COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS
Ready to break with tradition? Shake things up this Christmas. Elevate your festive meal into an unforgettable flavour revolution.
Monkfish with mussels and butter beans
Angela Hartnett
Angela HartnettBritish Michelin-starred chef known for Italian cuisine excellence.
Saturday Kitchen wine recommendation
11 Minutes Pasqua Rosé, Italy, 2024: Majestic, From £13
Pasqua 11 Minutes Rosé from Lake Garda blends Corvina, Trebbiano, Syrah, and Carménère with exactly 11 minutes of skin contact, creating a salmon-pink wine with strawberry, rose, and citrus flavors and crisp acidity.
Cranberry chicken with sticky sprouts and red cabbage fried rice
Ching He-Huang
British-Taiwanese TV chef promoting accessible Chinese cuisine.
Saturday Kitchen wine recommendation
Taste The Difference Blanc de Blancs Brut, France, 2023: Sainsbury’s, £12
Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Blanc de Blancs Brut is a crisp Champagne made from 100% Chardonnay, featuring green apple and brioche flavors with high acidity – quality bubbly at supermarket value.
Pheasant breasts with celeriac rostï
Rick Stein
Rick SteinBritish celebrity chef specializing in seafood and travel.
Saturday Kitchen wine recommendation
Specially Selected Gran Reserva Rioja, Spain, 2018: Aldi, £9.99
Aldi’s Specially Selected Gran Reserva Rioja 2018 is a full-bodied Tempranillo aged 30 months in oak, offering earthy notes of dried plum, vanilla, and spice with smooth tannins – exceptional value.
Matt Tebbutt
Roast shellfish with tarragon butter sauce
Matt Tebbutt
Saturday Kitchen wine recommendation
Mason’s Kloof Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc, South Africa, 2025: Asda, £7.97
Mason’s Kloof (by Stellenrust) Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc is a rich South African white from old bush vines, fermented and aged in French oak, delivering creamy vanilla, white peach, and apricot with refreshing acidity.
Pork neck enchiladas
Matt Tebbutt
Saturday Kitchen wine recommendation
Exceptional Zinfandel, USA, 2023: Asda, £6.98
Asda’s Exceptional Zinfandel from California is a bold red featuring ripe dark berries and subtle oak, with a concentrated, fleshy palate of blackberry and raspberry—fruit-forward and robust California Zin.