Right up your street: favourite local shops in the UK, chosen by chefs and food writers

Fuchsia Dunlop, Dan Smith and Melissa Thompson tell us where they buy Chinese vegetables in London, heritage produce in Kent, and the best chicken you’ll ever eat

Right place, long time: what are the secret ingredients that help a restaurant last for years?

The Sportsman, Melton’s and Prashad have thrived for two decades or longer. We meet the teams behind these evergreen favourites

Richard Corrigan: ‘St Patrick’s is a get together day for humanity. We Irish know how to celebrate’

The chef on his childhood on a farm, why his restaurant’s oysters are the best, and how to do St Patrick’s Day properly

Pamela Brunton’s secret ingredient: pumpkin seeds

Squeeze them for milk, toast them, pop them … they’re delicious and versatile, says the chef-owner of Inver

30 things we love in the world of food, 2024

Celebration doughnuts and an elite cheese snack, tiny drinks and hyper-regional Malaysian food, decision-free dining and dessert trolleys – these are the Observer Food Monthly’s favourite people, places and things for the year

Angela Hartnett: ‘One of life’s great things is a crisps sandwich: white bread, butter, crisps’

The acclaimed chef on some simple pleasures – kitchen discos, Come Dine With Me, campari and soda – and long, long lunches with friends

Erchen Chang’s secret ingredient – fermented mustard greens

Common in Chinese and Taiwanese cooking, this pickle will add a tasty crunch to fried rice, noodle soup and grilled fish

Meet Britain’s best young chefs, the amazing Selby brothers

The siblings behind Evelyn’s Table, the hottest ticket in London’s restaurant world, on the secret of their success – their green-fingered mum

Easy spaghetti, chicken with goat’s cheese: simple recipes with three main ingredients

Five dishes from top chefs including Giorgio Locatelli, Anna Haugh and Jeremy Lee

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

Alcohol and chefs: a real kitchen nightmare

For Craig Strippel, the stress of being a chef was cushioned by drink and drugs. Here, he talks about his recovery from a problem that plagues the restaurant industry

Sat Bains: ‘We are a working-class two Michelin-star restaurant’

Under a flyover off the A52 you’ll find Michelin-star chef Sat Bains. Here he talks about his Punjabi heritage and why Brexit might be the ‘nail in the coffin’ of British food culture

OFM awards 2014 best young chef: April Lily Partridge

A life of 4am starts and long shifts in hot kitchens might sound tough, but it’s a dream come true for this star of the future, writes Tom Lamont

Jack Monroe: ‘I’m a lefty, liberal, lezzer cook’

The blogger behind A Girl Called Jack on food poverty, bullying and standing up to Richard Littlejohn. Interview by Tim Adams

OFM awards 2013 chef of the decade: Heston Blumenthal

To mark the 10th anniversary of the OFM awards, our judges chose, from a shortlist of 10, the chef of the decade – it's the man from the Fat Duck and Dinner. But, he tells Tim Adams, it hasn't all been plain sailing