Róisín Murphy: ‘In my pregnancy I was fed like a goose being fattened up’

The singer-songwriter talks about her mum’s proper dinners, the horror of andouillette, and working on an empty stomach

I’d had enough of Zoom – until I took a homemade sushi class

At last, I have acquired a lockdown skill. Now I just need to work on the presentation

Chuku’s, London N15: ‘A tiny slice of sleek, contemporary Lagos’ – restaurant review

A delicious, life-changing crash course in Nigerian tapas

I put negative reviews on pause after lockdown. Here’s why that must continue

Restaurants have been hit hard by coronavirus – so there’s no point in me being brutal. I’m going to carry on finding positives, and ignoring the mediocre

Delhi House Cafe, Manchester: ‘There is a lot to enjoy here’ – restaurant review

Only a week old, this Indian restaurant in Manchester has big ambitions and lots of confidence says Jay Rayner

Wong Kei, London W1: ‘Part of the capital’s folklore’ – restaurant review

Mention the name Wong Kei, and people whiplash back to simpler times in their personal histories

Smokestak, London: ‘one glorious, considered pose’ – restaurant review

Some might mutter ‘filthy muck’ at the piles of blackened meat, but Jay Rayner sees only lunch

Flora at Joy, London W10: ‘A momentary burst of feel-good’ – restaurant review

Anything goes, these days – so long as it means you can afford to keep the lights on

Top 10 new restaurants and pop-ups on the Kent coast

Kent’s culinary revival is spilling on to the streets and beaches – with inventive seafood, tapas and Asian street food

The Royal, St Leonards: ‘Extremely encouraging’ – restaurant review

An old boozer on the south coast is the latest branch of a thriving family tree of gastropubs. By Jay Rayner

Smith’s of Wapping, London E1W: ‘It’s proper’ – restaurant review

Established in 1958, it’s old-school and slightly posh yet pleasing

Lahpet, London: ‘Dishes that demand your attention’ – restaurant review

If you don’t know much about Burmese cuisine, then Lahpet’s menu is a real eye-opener, writes Jay Rayner

Five west African recipes from Lopè Ariyo

Scallops and okra, plantain cobbler and a Nigerian take on fried chicken – contemporary West African cooking from Lopè Ariyo

The bakery teaching disadvantaged women cooking – and life – skills

Luminary Bakery started as a way of finding women work, but it quickly became much more

‘We’re stewards of our land’: the rise of female farmers

Nearly one in five farmers in Britain are women, with the number rising all the time. We ask four of them about their lives, work and a year of challenges