Bali Satay House, London: ‘Deserves all the good words’ – restaurant review

There’s live music at this satay house, but it’s the food you’ll want to make a song and dance about, writes Jay Rayner

‘One taste explodes like a moon rocket booster’: readers’ favourite foodie finds in Europe

Lava soup in Iceland, assassins’ pasta in Bari, Georgian breads and Norfolk seafood … our tipsters pick their favourite culinary treats across the continent

Glug! Braap! Phlank! Why the sound of dinner matters

The spring-fresh zzzzest of a supermarket lemon. The noisy kiss a last squeeze from a squeezed-out bottle of honey makes. Sound can be as strong a reminder of meals as smell

Erchen Chang’s secret ingredient – fermented mustard greens

Common in Chinese and Taiwanese cooking, this pickle will add a tasty crunch to fried rice, noodle soup and grilled fish

‘It worked because it’s an upbeat campaign’: Veganuary’s founders on 10 years of changing minds

Over vegan ribs and K-dogs, Jane Land and Matthew Glover tell how they became the power couple of a plant-based revolution

Where chefs go to grab a bite: great pizza, sushi, cafes and value for money meals across the UK

Butties in Leeds, burgers in St Andrews … get some local knowledge from top chefs of meals that won’t break the bank

Fenix, Manchester: ‘Joyously over the top’ – restaurant review

The decor may be OTT, but the modern Greek cuisine here is simply exceptional

Can’t face yet another menu offering charred hispi? This 50-year-old cookbook will help

Even at its most old-fashioned, Jane Grigson’s English Food is still bulging with exciting recipes. The perfect antidote to these jaded times

Beverley Knight: ‘When I’m on tour, my rider is kettle, water, teabags’

The singer and actor on why she’s teetotal, her mum’s Jamaican-style shepherd’s pie … and why Prince was the perfect dinner host

I have a new favourite wellness guru. And it’s not who you might think

Eat food that is mostly healthy, but also eat delicious food that isn’t healthy: these are the eminently sensible words of … Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Hunan Man, London: ‘The best Chongqing chicken I have ever had’ – restaurant review

Fortune favours the brave when tasting these superb but challenging chilli-boosted regional Chinese dishes

Gordo’s, Guildford: ‘It’s a food adventure playground’ – restaurant review

The sunshine-vivid Mexican flavours at this Latin American eaterie are the antidote to grey January days

Back to the land: young Italians find la dolce vita in a return to farming

A new generation is redefining what it means to be a farmer today, abandoning prestigious jobs in banking and industry to tend their plots with pride and passion

What I ate in 2023: a look back at the year’s culinary highs and lows

Plenty of places were worth rave reviews in 2023, although sadly it was goodbye to some old friends, too

‘Change is a bad word’: the roaring 20s never died at these decadent LA bars

The martinis might no longer be 50¢, but you can still party like it’s 1923 in a city where glamor never went out of style