday morning in east London, and outside the wind and rain are...
View ArticleWhat does a food critic cook for Christmas?
After years of practice, Jay Rayner has rules on Christmas lunch. Don’t faff over a starter; ditch most of the veg; always set fire to somethingThe first inquiry always comes about now, as autumn gives...
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