Nick Frost: ‘If you spend four hours in the kitchen on your own, it’s never really frowned upon’
The actor and writer on hotel breakfasts that trigger his ADHD, and why cooking helps him cope with his troubled past and successful present
Oden Oren’s secret ingredient – tahini
The Israeli chef on the addictive sesame seed paste, and how to use it in baking, dressings or drizzled over your favourite dessert
Big Zuu: ‘We’re a multicultural society. I’m eating fish and chips – in a pitta!’
Food TV’s brightest new star on Big Eats, how fame just snowballed for him – and the secret to his mac and cheese
Indira Varma: ‘I ate avocado and artichokes as a kid. That sounds so pretentious!’
The Obi-Wan Kenobi and Game of Thrones actor on menu anxiety, the evils of white sliced bread and the best way to eat a fondue
The French are having a tiff about salt in baguettes. And I totally understand why
Breaking off both ends of a baguette and buttering and eating them is actually the best thing about being an adult
We’ve just grown our own pumpkin. That’s why I know allotments won’t feed the world
The best way to remind yourself why we need mass agriculture is to try it on a very small scale yourself
Fin Boys, Cambridge: ‘Inventive cookery and seriously good ingredients’ – restaurant review
Travel to landlocked Cambridge for some stylish fish dishes that will leave you oohing and ahhing
Sam & Jak, Cirencester: ‘A story of skills and good taste’ – restaurant review
If you’re looking for a restaurant worth being on first-name terms with, book a table at Sam & Jak
Tendril, London: ‘A hotbed of vegetable-love’ – restaurant review
‘Mostly vegan’ Tendril has put down roots in meaty Mayfair and is doing smart things with great produce
‘This is when nature gives us the best it has’: Georgina Hayden’s autumn recipes
The changing season brings inspiration for roast chicken with plums, leek and kimchi soup … and a dreamy Swedish tosca cake
Kevin Rowland: ‘I couldn’t ever see myself doing the music again. I was violently against it’
The Dexys lead singer explains how tai chi and a vegan diet helped him find his creative energy – and why he was too shy to say hello to Bryan Ferry
Madhur Jaffrey: ‘Cookery might just be as serious as anything I’ve done in my life’
Now 90, and with a 40th anniversary edition of Indian Cookery imminent, the actor and culinary trailblazer is making peace with the twin tracks of her life
Margot Henderson’s secret ingredient: pickled walnuts
This very British product goes with meat and terrines and can zing up a salad
Ed Gamble and James Acaster: ‘Food is the ultimate topic. But famous people rarely talk about it’
The comedy duo are taking their hit podcast Off Menu on tour. Who has been their strangest guest? Who do they most want on the show? And why has it become a phenomenon?
Just for starters: 11 of the best food podcasts
From sharing recipes to exploring politics, the podcasts that inspire a conversation about what we eat