Packed with the best exports - brandy, red wine, garlic, butter and cheese - James Martin's easy recipe for French onion soup redefines luxury. Peel and thinly slice the onions and garlic.

Among the factors qualifying the soup as among the best are the deeply colored, caramelized onions stirred in melted butter, the flavorful beef stock and the thick crust of toasted Gruyère cheese over ...

James cooks up a feast of delicious food for his guest Katie Piper. There are recipes for burgers, fishcakes, cabbage and French onion soup, and chef Lenny Carr-Roberts serves up a dish of his own.