RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Herbed partridge with sprout and chestnut risotto

  For an elegant alternative to the traditional Christmas lunch, try Jason Atherton's flavoursome game bird with a suitably festive risotto

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  Asparagus salad with wild boar proscuitto

  John Burton Race celebrates the British asparagus season with a quickly prepared warm lunchtime salad

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  Pigeon with juniper sauce and crispy salad

  Radish and turnip provide a delicious crunchy contrast to meltingly tender pigeon breasts in Oliver Rowe’s elegant starter

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  Goat's cheese and pear crostata with chilli and lime dressing

  Golden orchard fruits, melting goat's cheese and chilli-lime glaze all atop crisp puff pastry make a sensational dessert from Ed Baines

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  Crispy nibbles with spicy tuna crepes

  Strong flavours in the form of cheddar, smoked sausage and tuna are the highlights in Martin Blunos’s recipe

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  Summer berry yogurt ice cream

  Other berries also works well in this recipe from Liz Franklin's Ice Cream

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  Prawn and mango noodle salad

  Chef Wan’s traditional Malaysian salad – known as a kerabu – is a taste-tingling combination of sweet, spicy, hot and sour flavours

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  Patatas bravas

  For a tasty first course try Alan Coxon's colourful version of a classic Spanish tapas dish, flavoured here with basil

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  Turkey mole

  Bitter chocolate, spiked with warming spices work well together in this traditionally hearty Mexican casserole

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  Lily kwok's curry

  Helen Tse shares her grandmother's recipe for Chinese chicken curry