Claudia Roden: ‘There hadn’t been cookbooks in Egypt – everything was just handed down’

The pioneering food writer and historian talks of her fear of running out of words – even as she is writing her 22nd book

‘I could eat the lot!’: the best new Easter eggs for 2025

Michelin-starred chef Paul Ainsworth tastes and rates Easter treats from ‘wow’ to ‘sickly’

TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have transformed the hospitality industry. We talk to the restaurants riding the wave of viral-video success

The presenter and comedian (and her gang of weary woodcutters) enjoy a perfect Sunday lunch at a local inn…

There are times when a bowl of cornflakes is more enticing than dragging ourselves out for dinner. And avocados? Forget it

The broadcaster and Olympic gold medallist on her favourite dessert, batch cooking with her mum and how to make the perfect gin and tonic

Named after the chef’s mother, glorious Margo would make any mum proud, writes Kirsty Wark

Our hugely influential restaurant critic, leaving the Observer after 26 years, finishes up with an Indian feast

The country is home to some of the world’s best modern cuisine, and these trailblazers serve inventive dishes at affordable prices

If chefs were footballers, Nord’s Daniel Heffy would be in a league of his own

With their depth and complexity of flavour, these mushrooms add oomph to almost any savoury dish

Dishes that are easy, all in one and soon to be your new favourite midweek meals

The former Green MP on patriotism, protest and and why Labour is much less ambitious than its voters

From a taste of Brazil in Manchester to the rise of the choc ice

We’re here for a ‘culinary journey’ apparently, but where on earth to?