How to feed four for £10, in one pot
Lamb curry, pisto, pot au feu, couscous, stir-fried noodles: seven of our favourite cooks create delicious dishes on a budget
David Tanis’s Mediterranean winter feast
Moroccan-spiced lamb, pan-roasted parsnips, almond honey cake – these brilliant Mediterranean recipes add spice to the Christmas season. By David Tanis
How to cook the perfect Christmas lunch
Jeremy Lee reveals the chef’s secrets to the main Christmas event: delicious turkey and all the trimmings
Porky’s: restaurant review
Imagine running out of pork. Jay Rayner visits Porky’s to see if its Memphis-style BBQ can join his ‘strategic reserve’
Christmas on a budget: the Skint Foodie’s six-week plan
If money is tight, you can still enjoy a festive feast with careful planning and these shopping tips and recipes from the award-winning blogger the Skint Foodie
The war on fat is over – and I won
Jay Rayner: The killjoys can eat humble pie. Dairy and red meat fats aren't bad for you – and now there are hard figures to back up the case I've been making for years
Ethical, organic, safe: the other side of halal food
With concern over animal welfare, supermarkets and restaurants under fire and fears about 'foreign ways', halal meat is food's most politically charged subject. But it's now a £1bn a year market in the UK alone – and growing fast. Carla Power reports
The OFM 50: our favourite foods, recipes, restaurants and more
From Portland to Paris, secret ingredients to world-beating chefs, presenting our second annual guide to the best cooking eating and drinking
The Gunton Arms: restaurant review
At the Gunton Arms they cook hunks of meat above a roaring fire… It makes Jay Rayner want to rip his shirt off and howl
Foxlow: restaurant review
Hunks of meat usually put Jay Rayner in a very good mood. But at the Foxlow even he discovers there is a limit…
Christmas taste test: charcuterie
Cold cuts tested by Tom Kerridge, the chef-patron of Michelin-starred pub The Hand and Flowers
Classic Elizabeth David recipes
Chefs and food writers choose their favourite recipes by Elizabeth David and explain why they work. Interviews by Caroline Boucher
Talking turkey: Christmas tips
Where to buy the bird, and how to make the most of it
Recipes from the Merchant’s Tavern
Deep-fried baby artichokes, cod fillet with peppers, courgettes and aubergine, and honey tart with roast apricots… Angela Hartnett and Neil Borthwick's recipes from their new restaurant the Merchant's Tavern, which opens 1 October
How to make fried chicken
Hot tips from street food specialists Ross Gardner and Justin Unsworth of Spit & Roast. Interview by Killian Fox