Easter marks the point in the Christian calendar when the penitential forty-day period of Lent is over. Named after the Norse goddess of spring and rebirth Eostre, it is a time to celebrate after the winter fast, to share sweetness and abundance. There is regional variation in Easter foods, but what they have in common is that all-important rich sweetness and reference to the new season of warmth and harvest ahead.
Read MoreGaining one, two, or three Michelin stars is an achievement that chefs like to shout about. ckbk is home to numerous cookbooks from chefs in the UK who have won stars themselves or played lead roles in Michelin-starred kitchens. Here is our field guide to those stellar cookbooks.
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