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
OFM Awards 2018: Young Chef of the Year – Chris McClurg
From his first job at 16, our judges’ choice was hooked on service – and he’s never stopped learning
OFM Awards 2018: Lifetime Achievement – Simon Hopkinson
First he revolutionised British restaurants, then he redefined cookery writing. The eternally influential ‘Hoppy’ is the winner of this judges’ award
The rise and fall of the TV chef
There may never be another Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsay. Why would today’s young chefs be interested in working in food television?
How Brat’s Tomos Parry became Britain’s hottest chef
The man behind the year’s most acclaimed restaurant talks fire, fish and vegetables ploughed by horses. Plus, six exclusive recipes
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
The great British chef shortage: why eating out is under threat
We are in a golden age for dining out – but now there aren’t enough trained chefs and waiters to go round – and Brexit is not going to help
From foraging to clean eating: how our passion for food has grown
For Observer Food Monthly’s 200th issue, Rachel Cooke examines the food trends that have come and gone over the last 17 years, the ways we ate and shopped – and what lies ahead
The 20 best food books of 2017
From Ottolenghi’s cakes to Locatelli’s home cooking, here, in no particular order, are Observer Food Monthly’s picks of the year
The best thing I ate in 2017
From Jamie Oliver to Nadiya Hussain, a star cast select their highlights of the year: roast pork in Tahiti, poached brain in Paris, crisps in Cambridgeshire …
Is being a chef bad for your mental health?
Brutal pressure at work is causing depression in many chefs. In one survey, more than half said they took painkillers or drink to get through shifts. What is happening behind the kitchen doors?
OFM Awards 2017: Lifetime Achievement – Joyce Molyneux
In the 1950s, she was the only woman working in her restaurant kitchen. In the 70s, she won a Michelin star at the Carved Angel. The OFM judges celebrate a food pioneer
OFM Awards 2017: Best Newcomer – Temper, Soho
A fire pit is the heart of this basement restaurant where Neil Rankin uses every scrap of the animals butchered on site