Wake up and smell the yorkshires – Sunday lunch is back! From the Lake District to London, you’ve got to book weeks ahead for a meal that has become a big celebratory event
Comedian Allan Mustafa: ‘I love banh mi. I geek out on being able to eat history’ The People Just Do Nothing star on using food to connect to his Kurdish roots, his mental block with seafood and why he looks up to Anthony Bourdain
Farming is risky and vital – it needs to be on the next UK government’s priority list Brexit border checks are just the latest hurdle placed before British farmers. Labour must do more to back our food producers
Gaia, London: ‘Nosebleedingly expensive’ – restaurant review It describes itself as a ‘refined taverna’, but this Greek restaurant deserves more colourful language
Gerry’s Hot Sub Deli, London: ‘Take it very seriously indeed’ – restaurant review At Gerry’s the sandwich is elevated to a noble art, so roll up your sleeves and get stuck in
Sam’s Montpellier, Cheltenham: ‘Dishes that deserve our attention’ – restaurant review Done with small plates? Then you’ll miss the jazzy cooking at this cheery Cheltenham spot
Ruby Bhogal’s secret ingredient – ginger, in all forms Mum added it to pretty much everything and I start every day with ginger and hot water
Academic and doctor Chris van Tulleken: ‘Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us’ The author on how his mission to improve our national diet began – and where it needs to go
Chef Sally Abé: ‘It’s only when I go into a male-dominated kitchen that I notice the friction’ She wants to change restaurant culture from within – and her thrilling memoir showing sexism and a culture of fear in some kitchens shows why
Verjus, top pesto, umeboshi: are restaurant menus becoming more baffling? Whether the descriptions are long and verbose, or short and opaque, there’s a fair chance you’ve suffered from ‘menu overwhelm’. What lies behind the changing language?
Arabic Flavour, Aberystwyth: ‘Food that tells a story’ – restaurant review Ghofran Hamza is on a solo mission to bring glorious Syrian cuisine to lucky mid-Wales
Why is social media getting all churned up about cottage cheese? After being promoted by US bloggers and Instagram, cottage cheese sales are now up 40% in the UK. Its blandness is befitting of the times
Nish Kumar: ‘Nando’s is the only thing uniting this increasingly fragmented nation’ The comedian on how he rates his cooking skills, food disasters and the link between the chicken restaurant and David Attenborough
Crisp taste test: ‘What’s this flavour? Oh my God, so weird’ From haggis to spicy chorizo, offbeat crisp flavours tasted and rated
Have you tried eating in a city centre hotel room recently? My advice – don’t If you can get past the QR code and the long wait for something close to food, you’ve still got to work out where the hell to put it