The cook shows a dinner party host how to create a successful evening. First up is Jonny Lacey, who learns how to prepare a menu of scallops with cabbage, bacon and orange, followed by chicken confit with rosemary potatoes and lentils, and a dessert of blackberry mousse
Starring:Rachel Allen
Directed by:Nicki McDermottBrian Walsh
Season 1
S01:E01 - Episode 1
The cook shows a dinner party host how to create a successful evening. First up is Jonny Lacey, who learns how to prepare a menu of scallops with cabbage, bacon and orange, followed by chicken confit with rosemary potatoes and lentils, and a dessert of blackberry mousse
S01:E02 - Episode 2
Rachel gives keen cook Michele Davies a dinner party masterclass, creating a menu of smoked mackerel and goat's cheese souffle, followed by a main course of roast spiced lamb with spinach and mint orzo and a blueberry and custard tart for dessert
S01:E03 - Episode 3
Rachel helps keen cook Avila Lipsett to spice up her dinner party. Meanwhile, interior designer Hannah Sandling transforms her dining room into a glamorous gothic space
S01:E04 - Episode 4
The cook lends a hand with Jesh Persaud's dinner party, and the pair make crab bisque, coq au vin with a winter leaf salad, and a gently spiced rhubarb and ginger crumble cake
S01:E05 - Episode 5
The cook helps Kate Smith-Bingham make spinach soup with rosemary oil, beef Wellington with potato and gruyere gratin and French beans with lemon and pine nuts. A chocolate creme brulee is on the menu for dessert
S01:E06 - Episode 6
The cook shows Cara Sheerin how to create a French-inspired menu, featuring chicken liver pate with sweet apple relish, steak au poivre with roast garlic colcannon, and raspberry millefeuille for dessert
S01:E07 - Episode 7
The cook helps Jonathan Welford overcome his dinner party nerves by demonstrating how to prepare a menu of poached monkfish with a tomato and toasted hazelnut salsa, a mushroom tart with cooked cucumber and mint, and an apricot meringue with apricot puree.
S01:E08 - Episode 8
Rachel teaches keen cook Tony Gallagher to prepare a menu inspired by Asian cuisine
S01:E09 - Episode 9
The cook teaches Eva Braga-Ng Kon Tia how to prepare a dinner party menu that features chilled avocado soup with coriander salsa, roast duck legs with white bean puree, and a salted caramel chocolate tart
S01:E10 - Episode 10
The cook gives Nerys Royal a masterclass, demonstrating how to prepare baked beetroot risotto with Parmesan crisps, a zesty pine nut-crusted fish with salsa verde and a rich coffee zabaglione
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