Looking for a shortcut to oenological enlightenment? Here are some hints for making a little knowledge – and some orbital shaking – go a long way
August 2018
The cook's cook
'Accurate and authentic': the key cookbook for classic Italian cuisine
The cook’s cook Chef Mark Hix turns to the pages of the legendary Anna Del Conte’s Gastronomy of Italy
May 2017
A cook's kitchen
Mark Hix: ‘I’m a mad collector of glug glug jugs. Whenever I see one, I swipe it’
A cook’s kitchen: Antique refrigerators, Elizabeth David’s pestle and mortar, and the quirkiest objets d’art fascinate chef Mark Hix
April 2016
Lunch with...
Damien Hirst and Mark Hix: ‘We could do Viagra oysters at the restaurant’
Marina O'Loughlin on restaurants
Pharmacy 2: ‘The food isn’t really the point at this Damien Hirst revival’ – restaurant review
March 2016
Fever pitch: meet the king of ribs and hot sauce
Mark Gevaux, the Rib Man, is a one-legged former butcher with a passion for ribs and West Ham. Matt Munday meets him
March 2014
Live Better: food waste challenge
Chicken & Mushroom Broth
Don't throw those chicken scraps away! Make the most of them with this delicious recipe from chef Mark Hix
February 2013
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer Photography: February
Mark Hix's Dorset – in pictures
BLT and more: taste test part 2
High street sandwiches: taste test
July 2012
Hot-smoked salmon and horseradish potatoes recipe
Served hot, cold or warn, your own smoked fish is always a delight
June 2012
John Lanchester on restaurants
Restaurants: Tramshed, London EC2
Mark Hix has opened seven restaurants in four years at the height of a recession. But has he bitten off more than he can chew with a chicken and steak joint in the East End? John Lanchester finds out
December 2011
I couldn't live without…: top chefs' favourite kitchen kit
I couldn't live without…: chefs' favourite kitchen kit – in pictures
October 2011
OFM Awards 2011: the winners - in pictures
From best restaurant to best blogger, the winners of the OFM Awards 2011 are ready for their close up
July 2011
British seaside food special
Seaside recipes: knickerbocker glory and cobb egg
Mark Hix's simple summer food recipes
December 2010
Taste test
Mark Hix rates smoked fish
Mark Hix is chef patron of the Hix group of restaurants
November 2010
Eating Your Words
Tom Parker-Bowles leads a course in writing about food, including its history and practical advice. Guests include Matthew Fort, Mark Hix, Tim Hayward and Bob Granleese
August 2010
Word of Mouth blog
Live chat: Mark Hix
How the acclaimed chef and British food enthusiast answered your questions on all matters surf and turf
