What excites you about working with food?

We asked BBC Lifestyle's top chefs...

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Our chefs are passionate about food. Have a click around to discover some of their valuable cooking tips and tantalising recipes. Try your hand at Rick Stein’s delicious spicy Asian clams, Rachel Allen's tasty baked raspberry and ricotta cheesecake… and much more!

Eric Lanlard

"It's very important to taste the food you are buying."

Rachel Allen

"Cooking for other people does not have to be a complicated affair."

John & Gregg

"There is nothing that neither of us wouldn't eat."

Rick Stein

"Fresh fish doesn't smell fishy. It smells of the sea."