11. Mortimer firm wins chocolate award

Chocoholics at a foodie festival in London voted a product from Mortimer Britain’s favourite drinking chocolate.

12. Go Organic: Easy to grow your own veg

I always try to encourage people to have a go at growing their own veg, even if it is just a pot or two of herbs on the windowsill.

13. New steakhouse to open at The Oracle

A new steakhouse is to open on The Oracle Riverside on Friday, February 10. Miller & Carter restaurant will be moving into the unit which had previously been occupied by Old Orleans.

14. Flowing Spring scoops CAMRA award

A couple who have turned around the fortunes of a Playhatch pub have scooped an award from the Campaign for Real Ale.

15. Christmas turkey cooked to perfection

Ok, it's Christmas and, regardless of the fact that far more famous writers will be providing a million of them elsewhere, I’m contractually obliged to give you a description of how to roast a turkey. So here goes.

16. Antony Worrall Thompson's Quail with Indian spices

Now how delicious do those quail look?

17. RG1 EAT: Lunch in Reading

18. Christmas chocolate treats

In what children now laughably describe as “the olden days”, Christmas involved a carton of Roses and a tin of Quality Street.

19. Talking Copas turkey

The Copas family raises turkeys just for Christmas and have been doing so for more than 50 years.

20. Alternative Christmas dishes from Reading Hilton

Dan Smith isn’t fazed by Christmas catering. As the new Executive Chef at the Hilton in Reading, he’s used to cooking sumptuous feasts for large numbers.