Askham Hall, Penrith, Lake District: hotel review

Tony Naylor: Stately pile, impressive menu … this new restaurant-with-rooms on the edge of the Lake District hits the spot (almost) perfectly

OFM awards 2013 best readers’ recipe: Caroline Hart’s crab, chorizo and coriander tart

The finest crab tarts from Caroline Hart in Cornwall

Top 10 budget restaurants, pubs and cafes in Edinburgh

Updating his last report on the Scottish capital, Tony Naylor chooses a fresh 10 cafes and restaurants where you can eat well on a budget

A chef’s tour of North Yorkshire

Frances Atkins, Michelin-starred chef of the Yorke Arms in Pately Bridge, reveals her top restaurants, pubs and food producers in North Yorkshire

A chef’s tour of Wiltshire

The Michelin-starred chef and owner of Theo Randall at the Intercontinental in London, likes to return to childhood haunts in Wiltshire, for great producers and brilliant pub food

Top 10 hotel restaurants in the UK

Hotel restaurants are back in vogue, thanks to innovative menus from a new generation of talented chefs. Sally Shalam selects great places to stay, with food to match

Tom Kitchin, on a chef’s tour of Edinburgh … and Lothian

Chef Tom Kitchin dishes up a tour of Edinburgh's restaurants and other food highlights in his home city

10 of the best destination restaurants in Britain

How far will you go for a great meal? Audrey Gillan picks 10 restaurants worth planning a short break around, with places to stay on site or nearby

Recipes from the Merchant’s Tavern

Deep-fried baby artichokes, cod fillet with peppers, courgettes and aubergine, and honey tart with roast apricots… Angela Hartnett and Neil Borthwick's recipes from their new restaurant the Merchant's Tavern, which opens 1 October

How to cook a proper full English breakfast

Tom Kerridge treats breakfast as seriously as any dish at his Michelin-starred pub. Here's how he gets the day off to the best start. Interview by Killian Fox

What’s the point of picnics?

Jay Rayner: Divebombing wasps, festering chicken wings and bruised fruit – I think I'll stay in the kitchen

How to make perfect raspberry ripple ice cream

It's easier to make homemade ice cream than you think, says La Grotta Ices' Kitty Travers. No fancy equipment, just a bowl, a thermometer and a whisk

Britain’s farming crisis: ‘People don’t realise how tough everything is’

Crippling costs, bad weather and disease have hit the countryside hard – and left the future of British food in jeopardy. Jay Rayner meets the farmers fighting for survival