Observer Food Monthly recipes & features

Mix with the best this Christmas

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Vermouths, bitters, fruit liqueurs – retro mixers are just the thing for a festive cocktail

The Christmas taste test challenge: the chef v the critic

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Ravinder Bhogal and Jay Rayner eat their way through the supermarkets’ mince pies, cheese, chocolates and more. Whose verdict do you trust?

‘All I want is chocolate’: Jamie Oliver and other top chefs on their Christmas wish lists

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Tinned fish, ceramic tableware and cornettos – Santa’s sack is full of unusual treats for our chefs and food writers

Safety first: the future of Britain’s restaurants

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Eating out is back – but the changes facing both customers and staff are immense. How is the new normal shaping up?

Pinot noir: the diva of the vineyard takes centre stage

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It’s a fussy, temperamental grape and it used to cost a fortune. Now it’s being grown from California to Tasmania – and it’s more affordable