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’
Updown, Kent: ‘They make you lunch and sell you a fantasy’ – restaurant review
One of those places that shows how life could be – classy but understated
They play music. They get paid. But you should see the ‘bandwiches’ they get offered to eat
Musicians know all about the gig economy – and the grim food that goes with it. He who pays the piper should feed them properly too
What a scoop! Readers’ favourite ice-cream shops
From pear and gorgonzola in Edinburgh to sour cherry on the Peloponnese, our tipsters show off the coolest licks
Fallow, Haymarket: ‘Some of the best food I’ve tried in London’ – restaurant review
Smash open the piggy bank and head for Fallow – the cooking is amazingly inventive. By Jay Rayner
Feasts for the eyes: 10 of the UK’s best pubs, cafes and restaurants with a view
Gorge on eye-popping vistas as well as great food at our pick of eateries with spectacular views from Cornwall to County Fermanagh
York named UK’s best big city for a domestic holiday by Which? readers
Top culture and dining gets city 85% approval rating; Aberdeen comes last and London rated seventh
Tatale, London SE1: ‘Elegant, but defiantly homespun’ – restaurant review
A relaxed, communal space serving African cooking with a modern, but sentimental twist
Sohaila, London: ‘It’s charming, the food is great’ – restaurant review
A social enterprise has opened its first restaurant – but eating here is far from an act of charity. By Jay Rayner
On my radar: Claire-Louise Bennett’s cultural highlights
The award-winning writer on her favourite Amsterdam cafe, listening to strange music in the dark, swimming at the ladies’ beach in Galway and living the high life at a US cannabis shop
Beyond the Balti Triangle: the best independent eateries in Birmingham
From moreish bao buns to cheese-stuffed hot sandwiches, there’s more than curry to sample if you’re visiting the city for the Commonwealth Games