TV tonight: learn about the art of Swedish death cleaning
A surprisingly cheerful documentary series on preparing for death. Plus: toe-curling drama Douglas Is Cancelled. Here’s what to watch this evening
April 2024
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
S6, Ep 8: Tom Kerridge, chef
Grace welcomes two-Michelin-star chef Tom Kerridge to her living room this week to talk fine-dining, going sober, and of course … what snacks keep him going
March 2024
Honest playlist
‘I’m done with Baby Shark, thank you’: Tom Kerridge’s honest playlist
The celebrity chef on learning the French national anthem, why he has a soft spot for Simply Red, and what gets his kitchen fired up in the morning
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
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
September 2023
Tom Kerridge’s recipe for his favourite cheese toastie
For when you’re just too tired to make a fancy – or even not-so-fancy – meal: an eggy, cheesy, frying-pan wonder snack
May 2023
Budget meals
Tom Kerridge’s budget recipes for peanut noodles and cheesy spaghetti
Filling and cheap recipes for cheesy, creamy spaghetti with veg strips, and a punchy noodle bowl with crisp tofu and peanut sauce
December 2022
Celebrity how we met
How Tom Kerridge met Beth Cullen: ‘Her first words to me were: Give me £3 for the stripper!’
Sculptor Cullen, 52, proposed to chef Kerridge, 49, six weeks after they met at a bar. They have now been married for 22 years and have a young son
October 2022
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer photography
From fishing with Kerridge to the Theroux in Cape Cod – the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in September 2022
September 2022
Welcome to September’s Observer Food Monthly
‘I’m attracted to chaos. I like the excitement’: Tom Kerridge on the risks of running restaurants and teaching his chefs to fish
July 2022
‘The whole thing tastes like gherkins!’ Are vegetable martinis really the drink of the summer?
From asparagus to Greek salads, bars across the UK have been adding greens to classic cocktails. Is this a surprisingly great way to get your five a day or a horrible mistake?
May 2022
How to eat healthily
How timing your meals right can benefit your health
Eating well doesn’t necessarily just mean concentrating on the right diet – the time you eat (or don’t) can also make a big difference to your wellbeing
February 2022
Down the rabbit hole
What links The Great British Menu to the underbelly of the 00s New York scene?
From Miquita Oliver via American Apparel to Oxfordshire cheese, we tumble down a five-course rabbit hole
January 2022
My secret ingredient
‘I put it on absolutely everything’: top chefs’ secret ingredients – from malt extract to Lea & Perrins
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer photography
December 2021
Brief letters
The politician will see you now
Letters: Joy Morrissey | The contraceptive pill | Tom Kerridge | Spider-Man | Encouraging guests to leave
May 2021
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer photography
Director Barry Jenkins, the plight of Syria’s refugees, and the return of live music – the best photography commissioned by the Observer in May 2021
Pizza, pie and traybake: Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford’s easy family recipes
Four economical, tasty recipes from Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge’s hunger-busting Full Time campaign to fight child food poverty: easy to follow, simple to make and no flash kitchen gear required
We can get a table inside again – but what’s the long-term future of restaurants?
Restaurants across the UK are ready to open, indoors and out. We ask a top chef, a restaurateur and a street food team where the hospitality industry will go from here