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December INSPIRATION • All you need to know this month, from celebratory restaurants to book to must-buy festive food, drinks and homewares
cook • Seasonal sensations with a celebratory twist, effortlessly clever ways with Christmas leftovers, and festive entertaining dishes to draw a crowd
Cook with the season • Make the most of December’s best fruit and veg with these inspiring recipes
3 CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS IDEAS • Easy on the eye and simple to make, thanks to shop-bought ingredients and no fiddly techniques. These recipes can be made ahead and require 30 minutes or fewer of prep – they’re go-to ideas for easy entertaining
DISHES TO DAZZLE • Give your Twixmas entertaining a new twist with these genius flavour mash-ups from Molly Baz
Christmas cracker • Bring the wow factor with this classic festive chocolate log
Party pieces • Celebrate the holiday season in style with small bites from flavour queen Sabrina Ghayour
DATES • Celebrate the luxuriously sticky sweetness of this versatile fruit
Eat well everyday • Easy, speedy, nourishing traybakes to inspire you all week
Read reviews and rate your favourite recipes now! • Save all your treasured recipes in one place, see reviews before trying something new and add your own comments and ratings at olive magazine.com
Turkey curry • Delicately spiced with coconut and ginger, this turkey curry is suitable for the whole family. It’s a brilliant way to use up left-over cooked turkey, too
DISCOVER • Find out what our critics thought of York’s newest hotspot, must-book restaurants that go big on dramatic flair, and a next-level roast chicken courtesy of Soho’s Bébé Bob
York Minster Refectory • Critic Tony Naylor and Olive reader Jenny McGuire compare notes on a new modern British restaurant in York
Bébé Bob • Chicken is the star of the show at Soho’s Golden Age-inspired restaurant, with champagne of course
Show STOPPERS! • December calls for dining that mixes deliciousness with a little drama
THIS MONTH with Gurdeep Loyal • Our trends expert shares a festive fruity cocktail, and champions the culinary delights of Rotterdam and an innovative Berkshire restaurant
THE MEASURE • Ring in December with a festive cranberry cocktail, party drink tips and must-buy accessories
with Kate Hawkings • The festive and versatile flavours of madeira make it a perfect seasonal drink for December
COOK LIKE A LOCAL Caribbean • Explore the flavours of this island region, from spicy-sweet stew chicken to crisp fried plantain
10 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT Norway • Chef Håkon Solbakk shares his favourite things about the food of his homeland, and why he believes it’s well worth the trip
UNWIND • An elevated Yorkshire pub menu from Tommy Banks’ Abbey Inn, farmhouse kitchen interior inspiration, and a chilled-out Norfolk hotel made for hunkering down in the winter months
PUB MENUThe Abbey Inn, Byland • Dine on home-reared pork and tarte tatin made with local apples at this historic Yorkshire pub fronted by chefs Tommy Banks and Charlie Smith
KITCHEN HAVEN Farmhouse charm • The Beckford restaurant group’s Chloe and Charlie...