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Nigella Lawson’s How To Eat is a feast of favourite recipes and high camp

The glorious sense of indulgence is matched by a life-saving sense of humour. By Jay Rayner

If we must eat outside, I won’t let a bit of trench foot spoil a picnic

‘The cold, hard truth about eating outside is, it’ll probably be 11C, so pack a bobble hat and wear thermal knickers’

Meet the new breed of work from home chefs

Lockdown has seen an explosion in domestic food businesses, including takeaways and meal kits. Will it continue?

Taste test: the best high street Easter eggs

Dark to white, nougat to mint – pastry chef and Junior Bake Off judge Ravneet Gill rates this year’s best chocolate eggs

Save the last slice for me: four cakes for Easter

Brilliant recipes for passion fruit panna cotta sponge, coconut tres leches, banana-cocoa and pecan brittle – and a chocolate mousse gateau

My secret ingredient: boiled lemons

‘It tastes so much better than preserved lemon,’ says Claudia Roden

The wannabe food influencer who’s wanted by the FBI

When a man calling himself Gavin Ambani tried to make his mark on the London food scene, the story of a fraud hunt stretching from Hollywood to Indonesia followed in his wake

Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery was a guide to another world

She saved us from terrible British versions of curry and taught us how to roast and grind spices. By Jay Rayner

I know why I’m restless. But why am I craving custard tarts and Thorntons toffee?

As we hit the first anniversary of lockdown, I realise it’s people and places that I’m really hungry for

Ainsley Harriott: ‘My sister still takes control of my cooking at home’

The chef and TV presenter on being lectured by his siblings, what to drink while playing backgammon – and cooking for his dog

Thanks for all the dietary advice. Don’t expect me to pay attention to any of it

So I’ve damaged my hip. But I don’t need your plant diets, vitamin secrets and wellness gurus. Nor do people who really are ill…

Free money: where to get your dining and travel vouchers from Australian states and territories

Queensland has just announced a $200 travel voucher program, while other states and territories are continuing to offer vouchers and rebates. Here’s what’s available and how to get it

Cooking recipes from Real Fast Food is like having Nigel Slater by your side

Warm, generous, unshowy… No wonder the cookbook became an instant classic, says Jay Rayner

How Marco Pierre White’s White Heat launched a culinary revolution

MPW was the first of the rock ’n’ roll chefs, and many followed in his flaming footsteps

I go to the baker’s at peak time just to see faces and hear chatter

‘There is a strong case that 2020 should not count on the Gregorian calendar and should therefore be knocked off our ages’

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