Northcote at Home: ‘Am I a fan? Yes’ – restaurant review

Christmas comes early with two gloriously indulgent gourmet boxes sent from Lancashire. By Jay Rayner

How I fell in love with Portugal’s briny, garlicky clams – plus the recipe

One food writer so loved the country’s famed shellfish he set up his own restaurant in the clam capital of the Algarve

The only thing most of us will be wearing this party season is slightly smarter pyjamas

‘I’ve given up trying to control anything now,’ I announced last Tuesday while breakfasting on a packet of jelly babies

Feasts and holy days in the Kazakhstan desert

Sometimes the most interesting cooking is found in the most unlikely places, as our writer discovers on a road trip in the country’s vast wild west

My best food and travel memory: readers’ tips

From soup with blue fenugreek in Georgia to haggis in the Hebrides via ramen in Tokyo … our tipsters savour the best meals of their travels

The Tramshed Project, London: ‘It’s so now’: restaurant review

With its big flavours and easy versatility, the Tramshed will nourish you in all the ways you need

I’m a key worker, get me out of here!

‘How curious and muted a land is without its restaurants, bars and cafes’

‘I’m seeing an industry disappear’: how lockdown is leaving hospitality workers homeless

For thousands working in bars, restaurants and hotels, the future is uncertain. We talk to the casualties of lockdown – and to those battling to support them

‘All I want is chocolate’: Jamie Oliver and other top chefs on their Christmas wish lists

Tinned fish, ceramic tableware and cornettos – Santa’s sack is full of unusual treats for our chefs and food writers

David Lammy: ‘You can be critical of your country and still love it’

The Labour MP talks about belonging, Brexit and Caribbean comfort food

The 20 best wines for Christmas 2020

Drinks to suit every budget, including supermarket best buys, chosen by Observer Food Monthly’s wine expert

Giorgio Locatelli’s perfect Christmas recipes

A childhood Russian salad, honey-glazed duck and ricotta cake: seasonal family dishes filled with memories

Christmas gift ideas for food lovers 2020

From £5 cookie cutters to Fergus Henderson’s hangover-cure hamper, selected by Observer Food Monthly

Mandy Yin’s Malaysian recipes: soy-braised chicken, fish curry, prawns in tomato sambal

Simple dishes like her mother made from the chef-owner of Nasi Economy Rice

Chishuru, London: ‘Show it some love’ – restaurant review

Like so many others, this new West African place in Brixton will need our support when lockdown eases. By Jay Rayner