Sunday lunch with Daisy
Amy Raphael goes to Somerset to watch party girl-turned-foodie, Daisy Garnett, in action on the Aga
My favourite table
Rick Stein at Como Lario
First, catch your dish…
The most powerful woman in TV who made stars of both Jamie and Gordon has discovered an unlikely new talent - Valentine Warner, a chef who's more at home in waders than whites. By Stephanie Merritt
Best cheap place to eat
She's been a model, journalist and VAT consultant. Now Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers has reinvented herself to serve Mexican-style food to the masses. With not a refried bean in sight. By Andrew Purvis
Homme de terre
Raymond Blanc, the celebrated chef of Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons and star of the BBC series The Restaurant, wears his heart on his sleeve when it comes to food, women and earthy rural values
What’s your last supper?
If it was your last chance, what would you choose to eat?
Cake crusader
Lemon drizzle, cupcakes, muffins ... Gary Rhodes can't quite stop at a baker's dozen.
Which chef gets a table at Rick Stein’s in Padstow?
We ring Cornwall's hot holiday restaurant.
Don’t look back
Beneath the slick and spiky TV persona, Gary Rhodes was a brilliant torch bearer for British food. Now, says Jay Rayner, his new French-inspired restaurant will blow your mind.
A Manoir of speaking
As Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons unveils new rooms and menus, Raymond Blanc tells Liane Katz a thing or two about modern-day luxury.
How to make the perfect …
... roast potatoes, roast beef, roast lamb, roast pork, roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, beef stew, lamb stew, bread, pasta, cheese soufflé, fish pie, fruit crumble and, of course, a delicious chocolate cake.
Top five in Cornwall
Chosen by Rick Stein. The king of Padstow and acclaimed chef and food writer recommends the best places for lunch and supper this summer. From scallops to sea bass and sushi, there's nowhere better than Cornwall for fresh seafood - or a plate of Merguez sausages and roast pumpkin in St Ives.
Fergus Henderson: ‘They drilled into my skull. Now I can cook again’
If anyone was going to take brain surgery in his stride, it was going to be offal-loving chef Fergus Henderson. Over slices of succulent blood cake, he tells Rachel Cooke how how surgery helped his Parkinson's
Italy – 0 France – 1 (halftime score)
It was a classic contest - Raymond Blanc on the offensive for French wine, Antonio Carluccio defending Italian - but, says Lynn Barber, it all got side-tracked by a great lunch.
Rick Stein’s Cafe, Padstow, Cornwall
Arabella Weir hopes that she will get to use her nice line in bilious invective.