RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Proper 'old fashioned' pork pie

  This appetising traditional pork pie from Mike Robinson and Alan Haywood combines juicy pork and bacon in crisp golden pastry

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  Margarita steak with mango and pear salsa

  Tequilla and citrus juice gives Charita Jones’ stunning steak its fancy name - her steak and potato wedges are also seasoned with her home-made spice mix

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  Stuffed sea bream

  Sea bream is great for stuffing and baking whole; Aldo Zilli doesn’t disappoint with his Parma ham, mozzarella and anchovy-stuffed bream

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  Red cabbage and stilton slaw

  Elisa Benyon makes a crunchy salad favourite with red cabbage, blue cheese and a tangy mustard and cream dressing

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  John Dory with caramelised chicory

  Dylan McGrath, head chef at Mint in Dublin, makes a seasonal fish dish bursting with the exotic flavours of chicory, blood orange, coriander seeds and poached black grapes

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  Orecchiette with purple sprouting broccoli and anchovy

  Taste the difference with Aaron Craze's easy homemade pasta, served with a classic Italian combination of broccoli, cheese and anchovy

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  Raspberry and elderflower trifle

  Paul Rankin is proud of his trifle combination; however feel free to use up what you have in the house: biscuits instead of Madeira cake, raspberries instead of blackberries… After all isn’t that just how trifles came about in the first place?

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  Pork chops with onions and apples

  Charita Jones smothers chunky chops with a sweet and savoury topping that's great matched with mash

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  Chicken and mushroom dumplings

  Ching-He Huang’s delicious open-wrapped steamed dumplings are great to serve at dinner parties as a starter

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  Choux pastry swans filled with vanilla cream and raspberries

  Impress your dinner party guests with Michel Lemoine's truly decorative dessert, which tastes as good as it looks