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Tony Naylor

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

May 2024

  • Young people outside brightly paited doors

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

    Sunday’s Sounds from the Other City festival is a joyful celebration of Greater Manchester’s leftfield culture

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?

  • PizzaExpress restaurant diners with server staff

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

February 2024

  • Chef Abby Lee

    30 things we love in the world of food, 2024

  • 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

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

March 2023

  • 374138,Great British Menu S17<br>The current Great British Menu judges (l-r): Ed Gamble, Nisha Katona, Andi Oliver and Tom Kerridge.

    ‘It was ridiculous’: does food TV show fame still matter for chefs?

    They’ve been a screen staple for years and, as another series of Great British Menu nears its climax, chefs tell how their lives and careers have been changed

February 2023

  • Clement Ogbonnaya, founder of the Prince of Peckham pub in south London

    30 things we love in the world of food right now

    Knifemakers and bakers, Jamaican rum cake and Scottish shortbread, community pubs and world-class bars, eating out in Sheffield and inspirational new cookbooks: presenting Observer Food Monthly’s food favourites for 2023

January 2023

  • A wooden board on which sit loaded fries with pulled pork, jalapeños, cheddar sauce and onion.

    Carb heaven! 21 loaded fries recipes to try at home – from kimchi to spicy sausage

    Forget salt and vinegar: today’s chips are piled high with chutney, tofu, lasagne and even ice-cream. Here’s how to recreate chefs’ most comforting recipes

December 2022

  • Art Battle Debenhams smallbattle13

    ‘Something special in the air’: new bars, art, music and restaurants are turning heads in Stockport

    Creatives and a clued-in council are making things happen in the Greater Manchester town. Whet your cultural and culinary appetite with our guide to the best venues, bars and shops

October 2022

  • Alex Young of Ginger Viking, Blandford Forum Observer Food Monthly OFM October 2022

    Observer Food Monthly Awards 2022
    OFM Awards 2022: Best Place to Drink – Ginger Viking, Blandford Forum

  • Annie French, (right) and Kirsty Cheetham The Queen o' t' owd Thatch pub, Best Sunday Lunch, South Milford, Leeds, Yorkshire. UK 29/09/2022 © COPYRIGHT PHOTO BY MURDO MACLEOD All Rights Reserved Tel + 44 131 669 9659 Mobile +44 7831 504 531 Email: m@murdophoto.com STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY See details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html No syndication, no redistribution. sgealbadh, A22R4S

    Observer Food Monthly Awards 2022
    OFM Awards 2022: Best Sunday Lunch – The Queen o’ t’ owd Thatch, South Milford

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