Meet your makers: the artisans who help make eating out magical
Bespoke ceramics, evocative music playlists, handmade leather aprons – we may not always notice them, but these are the things that make eating out magical
Welcome to October’s Observer Food Monthly
Tempting chicken recipes, the artisans who make a night out special and a tribute to the humble crisp
My secret ingredient
Si King’s secret ingredient: yellow split peas
Lunch with...
Sarah Perry: faith, telescopes and the perils of pigeon-holing writers
The crunch, the flavours, the rituals: how crisps became a British snack obsession
Cooking for one? Sometimes frozen lasagne just won’t cut it and life calls for a cheese soufflé
Rachel Cooke
A new book of classic but simple recipes makes solo cooking more pleasure than chore
Life on a plate
Ken Hom: ‘I was petrified of being in front of the camera. Doing TV was a nightmare’
The chef and broadcaster on peeling prawns by the kilo, his bicultural pride and being ‘addicted’ to fish and chips
One spicy roast chicken, four brilliant meals – recipes
Make this chicken alla diavola, then use the leftovers for a Vietnamese salad, a spinach curry and a shawarma pitta. Plus inspiration for five more dishes
Anna Jones: ‘Giving up meat and fish was the opposite of hard. You can be more creative’
The cook and author recalls the huge family gatherings at her nan’s and the meals for her own family that informed her own recipes and cooking
Rachel Cooke on food
The Habitat chicken brick is back – but what’s the best way to roast a bird?
Rachel Cooke
When even free-range, organic chicken doesn’t taste as good as it used to, Simon Hopkinson has the answer
Who ate all the falafels? The changing face of football’s match-day menus
From Brentford’s butter chicken to Hull City’s katsu curry and Forest Green Rovers’ all-vegan offerings, football food in England is now in a different league from the pies of old
