Koloman, New York City: ‘The food is so damn good’ – restaurant review Austrian-influenced Koloman is in demand for a reason – but the city is full of other great dining out options. By Jay Rayner
Samphire, Lymington, Hampshire: ‘An eruption in a Cath Kidston outlet’ – restaurant review Bold, unpretentious and one of the poshest restaurants in the New Forest. But can you handle the wallpaper?
The Woolpack, Slad, Gloucestershire: ‘Fancy but hearty food’ – restaurant review ‘This is confident, swaggering cooking. You’ll get fed until you can barely walk’
‘Around here, people want top-end food’: how Lancashire’s Ribble Valley became Britain’s gastropub capital With villages around the town of Clitheroe now home to three of the UK’s top 50 gastropubs, we celebrate this unique north-western take on excellent pub dining
The 20 best budget wines in the UK OFM’s drinks expert picks high street wines where quality comes at a surprisingly low price
River Cafe’s Ruth Rogers: ‘There’s no right way to deal with grief. Mine is to just keep going’ At a place run by one of her many proteges, the chef and restaurateur talks about loss, family and Nancy Pelosi’s tablecloth
Helen Graham’s secret ingredient: sumac Bubala’s executive chef on the powdered sour berry that works with sweet and savoury dishes
Buy a good knife and never say sorry: top chefs share the best cooking advice they ever had Jeremy Lee, Angela Hartnett and many more pass on the tips that have saved them in the kitchen
Some dishes stay with you forever. But should I go looking for that perfect moment again? Revisiting things we love often leads to disappointment. But there was this mousse with mussels, and I can’t resist…
Mark Gatiss: ‘I’m genuinely terrified that we are losing the caff for ever’ The actor and director on his fears for a British institution, the day he stopped being vegetarian and why he’s a fast eater
Restaurant St Barts, London EC1: ‘A place to take the food obsessive in your life’ – restaurant review A place for diners who regard food as art, made to be gasped and cogitated over
What to eat in 2023: ‘genius’ labneh, ‘phenomenal’ soup and a tartare that ‘outshone them all’ Australian chefs, restaurateurs producers and food writers share their favourite culinary hits to put on your to-eat list this year
What could my family love more than my braised ox cheeks? Plenty, it seems I serve them up culinary delights, but when I’m not there it’s sausage sandwiches and jacket potatoes that they crave
Jam Delish, London N1: ‘A gamechanger for vegan restaurants’ – restaurant review Plant-based food is often dreary and dry but I have eaten enough to know genius when I see it
Paris on the cheap: a local’s guide to flea markets, baguettes and funky bistros From art nouveau cafes to the resting place of French kings, our man in Paris knows where to find affordable fun