The old scrapbook recipe collections that tell the story of our lives
Our personal recipe collections catalogue the food we have loved – and the dishes we dreamed of makingThe cookbooks I’ve written about over the past three months were not included randomly. They...
View ArticleWith one of the lowest Covid rates in Britain, Bath prepares to reopen
The city’s streets may still be deserted, but behind the scenes its restaurants, cafes and shops are a hive of activity Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageApart from the odd...
View ArticleHappy Monday: booking frenzy for first day of lockdown-lite in England
Public race to book into salons, theme parks, zoos and restaurants from 12 April Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOutdoor hospitality, events and grooming salons will be open...
View ArticleThe lockdown finished off my favourite tearoom. It’s like losing a piece of...
As the high street reopens, thousands of once-flourishing businesses remain shuttered. From huge department stores to tiny independents, they will be missed The reopening of England’s shops and...
View ArticleSore head? 10 easy, comforting dishes to banish a hangover – chosen by chefs
Pubs have reopened in England this week. If the excitement has got too much, here are cooks’ tips for the morning after, from mac and cheese to spicy chorizo eggsMonica Galetti, Masterchef judge and...
View Article‘I’m hungry for something decadent!’: readers on 11 restaurants they have...
In England, dining out is back on the menu. The rest of the UK should soon follow suit. But where to go first? Guardian readers on the brilliant local eateries they’re yearning to get back to – and the...
View ArticleMy night out in New York took me across the latest Covid dividing line | Emma...
As restrictions ease, tensions linger about what you should and shouldn’t do. So booking a babysitter felt outlandishly excitingOn Saturday night, for the first time in over a year, I hired a...
View ArticleThe joy of eating out again. The pain of trying to get a table
‘Would you like to go on the waiting list?’ may now be the most terrible words in the English languageWhen Boris Johnson first announced the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, hope burned gently...
View ArticleCookbooks are great, pastry is easy…
What I learned in my year as a restaurant critic stuck at homeWon’t somebody think of the poor restaurant critics? Won’t anyone consider the plight of these hard-working, committed professionals,...
View ArticleFergus and Margot Henderson: ‘A half pig’s head – it’s romance on a plate’
For Observer Food Monthly’s 20th anniversary, the first couple of British food recall favourite meals and being ‘mother hens’ to a generation of cooksAround the time Boris Johnson had coronavirus,...
View ArticleLockdown has allowed British people to indulge their curtain-twitching vices...
If you’re not going out having a beer in the sun, you’re probably at home tutting really loudly about those who doI went to Soho in central London last weekend, which was nicer than usual. My regular...
View ArticleBrat at Climpson’s Arch, London: ‘I love the rackety, freestyle vibe’:...
Our first night out of lockdown captivity, and it’s swoon-worthy small plates in HackneyBrat at Climpson’s Arch, 374 Helmsley Place, Hackney, London E8 3SB (bratrestaurant.com). Small plates £6.50-£16,...
View Article‘They’re stealing our customers and we’ve had enough’: is Deliveroo killing...
The takeaway service may have felt like a lifeline during lockdown, but its ambitious vision will dramatically change the way we eatShukran Best Kebab – the finest Turkish restaurant in the Seven...
View ArticleAlto, London W1: ‘An almost ridiculously chic Sicilian’ – restaurant review |...
The new rooftop restaurant at Selfridges offers small sharing plates at high-end pricesEn route to Alto by San Carlo, on the rooftop of Selfridges in London, I thought about how for a long time eating...
View Article‘Quite a challenge’: UK restaurants and pubs face staffing crisis after Brexit
Venues aim to recruit after Covid but face lack of supply of skilled people from the EUCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe hospitality industry is facing a staffing crisis...
View ArticleBentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill, London: ‘The kind of place I daydreamed about’...
Great seafood, cool white wine, expert cookery in a refreshing space… what’s not to love?Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill, 11-15 Swallow Street, London W1B 4DG (020 7734 4756). Starters £13.50-£24.50,...
View ArticleTop New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park goes vegan
Daniel Humm, owner of foodie haven with three Michelin stars, says modern food system ‘simply not sustainable’One of New York’s top fine dining restaurants is abandoning meat and going for a...
View ArticleFenn, London SW6: ‘An elegant, date night kind of place’ – restaurant review...
A bijou Fulham restaurant with a stylish setting and an imaginative, modern European menu En route to Fenn in Fulham, I comforted myself that this may, please God, be one of the last restaurants I’ll...
View ArticleMr Ji: ‘Bright lights and sparkly thrills in the heart of Soho’ – restaurant...
Dining out can be a chilly affair at the moment, but Mr Ji’s Taiwanese dishes will warm your soulMr Ji, 72 Old Compton Street, London W1D 4UN. Bookings via mrji.co.uk. Small plates £3.95 – £7; all big...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on the UK economy: vaccine bounce? This is a vaccine bubble...
However welcome this bounceback, it contains dangers – in the housing market, in the event of another Covid wave, and in terms of righting a lopsided economyPrepare for an almighty sugar rush. There...
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