Catch of the day: a seafood safari on France’s culinary coast

From Calais to Le Touquet, the Côte d’Opale is home to thriving fishing ports, grand old seaside resorts and restaurants serving the freshest seafood

‘Pasta windows’: a charming Italian restaurant tradition – or the sign of a terrible tourist trap?

A woman ostentatiously making her own pasta in an eaterie in Florence or Rome might seem the height of authenticity. But travellers, beware ...

The hill I will die on: Parisian waiters are not rude – they’re just badly misunderstood

After living here for years, I can see through that old stereotype. My tip: if your server is not full of bonhomie, why not try saying ‘bonjour’? says journalist and editor Helen Massy-Beresford

In Britain, Europe, and especially Las Vegas – maxxing the all-you-can-eat buffet is the people’s sport

As the all-inclusive holiday has a revival, I recall honing my buffet talents at the Pizza Hut salad bar in the 1980s. It’s skill and science, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Crete treats: a chef’s tour of her favourite Greek island

The island has a culinary tradition as old as its ancient olive trees. Our writer savours its family-run tavernas, village bakeries and local produce

‘Hearty fare, red gingham tablecloths and chalkboard menus’: my search for the perfect bouchon in Lyon

These traditional restaurants are the culinary backbone of this gastronomic capital, but finding the real deal means tackling offal – and red wine – for breakfast

Copenhagen on a plate: eat and drink your way around with our expert picks

Insider knowledge of the Danish capital’s food scene: four chefs (and our head of food) share their favourite spots

Where Copenhagen leads, the food world still follows

Two decades after chefs rewrote the rules at Noma, Copenhagen’s food scene still flies the flag for seasonality and innovation – progressive, sustainable and uniquely Danish

‘The beauty of the useless’: Spain’s super-thin restaurant napkins are throwaway art treasures

Forever flimsy and ineffective at cleaning greasy fingers, the servilletas of the Iberian peninsula resist the relentless ‘optimisation’ of our age. A new photo book recognises them as cultural treasures in miniature

The ‘fricy’ flavour sensation: why spicy fruit is the sweet hot taste of this summer

We’ve had swicy. We’ve had swavoury. Now a new fusion of flavours is flying off the shelves. So what do these South American-inspired drinks and dishes actually taste like?

‘A slap-up meal for €12’: my search for the perfect old-school Turin tavern

Piòle are the Italian city’s working-class neighbourhood taverns. Of the few that survive, many have gone upmarket – but I was looking for the real deal and affordable home cooking

‘No reservations, no waiter, just great sea views, food and drink’: readers’ favourite beach bars in Europe

You share your favourite spots for sand, seafood and sundowners from the Kent coast to the Greek islands

The moment I knew: ‘We didn’t speak the same language but somehow we understood each other’

When Federica met Oskar, she thought their Google translate-powered romance would be brief, but soon they were planning their future restaurant together

Route des Vacances: a gastronomic driving holiday from Paris to the Mediterranean

The RN7 road to the Côte d’Azur is enjoying a renaissance among lovers of slow travel in search of offbeat France

My search for the perfect Sachertorte in Vienna

The luscious chocolate and apricot torte is the stuff of legend in the grand, old world of Viennese coffeehouses. But which makes the tastiest?