Observer Food Monthly

Why the food world loves a queue

In this extract from her new book, Ruby Tandoh looks at why queues, rather than reviews, are now a mark of success

Georgia Levy’s recipes for the last lazy days of summer

Make entertaining easy with a Spanish-inspired feast – gilda crisps, cod and tomatoes, potatoes and chorizo, almond cake

Food and fashion have never had a great relationship. Until now

Suddenly you can’t move for T-shirts with tomatoes and sardines on them

Speedy spaghetti: recipes from Mateo Zielonka

Squid and chilli, ricotta and basil – a chef who's passionate about pasta gives everyone's favourite dinner a makeover

Kojey Radical: ‘I’m a bad-boy chef’

The musician on youthful kitchen experiments, his cucumber twizzler and ostrich burgers

A table for… Alan Hollinghurst

The author shares the inspiration for his most recent novel, and that he doesn’t like to cook but loves a good party

The Mounjaro menu: ‘They’re just not eating as much’

As appetites shrink due to medications, so do orders and bills. What does it mean for hospitality if no one is hungry?

No fear, new terroirs are here

Fancy a bottle from Brazil or Japan? Explore some emerging wine regions

Fall in love with a local wine

Why visiting a vineyard region may be the perfect holiday

Chefs on their signature dishes: ‘A blessing and a curse’

Five chefs talk about the one thing that never leaves their menu

A day in the sun: Nigel Slater’s summer recipes

Simple, seasonal dishes to take you from breakfast to dinner

A table for… Olia Hercules

Over pickled tomatoes, the Ukrainian chef-writer talks about how war has shaped her and the food she cooks

Illness has transformed my appetite, and I can’t even face my favourite fruits

Queasiness trails me like a long white veil, until my husband tempts me into the garden

Taste test – ice-creams and lollies

Ice-cream supremo Terri Mercieca of Happy Endings is on a quest to rate the coolest treats to beat the heat

Desiree Burch: ‘Comedy runs on crisps’

The comedian and actor on the power of lemons, baking for friends and what she eats at the Edinburgh Fringe

Plan a foodie holiday – 22 ideas from around the UK

Pizza on a canoe, seafood with a view, the best ice-cream – from Sussex to Scotland, and East Anglia to Wales

Stick with a plan – BBQ skewer recipes

The best thing to grill? Things on sticks – think Indonesian chicken satay, Greek-inspired fish and Nigerian suya beef

Thrilling fillings – classic sandwich recipes with a twist

Level up your picnic game – add punch to egg and cress, prawn cocktail, fresh tomato and pork banh mi fillings