There are just so many imaginative ways to deal with a pig’s head

Braised, stuffed, slow roasted … it’s something the English upper classes have long appreciated

The fried food joint that’s trying to tackle teenage obesity

Chicken Town is setting up shop in one of London’s most deprived boroughs, where it will be selling fast food of a very different nature

How to feed four for £10, in one pot

Lamb curry, pisto, pot au feu, couscous, stir-fried noodles: seven of our favourite cooks create delicious dishes on a budget

David Tanis’s Mediterranean winter feast

Moroccan-spiced lamb, pan-roasted parsnips, almond honey cake – these brilliant Mediterranean recipes add spice to the Christmas season. By David Tanis

How to cook the perfect Christmas lunch

Jeremy Lee reveals the chef’s secrets to the main Christmas event: delicious turkey and all the trimmings

Porky’s: restaurant review

Imagine running out of pork. Jay Rayner visits Porky’s to see if its Memphis-style BBQ can join his ‘strategic reserve’

Christmas on a budget: the Skint Foodie’s six-week plan

If money is tight, you can still enjoy a festive feast with careful planning and these shopping tips and recipes from the award-winning blogger the Skint Foodie

The war on fat is over – and I won

Jay Rayner: The killjoys can eat humble pie. Dairy and red meat fats aren't bad for you – and now there are hard figures to back up the case I've been making for years

Ethical, organic, safe: the other side of halal food

With concern over animal welfare, supermarkets and restaurants under fire and fears about 'foreign ways', halal meat is food's most politically charged subject. But it's now a £1bn a year market in the UK alone – and growing fast. Carla Power reports