What's your earliest food memory? Probably at around five years old when my mum made Chinese sausage steamed with rice. It smelled so comforting and appetising and I still think of that smell today.What foods did you like as a child, and what did you dislike? I loved everything a...

to the age where I could teach myself to cook, I did.”Who do you think is the better chef, you or your mother? “My mother definitely [laughs]. We have very different styles. My cooking background is classical, with lots of stocks and sauces, whereas my mother

throughout each day and comes complete with a good genie, children’s concierge and an activity coordinator.A dedicated chef is also on hand to serve nutritious meals in Le Hameau’s dining room, as well as offering cooking classes to budding chefs

). Here, celebrity chef Ken Hom shares his tips on how to host the perfect Chine New Year Banquet: “Shooting off firecrackers on the eve of Chinese New Year is our way of sending out the old year and welcoming in the New Year – and don't forget

and hot chocolate at the Galerie des Gobelins. In the evening, the ice rink transforms into the spectacular mountain-themed Bancs d'Hiver restaurant, with a menu created by three-star Michelin chef Philippe Marc, and glasses of mulled wine on offer. Your

- they boast four Michelin stars between them.Stay at... the family-owned Rosa Alpina, where resident Michelin-star chef Nobert Niederkofler can help guests create a Christmas menu. Prices start from €2,405 per person, based on two adults sharing a deluxe

dei Bambini children’s club – a fully fledged city on a child’s scale in the centre of the resort.Newcomers are encouraged to make friends via the different laboratories, game zones and activity centres, while budding chefs can also learn the art

returns to Somerset House, offering skating lessons, storytelling and rink-side snacks from Michelin-starred chef Tom Aitkens. Children with a taste for the high life should be more than impressed with this stately courtyard and liberal sprinkling