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‘Lyon’s a great, weird city’: Bill Buford’s five years in the heart of France’s food culture

The writer uprooted his young family to France so he could train to be a proper chef. How did it work out?

Daniel Mays: ‘You leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of truthful, believable characters’

The actor, relishing his first meal out in months, discusses lockdown, Line of Duty and playing opposite David Tennant in Des

Marie Mitchell’s Caribbean recipes with British seasonality

Aubergine curry, jerk pork, roti, coleslaw, lime and ginger cheesecake: chef Marie Mitchell on cooking through a Caribbean lens

Asma Khan: ‘Restaurants should be ranked on how they treat their people’

The Darjeeling Express chef and star of Netflix’s Chef’s Table on tackling sexism, racism and opening a new restaurant during coronavirus

The restaurant chefs transforming school meals

In a new term after the challenges of lockdown, the charity Chefs in Schools is providing 11,000 London students with fresh, nutritious and creative food

Lyon’s Seafood and Wine Bar, London: ‘An intriguing thing’ – restaurant review

Lyon’s may look like just another local restaurant, but it’s well worth the trip to Crouch End, says Jay Rayner

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

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