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Antony Worrall Thompson says sorry for Tesco shoplifting

The TV chef and restaurateur, who was arrested for stealing cheese and wine from supermarket, pledges to seek treatment
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How to cook: Keralan fish grilled in banana leaf - video

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Thressi Kottukapally shows us how to cook her fish in banana leaf, a dish she once used to teach Gordon Ramsay a thing or two about Indian cuisine
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Curb power of pub companies, say MPs

Ministers face Commons defeat over reform of pub business as MPs call for statutory code of practice in an industry that is losing 20 pubs a month
Restaurant review: Create

A scheme to get the long-term unemployed back to work is proving to be a hit both with them and diners
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's date recipes

Dates aren't just for Chirstmas, you know – they work brilliantly in all manner of savoury and sweet dishes, too
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The savoury: a course to endorse

Did you overdose on sugar this Christmas? Perhaps it's time to think about ditching dessert and reviving an old habit: the savoury course
Starbucks to display calories, but who's counting?

Starbucks are to list calorie information in their stores, but does knowing the calorie count of a hot drink or snack actually influence whether or not you buy it?
How to cook perfect cullen skink

Full-flavoured, hearty, and comfortingly creamy, is cullen skink the world's finest fish soup?
Olive oil food fraud: pressing truths

Not everything labelled 'extra virgin' is immaculately conceived; it seems there are some very slippery customers in the olive oil trade, and the problem is spreading
- How to tell if your olive oil is the real thing
Hangover restoratives and cures

It's impossible to shake off a hangover by sheer willpower, but foods and liquids can help. What's your remedy?
- What should I do with my Christmas leftovers?
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Restaurant review: Create

A scheme to get the long-term unemployed back to work is proving to be a hit both with them and diners
Restaurant review: Granger & Co, London W11

Celebrity chef Bill Granger made his name selling an easy, Antipodean style of cooking, but does that really translate to the UK, wonders John Lanchester
Drink: what to sip in January

January isn't exactly a great month for drinking, what with the excesses that preceded it, says Fiona Beckett. So how best to pace yourself into the new year?
TV review: How to Cook Like Heston | One Born Every Minute

What's the point of a Heston Blumenthal cookery show without crazy creations?, writes Lucy Mangan
Restaurant review: 34

Perfect steaks, incredible desserts and a scattering of phone-hackerati… Everything about 34 adds up
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Brusselicious 2012: the top 10 events at the Brussels food festival

Brussels' year-long food festival is as ambitious and wacky as the name – Brusselicious – suggests, with events taking place everywhere from a gourmet tram to a restaurant suspended above the city, not to mention a tour of the best frites in town
10 of the best pubs in Britain

In their new book, The Search for the Perfect Pub: Looking for the Moon Under Water, Paul Moody and Robin Turner travel the country in search of Britain's top boozer. Here are 10 of the best. Cheers!
Where's the best place for a Christmas pub crawl?

Tony Naylor says it's Altrincham near Manchester. Where would you recommend?
My favourite country pub walk

Writers and editors from the Guardian and Observer recommend brilliant walks in the countryside – with the vital ingredient of a welcoming pub along the way
Readers' tips: festive food and drink

Mulled wine or mulled cider … oysters, bratwurst and even live carp, Been there readers reveal their favourite places for a Christmassy glow
Lancaster's 10 best budget restaurants, pubs and cafes

With its museums, its castle and the coast nearby, there are plenty of reasons to visit Lancaster. But where to eat in this historic county capital? Tony Naylor picks the city's 10 best budget restaurants
- Budget eats: doing lunch in Lancaster
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