Great British Food Christmas 2024

JUDGE-APPROVED Christmas Clasics The festive dishes the experts can’t celebratewithout "My passion is all about serving huge dinner parties with anything I can carve up” Israeli-born Eran Tibi is head chef and co-founder of Bala Baya and Kapara. He says: Well apart from serving sassy, fabulous looks, my passion is all about serving huge dinner parties with anything I can carve up that serves as a showstopper. Beef, lamb, a stuffed bird, salt baked fish or a huge pumpkin. I love to entertain with carving something up on the table. “Fizz is always on themenu at Christmas!” Olly Smith is a multi-award- winning wine expert, TV personality, author and podcast host. His book, World Cocktail Atlas is available at Amazon and signed and personalised copies at ollysmith.com . He says: Fizz is always on the menu at Christmas! I’m devoted to the best of British and will be serving Sugrue South Downs, Breaky Bottom and the latest fromEmma Rice. "My festive dessert ismy legendary eggnog trifle” Master pâtissier and celebrity chef Eric Lanlard says: As much as I like a boozy traditional Christmas pudding my festive dessert go-to is my legendary eggnog trifle. Build with soft amaretti biscuit, spiced berry compote and a rich advocaat custard. "These dishes are a wonderful way to reset from the opulence of Christmas” Thuy Hoang was a quarter finalist in 2023 on BBC1’s MasterChef. She says: For Christmas day, nothing beats a traditional British turkey with pork and sage stuffing, or a beautiful rib roast, along with sumptuous sides including goose-fat roast potatoes. After the indulgence of Christmas however, many British- Vietnamese families, such as mine, turn to something lighter for Boxing Day. That’s where our national cuisine is perfect. Vietnam’s dishes include, for example, a wide variety of seafood salads with fragrant herbs. Their dressings typically include the umami of fish sauce, a touch of fresh chilli, garlic, sugar and a sparkle of citrus. In the evening, my family will also have a bowl of ph (beef noodle soup). Ph is Vietnam’s national dish connecting the country to its colonial past and the French dish pot au feu. This is a fine, well-clarified consommé, but, for the Vietnamese, with charred onion, ginger, aromatic spices, rice noodles, fragrant herbs and various cuts of meat. The meats often include beef brisket, fillet and oxtail. These dishes are a wonderful way to reset from the opulence of Christmas, even after a sleep that afternoon. © A l u n C a l l e n d e r 133 greatbr i t i shfoodawards.com GREAT BRI T I SH FOOD AWARDS 2024