Michelin men: Claude Bosi, Terence Conran and the return of Bibendum

Bibendum has been a London landmark for 30 years. Now, with its relaunch, it is up to chef Claude Bosi to bring the stars home

The 5th annual OFM 50: what we love about food in 2017

From a revered French chef to Singapore’s salted eggs, Monica Galetti’s new restaurant to Japanese vending machines: 50 of Observer Food Monthly’s favourite things (in no particular order)

Chop Chop, Edinburgh: restaurant review

Jian Wang’s Chinese restaurant is a shrine to the most perfect little dumplings, writes Jay Rayner

Which simple recipes should your children be able to cook?

By the time you pack them off to university, a good tomato sauce and a roast chicken are a must. The perfect hollandaise? Not so much

The Salt Room, Brighton: restaurant review

Restaurants tacked on to hotel chains can be a mixed blessing, but this fishy Brighton diner is a great catch, says Jay Rayner

Louie Louie, London: restaurant review

On the corner of a busy road in south London, Louie Louie is a decent café by day which really comes to life after dark, says Jay Rayner

108 Garage, London: restaurant review

It looks like it could give your car an MOT, but 108 Garage is more interested in filling you up with great food, says Jay Rayner

Conger eel – with deep-fried crunchy bones – in Tokyo

Forget unagi, the overfished freshwater eel, and try the altogether subtler saltwater anago at the only Tokyo restaurant that still serves it – in lots of different ways

Tandoor Chop House, London: restaurant review

There’s no sign of any flock wallpaper, but this concept-heavy clubby new Indian should concentrate on the food, says Jay Rayner

Sweetness and blight: the mounting case against sugar

My mantra was: all things in moderation. But as the evidence against sugar mounts, I’m growing anxious. Although I won’t give up fruit…

10 of the best foodie experiences in Europe

From a chef’s tour of Paris to the new Cornish pasty heritage centre, these mouth-watering trips across Europe are worth savouring

Laurie Anderson: ‘I see Lou all the time. He’s a continued, powerful presence’

Over seitan and tofu in New York, the avant-garde performance artist talks about her Buddhism and loss and love – for her mother and her late husband Lou Reed

‘Restaurants have taught me who I am’

From work breakfasts with her editor to arguments over oysters with an ex-boyfriend, eating out has been an education for novelist Kathleen Alcott

Dan Barber’s long-term mission: to change food and farming for ever

America’s philosopher chef won over a president to his vision of sustainability. And now he’s bringing it to Britain

A day in the life of Scott’s, Britain’s grandest restaurant

At Scott’s in Mayfair, the VIP diners arrive with bodyguards and the kitchen spends £45,000 on fresh fish every week. Jay Rayner goes behind the scenes