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What My Mother Taught Me: Hawksmoor’s Will Beckett

Will Beckett is the son of respected food and wine writer, Fiona Beckett. In this touching interview, explains how she influenced his passion for food and shares his favourite Fiona-inspired recipe from Hawksmoor at Home.

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What My Mother Taught Me: Rachel Khoo’s Food Memories

For Rachel Khoo, there is one recipe above all others in her My Little French Kitchen book that whisks her straight back to her childhood, and reminds her just how much her cooking is influenced by her mother.

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Jack Monroe’s Ultimate Mother’s Day Menu

Jack Monroe’s debut cookbook, A Girl Called Jack, is packed with simple money-saving recipes. Jack has picked three favourites for this Ultimate Mother’s Day Menu.

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Mary Berry’s Ultimate Mother’s Day Menu

Treat your foodie mum to a truly special Mother’s Day meal with this trio of recipes from Mary Berry’s brand new book, Mary Berry Cooks.

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Jack Monroe interview: her cookery inspiration and foodie heroes

Jack Monroe’s debut cookbook, A Girl Called Jack, has only been out a week and has flown straight to the top of the book charts. We caught up with the foodie of the moment to find out all about it.

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Sarah Chamberlain of TOAST shows off her cookbooks

As one half of the TOAST team, Sarah Chamberlain is responsible for some of London’s most exciting and talked about food events. Here, she gives us a grand tour of her enviable cookbook collection, revealing the inspiration behind her love of home cooking.

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How to melt and temper chocolate

Working with chocolate is straightforward, as long as you have the right expert to guide you. Here, Molly Bakes shares her simple instructions for melting and tempering chocolate.

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Ken Hom’s top tips for cooking Chinese food at home

Britain’s best-loved authority of Chinese cookery, Ken Hom, wants us all to explore the rich and varied cuisine of China at home. Here are his top tips for beginners who want to cook Chinese food.

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Video: How to make Squid, Chorizo and Chickpea Cocido

Cookbook author and The Times food columnist Lindsey Bareham show how to make this simple, delicious Spanish stew from her latest book, One Pot Wonders.

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Exclusive interview: Bake Off finalist Ruby Tandoh announces new cookbook and talks foodie passions

Bake Off 2013 finalist and Guardian food writer Ruby Tandoh talks exclusively to The Happy Foodie about her brand new cookbook, her foodie passions, and the highs and lows of GBBO.

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Food writer William Sitwell on his cookbook collection

Food historian, writer and Waitrose Kitchen editor, William Sitwell, gives us a grand tour of his incredible collection of cook and food books, and picks out the volumes he simply can’t cook without.

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Top tips to take the stress out of Christmas cooking

Cooking at Christmas can seem daunting, so we’ve asked some of our favourite food writers and chefs for their words of wisdom to guarantee stress-free festivities.

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