Fergus Henderson, Jeremy Lee, Alastair Little, Margot Henderson, Rowley Leigh and Thomasina Miers ©Dan Burn-Forti Rowley Leigh from FOOD & DRINK Nov 30, 2012

Rowley Leigh’s Christmas Eve

Never mind tomorrow’s lunch, the best celebrations start here. Rowley Leigh’s chef friends Fergus and Margot Henderson, Alastair Little, Thomasina Miers and Jeremy Lee bring their good food and good cheer to his party

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Christmas gift guide
Radio Symphony GDR 1954 Beautiful lightboxes created from restored furniture and photo slides ©Michael Bodiam
Our pick of presents worth giving ranges from a retro camera and a vintage chair to kitchen accessories good enough to eat
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Top 100 festive wines - part one: fine fizzes

Light and brisk or solid and savoury? Choose your Christmas bubbly with the first of our four-part series. Plus, win a magnum of Grand Cru champagne

Christmas pastries by Rose Carrarini ©Joss McKinley From FOOD & DRINK Nov 30, 2012

Baking: from Paris with love

Festive favourites from Rose Carrarini’s famous bakery to make at home – and a traditional bûche de Noël from her pâtissier neighbour

Jared Brown ©Shara Henderson From FOOD & DRINK Nov 30, 2012

Cracking cocktails

Forget mulled wine. Bring novelty and nostalgia to your festive drinks with Jared BrownHot Butterscotch or Gin Punch

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Best restaurants of 2012

Roast duck in Spain, truffles in the Rhone valley – our restaurant critic looks back at a year of wonderful eating

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Weekend Magazine Columnists

Abdi Magdi enforces Rome’s so-called 'anti-sandwich ordinance' ©Nadia Shira Cohen Nov 30, 2012

‘I stop people eating on Rome’s monuments’

Abdi Magdi patrols sites such as the Piazza di Spagna to enforce Rome’s so-called ‘anti-sandwich ordinance’

Claudia Roden ©Guardian News Nov 30, 2012

The Inventory: Claudia Roden

‘My 20-year-old self would be pleased that I still feel like she does,’ says the food writer

turkey stuffing ©Angela Moore From FOOD & DRINK Nov 30, 2012

The taste test: turkey trimmings

Our panel goes in search of superior stuffing, perfect pigs in blankets and commendable cranberry sauce

Peter Dundas hard at work in Vanesssa Friedman's New York kitchen ©Jason Andrew Vanessa Friedman Nov 30, 2012

Baking with the FT: Peter Dundas

When Vanessa Friedman asked the creative director of fashion house Pucci for his favourite hobby, she didn’t expect him to show up with flour, molasses and an impressive selection of cookie cutters ...

'The Accomplisht Cook' by Robert May ©Nina Mangalanayagam From FOOD & DRINK Nov 30, 2012

The history cook: The Accomplisht Cook

The contemporary Christmas blowout is as nothing compared to a 1660 ‘bill of fare’ – 39 dishes, from roast swan to goose jellies

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