Fergus Henderson, Jeremy Lee, Alastair Little, Margot Henderson, Rowley Leigh and Thomasina Miers ©Dan Burn-Forti Rowley Leigh from RECIPES 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

Christmas - present and past

Cracking cocktails
Jared Brown ©Shara Henderson
Forget mulled wine. Bring novelty and nostalgia to your festive drinks with Jared Brown’s Hot Butterscotch or Gin Punch
The history cook: The Accomplisht Cook
'The Accomplisht Cook' by Robert May ©Nina Mangalanayagam
The contemporary Christmas feast is as nothing compared to a 1660 ‘bill of fare’ – 39 dishes, from roast swan to goose jellies
– Polly Russell
Sparkling wine Jancis Robinson Nov 30, 2012

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 RECIPES 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

©Greg Funnell Nov 30, 2012

Food frontiers: coffee machines

Small miracles of engineering, yes – but do any of the myriad home coffee makers out there actually deliver extraordinary results? Tim Hayward investigates

turkey stuffing ©Angela Moore Nov 30, 2012

The taste test: turkey trimmings

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

More Rowley Leigh recipes

steamed sea bass ©Andy Sewell

Steamed sea bass with ginger and spring onions

chicken curry ©Andy Sewell

Pheasant korma

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New York: business as usual

So popular is NoMad’s signature roast chicken dish that it is selling more than 500 a week

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Gaylord, London

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Hong Kong: gastronomical mystery tour

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Huw Gott and Will Beckett at their new restaurant ©Fred MacGregor Nicholas Lander Nov 2, 2012

The waiting game: Hawksmoor, Air St

Overall service levels in most restaurants – certainly in the UK and the US – have never been higher. A good waiter at Hawksmoor can earn £30,000 a year

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