Christmas Special

Yotam Ottolenghi creates a set of festive sides, including Brussels sprouts with black garlic, mushrooms with za’atar, and carrots with dill and yoghurt. Theo Randall rustles up a duck ragu, before Sarit and Itamar make aubergine the star of the show with a Middle Eastern Christmas makeover.

As an alternative to Christmas pudding, Ravneet Gill has an apple tart, served with a delicious rum and raisin ice cream. And Jessica Summer has a rundown of how to build the perfect board.

Alice Levine tucks into either her food heaven, grilled lamb breast with an anchovy dressing, or her food hell, sticky fig pudding.

Meanwhile, Rick Stein explores his favourite festive cheeses in the UK, and Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti head to a rather chilly hotel in Norway.