David Chang: New York’s king of the pork belly bun

He has studied religion, been a champion junior golfer and worked under a Japanese chef who wore only underpants. Now David Chang's Michelin-starred noodle bars – and especially his pork belly buns – have made him New York's hottest chef. Interview by Rachel Cooke

Interview: René Redzepi

René Redzepi, acclaimed head chef at Noma in Copenhagen, tells Jay Rayner why he likes his staff to get down and dirty

Sardines in the nude? Why not

Cold baked beans out of the tin, Boiled eggs and soldiers, a secret Boursin habit… here, top chefs and foodies reveal what they rustle up when no one else is around

Britain’s best chefs test supermarket Christmas food

Who sources the finest smoked salmon and tastiest cheese? Who sells stodgy sausage rolls and bland brandy butter? We asked nine of Britain's best-known – and hard to please – chefs to sample the best the high street has to offer this Christmas. It's our bumper testing special – don't even think about going shopping without it