‘I like it when people think this is real’: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon on The Trip to Spain

Yes, they bicker. Yes, they do impressions. And, as well as celebrating food, this new series of improvised comedy also explores – brilliantly – masculinity and middle age

The Peach Tree and Momo-No-Ki, Shrewsbury: restaurant review

A modern British bistro and a Japanese ramen house out of one kitchen? Somehow it works and it’s lots of fun, says Jay Rayner

The best Jewish restaurants in Berlin

Nosh Berlin is the city’s first Jewish food week, with dishes and events from Jewish communities worldwide. Its founders share their top eats in the city

If you don’t like the menu, you know what you can do …

Too noisy, or too meaty? Don’t moan at me if a restaurant doesn’t cater to your every need or whim

Rising Arizona: how Phoenix is becoming a foodie city to savour

Phoenix is working hard to reinvent a food scene once regarded as flatter than a pancake. Guardian restaurant critic Marina O’Loughlin eats her way round the diners and restaurants fusing cuisines and creating fresh twists on American classics

Barbecoa, London: restaurant review

Jamie Oliver’s flashy new meat and smoke joint in Piccadilly is ambitious in everything, including its prices, writes Jay Rayner

How paella got punked – and the Valencian chefs trying to save it

Paella is the history of Spain on a plate, so why did aficionados have to start Wikipaella to protect it? In this extract from his new book, Matt Goulding heads for Valencia in search of the perfect dish

Restaurant runaways: what happens when diners eat and flee?

A 120-strong group of food-lovers in Spain have perfected the art of dining and dashing without paying the bill. Other walkouts, however, haven’t been so slick

The Faroe Islands’ first Michelin-starred restaurant

The 17-course Nordic tasting menu at Koks has put the remote, windy islands on the culinary map

Skosh, York: restaurant review

A restaurant that riffs brilliantly on the flavours of Japan and the Middle East… Better jump on board now, says Jay Rayner

Mash Inn, Radnage, Buckinghamshire: hotel review

This pub with rooms is surrounded by Michellin-starred restaurants, but the food here is good enough to rival the famous names – and at a fraction of the price

Bundobust, Manchester: restaurant review

Vibrant Indian food served with craft beer in a friendly communal space… Why has no one done this before?

Coming soon: turnips are the new kale

The iceberg lettuce shortage is only the beginning. Brexit will have a huge effect on the food we buy. Best to fall back on some great British veg

Tom Daley: ‘Maybe to beat Chinese divers you have to eat like them’

Britain’s Olympic diver on childhood broccoli dinners, training camp chicken claws and why wine is like a doughnut

How do you spot a hipster wine?

Some wines have pseudo counter-cultural stylings, but give them a chance – you might just love them