Ox & Finch, Glasgow restaurant review | Marina OLoughlin
If you pride yourself on your ingredients, why would you cut corners on the chips?What I want to do is tell you how entirely brilliant this new addition to the chic-er bit of Sauchiehall Street is, to...
View ArticleMartin Morales on Bar Juanito, an iconic, bohemian hangout in Lima
The chef-owner of Londons Ceviche restaurant celebrates the survival of one of Limas most iconic barsI was born in Lima, Peru, and know it like the back of my hand. There are several bars I love, but...
View ArticleThe Ledbury: 'The ingredients are incredibly important. You can taste the...
Brett Graham is head chef at the Ledbury in Notting Hill, west London, winner of Observer Food Monthly's best restaurant award 2014. Here, he discusses overcoming hard times; why his staff are crucial...
View ArticleBeast: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
Beast is a steak and crab joint thats both deeply silly and ruinously pricey. But the owners are deadly serious Beast, 3 Chapel Place, London W1 (020 7495 1816). Meal for two, including wine and...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best cheap eats: Silk Road
This Camberwell restaurant brings the flavours of north-west China from lamb skewers to handmade noodles to south London, at just £10 a headRead the full list of runners-upThe family behind the winner...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best restaurant: the Ledbury
Brett Graham is obsessive about pleasing his customers. And OFM readers have returned the complimentRead the full list of runners-upThere is a small moment towards the end of my meal at the restaurant...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best Sunday lunch: runners-up
Readers choices of roasts and more from across the countryHawksmoorA previous winner. You may have to undo your belt a notch after their roast rump of longhorn beef with luxe trimmings including bone...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 outstanding achievement: Shaun Hill
I will give up when my liver gives out after nearly 30 years of Michelin-starred success, chef Shaun Hill isnt ready to quit the kitchen just yetSome people have a talent for exuding contentment. Chef...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best restaurant: runners-up
Readers favourites from around BritainBocca di LupoThe inspired option to order dishes in a smaller plate size means that you can try a wide range of Jacob Kenedys brilliant regional Italian food.12...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best ethical restaurant: runners-up
Whether its for the fair traded food, charitable giving or community involvement, these are readers choices from across the countryGrain StoreVegetables are the star of the show at chef Bruno Loubets...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best ethical restaurant: Friska
From its menu to its partnership with a microfinance charity, this Bristol cafe chain has ethics at its coreRead the full list of regional runners-upFor the third year in four, our Ethical Award winner...
View ArticleOFM awards 2014 best cheap eats: runners-up
Great food for under £15 a head: OFM readers best value choices from around the UKFranco MancaSourdough pizza with delectably chewy crusts and simple, well sourced toppings and daily specials. Eight...
View ArticleObserver Food Monthly Awards 2014: the winners - in pictures
All the winners from this years awards, from best food personality to best cookbook, photographed exclusively for Observer Food MonthlyContinue reading...
View ArticleTop 10 restaurants in Turin
Turins best restaurants make the most of the fantastic produce of the Piedmont region. Ahead of the Salone del Gusto food festival, 23-27 October, we pick 10 top trattorie offering seasonal homemade...
View ArticleSadiq Khans Tooting: a food and drink street tour
The south London neighbourhood is buzzing with new restaurants opening amid a host of established Asian favourites. As the community celebrates Diwali, local MP Sadiq Khan takes us on a foodie tour of...
View ArticleChicken wings are a culinary triumph. So why do chefs want to ruin them? |...
The whole point about this kind of food is that youre not supposed to tart it upI am pregnant with twins, and so spend a lot of time thinking about chicken wings and the things that go with chicken...
View ArticleDavid Shrigley at Sketch, London W1 restaurant review | Marina OLoughlin
This might be the most absurd restaurant in the country. Is Jeff Koons cooking?I bow to no restaurant fan in my admiration of Mourad Mazouz, aka Momo. In a landscape where nobody takes risks, where the...
View ArticleBrasserie Gustave: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
With its superb serving of gastronomic classics, Brasserie Gustave is a corner of France. Just a shame its so pricey4 Sydney Street, London SW3 (020 7352 1712). Meal for two, with drinks and service:...
View ArticleOn my radar: Noel Fieldings cultural highlights
The comedian on Patton Oswalt, Alejandro Jodorowskys films, out-there animations and the pleasures of a solitary picnic in Highgate CemeteryBorn and raised in London, Noel Fielding began doing standup...
View ArticleWhy Graham Nortons national service is worth waiting for | Catherine Shoard
Making everyone do a compulsory stint waiting on tables could make the world a better place just spare me the egg mayoLike many people, Im fond of Graham Norton. I like his policy of sticking four...
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