Olive Magazine

At olive we believe you can eat imaginatively and well without spending a fortune. Every month we aim to inspire food lovers to cook new dishes, but it's not all about cooking at home. The magazine has three main sections, eat in, eat out, eat away so you'll also find great value restaurants, top recommendations and tips from around the world. In every issue: 100+ easy, stylish recipes all triple tested, 7 meals for under £35, great value restaurants, bargain travel ideas

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December INSPIRATION • All you need to know this month, from celebratory restaurants to book to must-buy festive food, drinks and homewares

cook • Seasonal sensations with a celebratory twist, effortlessly clever ways with Christmas leftovers, and festive entertaining dishes to draw a crowd

Cook with the season • Make the most of December’s best fruit and veg with these inspiring recipes

3 CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS IDEAS • Easy on the eye and simple to make, thanks to shop-bought ingredients and no fiddly techniques. These recipes can be made ahead and require 30 minutes or fewer of prep – they’re go-to ideas for easy entertaining

DISHES TO DAZZLE • Give your Twixmas entertaining a new twist with these genius flavour mash-ups from Molly Baz

Christmas cracker • Bring the wow factor with this classic festive chocolate log

Party pieces • Celebrate the holiday season in style with small bites from flavour queen Sabrina Ghayour

DATES • Celebrate the luxuriously sticky sweetness of this versatile fruit

Eat well everyday • Easy, speedy, nourishing traybakes to inspire you all week

Read reviews and rate your favourite recipes now! • Save all your treasured recipes in one place, see reviews before trying something new and add your own comments and ratings at olive magazine.com

Turkey curry • Delicately spiced with coconut and ginger, this turkey curry is suitable for the whole family. It’s a brilliant way to use up left-over cooked turkey, too

DISCOVER • Find out what our critics thought of York’s newest hotspot, must-book restaurants that go big on dramatic flair, and a next-level roast chicken courtesy of Soho’s Bébé Bob

York Minster Refectory • Critic Tony Naylor and Olive reader Jenny McGuire compare notes on a new modern British restaurant in York

Bébé Bob • Chicken is the star of the show at Soho’s Golden Age-inspired restaurant, with champagne of course

Show STOPPERS! • December calls for dining that mixes deliciousness with a little drama

THIS MONTH with Gurdeep Loyal • Our trends expert shares a festive fruity cocktail, and champions the culinary delights of Rotterdam and an innovative Berkshire restaurant

THE MEASURE • Ring in December with a festive cranberry cocktail, party drink tips and must-buy accessories

with Kate Hawkings • The festive and versatile flavours of madeira make it a perfect seasonal drink for December

COOK LIKE A LOCAL Caribbean • Explore the flavours of this island region, from spicy-sweet stew chicken to crisp fried plantain

10 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT Norway • Chef Håkon Solbakk shares his favourite things about the food of his homeland, and why he believes it’s well worth the trip

UNWIND • An elevated Yorkshire pub menu from Tommy Banks’ Abbey Inn, farmhouse kitchen interior inspiration, and a chilled-out Norfolk hotel made for hunkering down in the winter months

PUB MENUThe Abbey Inn, Byland • Dine on home-reared pork and tarte tatin made with local apples at this historic Yorkshire pub fronted by chefs Tommy Banks and Charlie Smith

KITCHEN HAVEN Farmhouse charm • The Beckford restaurant group’s Chloe and Charlie...