Jack Monroe: ‘Twitter became like any addiction – this is terrible! I want more!’

As she turns 30, the activist and writer discusses social media, vegan pub food and her on-off love for Labour

The builders, the MP, and the chef: meet the new vegans

From health and taste to ethics and politics, there are many reasons people eat a plant-only diet. Here, seven of them explain their choice

Raw power: Britain’s changing appetite for veg

From top restaurants to Greggs snacks, vegetables are on the rise. So why are we eating less of them we did 60 years ago?

The 20 best vegan wines

With more choices available in supermarkets and online than ever before, the Observer’s wine writer selects the pick of the bunch

Adventures with aquafaba: Chantelle Nicholson’s vegan recipes

Tredwells’ chef-patron Chantelle Nicholson is neither vegan nor vegetarian. So here’s why she’s written a cookbook of only plant-based recipes

My life as an (almost) vegan restaurant critic

It’s time to talk about vegetables with the same reverence usually reserved for nose-to-tail eating

Brat, London: ‘The culinary equivalent of an Anthony Hopkins performance’ – restaurant review

Some of the dishes Tomos Parry cooks at Brat are simplicity itself, and some are simply perfect, says Jay Rayner

Isabella Rossellini: ‘I’ve learned so much watching – rather than eating – my 120 chickens’

The actor and farmer on her father’s pasta sauce, bee-keeping – and being fed by Martin Scorsese’s mother

It’s right to tax sugar – but there are many reasons we yearn for something sweet

Even if we are one day able to limit the damage caused by sugar, we all know its power will endure

Silly signs, daft names – why is going to a restaurant loo so tricky?

Save us from doors marked ‘gulls’ and ‘buoys’, ‘samurai’ and ‘geisha’

The best towns and small cities in the US: Portland, Maine

This buzzing city on the New England coast has a strong community spirit running through its art and music scene, as well as food and drink that’s big on local flavours

Forest Side, Grasmere: ‘We ask for the bread to be taken away, it’s too good’ – restaurant review

Escape the rigours of a Cumbrian winter by booking a table at the seriously good Forest Side, says Jay Rayner

Koconut Grove, Chester: ‘Eases you into a welcome coma’ – restaurant review

Where would we be without the nation’s late-night curry houses? Hungry and fed up, says Jay Rayner

Bengaluru, India: a local’s top 10 tips

The hi-tech, high-altitude, high-energy city also known as Bangalore has smart bars, cool brunch joints, green spaces galore – and a pleasant climate

Beaverbrook, Surrey: ‘Not cheap, but shockingly good’ – restaurant review

Set in a historic country house, Beaverbrook is a bastion of privilege – and glorious food, says Jay Rayner