MasterChef’s John Torode
The Jolly Fisherman, Northumberland It’s fantastic for a crab sandwich and a pint. Craster, Alnwick, Northumberland, 01665 576461
The River Café, London When I first arrived from Melbourne over 20 years ago it was turning out extraordinary Italian food — and it still does. Thames Wharf, Rainville Road, London W6, 020-7386 4200
The Slaughtered Lamb, London Perfect for chips and a pint. 34-35 Great Sutton Street, London EC1, 020-7253 1516
The Square, London Philip Howard is one of the best cooks in the country. 6-10 Bruton Street, London W1, 020-7495 7100
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The Butts Farm Shop, Cirencester I get all my meat here — it’s the finest in the country. South Cerney, Cirencester, 01285 862224
Ciullo’s, London This is a low-key, local Italian. It serves delicious, classic Italian fare. 31 Balham High Road, London SW12, 020-8675 3072
Salumeria Napoli, London The deli is run by an Italian man who loves Ferraris more than anything, makes his own pasta and has great limoncello. 69 Northcote Road, London SW11, 020-7228 2445
Chez Bruce, London This is where I am most likely to take my wife for a romantic meal. 2 Bellevue Road, London SW17, 020-8672 0114
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Wine expert Jane MacQuitty
The Nobody Inn Doddiscombesleigh, Devon A pub in the middle of nowhere and with a wine- obsessed owner. The list reaches to 250 wines, and 240 whiskies. 01647 252394; nobodyinn.co.uk
Peter Wylie Fine Wines First stop if you are looking for a bottle from a particular year. 1961 Château Latour weighs in at about £40,000 a case. 01884 277555; wyliefine wines.co.uk
James Nicholson Wine Merchant, Crossgar, Co Down Full of every wine you could ever want, and Nicholson will deliver to every county in Ireland. 028-4483 0091; jnwine.com
Valvona & Crolla, Edinburgh We all know this Edinburgh delicatessen for its oils, salamis and pastas, but it’s also got a stonkingly good Italian-led wine list. 0131-556 6066; valvona crolla.co.uk
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Tanners, Shrewsbury A Dickensian wine shop with great vintages and some surprising good contemporary wines. James Tanner is an expert taster and has one of the best lists in the country. 01743 234500; tanners-wines.co.uk
D. Byrne & Co, Clitheroe Another family business, and second to none in providing a fine wine list at rock-bottom prices. It has all the classics, including bordeaux, burgundy and rhône, plus top Italians, Austrians and Portuguese. 01200 423152; dbyrne-finewines.co.uk
Food & drink editor Tony Turnbull
SJ Fredericks It might be easier to list the chefs who don’t buy their poultry from this farm near Roydon, Essex. Ramsay and Blumenthal have beaten a path to Chris Frederick’s door. Even Joël Robuchon admits that Label Anglais chickens are a match for the famed poulet de Bresse. sjfrederick.co.uk
Brown & Forrest Having learnt his craft with eel in Germany 20 years ago, Jesse Pattisson now supplies smoked duck, salmon, eel, trout, cheese and garlic to many of the country’s best restaurants, including Mark Hix and The Ivy. It has a very popular restaurant of its own too. smokedeel.co.uk
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Buttervilla A collective of Cornish farms specialise in micro salad leaves, edible flowers, heirloom tomatoes and gariguette organic strawberries. A favourite of chefs Michael Caines of Gidleigh Park and Brett Graham of The Ledbury. funkyleaves.co.uk
Laverstoke Park Chefs don’t normally go a bundle on organic suppliers, but one man they trust is former racing driver Jody Scheckter, who describes his Hampshire farm as the University of Organics. His buffalo herd and the resulting mozzarella are exceptional. laverstokepark.co.uk
Good Taste Café The chef Peter Sidwell’s deli focuses on Cumbrian treats such as Borrowdale trout, home-made black pudding and rib-sticking cakes. simplygoodtaste.co.uk