How vermouth got cool (after being naff, kitsch and then retro…)
The infusion of botanicals makes this the perfect post-gin boom drink – and there are some great small-batch producers to choose from
Lopè Ariyo’s secret ingredient: uda pods
The cookery writer on the musky spice her grandmother brings her from Nigeria, and how she uses it in her scotch bonnet jam
50 things we love in the world of food right now
Miso spaghetti and chorizo sausage rolls, Colombian brunch and a little restaurant in Venice, oysters from Somerset and filo pastries on Instagram: presenting Observer Food Monthly’s food favourites for 2022
Beckford Bottle Shop, Bath: ‘Somewhere to quiet all the bad thoughts’ – restaurant review
Ever imagine living another life? It’s all too easy when you take refuge in Bath’s Beckford Bottle Shop
Stacey Dooley: ‘I am now middle class. I can’t deny it. I never used to eat olives’
The broadcaster on her childhood diet of Peperami, Pot Noodle and Pop-Tarts, eating Hobnobs for Strictly – and being useless in the kitchen
My dream butchers has opened at the end of the street. So why haven’t I been in yet?
The staff look more like bartenders than the butchers of my childhood. One day, I’ll pluck up the courage
I’m so proud that Cumbria has become a foodie magnet
The Guardian’s Carlisle-born restaurant critic on how the county moved on from scampi in a basket and got a taste for world-class Michelin-starred menus
Eating out is an indulgence – so is putting calorie counts on menus doomed to fail?
Yes, we need to do something about obesity. But this new legislation seems unlikely to help
Stunning vistas, sumptuous food: readers’ favourite Alpine ski cafes and restaurants
Our tipsters dish out piste-side classics in mountain chalets and Bond-style hangouts this week – all served with astonishing panoramas
The inn crowd: 10 of the UK’s best renovated foodie pubs with rooms
With spruced-up interiors and innovative menus, these revamped country inns tick all the boxes for cosiness and culinary class
Sugarcane London: ‘This is all comfort food’ – restaurant review
The food is terrific, but it is the story of care leaver Chef Tee’s Sugarcane London that’ll feed your soul. By Jay Rayner
Booking Office 1869: ‘The style is Phileas Fogg Acid-Safari chic’ – restaurant review
‘Until now, I’ve never been truly excited by the food offering at St Pancras station. We’re not at the Delice de France kiosk any more’
‘A unique culinary repertoire’: What makes food and drink in Thessaloniki so special?
Greece’s first Unesco city of gastronomy is famed for perfect pastries, spicy meatballs, wine, frappés and local specialities reflecting a rich cultural heritage
Food House, London: ‘Full on, in a very good way’ – restaurant review
The address has long been a family favourite, but the new owners provide a great reason to revisit, says Jay Rayner
Renaissant, Bagnor, Berkshire: ‘A paean to butter and time spent huddled over pans’ – restaurant review
‘The place dances a fine line between the almost-too-rich and the almost-too-much’