Imaginary gin and fictitious chips got me through Friday

‘During this more gruelling, seemingly endless lockdown, I am forcing myself daily to notice each minor moment of joy, ones I took for granted in the old world’

Spicy yoghurt soup, comforting rice and dal – Gujarati vegetarian recipes to cook every day

Family tradition is at the heart of chef Urvesh Parvais’s brilliant recipes

How do food trends happen – and what will we be eating in 2021?

Food fanatics used to obsess over kimchi – and this year it might be teff or guanciale. Brand consultants, market analysts and chefs explain how a product gets to be cool

Marcus Rashford: the making of a food superhero

Coaches, charity workers – and the footballer himself – reveal what drives the man who twice tackled Boris Johnson on child hunger and won

Berenjak and Pizarro: ‘It tastes of somewhere else’ – two meal kit reviews

Two excellent meal kit delivery services will help transport you elsewhere… if only for dinner

Chef Sat Bains: ‘I doodle dishes. I dream about dishes all the time’

The Michelin-starred chef on the art of food and the smells of home – spinach and boot polish

My new lockdown survival tip? Food, food and more food

Whether it’s fish fingers or a fancy restaurant chicken salad, what we eat can help us through hard times

Sweet treats are abbreviating these long, cooped-up January days

‘Each day, I promise myself: “Less sugar, fewer carbohydrates”, but I am yet to measure out mam’s morphine at 2am and then crave a rocket salad with an oil-free dressing’

Yes, I’m a food writer – and that qualifies me to write about everything

Health, schools, overseas aid… food is integral to them all. So I’ll carry on having opinions about anything I choose

The Garden at Corinthia, London: ‘The food is good, the pricing brutal’ – restaurant review

This Alpine-inspired courtyard takes prices and luxurious eating to new heights – and without the skiing, says Jay Rayner

Subtle and soothing: my obsession with Thai massaman curry – plus the recipe

A literary interview over dinner in Bangkok led to the mild, Muslim-influenced dish becoming a fixture in our writer’s London kitchen

Eating out is one of the bright sparks to look forward to this year

New ventures by chefs in the suburbs promise a return to vitality for the restaurant sector, says Jay Rayner

A year of dining out (and in)

There were plenty of dark clouds for our restaurant critic in 2020, but a few spectacular silver linings, too

Singapore street food added to Unesco heritage list

The city-state’s cosmopolitan ‘hawker culture’ has been added to the prestigious list – welcome recognition after a tough year for vendors. Plus five of the best food centres to visit

Heddon Yokocho: ‘A deeper dive into ramen culture’ – restaurant review

In Jay’s home it’s been the year of the noodle. What better way to see it off than a family meal out?