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If you’re entertaining friends before the big day, make it special but avoid turkey and trimmings
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If you’re entertaining friends before the big day, make it special but avoid turkey and trimmings
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Sadly, that hasnât been possible this year, for obvious reasons, but Max has been cooking as a way to connect with his family. Here, he shares a well-loved recipe for champagne jelly with British Vogue â perfect for using up any dead remnants left over from Christmas when celebrating New Yearâs eve at home. Max Rochaâs Champagne Jelly âThis is my Dadâs favourite dessert and this year we are not in the same country for the holidays, so making this reminds me of family and of past New Year celebrations that we could all spend together in the cottages of Ballym...
Courtesy Max Rocha With Christmas in Ireland off the cards, the Dublin-born, London-based chef gets nostalgic for his mother’s wholesome holiday cooking December 21, 2020 Max Rocha is a London-based chef who has worked at some of London’s finest restaurants, from St John Bread and Wine to The River Café. Over the coming weeks, he will share a series of seasonal recipes to enjoy while restaurants remain shut. As tier three was announced (swiftly followed by tier four) and restaurants closed their shutters around London, all I could think about was every close friend in the food indus...