How to eat
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How to eat: macaroni cheeseHow do you like yours? Does it need pulled pork? Can you put it in a toastie? It’s the ultimate comfort food – just don’t call it ‘mac ‘n’ cheese’.
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How to eat: scotch eggsWe are living through a golden age of scotch eggs – but questions abound. Do they need to be served hot? Is it acceptable to deviate from the classic pork filling? Can you add salad? Is mustard needed? How to Eat has the answers
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How to eat: fish pieFrom erroneous individual portions to the suitability (or not) of sweetcorn, the Guardian’s most fastidious blog has fish pie locked down
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How to eat: croissantsTesco’s customers may prefer the straight version, but should you add butter and jam or ham and cheese? Are they best hot or cold, and should you eat one or three? How to Eat is going deep on the croissant
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How to eat: omelettesThe omelette is a classic, but it’s all too easy to ruin with everything from the wrong kind of eggs to inappropriate fillings. And never, ever, confuse it with a frittata
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How to eat: fish finger sandwichesIn fish fingers’ 60th year in the UK, How to Eat is considering their highest complete expression: the fish finger sandwich. White bread or brown? Tartare or tomato sauce? Slice of cheese? As ever, there’s a great deal to chew over
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How to eat: chips 'n' dipsHow to eat is back and is loitering at the buffet table by the dips. From the best vegetable baton to the vexed topic of ‘double dipping’, there is much to consider
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How to eat: applesThis month, How To Eat is chomping on an apple. Apart from the noise, there are dilemmas galore: which variety, peeled or sliced, chilled or room temperature and, crucially, whether to bin or eat the core?
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How to eat: quicheThis month, How to eat is cutting itself a slice of quiche, defying gender stereotypes and settling the many culinary issues that surround the savoury egg tart. Does blue cheese work in a quiche? Can you really eat it with a jacket potato? And on what planet is the picnic quiche a desirable thing?
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How to eat: tuna saladSounds simple enough, but every detail is controversial. Tinned tuna or fresh? Rocket or Cos? French beans or no? Which olives, what dressing and what to drink with it?
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How to eat … a cheese sandwichThis month, How to Eat opens a pandora’s box, a Tupperware pandora’s box, as it tackles that British lunchtime staple, the cheese sandwich. Sounds simple, right?
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How to eat eggs BenedictIt’s at least 120 years old, but with brunch more fashionable than ever in Britain, eggs Benedict is enjoying a ‘moment’. So, toast or muffins? Ham or proscuitto? There are key decisions to made here
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Recipes for success: how to eat pancakesIt is Pancake Day today, which presents us with a problem: how to tackle a food that we hardly ever eat. But, no fear, How to eat is here, with a special Shrove Tuesday primer on all the crucial questions that a pancake can provoke. Crêpe or thick breakfast pancakes? Sweet or savoury? Jif or lemon juice? And why jam beats big old chunks of fruit, every ... single ... time
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How to eat: chilli con carneThis month, Tony Naylor is tackling that cowboy classic, chilli con carne. Do you use brisket or mince? Serve it with guacamole or salsa? Is it righteous over rice or perfect on potato? And who in their right mind would scatter it with fresh coriander?
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How to eat: toastTony Naylor: This month, How To Eat is tackling a quintessentially British snack – toast. Sounds simple, right? But how wrong you are. Do you use a toaster or grill? White sliced or rye, sourdough or seeded multigrain? And that’s just the basics …
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How to eat: chocolateThis month, How to Eat is gorging on chocolate. Do you dunk your Dairy Milk? Eat Creme Eggs with a teaspoon? Savour single-estate chocolate sparingly? Tony Naylor lays down the law
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How to eat: chipsTony Naylor: This month, How to Eat is taking a bite out of a true British culinary icon – chips. The variations are endless, but so are the opportunities to get chips totally wrong
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How to eat: burritos
Tony Naylor: In a fast-food joint or a restaurant? Filled with grilled chicken or shredded beef? With guacamole or just cheese? And can you bear to wash it down with a Sol?
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How to eat: crisps
Thought you already knew how to eat crisps? Think again. Where do you stand on puffs, gourmet flavours and posh thick chips? And have you ever had a mixed-crisp salad?
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How to eat: a cream tea
Tony Naylor: Is it jam first or cream first? Clotted or whipped cream, strawberry or raspberry jam? Are fruit scones ever acceptable? And do we really need vintage crockery?
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How to eat: nachos
Tony Naylor: Nachos are one of the titans of trash food. But do you serve them with chilli or pulled pork? Drown them in cheese sauce? Or grilled Monterey Jack? And can you share your nachos or is that a surefire recipe for divorce?
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How to eat: goat's cheese salad
Tony Naylor: Do you grill it or bake it? Eat the rind or daintily peel it off? Drizzle it in honey and balsamic? Or pair it with its brethren, beetroot and red onion?
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How to eat: a ploughman's lunch
This month, How To Eat is in a country pub trying to enjoy a ploughman's lunch. But an argument is raging about what that means. Ham? One cheese or three? Is pate OK? Are pickled onions edible? Is this a sharing dish or best enjoyed solo?
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How to eat: beef stew
Do you add potatoes, parsnips, pearl barley or parsley? Wine or beer? Do you need bread and dumplings? Mash on the side? And since when did bowls become outmoded?
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How to eat: hotdogs
Yo, dudes! This month, How to Eat is saluting an American classic, the hotdog. But should it be beef or pork? In a bun or baguette? Eaten with champagne or beer? And smothered in mustard or, erm, brown sauce?
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How to eat: Christmas dinner
Ditch the turkey, the cranberry sauce and the Christmas pudding … has Tony Naylor taken leave of his senses? This is his take on the perfect Christmas dinner – how do you eat yours?
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How to eat: curry
This month, How to Eat fancies a curry. Eat-in or takeaway? Dishes to share or your own main course? Washed down with beer or wine? And does anyone ever have room for dessert?
How to eat: a sausage sandwich