The Blue Stoops, London: ‘It’s all about the details’ – restaurant review
Kensington’s Blue Stoops looks like a pub and thinks like a pub – so it must be a pub
Fonda, London: ‘An exuberantly good meal’: restaurant review
This new Mexican restaurant serves up regional dishes so well crafted that conversation stops
Lucky Yu, Edinburgh: ‘An amiable, relaxed kind of chaos’ – restaurant review
On a dark winter’s night this place glows a deep and welcoming pink
2024 restaurant roundup: looking back on the year’s culinary highs
There are deep wells of culinary talent across the UK, ably battling the challenging economics facing the sector
The Don, London: ‘The expectation was for something warmer’ – restaurant review
The menu here was overseen by Rowley Leigh, but his generous touch in the kitchen is missing
Claro, London: Many of the dishes are wonderful, but the endless emails are a real pain – restaurant review
When you start shouting ‘encore’ at your emptied plate, you know something serious has happened
Harrods adding £1 ‘cover charge’ to every diner on top of 12.5% service fee
Workers fear cover charge will prompt diners to cancel paying optional service charge, hitting their income
My nightmare before Christmas dinner: top chefs and cooks reveal how they turned fiasco into feast
Turkey troubles, thieving pets, fire drills – all manner of things can jeopardise the most important meal of the year
From Caribbean favourites to everyday vegetarian recipes: Observer Food Monthly’s best food books of 2024
Essential reading for would-be top chefs, stocking fillers for the fermentation curious and odes to the simple pleasures of the kitchen. Ask Santa for the set
Tim Minchin: ‘Maybe scrolling the traumas of the world is not in itself a moral act’
The comedian, actor and Matilda songwriter on the benefits of quitting social media and why happiness is like an orgasm
Hachi Japanese BBQ, London: ‘Proper fun’ – restaurant review
Japanese grill fans will love Hachi in Soho, especially those rich enough to indulge in the wagyu beef offering
I’ve made Christmas lunch for the past 30 years. Now I want a year off
Roll your eyes all you like at restaurants’ Christmas prices, but remember there are people giving up their day to cook for you
Desi Yew Tree, Wolverhampton: ‘Part of the brilliance of Desi pub culture’ – restaurant review
This place has masses of appeal and real star potential – if only someone had made a film about it
The Martlet, Rochdale: ‘A victory of professionalism’ – restaurant review
Civic pride meets glorious cooking at a remarkably fair price
The Yellow Bittern, London: ‘Leaves you muttering about school dinners’ – restaurant review
A new destination in Kings Cross turns its back on mod cons to cater to a fantasy of past times