OFM 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 him
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
OFM Awards 2019: Local food hero – Tommy Banks
The Black Swan chef tells how he made a family pub ‘in the middle of nowhere’ an inspirational restaurant at the heart of his Yorkshire community
OFM Awards 2019: Best restaurant – The Oystermen, London
Matt Lovell and Rob Hampton started out working weddings and music festivals – they even fed Grace Jones. Now their restaurant has been voted your favourite place to eat
OFM Awards 2019: Best newcomer – Master Wei, London
Having impressed our panel of judges, chef Guirong Wei tells of her journey from a mountain village to her brilliant Bloomsbury restaurant
Chefs’ secret ingredients: turn dinner from basic to brilliant
Seaweed, trotters, charcoal and even a bit of boiled potato – chefs and food writers on what they add to dinner to make it extra special
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
The customer is always right: ‘Even the couple who had sex in our laundry room’
From the man who ended up in a fist fight with Gordon Ramsay to the couple who sit a puppet at their table – chefs and restaurateurs on their most memorable customers
Where do chefs eat when they’re on holiday?
From Yasmin Khan’s noodles at a Thai beach hut to Ruby Tandoh’s ice-cream in Dublin, chefs, cooks and food writers share their favourite destinations
What’s it like to live with a chef?
Three couples reveal how they juggle the demands of the job with domestic life – and who does the cooking at home
Michelin-starred chef Massimo Bottura to open community restaurant for homeless in Sydney
Partnership with OzHarvest marks the fifth such refettorio venture for the Italian chef
Jay Rayner: my 20 years as a restaurant critic
Jay Rayner marks two decades as the Observer’s restaurant critic and explains why food writing is about more than what’s on the plate
Going solo: the chefs who work on their own
We’re used to seeing bustling restaurant kitchens – but what’s it like to be the only one behind the pass?
The best thing I ate in 2018
Tacos in Philadelphia, doughnuts in Cleethorpes, grilled lamb in Istanbul – cooks and writers including Prue Leith, Nathan Outlaw and Clare Smyth pick their culinary highlights
Recipes for a Basque New Year’s Eve feast
Prawn croquetas, nougat cuajada and a showstopping fish stew – Sabor’s Michelin-starred chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho shows us how to celebrate the end of 2018 Spanish-style