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

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was the very heart of the house. From about five or six years, my siblings and I were already helping our father in the garden. We were five children and we didn’t have much money, so the garden was very important; it was the garden that produced our food

Jerusalem artichoke risotto with white truffle oil. My two desserts will be apple crumble, with an apple mousse and a green apple sorbet, and a sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce. The idea behind the menu is celebrating some humble food done in a

, because I think it’s what they’re so used to. But they always have an opinion on the food they eat – they are mini critics in the making. .There’s a real celebrity scene among chefs these days. Do you meet up often with fellow fathers, Gordon Ramsay

Where were you born and brought up? Born and bred in West Hampstead, I've lived in the same house my whole life. It's now the home of POP Bakery. How did you discover your love of baking? We've always been passionate about food in this house. My

Gillon Meller, chef at The River Cottage and father of Isla, 11, and Cecily, five, reveals foodie secrets:What’s your earliest food memory? The first time I ate white chocolate, probably aged three.What was the first thing you ever cooked? Something

When it comes to planning your next barbecue, make it a gourmet occasion with these five pointers from Australian celebrity chef Bill Granger. 1. Plan the menu as if you were in a restaurant  What would you want on one plate? Stick

Mark Hix, the much-lauded chef, owner of four restaurants, and father of Ellie and Lydia, 15, reveals some culinary secrets What’s your earliest food memory? My granddad used to grow tomatoes and we used to have those fresh from the garden

arrived in England and found out how huge Christmas is. As a child, my family didn’t celebrate Christmas, although as Algeria is a former French colony, we had holidays from school. 

Sauerkraut is what we usually eat on Christmas Day. We spend