The racket sport? Nah, the vegetable!

Late autumn’s bounty offers us hazelnuts, chestnuts and walnuts. And imagine how your kitchen will smell if you roast them yourself, says Tom Norrington-Davies.

This misunderstood vegetable (no, it’s not a lettuce) adds character and bite to winter salads and you can cook it, too.

Although apples, pears and quinces have flourished as far afield as India and Persia, most of us have always associated them with the English country garden. Tom Norrington-Davies urges us to explore their versatility and to try some of our wonderful lesser-known varieties.