Special occasions

Look through our top guides and recipe collections to get all the inspiration you need for special occasions, from Mother's Day to Easter Sunday.

jamie oliver posing with aussie winners

The winners of the amazing Food Revolution Day prize to have a one-on-one cooking lesson with Jamie have spoken about their experience. Annie Fenech and her partner Robbie Robertson, from Perth, Australia, donated money to the Better Food Foundation’s Prizeo fund and were entered into the draw for the all-expenses paid trip to London to meet Read the full article…

food blogger connect banner

Food Blogger Connect is coming back to London this summer for its huge fifth anniversary celebration, bringing together food lovers from across the globe at a three-day weekend conference with lectures and workshops from award-winning bloggers, food writers, and photographers. Founded by Bethany Kehdy, author of The Jewelled Kitchen, FBC has gone from strength-to-strength over the past Read the full article…

#myFRDtip

If you have a cooking tip which you’d love to share with the world, then tell us for Food Revolution Day. Either take a picture of your tip, or the results of this skill, or write it in a tweet with the hashtag #myFRDtip. We will then promote the best of the bunch on the Jamie Oliver Read the full article…

lasagne cooked in a dish with a cut piece

By Ren Behan The best lasagne I ever ate was in the foothills of the northern Italian mountains of Emilia-Romagna in Italy. My sister’s mother-in-law, Carmela, had made it. I remember the paper-thin handmade pasta, layered up with a flavourful slow-cooked ragù of pork and beef, a light, white sauce and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese grated over Read the full article…

lamb recipe with roasted veg on the side and herbs on top

Easter is a time to celebrate food, enjoy the company of family and friends and make the most of a long weekend, so we’ve put together a batch of Jamie’s recipes to see you through the festivities. There’s everything you need for any eventuality including biscuits, cakes, stews – and of course the roast lamb. Read the full article…

tomatoes on bruschetta with a vegetable salad on the side

Mothering Sunday is a great time to make up for all the fab meals your mum cooked for you as a kid. So spoil her, and although this isn’t a menu for every day, you could just take two of the courses for inspiration…. Kick things off with this simple Tomato and Basil Bruschetta – Read the full article…