RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Ikan bakar (baked butterfish wrapped in banana leaf)

  A hot, sour and spicy marinade will fill the room with a wonderful fragrance as you open up Mark Reid’s butterfish parcels at the table

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  Classic crème brulée

  For this classic French dessert, Merrilees Parker tries out an old recipe dating back from 1909

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  Mussels in gewürztraminer with chives and cream

  Matthew Fort’s refined version of the classic moules a la crème combines the fruity flavour of Gewürztraminer with creamy mussels for a delicious starter or light meal

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  Pumpkin soup with cheese toasties

  Pumpkin and sage are a wonderful pairing and the toasties that accompany this velvety soup are made using Sage Derby, the flavour-packed cheese from Silvana Franco’s home city

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  Crab cakes with chilli jam and crème fraiche

  James Martin's spicy crab cakes are perfectly matched with sweet hot chilli jam and cooling crème fraiche

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  Prune and almond tarts

  Pure indulgence from James Martin - crisp, golden pastry cases filled with frangipane and juicy prunes

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  Oriental chicken salad

  Bursting with zesty Asian flavours, Tamasin Day Lewis's mouth-watering salad makes an excellent starter or light supper

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  Belly of pork and beans

  Slow cooking yields a melting pot of tender pork and flavoursome home-baked beans in this hearty recipe from Tamasin Day-Lewis

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  Tuna carpaccio with rocket and Parmesan

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  Slow-braised pigs' cheeks with parsnip purée

  Pig's cheeks become very tender and gelatinous with long, slow cooking in Anton Edelman's recipe