From cordon bleu to comfort food

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

Serves 6Prep time 15 min • 150g hot-smoked trout, roughly chopped • 1 small garlic clove • Finely grated zest ½ lemon, plus juice of 1 lemon • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle • 19

Born in Brittany, France, Eric began his culinary journey working as a chef for the French Navy before moving to the UK in 1989 to work with legendary chefs such as Albert and Michel Roux. In 1995, Er

Ingredients (Serves 4-6) 350 g potatoes, peeled,diced225 g swede, peeled, diced2 eggs50 g butter50 g plain flour600 ml milk, plus extra formashing450 g smoked haddock,skinned and cubed110 g frozen pea

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

Ingredients (Serves 1) 1 large potato, peeledand cut into chunks1 tbsp olive oilSalt and freshlyground black pepper1 poussin, preferablycorn-fed Large pinch of driedthymeGrated zest and juiceof 1 lemo