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The OFM 50

An annual list, compiled by Observer Food Monthly, of 50 things we love in the world of food, from chefs to cookbooks, and from ingredients to restaurants

20 February 2022

  • Spasia Dinkovski of Mystic Börek.

    50 things we love in the world of food right now

    Miso spaghetti and chorizo sausage rolls, Colombian brunch and a little restaurant in Venice, oysters from Somerset and filo pastries on Instagram: presenting Observer Food Monthly’s food favourites for 2022

16 February 2020

  • Selby Brothers web

    50 things we love in the world of food right now

    Brilliant bakers, sibling chefs and the biochemist who became Britain’s best brewer: presenting Observer Food Monthly’s food favourites of 2020

24 February 2019

  • Alissa Timoshkina Founder of KinoVino supper clubs and author of cookbook Salt and Time Hair +makeup: Juliana Sergot using Tigi & Bobbi Brown

    The OFM 50 2019: everything we love in the world of food right now

    From bagels in Edinburgh to the V&A’s collection of vintage orange wrappers, via laksa, goat kebabs and France’s grande dame

25 February 2018

  • From the taco queen to the king of pies, British Columbia to Skibbereen: presenting our favourite people and places for 2018

    The OFM 50: everything we love in the world of food right now

    From the taco queen to the king of pies, British Columbia to Skibbereen: presenting our favourite people and places for 2018

19 February 2017

  • left to right Tom and Anne Banks, parents with son Tommy Banks, Chef at the Black Swan at Oldstead and brother James shot on their veg. garden on 23.01.17.

    The 5th annual OFM 50: what we love about food in 2017

    From a revered French chef to Singapore’s salted eggs, Monica Galetti’s new restaurant to Japanese vending machines: 50 of Observer Food Monthly’s favourite things (in no particular order)

20 March 2016

  • 10: Heston’s mechanical sweet shop

    The OFM 50: what we love about the world of food in 2016

    From Heston Blumenthal’s sweet shop to the policeman turned pie-maker, here (in no particular order) are 50 of Observer Food Monthly’s favourite things

15 March 2015

  • James Rebanks at Racy Ghyll Farm, Penrith, Cumbria.

    The OFM 50: the 50 hottest places, people and trends in food

    Observer Food Monthly’s favourite things, all in one place: from the best chef in the Outback to Cumbria’s most followed shepherd and brilliant Chinese buns in Paris. Plus why it really is the year of the goat

12 April 2014

  • Roy Choi Chef at his Restaurant Pots in Los Angeles.

    The OFM 50: our favourite foods, recipes, restaurants and more

    From Portland to Paris, secret ingredients to world-beating chefs, presenting our second annual guide to the best cooking eating and drinking

17 March 2013

  • Iain McKellar, seaweed forager

    50 top foodie picks from Observer Food Monthly

    From haute cuisine camel in Doha to a proper pint in a beautiful Chester pub, here are a few of Observer Food Monthly’s favourite things
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