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
David Thompson, the Michelin-starred evangelist for Thai food, takes Ian Tucker on an evening tour of Bangkok's family-run street food stalls, the true home of the country's culinary tradition
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
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
There have been rumours of Pierre Koffman's return to cooking ever since he closed three Michelin-starred La Tante Claire five years ago. Now he is back in London for 10 days only, with a pop-up restaurant on the roof of Selfridges