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WELCOME TO DECEMBER…

So this is Christmas; the final flourish of another (hopefully) delicious year. If you want to end 2024 with a bang, you’re in the right place. I’m incredibly excited to reveal that we have Yotam Ottolenghi and his team at the festive helm this year, with a feast of frankly legendary proportions (page 54). Ravneet Gill, queen of puddings, shares recipes for desserts that are so good they’ll make you want to weep on page 80 (don’t worry, they’re much easier than they look), while wine guru Helen McGinn explains why all your Christmases should be pink (page 147). We’ve also got invaluable advice on how to cook in someone else’s kitchen on page 71 (the challenge is real), how to manage festive planning on page 90, plus a carefully curated gift list for the foodies in your life (page 11). Insider tip: leftovers this year should be served up in the form of a toastie (page 133). Try it – you won’t look back. So Merry Christmas from all of us at Waitrose Food – we can’t wait to eat and drink more delicious things with you in 2025.