Grenache, the toughest grape in the world
It survives in inhospitable terrain and its wines are too often undervalued. So try a few of these …
Anthony Bourdain: ‘I put aside my psychotic rage, after many years being awful to cooks’
The chef and author on encountering vichyssoise aged nine, practical jokes with his sous chef, and learning to take food less seriously
René Redzepi on Noma’s last supper – and what comes next
The decade’s greatest restaurant will serve its final meal next month. Noma’s head chef René Redzepi talks about a new restaurant that will again revolutionise cooking – Noma 2.0
Jihwaja, London: restaurant review
Thoroughly modern Jihwaja, a new Korean joint, brings Jay Rayner out in raptures for its fabulously ‘filthy’ fried chicken
Seven things in food to stay livid about in 2017
Artisan anything. Raw milk. All that pseudo-science. Just stop it now
Aquavit, London: restaurant review
Polished, self-satisfied and overpriced, Aquavit is a proper Nordic noir thriller but for all the wrong reasons, says Jay Rayner
The Holy Birds, London: restaurant review
A hip new chicken joint opens in Shoreditch. How wrong could it go? Let Jay Rayner count the ways…
Celebrating food and refugee chefs: ‘I’m happy you have come to eat my food!’
Restaurateurs in Strasbourg are throwing open their doors to refugee chefs – and the customers are flooding in too
As a waitress, I work tirelessly for tips – it’s what keeps me out of poverty
Many in my profession cannot make ends meet with our wages alone. We rely on people’s good grace – so missing out on service charge feels like daylight robbery
Buenos Aires city guide: what to see, plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
With its modern art museums, hidden basement bars, and fast-evolving food scene, Argentina’s capital is the most sophisticated city in Latin America
Veneta, London: restaurant review
Veneta may have been a lacklustre way to round off 2016. But the year has had many highlights. Jay Rayner picks his best
In defence of gruel
An exhibition on life - and meal times - at the Foundling Museum shows the true spirit of Christmas, and provides some surprising discoveries
Monty Don: ‘I like dogs because they are not humans’
The nation’s favourite gardener on his bond with the subject of his current book – his pet dogs – and why he won’t be appearing on TV shows with ‘celebrity’ in the title
The best Christmas fortified wines … and more
Port, marsala, dark rum: some drinks are to good to leave languishing in the cupboard
Joe Trivelli’s Italian Christmas recipes
Traditional escarole pizza pie, fragrant slow-roast duck and boozy coffee sorbet: Italian flavours in a festive setting, from the River Café’s Joe Trivelli