Restaurant St Barts, London EC1: ‘A place to take the food obsessive in your life’ – restaurant review
A place for diners who regard food as art, made to be gasped and cogitated over
What to eat in 2023: ‘genius’ labneh, ‘phenomenal’ soup and a tartare that ‘outshone them all’
Australian chefs, restaurateurs producers and food writers share their favourite culinary hits to put on your to-eat list this year
What could my family love more than my braised ox cheeks? Plenty, it seems
I serve them up culinary delights, but when I’m not there it’s sausage sandwiches and jacket potatoes that they crave
Jam Delish, London N1: ‘A gamechanger for vegan restaurants’ – restaurant review
Plant-based food is often dreary and dry but I have eaten enough to know genius when I see it
Paris on the cheap: a local’s guide to flea markets, baguettes and funky bistros
From art nouveau cafes to the resting place of French kings, our man in Paris knows where to find affordable fun
My father thought not eating meat was silly but the vegan revolution has been seismic
Restaurants have finally realised that there is money to be made from tofu-eaters
Review of the year: ‘I was privileged to eat stupidly well in 2022’
It was a challenging year, but the best places led by shining example, writes Jay Rayner
‘They begged me to keep it secret’ – Grace Dent’s favourite restaurants of 2022
In a year of hugely hyped, slapdash nonsense, I was thankful for the many gems
Pentonbridge Inn, Penton, Cumbria: ‘The sort of food that makes me giddy’ – restaurant review
Why are more people not extolling this chef’s genius? And where are his Michelin stars?
The Barley Mow, London: ‘Infuriatingly nice’ – restaurant review
It’s in Mayfair, so obviously not cheap, but the food on offer is butch and beguiling. By Jay Rayner
Diners flee as Christmas decorations catch fire in central London restaurant
Firefighters put out blaze at Latin American restaurant MNKY HSE in Mayfair after flames rapidly spread
Saltie Girl, London W1: ‘There is something slapdash about this place’ – restaurant review
I have taken to leaving restaurants such as this by simply WhatsApping an image of a highwayman to denote paying the bill
From tomato salad in Spain to pumpkin rice: chefs and writers on the best things they ate in 2022
Riaz Phillips had jollof rice in east London, while Stephen Toman ate fish and chips on the Northern Irish coast – 15 chefs and food writers share their most memorable meal of the year
Cardamom pancakes, pistachio galettes, salmon toasts – Claire Ptak’s festive brunch recipes
Light but substantial dishes to keep you going on Christmas morning before the main event
The 12 rules of Christmas cooking
Do you really need a starter? What’s the best bird? And when to do the prep? Observer Food Monthly’s expert guide to keeping your kitchen happy