Chef recipes

Bay poached pears cut in half in three bowls topped with cream and nuts

Baking and desserts

Bay-poached pears with maple cream

Shards of oat biscuits on a board with cheese and chutney

Baking and desserts

Sweet oat biscuits

Mince toast on a plate with hands grating cheese on top

Meat and poultry

Mince on toast

Tuna tortilla on a plate cut in half

Fish and seafood

Tuna tortilla

Wattalapam in a bowl topped with coconut flakes

Baking and desserts

Sri Lankan wattalapam

Pumpkin and coconut fry topped with coconut, curry leaves and chilli in a bowl

Sri Lankan pumpkin fry with coconut

Sri Lankan black pork curry in a bowl topped with red onions, coconut flakes and green chilli

Meat and poultry

Sri Lankan black pork curry

Short cocktail glass filled with tequila, lime and sugar syrup, garnished with curry leaves

Cocktails and drinks

Sri Lankan tequila and curry leaf cocktail

Lettuce cups filled with mince, veg and chilli next to lime wedges and sauce

Meat and poultry

San choy bau

Miyan taushe (pumpkin stew) in three bowls topped with fish garnish

Fish and seafood

Miyan taushe (Nigerian pumpkin stew)

Turkey, leek and bacon pie on a plate covered in gravy with carrots on plate behind

Meat and poultry

Turkey, leek and bacon pie

Mushroom soup topped with roasted cauliflower, fried mushrooms, roasted hazelnuts and cress with a spoon inside

Swedish mushroom soup

Mulled wine and roast hazelnut loaf cake decorated with oranges, icing, figs and cranberries

Baking and desserts

Mulled wine and hazelnut loaf cake

Two bowls of mushroom, tofu and carrot hot and sour soup topped with coriander

Hot and sour soup

Two mugs of karak chai on a plate with cinnamon sticks and a bowl of cardamom pods

Cocktails and drinks

Karak chai