Ports of call: a wine tour of the Douro

Portugal’s Douro region is famous for its port, but also produces fine, good-value reds and top nosh. Perfect, then, for thirsty foodies like our writer

Fifteen years in the world of food

Observer Food Monthly, our award-winning magazine, is celebrating its 15th anniversary. We look back on the people, issues and moments that defined an era in which food became central to British culture

‘It’s mostly eBay’: inside the home of fashion heiress Margherita Missoni

She was born into the Italian design dynasty, so why is her home a lesson in thrift and online shopping?

Italian entrepreneurs hope diners will get their teeth into ‘kissing garlic’

Giant variety known as aglione is milder, odourless and easy to digest, say pair who have spent three years cultivating crop