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Pan-fried poussin with a savoury garlic and cider vinegar sauce makes a tasty and unusual dish.

Full of gutsy Mediteranean flavours, Giorgio Locatelli's octopus recipe makes an excellent starter

Roast baby peppers, brimming with a lip-smacking lemony risotto make a special dinner party starter or buffet dish from Mike Robinson

For freshly baked bread with an Italian influence, try Paul Hollywood's bacon-speckled focaccia topped with goat's cheese and peppers

Giuseppe Milito shows John Torode his version of this garlicky anchovy dip which makes a great pre-dinner nibble with crudités

For an antipasto dish, try Valentina Harris's recipe for Piedmontese Bagna Cauda, a warm savoury dip served with vegetables

From Tamasin Day-Lewis, a robustly flavoured warm dip of anchovies, butter, olive oil and garlic, to serve with raw vegetable chunks

For starters, Gino D'Acampo serves up baked aubergines stuffed with spinach and Pecorino cheese, and topped with a mouth-watering layer of melted mozzarella

Rosemary, thyme and breadcrumbs are whizzed with olives to form a simple, tasty crust for fresh fillets of fish

Tomatoes, garlic and balsamic vinegar add a Mediterranean flavour to baked eggs in Frank Bordoni's simple yet tasty recipe