

Blinis, bolinos de bacalhau (Portuguese cod cakes), gambas en gabardinas (prawns), devils on horseback, and acaraje (Brazilian bean fritters) at the Brazilian embassy in Mayfair, London.

Stuffed tomatoes, clam chowder, stuffed loin of pork, and Robert May's salmon for the motorcyclists at Hesket Newmarket in the Lake District.

Creme Vichyssoise glace, Welsh lamb pie, tartine from Provence, and mitton of pork for the Colwyn Male Voice Choir in Llandudno, North Wales.

Gentlemen's savory shortcrust, Rigo Jancsi chocolate slices, fresh fruit tartlets, and Queen Alexandra's sandwiches at a cricket tea in Warborough, Oxfordshire.