RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Devon spring lamb in herb and anchovy butter

  John Burton Race’s delicious main course with simple accompaniments showcases the new season’s tender young lamb

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  Grouse with lentils and garlic puree

  The rich gamey flavour of grouse pairs perfectly with a creamy garlic puree in this sophisticated recipe from Giorgio Locatelli

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  Jerk snapper with black-eyed peas a la shack

  Charita Jones serves up spicy fried fish with a bean stew and crisp plantains

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  Baked goat's cheese with pear, pecan nuts and rocket

  A sweet and sour dressing is the perfect foil to melting goat's cheese in this simple salad from the British Cheese Board

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  Christmas pudding

  Nigel Slater's delicious Christmas pudding has the seedy crunch of figs, a sparkle from hand-cut peel and a slight tartness from the apricots and orange zest

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  Pavlova (two ways)

  Jane Johns' pavlovas are studded with fresh berries in summer and cherries and angelica in winter

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  Tropical pineapple salad

  Gary Rhodes takes the lead from Ezekial Jackson in this sweet, rum-laced pineapple salad

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  Pureed artichoke soup

  This deliciously filling summer soup perfected by Art Smith is a favourite of American talk show host, Oprah Winfrey

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  Hot raspberry soufflé

  Think you can’t cook a soufflé? Galton Blackiston de-mystifies this fabulous dessert

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  Beef carpaccio

  Theo Randall serves paper-thin slices of beef fillet with fresh beetroot and a piquant creamed horseradish sauce