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Food crazes make me want to roll my eyes. But first, pass me a crookie

Jay Rayner

History is littered with food fads, from pineapples to ‘poultry mania’ – and now, anything involving croissant dough

Published: 18 Apr 2024

Published: 18 Apr 2024

Lemon drizzle, pistachio and blood orange, egg-free date – Tarunima Sinha’s spring bakes

Cleverly using just one size of cake tin for all her recipes, the baker and author has come up with a stunning array of beautiful cakes. Here, we pick five of our favourites from her new cookbook

Published: 10:00 AM

Welcome to March’s Observer Food Monthly

Tom Kerridge’s Easter menu and lunch in the Lake District with Helen Rebanks, bestselling author of The Farmer’s Wife

Published: 10:00 AM
Hats off! It’s Tom Kerridge’s Easter recipes: shoulder of lamb, onion tart and a hot cross bun bread and butter pudding

The chef explains why cooks are like musicians and presents a special Easter menu with a lamb centrepiece and an indulgent dessert

Published: 10:00 AM
Right place, long time: what are the secret ingredients that help a restaurant last for years?

The Sportsman, Melton’s and Prashad have thrived for two decades or longer. We meet the teams behind these evergreen favourites

Published: 9:00 AM
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Helen Rebanks: ‘Everyone in farming families knows how important the farmer’s wife is’

The author, artist and farmer’s wife tells how marmalade helped her find her literary voice – and why we can’t ignore the costs of processed foods

Published: 8:00 AM

Happy eater
No one likes my home cooking more than me (sorry, not sorry, son)

Jay Rayner

I do the family cooking. Or rather, I cook for me and they get to eat it

Published: 8:00 AM

Published: 8:00 AM

Nigel Slater recipes
Nigel Slater’s winter pasta and noodle recipes

Umami-rich broths with soba noodles, mushroom and pasta stew, cavatelli and sausages – recipes to bring colour back to your cheeks

Published: 9:00 AM

Rachel Cooke on food
I’m fascinated by fasting but, sorry Rishi Sunak, I’m not about to bin my morning toast

I’m suspicious of this fad, and do worry how anyone can run a country on an empty stomach

Published: 12:00 PM

Published: 12:00 PM
Life on a plate
Angela Hartnett: ‘One of life’s great things is a crisps sandwich: white bread, butter, crisps’

The acclaimed chef on some simple pleasures – kitchen discos, Come Dine With Me, campari and soda – and long, long lunches with friends

Published: 11:00 AM

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