Everything’s in short supply. The 1970s are looking better all the time…
Food bills are up, broccoli pickers are in short supply … and I can’t help thinking of our local butcher all those years ago
Monica Galetti: ‘My goal was to be a chef, it wasn’t to be on TV’
The chef on 13 years of MasterChef: The Professionals, the many uses of Marmite and why she can’t have a banana in peace
Hospobilia: how repping your local’s merch became a fashion hit
Fashion has become a vital ‘side hustle’ for Australian bars and restaurants struggling through lockdown, as punters buy into the hyperlocal look
Looking for the finest French restaurants? Go to London, not Paris
Not only that, but the Italian restaurants are better than Rome’s. Really, why bother going abroad?
Under the table: Australia’s dazzlingly diverse home cooking underground
Social media and online marketplaces have facilitated a boom in Australian home cooking businesses – but many operate without regulation
Fadiga, London: ‘The pasta is bloody lovely’ – restaurant review
Tiny Fadiga is a wonderful place to let your hair down in Soho, writes Jay Rayner
Bibi, London W1: ‘Genius and subversive’ – restaurant review
‘I’d happily bathe in the peanut sauce, sploshing it about my armpits and behind my ears, before dressing without showering’
A local’s guide to Montenegro: sights, beaches, food and places to stay
With the country now off the red list – and summer still lingering – Emma Heywood of Undiscovered Montenegro picks the best lakes, mountains, beaches and towns to visit
A county for taste: cycling around Rutland, England’s secret foodie heartland
The smallest county holds astonishing culinary variety: from prize-winning pubs and pastries to an England bowler’s grill school – plus a lovely bit of squirrel
The Wigmore, London: ‘The best cheese toastie in town’ – restaurant review
It costs an attention-grabbing £13, but this toastie is a thing of wonder, says Jay Rayner
The 20 best recipes for the weekend
Green shakshuka, roast lamb with anchovies, or a salted caramel tart – all the recipes you need for a Saturday brunch, a quiet Sunday breakfast or a smart weekend dinner
Erst, Manchester: ‘One of the best meals of the year’ – restaurant review
The short menu at this unshowy restaurant means just one thing: we order the whole lot. By Jay Rayner
Sessions Arts Club, London EC1: ‘Decadent and sexy’ – restaurant review
‘It’s all hugely convivial, like a time before any of the Bad Things happened’
John Cooper Clarke: ‘There’s three food groups I draw the line at – flapjack, falafel and tripe’
The poet relates tales of his childhood, run-ins with Bernard Manning – and explains why he wishes Ken Loach would lighten up
Food, faith and family: how we feed our son his rich mixed heritage
I’m a Bangladeshi Muslim. My husband is an Ashkenazi Jew. And our baby son? He’ll eat chicken soup and chicken curry…