Desert island dish

Each month we ask a chef to choose five ingredients they'd want if they were stranded on a remote island, and what they'd cook with them. Luckily the island has a wonderful herb garden and its own olive grove. The rest is up to them...

The show must go on

Acrobats can't work on a full stomach, technicians like to pig out. Chloe Diski learns the art of keeping 150 circus folk happy. And, yes, it does involve a lot of juggling ...

Recipes for success

Eating out in a selection of Britain's restaurants that have stood the test of time. By Matthew Fort.

Observer classic recipe

Jane Grigson was The Observer's distinguished food writer for many years. Here is a recipe that was first printed in this paper in March 1984

Desert island dish

Each month we ask a chef to choose five ingredients they'd want if they were stranded on a remote island, and what they'd cook with them. Luckily the island has a wonderful herb garden and its own olive grove. The rest is up to them No 4 Mary Contini.

Observer classic

Jane Grigson was The Observer's distinguished food writer for many years. Here is a recipe that was first printed in this paper in March 1984.

Nigerian banquet

Beef suya | Goat suya | Boli | Sweetcorn | Barbecued Snapper in a Palm Oil marinade

This month

It's summer and the emphasis is on flavour, says Nigel Slater - white punnets of strawberries steeped in passion juice, cold cuts smothered in fiery, home-grown horseradish sauce, and lovely soft English lettuces.