Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties

Jonny Lacey 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.

Rachel gives keen cook Michele Davies a dinner party masterclass, creating a menu of smoked mackerel and goat's cheese souffle.

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.

Rachel 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.

Rachel 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.

Rachel shows Cara Sheerin how to create a French-inspired menu, featuring chicken liver pate with sweet apple relish, and steak au poivre with roast garlic colcannon.