Soups, sprouts and stews

Eating food straight out of the ground rather than off the plane is much healthier for both you and the planet. Seasonality is the way to go, starting with the late fruits and dark leaf vegetables of autumn, says Ross Dobson.

What the chefs dish up on holiday

Rebecca Seal invited Britain's top chefs and foodies - from Antonio Carluccio and Terence Conran to Angela Hartnett, Mark Hix and Tom Parker Bowles - to share their favourite summer recipes.

Mezze made easy

Anissa Helou grew up in Lebanon, where her family meals were always made up of mezze dishes. Here are some of her favourite recipes, not only from her home country, but also from Turkey, Greece and Morocco.

Light, easy Italian mezze

Tobie Puttock has always been passionate about Italian food and has worked as a chef in Italian restaurants all over the world, collecting recipes as he's travelled. Here are a selection of tasty dishes from his new book, that are perfect for sharing this summer.

Great pasta dishes

Michelin-starred chef at London's Connaught hotel, Angela Hartnett grew up helping her Italian grandmother make pasta for the family. In her new book she shares delicious and easy pasta recipes for meat, fish and vegetarian eaters from rabbit papparadelle to crab linguine and a simple, classic tomato sauce.

The future of food

Forget the traditional Sunday roast. This is a beef dish with a difference, specially created by Daniel Clifford, one of the brilliant and innovative young chefs featured in Audi's exclusive recipe book and series of short films.

The future of food

Food cooked in liquid gas? Wild herbs used in 'virtual mousses'? 42-course meals? The future of food is here, and Audi is celebrating it with an exclusive recipe book and a series of short films featuring the country's most innovative chefs.

The best ever curries

The world's top curry chefs have got together for a great new book of recipes to whet your appetite.

Veggie might

Top chef Paul Gayler is renowned for his inventive and delicious vegetarian dishes. Here he offers recipes from his new cookbook, Pure Vegetarian.

Just like nonna used to bake

Italians pride themselves on traditional family recipes they know by heart, but there is one cookbook in their kitchens - Silver Spoon, Italy's 55-year-old bestseller, now coming here.