Step away from the stuffed peppers: your guide to a delicious vegan Christmas
A wide range of animal-free festive foods means Christmas dinner is a treat for everyone
Food & drink
The best thing I ate in 2017
From Jamie Oliver to Nadiya Hussain, a star cast select their highlights of the year: roast pork in Tahiti, poached brain in Paris, crisps in Cambridgeshire …
The 50 best Christmas wines for 2017
Observer Food Monthly’s selection of the best bottles from high street bargains to the top of the range
Fortnum & Mason struggling to recruit staff after Brexit vote
Boss of luxury store blames fall in pound and rising anti-migrant rhetoric, saying staff shortage is most acute in restaurants
The best books on food of 2017
Tasty spices from India, long-forgotten recipes from France – and Turkish delight from Narnia. Bee Wilson takes comfort in cookbooks
Spaniards face ham shortage as Chinese market gets taste for jamón ibérico
Iberian ham has become the latest sought-after luxury from the west in China, but demand is outstripping supply