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The 10 best food TV shows to watch on lockdown

From the inimitable Anthony Bourdain to classic Madhur Jaffrey, food programmes offer much more than a chance to catch up on recipes. But which ones should you stream now?

20 of the UK’s best restaurants – as chosen by Britain’s top chefs

Secret gems and neighbourhood hideaways where chefs love to eat: from a cafe lunch in Cornwall to a tasting menu on the Scottish coast

From avocados to Instagram: the decade in food

The 2010s brought seismic change to the UK’s culinary landscape says critic and restaurateur Tim Hayward

Josh Niland: meet the chef pioneering the ‘nose to tail’ of fish

‘Anything you can do to an animal, you can do to a fish,’ says the Australian chef and author of The Whole Fish Cookbook

OFM Awards 2019: Editor’s award – Andrew Fairlie

OFM honours Scottish chef Andrew Fairlie, who died earlier this year. His friends Sat Bains and Tom Kerridge pay tribute to him

OFM Awards 2019: Young chef of the year – Danny Wallace, Kala, Manchester

Childhood trauma has taken its toll on Danny Wallace but, helped by mentor Gary Usher, he’s found a home in the kitchen

OFM Awards 2019: Local food hero – Tommy Banks

The Black Swan chef tells how he made a family pub ‘in the middle of nowhere’ an inspirational restaurant at the heart of his Yorkshire community

OFM Awards 2019: Best restaurant – The Oystermen, London

Matt Lovell and Rob Hampton started out working weddings and music festivals – they even fed Grace Jones. Now their restaurant has been voted your favourite place to eat

OFM Awards 2019: Best newcomer – Master Wei, London

Having impressed our panel of judges, chef Guirong Wei tells of her journey from a mountain village to her brilliant Bloomsbury restaurant

Chefs’ secret ingredients: turn dinner from basic to brilliant

Seaweed, trotters, charcoal and even a bit of boiled potato – chefs and food writers on what they add to dinner to make it extra special

Alcohol and chefs: a real kitchen nightmare

For Craig Strippel, the stress of being a chef was cushioned by drink and drugs. Here, he talks about his recovery from a problem that plagues the restaurant industry

The customer is always right: ‘Even the couple who had sex in our laundry room’

From the man who ended up in a fist fight with Gordon Ramsay to the couple who sit a puppet at their table – chefs and restaurateurs on their most memorable customers

Where do chefs eat when they’re on holiday?

From Yasmin Khan’s noodles at a Thai beach hut to Ruby Tandoh’s ice-cream in Dublin, chefs, cooks and food writers share their favourite destinations

What’s it like to live with a chef?

Three couples reveal how they juggle the demands of the job with domestic life – and who does the cooking at home

Michelin-starred chef Massimo Bottura to open community restaurant for homeless in Sydney

Partnership with OzHarvest marks the fifth such refettorio venture for the Italian chef

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