RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Lobster with vermouth and tomatoes

  Simple ingredients and a dash of vermouth highlight the sweet taste of fresh lobster in Arthur Potts Dawson's quick recipe

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  Langoustine flambéed with cognac

  Pascal Proyart serves a decadent seafood dish recipe from his father, which combines sweet langoustines with an almond garlic butter and a kick of cognac

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  Sweet and sour aubergine

  Jun Tanaka's delicious recipe for aubergine on toast combines classic Mediterranean ingredients including pepper, chilli, pine nuts, capers and olives

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  Savoury teryaki and toasted sesame beef

  A healthy and quick dinner for two from Amoy's Chef Yang

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  Mutton curry with rice and peas

  Aaron Craze cooks a Jamaican-inspired low-fat dish of spicy mutton curry with rice and peas

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  Dark and sticky spare ribs

  This is sticky finger food at its very best from Diana Henry

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  Steak sandwich with horseradish mustard hollandaise

  Gary Rhodes makes the ultimate steak sandwiches with tender fillet, peppery rocket and a horseradish sauce

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  The Sidecar

  Gennaro Contaldo’s traditional recipe for a Sidecar cocktail packs a citrus punch, with fresh oranges and lemon to pep up the Cointreau

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  Calypso pepperpot chicken with plantain

  Marinate Ainsley Harriott's chicken dish overnight, cover with kitchen wrap and refrigerate for extra depth of flavour

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  Beetroot and walnut dip

  Besides its amazing colour, this dip from Mario Batali has a wonderful combination of earthy ingredients. It's great with warm pitta bread - or simply eaten with a spoon