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The larger-than-life actor has always done things her way – so when she said she had eight decades of memorable meals to share, not just one, we weren’t about to argue

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

If anyone is going to break you out of a Thai green curry or pad Thai rut, it’s MasterChef champion Chariya Khattiyot with her Northern Thai dishes

MIDLIFE BROUGHT A REVELATION FOR AUTHOR MIMI SPENCER: FOOD IS FOR JOY, NOT WORRY. A DECADE ON FROM PUBLISHING HER BESTSELLING BOOK, THE FAST DIET , SHE SAYS SHE NOW EATS WITH LOVE – AND HER BODY LOVES IT, TOO

Mexican Table by Thomasina Miers (£28, Quadrille) Wahaca co-founder Thomasina Miers recently returned to Mexico for a six-month sabbatical and this book is a culmination of her time there. Thomasina e

With its first Michelin star and a strong culture of slow food, the Serbian capital is transforming its culinary reputation and revitalising traditional Balkan cooking by embracing old-world methods