Simon Hopkinson Cooks (2013 - 2013)

Simon cooks a Sunday roast that begins and ends with some lavish treats, to create a lovely five-course lunch. To start there's a posh drink with a posh nibble: two French classics, a Champagne cocktail and cheese gougères. For the first course there is a delightful beetroot jelly served with one of its best friends, a pungent horseradish cream. Next up is smoked cod roe with devilled eggs. The main course is a roast duck; golden and crisp and unusually stuffed with potato. And for dessert, Simon's created a gorgeous almond and raspberry pudding.

Simon cooks a special dinner for two, with oysters Rockefeller, soft omelette with black truffle, fillet steak and an unctuous Béarnaise sauce, and pancakes filled with custard and topped by rum butterscotch sauce for pud. And as a final flourish, an after-dinner cocktail like no other - the unknown soldier. This meal is all about spoiling someone. It's about enjoying the pursuit of perfection, using care and consideration to craft a truly memorable meal that will allow your luxury ingredients to shine.

Simon cooks a summer lunch for four. There's a Bloody Mary to fire up the taste buds, pork rillettes, and a warm salad of leek and shrimp. The main course is a cool and summery assembly of poached salmon, peppery watercress salad and buttery new potatoes. And to round things off, a fabulous ice cream flavoured with the freshness of basil.