Rachel Allen, author of Rachel's Favourite Food and mother of Josh, 10, Lucca, seven, and Scarlett Lily, one reveals her foodie secrets   What’s your earliest food memory? I do remember being taught to milk a cow when I was about five.What was the first thing you ever cooked? Bis...

What’s your earliest food memory? The breast of my mother. What foods did you like and dislike as a child? There were no foods that I can remember disliking. All my mother’s food was delicious. What did you eat for school dinners? My mother used to send me off with a packed lunc...

Marcus Wareing is the owner of Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley and The Gilbert Scott and father of Jake, 11, Archie, seven, and Jessie, five.What is your earliest food memory? Meat and two veg every day. My mother always cooked us a meal and then she also cooked for my father when...

What’s your earliest food memory? Sunday roasts with my family – I’ve never seen a man eat as much as my grandfather – and crab sandwiches on the windswept Cornish coast are my fondest food memories.What foods did you like and dislike as a child? I ate anything as a child with th...

for the steam to escape.Bake for 20–25 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden. Once cooked, allow to rest for a couple of minutes then serve the pies with a dollop of cranberry sauce, if you have any left.More festive recipes from celebrity chefs

role model and I’m glad. Jamie’s the guy who’s done a great deal.What about Gordon, who’s a bit more lively?No, that’s jumping on the bandwagon of marketing. There are some serious chefs who I truly like, like Jamie and Delia Smith. There are a lot

boast ‘child-friendliness’ among its accolades. As Grace and Joe cuddle the Raymond Bears they’ve just been given (cute teddies sporting chefs’ apron, hats and checkerboard trousers), We are fortunate enough to have a brief chat with Raymond over

we visited, Aldo was there, doing the round of the tables and chatting to diners, posing for photographs. Taking the lead from the celebrity chef, the staff too score well in the charm stakes. But, of course, it’s the food that’s important

Set in the beautiful Worcestershire countryside, The Elms is an idyllic retreat. This year, the Queen Anne mansion celebrates its 300th anniversary. To celebrate, two people can stay in the best room available and receive a glass of champagne

After playing a key role in making cookery compulsory on the curriculum again, the founders of healthy fast food chain Leon have prepared a try-this-at-home recipe plan called Cook 5 in bid to turn rookie chefs into aspiring gastronomes.“There’s a