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Tony Naylor

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Tony Naylor is a freelance journalist, based in Manchester, UK

February 2025

  • Chef Paris Rosina with a selection of her dishes.

    30 things we love in the world of food, 2025

    From a taste of Brazil in Manchester to the rise of the choc ice

January 2025

  • How to be a foodie in 2025

    How to be a foodie in 2025

    Is it still worth queueing for a croissant? What kind of flavour is ‘swicy’? And who on earth are the leguminati? Tony Naylor has the answers

October 2024

  • Alice Blogg with samples in her office/workshop Unit 9 Browns Farm, Nettlecombe, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3SS www.aliceblogg.co.uk

    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

September 2024

  • a smash burger from Honest Burgers.

    Squash them flat, pile them high: the rise and rise of the smash burger

    Forget those plump pillows of beef or chicken – today’s gourmet burgers are increasingly wide, flat and crispy. But what’s behind the trend? And what’s next?

August 2024

  • St John founders Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver photographed for Observer Food Monthly in 2019.

    St John: 30 ways the ‘nose to tail’ restaurant changed the way we eat

    Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver’s London restaurant celebrates its 30th anniversary in the autumn. Here’s how it influenced food culture in Britain and beyond

May 2024

  • Illustration of man baffled by menu

    Verjus, top pesto, umeboshi: are restaurant menus becoming more baffling?

  • Young people outside brightly paited doors

    A trail of two cities: an alternative guide to Salford and Manchester

March 2024

  • The Sportsman pub in Seasalter in Kent has had a Michelin star since 2008. Run by Head chef Shephen Harris, his brother Phil (outside the window) and co-chef Dan Flavell, the team have been together for many years including -chef's Mollie Francis, Russell Baker, Sam Jones, Tim Evan and Teresa Harris and front of house Lauren Harte, Catherine Ayres, Bella Croly, Paul Nolan and Lucy Clarke. Photograph by Amit Lennon Date: 29 Feb 2024

    Right place, long time: what are the secret ingredients that help a restaurant last for years?

    The Sportsman, Melton’s and Prashad have thrived for two decades or longer. We meet the teams behind these evergreen favourites

February 2024

  • PizzaExpress restaurant diners with server staff

    Today in Focus
    How the cost of living changed the way we eat out

    UK restaurants are struggling with rising rents, food prices and customers tight on cash. How can they attract loyal diners?
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  • Chef Abby Lee

    30 things we love in the world of food, 2024

    Celebration doughnuts and an elite cheese snack, tiny drinks and hyper-regional Malaysian food, decision-free dining and dessert trolleys – these are the Observer Food Monthly’s favourite people, places and things for the year
  • A basset hound sits at a restaurant table with a pizza in front of it.

    How to eat now: 16 rules of modern dining – from dress codes to dogs

    A restaurant visit should be a joy, but arguments over queues, booking deposits and cakeage can ruin the experience. Industry insiders explain what is and isn’t acceptable

January 2024

  • Slice of pizza being lifted from the pie with strands of melted cheese stretching down.

    ‘Hotter than ever!’ How pizza conquered Britain – leaving its rivals in the dust

    The recent restaurant industry narrative has been one of doom, gloom and closures, except when it comes to this Italian dish. So why are pizza sales growing so fast?

December 2023

  • Various people and items from the article illustration

    What’s in store for 2024? Read our experts’ predictions, from Trump 2.0 to a super el Niño

    Will KJ-T strike Olympic gold? Will Sunak go for an early election? How much will Taylor Swift fans bring to the UK economy? From tech to fashion, food to politics, the Observer’s top writers predict who and what will make the headlines

August 2023

  • The chefs and gardeners of Hampton Manor Observer Food Monthly OFM August 2023

    The new kitchen gardens: meet the UK chefs and restaurants growing their own

  • Illustration showing a pretentious male restaurant diner clicking his fingers and holding an empty wine bottle

    No-shows, cork-sniffers and salt addicts: restaurateurs on 21 dining habits to avoid

July 2023

  • Chef cooking tomato soup in the kitchen

    Always save the fat! Chefs on 20 fun, flavourful ways to fancy up your food on a budget

    Whether it’s cheese rinds or the cooking water from your potatoes, here is how to use ingredients that might otherwise be thrown away

June 2023

  • a selection of dishes from the menu at Eleonore, Edinburgh

    Why no choice is a good choice: the return of the tasting menu

    Tasting menus got a bad name when they became too serious and expensive. Now they’re shorter, cheaper, more inviting – and could help restaurants through tougher times

May 2023

  • Ice-cream with a pickle in it

    Ice-cream with gherkins! Mash sandwiches! Maltesers in wine! 21 weird snacks loved by top chefs

  • Death of Desserts photo illustration Food styling: Kate Wesson Observer Food Monthly OFM May 2023

    Save our pudding! Why restaurant desserts are disappearing

April 2023

  • Fire and battle brew Beech Estate Kate Rapacchi 2019

    10 great UK campsites with top beers on tap

    For campers and glampers with a taste for craft ales these are among the top places to sleep and sup after a day’s walking or cycling
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