Cheese spread
Gorgonzola tartlets, cheddar and pepper straws, parmesan custards on toast ... why we all love a bite of festive cheese. By Fiona Beckett
Easy does it
Our favourite Australian-born chef, Bill Granger, has the perfect quick and stress-free Christmas menu
What top chefs eat at Christmas
By Giorgio Locatelli, Raymond Blanc, Richard Corrigan, Thomasina Miers, Tom Parker Bowles, Michel Roux Jr, Tom Aikens and many more
Can’t do Christmas on the cheap? Oh yes you can!
Allegra McEvedy author of the brilliant Leon cookbook, one of our favourites this year, serves up a feast for £60
The Christmas cheese test
Patricia Michelson, owner of specialist cheese shop La Fromagerie, tests the best supermarket cheeses
Christmas for two
Succulent duck, mincemeat ice cream - Nigel Slater prepares the perfect festive dinner à deux
Heavenly Heston
There's more to Heston Blumenthal's Christmas than mixing up the molecules, discovers Elizabeth Day
Which family gets a Santa to visit their table? We ring Pied a Terre, The Wolseley and Orso
We try to arrange for Father Christmas to pay a visit to the dining tables of the Beckhams and Guy Ritchie
Chefs and their lovely bones
Giorgio Locatelli and Michel Roux Jr create brilliant stylish dishes with leftovers
Foodie boy
Being in a band isn't half a much fun as having four kids to spend Christmas with, says Alex James
Christmas past and present
Sixteenth-century sausages and powdered goose. Well, what else did you expect?
Lunch at Sissinghurst: Two birds, three veg, one stock
Sarah Raven serves up festive dishes from warm salad of duck breast to traditional roast turkey and glazed ham
The Christmas food test
Top chefs taste Christmas staples from game pie to gravy, stuffing to stollen
My Christmas treats
Nigel Slater: It just isn't Christmas without a bit of home baking in the house. I do have the traditional Christmas food, but I also like to have something else around for dissenters.
How to have an Italian Christmas, by the River Cafe
Italian Christmas cooking is all about making things as easy as possible on the day, says Rose Gray