Roger Phillips: ‘Fungi will have a role in ridding the world of plastic’
Britain’s original forager on his eight decades of adventures in wild food and why mushrooms were once associated with witchcraft
Dear dairy: one graphic novelist’s fixation with the world of ice-cream vans
Matthew Dooley’s elegiac debut Flake tells of rival ice-cream salesmen. It’s warm, affectionate and full of outrageous puns. Walt Whipman, anyone?
The takeaway that wants to be healthy by stealth
Childhood obesity is on the rise – and so is Britain’s takeaway market. One new outlet aims to deliver delicious, affordable food… that just happens to be better for you
Bastible, Dublin: ‘It’s clever, detailed and will make you thrillingly giddy’
In Dublin’s fair city, the tasting menu at Bastible is a pretty good reason for an Irish weekend break, says Jay Rayner
Online grocery shopping hasn’t taken off. Will coronavirus change that?
Experts predict less than 10% of the UK grocery market will be online by 2024. That was before the coronavirus made us stay at home
Sara Cox: ‘I was a vegetarian for a few days but my heart wasn’t in it’
The broadcaster reminisces about growing up on a farm, eating fried rice for breakfast, and her love of liquorice pipes
It takes skill to work in a restaurant. Try telling that to the Home Office
The post-Brexit immigration system is a threat to the food industry – and a snobbish failure to understand the value of people who do jobs that benefit us all
‘Davies and Brook, London: ‘Some show-stopping dishes’
Cooking that swings from the admirable to the impressive, but all at Mayfair prices, says Jay Rayner
Four Seasons, London: ‘An act of solidarity that also gets me roast duck’ – restaurant review
Chinese restaurants need your custom – no hard thing to give when the food is this good, says Jay Rayner
10 great restaurants near stations in Europe: readers’ tips
From dumplings and sauerkraut to paella and pizza, superb meals can be had by walking a few minutes from the station … but allow for the waddle back to take a bit longer
How bushfires have hit Australia’s winemakers
The damage to vineyards pales in comparison to the devastation to homes and animal life, but it is yet another sign of the significant effects of the climate emergency
Why are millions of children in the UK not getting enough to eat?
Levels of food insecurity in Britain are among the highest in Europe. Campaigners and struggling families explain why food banks alone won’t solve the problem
OFM’s classic cookbook: Leaves from the Walnut Tree by Ann and Franco Taruschio
The Walnut Tree restaurant opened in Wales in 1963. Its cookbook, published three decades later, transported Italian food from curiosity into the British mainstream
The Gallivant, Camber: ‘Unfussy and extremely satisfying cooking’ – restaurant review
This East Sussex restaurant is by the sea but the food is so good you may not make it to the beach, says Jay Rayner
Yuzu, calcots, monk’s beard: I can measure my life in food trends
Every plate we eat adds meaning to our lives – from granny’s lasagne to whimsical food fashions that come and go