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Our kitchen garden, Le Potager, is the emblem of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. The heart and soul of our gastronomy. It is defined by each season and gives life to our menu. Look around and you will see

■ Serves 6-8 ■ Prep 35 mins ■ Cook 1 hr 10 mins 120g butter, cut into cubes300g plain flour, plus extrafor dusting600g small floury potatoes,all roughly the same size2 tbsp olive oil1 onion, finely ch

Ingredients 300g new potatoes, scrubbed(Charlotte potatoes are good)Drizzle of organic rapeseed oilFlaky sea salt and freshlyground black pepper3 tbsp cider vinegarFew knobs of grass-fed butter150g Co

Don’t listen to the chatter. It’s all nonsense. Yes, term has started, the evenings are shorter, and I saw advent calendars in the supermarkets too. But it’s not the end of the summer. Not yet. And ce

YOU WILL NEED ✔ 500g (1lb) bunched beetroot, peeled and cut into 2cm (¾in) wedges ✔ 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ✔ salt and pepper ✔ 2 x 250g (8¾oz) packs beluga lentils ✔ 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar ✔ 1

Executive chef and partner of Maison François in London’s St James’s, Matthew has spent time in many top-end restaurants in the UK and further afield, including the three-Michelin-starred kitchens of