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Like many things, the chip has taken a trip upmarket recently, most famously with Heston’s triple cooked chips. As part of National Chip Week, Helen went to learn the secrets from Ashley Palmer-Watts, current executive chef at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal.

It's National Chip Week.  A whole week to celebrate the delicious potato delight.  But what does make the perfect chip?  Which sauces are best served with them? Are there any strange & quirky ways of enjoying them? Danny aka Food Urchin took to Twitter to find out your views on the humble (or not so humble) chip.

You may have heard that McDonalds are the major sponsor of food at the London Olympics.  But did you know that even in the run up to the games, site workers could only eat McDonalds fries too.  There have been so many complaints from staff that the "London 2012 Olympic chip embargo has cracked". Read on to find out more about the food that will be served at the Games & how chips can only be served with fish ....

It's Chip Week. The chance to chat about the nation's favourite potato dish.  So how do you cook the perfect chip?  A number of chefs & potato experts believe the only way is to triple cook them.  It may sound excessive and a lot of effort, but are the results worth it? Great British Chefs‘ blogger Chris Osburn  put Shaun Rankin's recipe to the test.