Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week

Gary has just walked into The Muggleton Inn. The chefs in the kitchen of the Maidstone town centre Wetherspoons might feel pressure rising, for Gary is one of the most influential foodies in the land.

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Fine dining and fitness aren’t exactly natural bedfellows. But no one seems to have told Tom Aikens, the Michelin-starred chef who’s as fanatical about his training as the food he serves

...chicken curry in all its glory, so the prospect of food writer Suki Pantal’s No Worries, Just Chicken Curries (£18.99, waterstones.com) has us drooling! With over 70 recipes from all regions of the