OFM's complete guide to Christmas
Christmas taste test: cheese and biscuits
Clare Smyth, head chef at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, rates staples of the Christmas cheese board
Observer Food Monthly's 20 food books of the year
From Tom Kerridge's proper cookbook to Michael Pollan's serious study of food, these are our favourite reads of the year. Chosen by Allan Jenkins and Gareth Grundy
Irish salmon and potato supper
Fed up with birds? Try a salmon supper over Christmas, says Killian Fox
Yotam Ottolenghi's Christmas mushroom parcel recipe
Yotam Ottolenghi: A vegetarian special, part five of OFM's recipe suggestions for a turkey-free Christmas dinner
José Pizarro's Christmas partridge recipe
José Pizarro: A Christmas partridge recipe, part four in OFM's suggestions for a turkey-free dinner
Sam Harris's Christmas mallard recipe
Sam Harris: A Christmas mallard recipe, part three of OFM's turkey-free options for the big meal
Bruno Loubet's Christmas roast pheasant recipe
Bruno Loubet: A roast pheasant recipe, the second in OFM's turkey-free options for the big Christmas meal
René Redzepi's Christmas goose recipe
René Redzepi: A Danish goose recipe, the first of five non-turkey options for the big meal – part of OFM's complete guide to Christmas
Christmas and New Year drinks: the day-by-day guide
David Williams has the right drink for every moment, from midnight mass to the New Year bells
The 10 best Christmas whiskies
A good whisky calms the most frazzled festive nerves, says David Williams
Christmas roast recipes from Margot Henderson
Claire Ptak's Christmas dessert recipes
Nigel Slater's Christmas pudding recipes