10 of the best cafes and restaurants near Paris’s major attractions

Lunch near Paris’s big draws doesn’t have to be expensive or touristy. A short walk from the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre will reveal a classic bistro, stylish brasserie or locals’ favourite

Koj, Cheltenham: restaurant review

Opening a restaurant is a MasterChef finalist’s dream. It’s taken Andrew Kojima five years. Has it been worth the wait?

Who needs to know how to grow vegetables? It’s learning how to cook them that counts

If we’re to quit our addiction to packaged food, it’s life skills we need, not lectures. Step one: focus on ease, speed and value for money

Can’t afford the finest wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux? Try these instead

First growths and grands crus have become status markers for the supremely wealthy. But outstanding value is still available – if you know where to look

Grayson Perry: ‘As an artist I find Brexit exciting. No doubt it will be a disaster’

Britain’s finest transvestite potter is hard at work exploring the nature of masculinity. Over a game platter near his London home, he discusses motorbikes, body image and more

Mr Fu’s fabulous Hong Kong pudding shop

Venerable sweet shop Kwan Kee makes cakes and puddings from scratch every day, winning the Kowloon takeaway recognition from Michelin

Zoe Adjonyoh: ‘My only access to Ghana was the food’

The Brixton-based chef behind Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen rediscovered her heritage through cooking. Here she talks family, food and identity – and shares two recipes from her new cookbook

Honey & Co’s odd man out

In an industry renowned for being run for men, chef Itamar Srulovich finds himself the lone male in a restaurant group mainly managed by women

Susanna Reid: ‘I need to be fully functioning in the morning – I have to deal with Piers Morgan’

The Good Morning Britain broadcaster on her food memories, Strictly, and her breakfast show host’s friend Donald Trump

Frozen in time: Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, London, 1978

Punk’s celebrity couple photographed by Richard Mann in London theatreland haunt Joe Allen as oblivion beckons

Claude Bosi at Bibendum: restaurant review

Yes it’s expensive and the wine list is far too long, but the reborn Bibendum is everything a great place should be, says Jay Rayner

Wright’s Food Emporium, Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire: review

This pub/cafe/deli on the edge of the Brecon Beacons made a name for itself with its excellent food and laid-back charm. Now it’s added stylish accommodation ‘over the shop’ so diners can crash out after dinner

‘I fell for Mallorca and bought an orange farm there … on a whim’

Author Peter Kerr swapped his Scottish farm for an orange grove and discovered the history and laid-back attitude of ‘l’illa de la calma’

I am sick of half-hearted desserts. Bring me a proper pudding

British restaurant desserts are in a death spiral. Who’s to blame?

10 of Bilbao’s best pintxos bars

The city’s many bars are piled high with pintxos, the Basque country’s take on tapas, which are a great way of sampling regional specialities for a few euros. Or string a few together to create a brilliant bar crawl