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Talking Hong Kong cuisine with Jeremy Pang • Founder of London’s School Of Wok and one of the UK’s top experts on Chinese cooking, Jeremy Pang is in a great moment with a book and TV show on the way celebrating the food of Hong Kong, a place he describes as “like a second home”. Despite recent upheaval in the great city-state, there’s one thing its citizens can always rely on – one of the world’s most exciting food scenes

NUGGETS • Choice bits of knowledge, food news and seasonal inspiration. Compiled by Anthony Noonan

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE PANCAKE DAY? • Eating a stack of sweet crepes, it turns out, is good for your soul

BOOK OF THE MONTH • The foodie memoir genre is a well-trodden path, but the story of Kathy Slack's journey from high-flying exec to burnt-out fledgling kitchen gardener will have you grabbing in equal measure for tissues and trug.

THE MINDFUL COOK

GUESS WHO'S BACK?

STOCKBRIDGE, HAMPSHIRE • Managing editor Les Dunn takes his rod (and a big appetite) on a trip to the well-to-do country town

BACK TO SCHOOL • Our monthly recommendation of cookery schools and courses to sharpen your skills

THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON IN CHESHIRE…

Over to you…

MEET THE READER • Photographer and marketing manager Amy Parmenter-White lives in Wetherby, West Yorkshire

delicious. DISCOVERIES • The best bites and homeware delights from producers big and small, as tasted and tested by the delicious. team

The booklist • International inspiration is at the fore in Mark Diacono's favourite books released this month, with odysseys into Caribbean, Indian and Mediterranean cuisines and a day in the life of a restaurant

Make it special • Make weekends wonderful with Rosie Mackean's Mothering Sunday menu (including this vibrant soup), Asma Khan's Indian delights, sensational schnitzels and creations from the Exploding Bakery. Plus: all about pinot noir and the beers we'll be drinking this year

A Mother’s Day to remember • Celebrate motherhood in all its forms on Sunday 30 March with a fab three-course menu from queen of entertaining Rosie Mackean

Rosie's prep-ahead tips • My hosting philosophy is that you should be doing minimal cooking while your guests are in your home. Restaurant chefs prep or cook nearly everything before service to make things easier, and so should you. Here's a little plan for these recipes so you can prepare ahead, making sure you can actually have a good time cooking.

Cook Indian with Asma Khan • The celebrated chef and owner of Darjeeling Express restaurant shares vibrant and flavourful recipes that remind her of her childhood home in West Bengal

A non-alcoholic beer with… AL MURRAY • He’s become known for his popular World War II history podcast and books, but Al Murray is currently touring the UK in his comedy guise as The Pub Landlord. We caught up with him to talk pints, seafood feasts and Big Green Eggs

BAKING GOES BOOM! • Known for their irreverent, fuss-free takes on the classics, Tom and Oli from Exeter’s Exploding Bakery put the fun back into baking - always with more-thanmoreish results. This selection of goodies from their new book will be your weekend pleasure to bake - just watch your family and friends hoover them up

It's crunch time • Tender escalopes in a crisp, crumb coating, schnitzels must be Austria's finest culinary invention – but we've taken them to a new level with exciting variations and global flavours

The diva of grapes • Pinot noir is tricky to grow but when winemakers get it...