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Tofu Vegan, London: ‘Bring on the big hitters’ – restaurant review

With fresh, vibrant flavours at every turn, even old-school carnivores will be happy at Tofu Vegan, says Jay Rayner

How Ottolenghi’s bright colours and vivid tastes changed the way we eat

The sheer vibrancy and joy of Yotam Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean-inspired dishes caught everyone’s imagination, says Jay Rayner

Spicy yoghurt soup, comforting rice and dal – Gujarati vegetarian recipes to cook every day

Family tradition is at the heart of chef Urvesh Parvais’s brilliant recipes

OFM’s classic cookbook: The Greens Cookbook by Deborah Madison

Deborah Madison was a pioneer of meat-free menus. David Tanis recalls the pleasures of her San Francisco restaurant’s cookbook

Playing with fire: Gill Meller’s barbecue recipes

Spicy lamb kofta, fennel-flavoured fish, ember-roasted onions: cooking over fire makes everything taste better

‘She finally let me make samosas’: chefs on the recipes their mothers taught them

In celebration of Mother’s Day, cooks and their mums share stories and food from their home kitchens

OFM Awards 2019: Best Sunday lunch – the runners-up

Everyone’s favourite meal, whether it’s a veggie feast in Southampton or classic Yorkshires in, well, Yorkshire

Barbara Ellen’s vegetarian Christmas: at last, I can have a proper feast

After years of being fed dismal dinners – frozen lasagne, microwave risotto – the Observer columnist is now really looking forward to Christmas

OFM Awards 2018: Best New Cookbook – The Modern Cook’s Year by Anna Jones

Anna Jones was nervous about telling chef friends she was going vegetarian. Her third brilliant book, voted the year’s best by readers, vindicates her decision

The builders, the MP, and the chef: meet the new vegans

From health and taste to ethics and politics, there are many reasons people eat a plant-only diet. Here, seven of them explain their choice

Adventures with aquafaba: Chantelle Nicholson’s vegan recipes

Tredwells’ chef-patron Chantelle Nicholson is neither vegan nor vegetarian. So here’s why she’s written a cookbook of only plant-based recipes

Taste test: from falafels to ice cream, the best vegetarian and vegan snacks

Meera Sodha rates high street sandwiches, pasta, burgers and more

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

A new Nigella Lawson cake for our 200th issue – and other recipes for a celebration

To mark the 200th edition of Observer Food Monthly, top cooks and chefs offer treats fit to mark any special occasion

Vegetarian Christmas feast: recipes from Bruno Loubet

Mushroom, kimchi and sweet potato pie, beetroot ravioli and other family favourites from the celebrated chef

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