RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Aubergine, potato and chick pea balti

  This richly spiced curry from The Vegetarian Society is a wonderful example of the Birmingham Balti

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  Salt cod, leek and potato soup

  Chris Galvin perks up vichyssoise soup with homemade salt cod and grilled rounds of chorizo

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  Chocolate pistachio truffles

  Clodagh McKenna was taught this delicious recipe by a chocolatier from the area where she lives in Italy

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  Veal chop with mushrooms

  Theo Randall serves up a classic veal dish, with moreish garlic and parsley Portobello and porcini mushrooms

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  Cheeky stuffed chops with cinnamon apples

  Aaron Craze cooks up some cheeky pork chops, stuffed with spinach and ricotta, and served with seasonal apples

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  Mussels in a bin lid

  You will need to use scrupulously clean metal bin lid for Arthur Potts Dawson’s fabulous barbecue dish of mussels with fennel, pineapple and beer

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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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  Barbecued corn

  Smoked paprika, cayenne and melting butter give Caroline Hire's corn a well-deserved place on the barbecue

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  Steak tartare

  Healthy and delicious, this beef dish by Rick Stein calls for finest quality meat...

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  Honey nut spread

  Once you've tried Thomasina Miers' moreish nutty spread, you'll find all sorts of way to use it