RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Fire-glazed duck with fresh plum dipping sauce

  This Oriental-style duck is delicious served with the fresh plum sauce. If you don't have any plums, nectarines make a surprisingly good substitute.

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  Chicken fricassée

  Anton Mosimann presents a classic dish, adding a surprise touch with oyster liquor

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  Lamb chops with potato salad

  Simplicity is key with Simon Rimmer’s recipe of new potato and anchovy salad and grilled lamb

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  Scallops with clementine, ham and almond salad

  Richard Corrigan makes a colourful Spanish-inspired starter with a sherry and clementine dressing

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  Potato mice

  These are guaranteed to leave your plate squeaky clean!

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  Spooky Halloween cupcakes

  Scary to look at but delicious to eat, Rachel Slack's cupcakes are a terrifying treat

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  Chocolate brownies

  Fudgy and sticky, Tamasin Day Lewis's chocolate brownies are irresistible

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  Black bean beef

  Chef Yang from Amoy uses black bean sauce and fresh green beans in his Chinese beef stir-fry

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  Lion head soup

  This sensational Shanghai dish of large crab meat and pork balls, from Gary Rhodes, is served in an aromatic broth that's both soothing and delicious

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  Vichy carrots

  Instead of cooking with French mineral water, James Martin opts for the good stuff that comes out of the tap