Following a Michelin star at 26 and restaurants in Dubai and Knightsbridge, the chef is finding contentment with a simpler way of cooking, like these brilliant recipes
Tired of turkey? This uncomplicated, meaty monkfish, wrapped in crisp pancetta, roasted with root vegetables and served in a mulled wine dressing, will make a splendid substitute
January 2023
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Nathan Outlaw’s toad in the hole recipe
Full of childhood memories, toad in the hole is simple and warming – just don’t take it out of the oven too soon
May 2022
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Nathan Outlaw’s recipe for barbecued mackerel with fennel, red onion and orange salad
Mackerel is one of the best fish to barbecue, and a salad of zingy citrus, chilli and sweet fennel is the perfect accompaniment
November 2020
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Nathan Outlaw's Fishmas stew
A giant pot of seafood makes for a simple but luxurious celebratory meal for any occasion over the festive period
September 2020
Nathan Outlaw's recipes for early autumn seafood
The UK’s pre-eminent fish cook serves up a seasonal taste of the sea with mussels cooked in clotted cream and perry, quick gin-cured salmon and sweetcorn and scallop soup
October 2019
Four favourite recipes
Nathan Outlaw’s fish recipes for autumn
Four seasonal starters from the king of British fish cookery: pickled mackerel, smoked haddock brandade, shellfish risotto and monkfish fritters
August 2019
Chefs' secret ingredients: turn dinner from basic to brilliant
Seaweed, trotters, charcoal and even a bit of boiled potato – chefs and food writers on what they add to dinner to make it extra special
May 2019
Classic cookbook
OFM’s classic cookbook: Rick Stein’s English Seafood Cookery
Nathan Outlaw pays tribute to the 1998 book that he borrowed from Rick Stein’s restaurant (and never gave back). Plus five brilliant recipes
January 2019
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
20 best egg recipes: part 2
A filling curry from Asma Khan and Nigel Slater’s lemon mousse cake – part 2 of our favourite egg recipes
August 2018
Four favourite recipes
Four favourite salmon recipes
Salmon recipes This versatile fish can be crumbed with creamy barley or simply fried with ponzu sauce
June 2018
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
Barbecued sardines or spaghetti with lemon: 20 best easy summer recipes – part 2
From a yogurty Palestinian aubergine salad to a crunchy Indian hill station one – easy eating recipes for the summer
January 2018
A new Nigella Lawson cake for our 200th issue – and other recipes for a celebration
To mark the 200th edition of Observer Food Monthly, top cooks and chefs offer treats fit to mark any special occasion
September 2017
Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
20 best seafood recipes: part 4
In our last installment of great seafood dishes, we have Fuchsia Dunlop’s clams with spring onion oil, Claus Meyer’s marinated herrings and Tim Hughes’s Dover sole on the bone
July 2016
Summer food & drink special 2016
12 of the best summer salads from the UK’s top cooks
From salt cod to grilled aubergine, there’s a lot more to salad than lettuce
February 2015
Chefs' family meals
Nathan Outlaw: We’re lucky - both our children will try any food at least once
The chef on family dinners and household chores – plus his shepherd’s pie recipe