I used to cook in butter-smeared chaos. Now I’m a competitive kitchen cleaner

Tidying up as you go seemed a joyless concept – until I finally saw the light

Etles Uyghur, London: ‘You’ll be well fed, and learn a little along the way’ – restaurant review

Visit this classy Uyghur restaurant for lessons in culture and geography, and tasty chicken piled high. By Jay Rayner

Solstice, Newcastle upon Tyne: ‘Theatre, pacing, exquisite detail’ – restaurant review

There will always be a place for this kind of cooking, because it is special food for the most special of special occasions

Tell us about your favourite overlooked UK restaurants

We would like to hear about the restaurants that deserve more attention

Lerpwl, Liverpool: ‘From the off they are pushing the tasting menus’ – restaurant review

Despite the laidback vibe and ambitious cooking, Lerpwl would rather you did things their way, says Jay Rayner

Oche, London WC2: ‘Like a wealthy teenager’s Instagram studio’ – restaurant review

An over-styled darts bar that’s hoping to score big in the gastro-gaming future

The Palmerston, Edinburgh: ‘It’s a great dinner’ – restaurant review

Invest in yourself at the Palmerston in Edinburgh if you are banking on having a good time , says Jay Rayner

The Baring, London N1: ‘A benchmark of where pub dining is heading’ – restaurant review

Not all gastropubs are the same. This is an exceedingly good restaurant

The River Cafe legacy: the enduring influence of one of Britain’s best loved restaurants

The Italian restaurant, which opened 35 years ago, counts Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall among its alumni. We speak to three of its chefs who have taken its ethos with them into their own places

Meet Britain’s best young chefs, the amazing Selby brothers

The siblings behind Evelyn’s Table, the hottest ticket in London’s restaurant world, on the secret of their success – their green-fingered mum

Vivek Singh’s secret ingredient: sattu

The Indian chef and owner of the Cinnamon Club restaurant on the one ingredient his father couldn’t do without

From oysters in Argyll to gazpacho in Lichfield – 12 restaurants to try right now

Shuko Oda heads to Brixton for West African fish and pickles, while Mary-Ellen McTague eats local veg in Stockport – top chefs tell us about their new discoveries

Walter’s, London: ‘So many reasons to go back’ – restaurant review

Nothing can beat a really good local restaurant, and this one in West Dulwich is a little beauty. By Jay Rayner

Anita Rani: ‘You’re opening your heart to people when you share your food’

The Countryfile and Woman’s Hour presenter on her mum’s unrivalled hospitality, Instagram recipes – and why she doesn’t believe in dieting

I’ve started having friends round to eat again and have learned this: perfect is the enemy of good

If you’ve lost the habit of entertaining people at home, liberate yourself from perfection in the kitchen with ‘scruffy hospitality’