RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chocolate cola cake

  Chocolate and cola add the wow factor to James Martin's superb cake

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  Mushroom risotto

  A classic risotto using both fresh and dried mushrooms to give it depth of flavour from Helen Cristiofoli

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  Pigs' ear cake

  Nope this isn't a novelty-shaped kids' cake, Claude Bosi really does add strips of blanched pigs’ ears to a parmesan and parsley sponge – you heard it here first!

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  Apple and rhubarb crumble

  Tom Parker Bowles makes a traditional British pud for when you need a bit of home comfort

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  Best end of lamb with creamed Brussels sprouts

  A slick of verdant thyme oil brings the best out of Richard Phillips's lamb dish

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  Barbecued wild boar and apple

  Arthur Potts Dawson pairs rich gamey boar chops and sausage with sweet, soft cooked apples and a chimichurri sauce

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  Beef salad with vegetables and pesto

  A stunning summer salad with rare slices of fillet steak, from Jun Tanaka

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  Tuna loin on a bed of noodles

  A fusion dish of marinated tuna with a creamy mushroom and red pepper sauce from Yolanda Guns

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  Espresso martini

  Vanilla and hazelnut liqueurs impart a sweet and nutty flavour to Tristan Stephenson's caffeine-kicking cocktail

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  Partridge with cider, brandy and apples

  A warming, autumnal dish from Diana Temperley that combines the richness of game with the tang of British-grown apples