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
James Blunt: ‘My body has not been a temple. I’ve put it through painful experiences’
The singer talks about sharing rations with the Russians, after-party toasties and his mum’s signature dish
Why biscuits will see us through the good times and the bad
A person’s choice of biscuit can say a lot about character. Pass me another Jammie Dodger…
At-home meal kits: the gift of your favourite restaurant during lockdown
‘These boxes are like an emergency delivery of happiness’
It’s not just chlorinated chickens: there’s still nothing appetising about a UK-US trade deal
How America’s low-welfare standards could wreck the UK’s farming and food industry
For me, wine goes down too easily to ever go up
The key to a successful wine investment, it appears, is not to drink it
The Elder, Bath: ‘A brilliant beam of sunshine’ – restaurant review
This bravely newly opened restaurant offers a show of giddy optimism and engrossing food. By Jay Rayner
Townsend, London: ‘A place to keep the world at bay’ – restaurant review
This place in the Whitechapel Gallery won’t cure the ills of our times, but it’ll take your mind off them, says Jay Rayner
Land, Birmingham: ‘Vegan cookery to file under thrilling’ – restaurant review
In a world where meat-free cuisine can still be dreary and predictable, Land is designed to take you somewhere new. By Jay Rayner
Bubbles, bacteria and me: Sandor Katz on why fermentation isn’t a fad
The American author explains why he has been extolling the virtues of kimchi, sourdough and pickles for 25 years
Adeel Akhtar: ‘People are ready to stretch their ideas on diversity’
The Bafta-winning actor on Four Lions, Enola Holmes and why he spent lockdown retracing his family history – and trampolining