San Francisco’s Japantown: vibrant, on-trend and fighting for its future

Japanese people started moving to J-Town after the city’s 1906 earthquake and the area still reflects its roots with festivals, food stops and arty stores but its small businesses face a battle against a real-estate boom

Studio 88, London: ‘Of course the cooking is going to be a disaster’ – restaurant review

You’ll love Studio 88. Just don’t go for the food, says Jay Rayner

James Rhodes: ‘I’d give £50,000 to anyone who could guarantee me a good eight hours’ sleep’

The pianist and author of a raw memoir of child abuse talks about salvation through music

Taste test: which Easter eggs and hot cross buns should you buy?

From chocolate bunnies to luxury eggs, high street Easter treats tasted and rated

The great British chef shortage: why eating out is under threat

We are in a golden age for dining out – but now there aren’t enough trained chefs and waiters to go round – and Brexit is not going to help

Does booze go with chocolate? I should cocoa …

Chocolate is tricky to pair with drinks, at Easter or any other time. But from lighter sweet white wines to stouts, it’s always possible to find a match

A feast for the eyes: Ruby Tandoh on food and film

From peaches in Call Me by Your Name to shared meals in Moonlight, film and food were made for each other

The zen of hens: the rise and rise of chicken-keeping

Thousands of people across Britain now keep poultry as pets – and it can be life-changing

Cakes, tarts and scones: Easter baking recipes

Claire Ptak’s seasonal favourites from marshmallows to Nigerian dough balls

United Chip, London: ‘Brilliant sauces and rather good chips’ – restaurant review

Opening a fully sustainable chippy could so easily come a cropper. But this place is spot on

In the obesity blame game, it’s easy to forget the role emotions play in food

From crispy pancakes to orange Club biscuits, I’ve always comforted myself with junk food. Our emotional relationship with what we eat is complicated

Greg Rutherford: ‘I was the one stealing from the milk-float after an all-nighter’

The Olympic long jumper on pizza, being ‘fit-fat’ and letting kids eat chocolate

If you want to eat out, you should fork out

Don’t moan about the cost of a restaurant meal – unless you don’t care about paying the chef and the waiter properly

Farm Girl Café, Chelsea: ‘We don’t stay for dessert, because we have suffered enough’ – restaurant review

The food was so bad, says Jay Rayner, a nearby Yorkshire terrier started to look more appetising

Sea snail broth? What’s on the menu at the all-new Noma?

The chef behind the world’s most influential restaurant is back on the outskirts of Copenhagen with a menu including plankton cake and sea urchin