Serves 4Pesto is a bright green sauce from Liguria in northern Italy. Italians usually eat pesto with linguine or trofie pasta, which are little twisted rope shapes, but it’s also delicious with steamed green beans or fresh gnocchi. Traditionally, pesto is made with a pestle and ...

sweet and delectable, they’re sure to go down a treat. There is also lots of opportunity for fine dining, as some of the world’s top chefs have opened restaurants in holiday hot spots. At the spectacular Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, for example, you can

and tray of chef’s treats on arrival, a half-hour back, neck and shoulder massage, an Arabian rasul mud therapy in the fabulous spa, a three-course à la carte dinner and a full-English breakfast for just £300. Children under 11 stay for free

to ER doctor and chef. The park is an entire miniature city designed for children and gives children uniforms for their jobs, which they spend between 15 to 40 minutes doing, whether it’s preparing a pizza in a chef’s hat or having a taste of being

Ultra-luxury ski operator Descent has hired Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall – mother of television chef Hugh and author of The Good Granny Guide – to devise the children’s meals served in their chalets even more delicious, filled with nutritious

can choose their own personal message on eggs. Lola’s pastry chef will also be on hand to create beautiful cupcakes in your own personal style or visit the Godvia fruit-dipping station or the candy stall offering Jelly beans in every imaginable flavour

decor, and objets d’art. It also has a luxury spa with plunge pool, a hammam on the roof terrace and a superb chef.Visit riadzamzam.com for details, or read all about the full renovation at www.marrakechemma.blogspot.comOur Travel section has lots more

There are town houses, manor houses, converted barns and an old mill that are packed with character as well as facilities including croquet lawns, indoor pools and Nintendo Wiis. There’s also the option of a chef and babysitting. For example

During the month of October, guests at the Sani Resort in Halkidiki can experience the Discover Halkidiki package with visits to the fish, vegetable and meat market in Thessaloniki with one of the chefs from Sani. There are also excursions

Its collection of timber-and-glass self-catering lodges, set among hills near the north Cornish coast, all have a private terrace with a barbecue and outdoor eating area. But if cooking is off the menu, then a private chef can be requested