Magnus Nilsson: the rising star of Nordic cooking

Faviken in northern Sweden, is now one of the most innovative restaurants in the world. Allan Jenkins meets chef Magnus Nilsson at this remote outpost of extraordinary cuisine

Kitchen apps: Great British Chefs

Christmas recipes on your phone from some of our finest chefs. But are they user-friendly? Gareth Grundy finds out

Giorgio Locatelli’s Italian Christmas recipes

Traditional fare from Giorgio Locatelli, chef patron of Locanda Locatelli, with baked pasta with aubergine, roast partridge, and figgy Christmas cookies

Jacob Kenedy’s Italian Christmas recipes

A Neapolitan mix from Jacob Kenedy, chef patron of Bocca di Lupo, with a classic pork and salami soup, fresh lobster in caponata, and some tiny fritters, struffoli

Observer Food Monthly Awards 2011 young chef of the year: Paul Foster

Paul Foster likes to forage for mugwort and hogweed in the water meadow near his restaurant in Suffolk

Observer Food Monthly Awards 2011 Lifetime Achievement: Michel Roux Snr

Simon Hopkinson pays tribute to the Frenchman who has done so much to change British food

Observer Food Monthly Awards 2011 Best restaurant: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal

Heston Blumenthal's latest venture is our readers' choice

Interview: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

The River Cottage chef and winner of the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2011 Best Food Personality has taken on the EU fisheries policy. Interview by Tim Adams