American food and drink
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Get inspired with Thanksgiving recipes from across AmericaLooking for some inspiration to spice up your Thanksgiving meal? Here are some recipes from across the US to get your creative juices cooking -
Obama pardons Cheese the turkey in 'puzzling' Thanksgiving traditionMac loses to Cheese in national poll to decide which turkey will be spared from the inside of an oven and receive coveted presidential pardon
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Cooking a Tuscan Thanksgiving: Sara Jenkins' spit-roasted pork loinThe New York restaurateur recounts how growing up American abroad made her shun traditional foods like dry turkey and canned cranberries in favor of succulent pork -
Stuffing? Vegetables that are BOILED? Must be the holidays. Eat weird, before it's too late
Emma Brockes column Stuffing? Vegetables that are BOILED? Must be the holidays. Eat weird, before it's too late
Emma Brockes: Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year ... because trust me – you do not want this food during the other 11 months -
San Francisco food: send us your tipsShare your top places to eat in San Francisco and you could win a £200 hotel voucher
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The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for chipotle and tamarind prawns and American-style sweet potato pancakes
Thomasina Miers recipes The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for chipotle and tamarind prawns and American-style sweet potato pancakes
A Mexican-Indian mash-up may seem a little odd, but the two cuisines share an awful lot in common, plus tamarind and chipotle make a brilliant pairing. Plus a brunch dish with added wow factor -
Pizza Hut cooks up a new menu and modernised branding to revive salesHighlights include hot-right-now condiment Sriracha and the Skinny Slice line as the industry’s established chains continue to lose market share
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Pulled pork: why we’re pigging out on US barbecue foodWe can’t get enough of pulled pork, from US-style barbecue joints to slow-cooked shoulder at home. But has the craze peaked with pulled pork ready meals and flavoured crisps? Katy Salter reports
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Ultra-cheap eats: dinner out for under $5 – open threadEating out isn’t only for those with deep pockets, as long as you don’t mind the queues and occasionally steep drink prices, writes Saman Shad
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OFM awards 2014 best reader’s recipe: Gavan Knox’s smokin’ pig licker brownies
Observer Food Monthly Awards 2014 OFM awards 2014 best reader’s recipe: Gavan Knox’s smokin’ pig licker brownies
‘A rasher of bacon coated in chocolate’ — a deliciously piggy, American-inspired twist on an old favourite from Gavan Knox in London -
Olive Garden menu changes likely with board turnoverAn activist investor on Friday succeeded in its bid to take control of the board of the parent company, Darden Restaurants
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Counter Culture: a tribute to the American diner waitress – in picturesIn America, waitresses are central to the diner experience, dispensing wisdom and wit as well as coffee and apple pie. Author Candacy Taylor visited more than 44 US cities collecting stories from ‘lifers’ who have been serving tables for up to 60 years
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Hack the menu? No thanks, we’re BritishAmy Ashenden: The new fast-food trend in the US is not taking off in Britain any time soon. Are we just too polite to ask for a customised menu?
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The buzz about 'mad honey', hot honey and meadWould you eat honey that could send you mad – or even kill you? Jamie Waters picks three kinds of honey that pack a punch
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Kansas City, Missouri: the city Gone Girl’s Amy loved to hateGone Girl’s Amy resents Kansas City for its lack of hipster cool. But in real life our writer discovers a town buzzing with potential
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What Americans really eat – and tweetLaura Barton: A state-by-state analysis of the food-related words that Americans post on Twitter reveals some interesting trends about diet and health. Who knew that durian fruit was popular in Maine or flan on North Dakota?
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How to cook the perfect cornbreadFelicity Cloake: Do you like this US classic sweet and dense or savoury and crumbly? Do you season with bacon fat, and add cheese or chillies? Or do you avoid it altogether in favour of bread made from wheat?
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The foodie traveller: kimchi hot dogs‘These days your hot dog is little more than a dog’s breakfast if it’s not topped with trendy kimchi’
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How to make the perfect prawn cocktail
Felicity Cloake: Do you have a soft spot for this retro classic? What kind of prawns do you use, is iceberg essential, and can any fancy sauces beat mayonnaise mixed with tomato ketchup?
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How to make the perfect bagels
Felicity Cloake: Real bagels are a traditionally Jewish chewy delight that were imported to the US. Should you roll or poke, and what should you serve them with?
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Haute dogs, fried pickles and savoury doughnuts: how Britain fell in love with midwestern food
Felicity Cloake: Now the UK has a taste for gourmet fast food, our supermarkets and the hottest restaurants are taking inspiration from the heartland of US cooking
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Top 10 dive bars in New York City: readers’ tipsLooking for a (cheap) drink in New York? Guardian readers suggest dive bars where the focus is on boozing and atmosphere – not the decor
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How to mix the perfect old fashioned
Felicity Cloake: Is this potent drink simply sublime, or do you prefer a fancier cocktail? Do you use bourbon, rye or scotch; is fruit sacrilege; and where do you stand on water and ice?
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Crumbs' demise: a sign the US cupcake economy may be crumblingCheap indulgences in a time of austerity, they were an international phenomenon, but cupcakes may be going stale
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Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo crowned 2014 hot dog eating contest winnersReigning champion Chestnut won men's event after eating 61 hot dogs in ten minutes while female counterpart ate 34
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Lobster rolls – get your claws in
Katy Salter: Whether served warm with melted butter or cold with mayonnaise, this summer's most decadent snack is worth shelling out for
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Portland à la cart: the city's brilliant street food scene
Portland is famous for hipster restaurants and artisan baristas, but it's the city's brilliant street food that blows away Guardian restaurant critic Marina O'Loughlin
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My week on Soylent: 'I was irritable, grumpy and a general pain in the arse'Soylent's creator claims that the powder can replace food. But what is it like to live on it for a week? Adam Gabbatt found out
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How I survived on Soylent for a week – video
The Guardian's Adam Gabbatt lived on Soylent, a powdered food substitute, for an entire week
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Top 10 food trucks in Portland, Oregon
There are hundreds of gourmet food trucks in Portland, serving up some of the most exhilarating street food Marina O'Loughlin has ever eaten. Here she picks 10 carts to try
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Sriracha war cools down as California city drops lawsuit
Irwindale city council votes to drop public nuisance declaration, bringing effective end to spicy air dispute with Huy Fong Foods
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Jack Monroe's prawn etouffee recipe
This thick shellfish stew is a Cajun and Creole classic, and easy to recreate at home if you take your time
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Martin Pengelly: The culture queen has recruited a 'teaologist' to help bestow tea upon the masses. She should have left the tea leaves aloneTea is not twee: Oprah and Starbucks are brewing karmic bosh
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If 'stunt foods' are attention-trolling, then foodie criticism is concern-trollingStefanie Gray: What makes makes KFC's Double Down so different from the cronut? Regardless of one's tastes, the classism is palpable
My family's Thanksgiving on the reservation is a rebuke to America's colonialism