Chris Packham: ‘People like me have a very aggravated sense of injustice’

At his New Forest home, the broadcaster and activist discusses autism, Extinction Rebellion and his Self-Isolating Bird Club

From cucumber soup to ice-cream: summer recipes from Skye Gyngell

Recipes inspired by chef Skye Gyngell’s collaboration with Jane Scotter of Fern Verrow farm

How my grandmother taught me to cook – on WhatsApp

Novelist Rahul Raina lives in the UK. His grandmother, guardian of the family recipes, is in India. Lockdown had kept them apart, but cooking brought them together again

Andi Oliver’s secret ingredient: blackstrap molasses

The chef and broadcaster on ‘magical molasses’ that turn a meal into an event

‘Sustainable isn’t a thing’: why regenerative agriculture is food’s latest buzzword

Everyone from small farms to McDonald’s is getting involved in regenerative agriculture. Could it point the way to a better future for farming?

The Double Red Duke, Oxfordshire: ‘It’s a class act’ – restaurant review

The simple menu at this Oxfordshire pub barely hints at the glories of the food on your plate, says Jay Rayner

Covid has changed many things – including my attitude to picnics

Holidays abroad are tricky. The UK is fully booked. There’s only one thing for it – buy a tartan rug and wicker basket

Mo Gilligan: ‘I did bake biscuits in lockdown, but it’s too much faff – I’d rather buy them!’

The comedian and Masked Singer panellist on his fascination with chicken, mum’s Caribbean specials and the secret to great mac and cheese

Henrock, Bowness, Cumbria: ‘It blew my mind’ – restaurant review

‘Of all the Lake District’s pinky-in-the-air places that exist only for the fleeting delight of fancy people, this is the one that truly moved me’

Summer’s here and salad days go on for ever – more’s the pity

I want to be the man who halves pert cherry tomatoes but I’d rather dream of pies

Pho Cue, Manchester: ‘Everything it should be’ – restaurant review

A bad day out for Jay Rayner is saved by a truly vibrant Vietnamese lunch

Blue Boar Pub, London SW1: ‘There’s a lot to like’ – restaurant review

Despite the name, this is not really a pub at all, but a casual restaurant with a top chef serving up good modern British grub

Humble Chicken, London: ‘It’s a huge amount of fun’ – restaurant review

Despite its name, there’s nothing humble about this superb Soho yakitori chicken shop, says Jay Rayner

Mercado Central, Cambridge: ‘I was left with a hefty bill and tinnitus’ – restaurant review

By the time we’d spent £60, we’d eaten little and were still waiting for something delicious

10 of Manchester’s best restaurants and food markets

With the Manchester international festival starting this week, we pick restaurants and street food venues to fuel the brain after all that culture