The smell of frying onions is the scent of home – and a passport to a world of cooking

Writer Danny Wallace celebrates his favourite aroma, with help from Michel Roux, an award-winning hot dog stand owner and the executive vice-president of the US National Onion Association

No one likes my home cooking more than me (sorry, not sorry, son)

I do the family cooking. Or rather, I cook for me and they get to eat it

Paradise Food, Harrogate: ‘Precise and generous cookery’ – restaurant review

This isn’t a normal café in a garden centre, thank heavens – it’s halfway to Paradise

Suffield Arms, Norfolk: ‘a delicious experience’ – restaurant review

A chance to feast on Spanish food and soak up the fantasy of a louche Granada – all in a pub outside Norwich

Good Old Days, Reading: ‘Like finding a chef from the Ritz at your local caff’ – restaurant review

The Hong Kong expats of Reading have a Cantonese treasure house right on their doorstop, writes Jay Rayner

Five ways with chicken – recipes from Moro’s Sam and Sam Clark

Roast lemony wings, braised thighs with peas and sour cream, a whole bird with mushroom gravy – flavour-packed recipes for the whole family

Pamela Brunton’s secret ingredient: pumpkin seeds

Squeeze them for milk, toast them, pop them … they’re delicious and versatile, says the chef-owner of Inver

James Blunt: ‘Have I changed and grown up? No, not really’

Over lunch as he turns 50, the singer tells a host of wild celebrity tales, involving Ed Sheeran and Bear Grylls, and admits that, just sometimes, the criticism can sting

30 things we love in the world of food, 2024

Celebration doughnuts and an elite cheese snack, tiny drinks and hyper-regional Malaysian food, decision-free dining and dessert trolleys – these are the Observer Food Monthly’s favourite people, places and things for the year

Everyday People, Nottingham: ‘Small things done right’ – restaurant review

Ramen is all about attention to detail, and these Japanese food enthusiasts are truly meticulous

I’m fascinated by fasting but, sorry Rishi Sunak, I’m not about to bin my morning toast

I’m suspicious of this fad, and do worry how anyone can run a country on an empty stomach

Angela Hartnett: ‘One of life’s great things is a crisps sandwich: white bread, butter, crisps’

The acclaimed chef on some simple pleasures – kitchen discos, Come Dine With Me, campari and soda – and long, long lunches with friends

Yes, it can be hard to get a restaurant table. But it can be impossible if you’re a wheelchair user

My lunch with a disability access campaigner was an eye-opener. Even booking was a problem

Zucco, Leeds: ‘All the essentials are attended to’ – restaurant review

A note-perfect Italian in Leeds carries the legacy of a great London restaurateur in its bones

Levante, London: ‘A very happy find’ – restaurant review

A classic Turkish grill house comes to the rescue on a cold grey day in Lewisham