RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Blackened monkfish with cucumber salad

  Served with a spicy bean and rice dish, Charita Jones’ traditional Cajun method is a delicious way to cook fish

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  Vietnamese tamarind beef with peanuts

  Tom Kime cooks trai me thit bo, a classic Vietnamese dish that offers an extraordinary burst of flavour and textures

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  Stewed apple with sweet ricotta and cobnuts

  Arthur Potts Dawson's simple dessert is a delightful contrast of textures and flavours that makes the most of a traditional Kentish nut crop

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  Sea bass with yuzu koshu

  A spicy citrus marinade gives Nick Watt’s fish dish an interesting Asian twist

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  Baklava

  Tonia Buxton’s version of this famous sticky, nutty Middle Eastern sweet is the perfect accompaniment to a cup of coffee

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  Apple pie

  James Martin's cinnamon-scented apple pie with golden melt-in-the-mouth pastry is the ultimate comfort food

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  Buffalo blue cheese soup

  Gary Rhodes uses award-winning buffalo blue cheese to make a rich and creamy soup

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  Broccoli and Parma ham rolls

  Matthew Fort wraps spears of purple sprouting broccoli with crisped Parma ham

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  Meatball sub with shoestring fries

  Charita Jones serves up some seriously satisfying comfort food that will almost certainly become a family favourite

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  Dutch apple cake

  Rachel Allen’s recipe is an old favourite – the apples sink to the bottom as it cooks, leaving a light sponge with a crisp sugary crust