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
Sussex Bar & Restaurant, London: ‘There’s an awful lot to like about it’ – restaurant review For a boisterous taste of the English countryside, head to Soho. But watch out for all the seeds, says Jay Rayner
The Barn at Moor Hall, Aughton, Lancashire: ‘Delicious eccentricity’ – restaurant review ‘I’d been here for all of five minutes before I was already planning a return’
The 20 best wines for summer 2021 For celebrating or just lunching outdoors, here are great whites, reds, rosés and fizz to suit the season – and every budget
Chapli kabab, prawn ‘nacos’, ghormeh sabzi – British-Afghan barbecue recipes Cue Point’s street food is London’s first drive-through barbecue. Now try their brilliant recipes at home
Seafood recipes from around the UK coast Mussels with sherry and burnt cream, plaice and cauliflower pickle, and the ultimate fish-finger sandwich – chefs share their favourite dishes