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Winter has finally kicked in – it’s time to crack out the casserole dish and get stewing

The temperature has truly dropped, so get a pot of something warming and delicious going on the stove. Plus: Amy Poon’s perfect post-pub fare

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025

Epstein’s long shadow: inside the 21 November Guardian Weekly

The scandal that won’t go away. Plus: Can methane cuts avert climate disaster?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

Rachel Cooke obituary

Journalist, literary critic, food writer and columnist whose work graced the Observer for 24 years

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

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Tributes paid to ‘fearless and funny’ Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who has died aged 56

Cooke, who worked for the Observer for 25 years and was described as its ‘backbone’, was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025

Beautiful, bruising and complex: what I’ve learned about female friendship

Ahead of her new Virago book on women’s friendships, our writer reflects on two pivotal friendships of her own, as well as some notable literary ones

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024

Shirley Conran, campaigner and ‘queen of the bonkbuster’, dies aged 91

Bestselling author of Lace and Superwoman turned her attention to helping people overcome anxiety about maths

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

From a deep dive into Chinese cuisine to a celebration of cakes: Observer Food Monthly’s books of 2023

Ten titles to buy for adventurous eaters, gardeners or committed cooks. In no particular order, here’s OFM’s pick of the year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

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Bread of heaven: sourdough may have had its day, but we’ll always love a loaf

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2023

My family was northern and complicated – but food was our way of expressing love

In an exclusive extract from her new book, Rachel Cooke recalls lamb stew, ham salad and as much cake as you could eat with the matriarchs of her family

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

Monday briefing: How the death of Martha Mills sparked a movement for change

In today’s newsletter: After their daughter’s death in an NHS hospital, Martha Mills’s parents want to introduce a right to a second opinion

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023

Why we voted for Jeremy Corbyn – all 12 million of us

While Keir Starmer represents preservation of the status quo, his predecessor as leader of the Labour party represents change

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023

Virago founder Carmen Callil remembered by her friend Rachel Cooke: ‘Of course she was difficult’

The Observer writer on the brilliant publisher, a larger-than-life character among whose many talents was an extraordinary capacity for friendship

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022

I made the platinum jubilee pudding … and what a faff it was

It’s fit for a queen and it looks magnificent, but the anointed trifle takes hours to perfect

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022

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