Christmas cook-off! Can I beat my Mum’s delicious dinner - with the help of Delia, Heston and TikTok?
Delia Smith’s car struck by beer can before East Anglian derby
July 2023
Nostalgia for the deep-fried jam sandwich
Letters: Readers respond to the news that Delia Smith has added the jammy fritter to one of her menus
Rachel Cooke on food
Cut yourself some slack and stop cooking for an impossible fantasy existence
Rachel Cooke
Wall-to-wall cookery shows and recipe books can undermine our confidence. It’s time to be kind to yourself in the kitchen
Better than a doughnut? Delia Smith dishes up a deep-fried jam sandwich
Celebrity chef takes recipe she first tried at a Norfolk chippy to her restaurant at Norwich City FC
November 2022
Energy saving: what can we learn from Delia Smith and ads of the past?
The UK government is reluctant to run ads on how to cut costs. We look back at past campaigns to see how they measure up
October 2022
Observer Food Monthly Awards 2022
‘I wanted to teach people how not to be afraid of cooking’: OFM Awards 2022 winner Delia Smith
The inaugural winner of the OFM Icon Award on the secret to her long and brilliant career
August 2022
Brief letters
Train ticket ‘jokes’ were rooted in racism
Brief letters: Fictitious journeys | Online museum visits | The Tories’ view of graft | Delia’s egg-pricking instruction
April 2022
Delia Smith says six publishers rejected her book on spirituality
TV chef hopes to help readers get in touch with their inner lives in book with insights from Pharrell Williams
March 2022
Delia Smith: ‘The world is in chaos… but together we have such power’
At 80, Britain’s queen of cookery has written a surprising new book about spirituality that was turned down by six publishers. She talks about meditation, MasterChef and her beloved Norwich FC
July 2021
TV chef Delia Smith lets her husband cook, ‘if he sticks to the recipe’
In a new interview, the veteran cook says she avoids the kitchen and goes to the end of the garden at mealtimes
June 2021
Happy 80th birthday, Delia Smith! 10 lessons she has taught us – from eggs to lemon zesters
The queen of cookery has shown the British public how to make toast, eat spaghetti and conjure up a lovely salsa verde – while acknowledging the importance of cheating
October 2020
'Dear Boris': Delia Smith writes to prime minister urging him to let fans back
Norwich’s joint majority shareholder Delia Smith has written to Boris Johnson and here we reproduce the letter in full
December 2018
Sister Wendy Beckett obituary
Nun and art critic who found fame in the 1990s with her popular TV programmes
December 2017
'Dreadful' mince pies and macho monkfish – a history of TV's Christmas cookery
Where once the tradition was for instructional recipes and meagre treats, now it is lavish escapism and, of course, Nigella. So, what does this say about society?
November 2017
‘Too poncey’? Delia Smith’s just going to the wrong restaurants
Felicity Cloake
Some eateries really do place too much emphasis on ‘theatre on a plate’, but still I’m surprised Delia can’t find more traditional pleasures, says Guardian food writer Felicity Cloake
'Poncey, chefy food'? The UK is full of eateries that Delia Smith would love
Tony Naylor
The cookery writer laid into the trend for ornate dishes at British restaurants – but cooking rooted in traditional technique is thriving
Delia Smith sticks the knife into 'poncey, chefy' restaurants
Honoured by the Queen, much-loved UK cookery writer says too often she finds the joy has gone from eating out
June 2017
Billy Connolly leads the way in Queen’s birthday honours list
Actor knighted in recognition of services to entertainment and charity, and is joined by Paul McCartney, JK Rowling and Delia Smith on the list
May 2017
The Delia project
What I learnt from a year following Delia’s How to Cook
The Delia project: As Stephen’s year-long mission to cook his way through Delia Smith’s How to Cook draws to a close, her lessons have finally taken hold – and the result is a more confident cook
