Flying in the face of current trends, the team behind #FryHard (chef Jim Thomlinson and Emma Thomas) are pushing to show that deep fat fried foods can form part of a healthy diet. After all, anything can be fried, so your five a day is even easier to get in, all swallowed down with a layer of batter, crisped up in boiling hot oil.

From the Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France, Calmel & Joseph wines distinguish themselves with their excellent quality, value for money and above all fidelity to their regional terroirs.

Alan Kingsbury recommends some of his favourites from the range.

They’re landing on our desk thick and fast now – the Easter emails. But they’re good, they’re different, not an egg in sight! Duck and Waffle, for instance, want you to get your chocolate fix with a side of alcohol – perfect.

Easter has long been synonymous with fish and as houses across the UK will be tucking into the traditional Good Friday fish pie or something similar, why not do something different this year and head over to Billingsgate Seafood School to learn some truly fantastic recipes that will impress the whole family?

Always fancied yourself as a regular Jim Hawkins? This Easter, search for food, not gold, with the Brindisa Easter Treasure Hunt. Follow the trail at the Brindisa website and pay close attention to the instructions.