Adrian Smith, Founder of Mortimer Chocolate, is originally from Yorkshire, but moved down to Reading to go to university, and has lived here ever since.

Sarah Rodi attended Jen Roach's meat-free meals course, providing ideas to inspire people to eat more plant-based, home-cooked, easy and delicious food for their health. Here's how she got on

Rosie Adey grew up in Henley-on-Thames, although recently got married and now lives just outside Reading.

Dr Ramnik Mathur is a doctor and so is his business partner, Dr Priya Kumar. He lives with his wife, Dr Ritika Mathur, who is also a GP, in Twickenham with their two children and they run Dr Choc's Windsor Chocolate Factory & Café.

Sam Slater lives in Bradfield Southend with her husband, Myles, and children, Tilly and Seb.

Lara Cory enjoyed a romantic dinner with her husband, cooked for them by an experienced chef in the comfort of their own home

There are some new gins on the block in Berkshire, so Sarah Rodi spoke to the people behind the brands. We never liked the idea of Dry January anyway... (Please drink responsibly)

The new Dodo Pub Co offering, The Last Crumb in Caversham, is well worth checking out

Romilla Arber is passionate about food - where it comes from and how it's cooked. This ethos led her to set up the Honesty Group across Berkshire

What do you mean you haven't booked a table for your Christmas celebrations yet? If you're not sure where to choose, here's our pick of some of the best places in Berkshire

Celebrity chef Omar Allibhoy is known as the Antonio Banderas of cooking, and for launching the Tapas Revolution restaurants, including one in Windsor. We caught up with him ahead of his new opening

A first in Newbury's history, the 137 Gin Distillery has opened at The Newbury on Bartholomew Street. We made a date with landlord Pete Lumber to have the tour

We catch up with Chris Harris, one of the men behind the fish and chip van that's taking West Berkshire by storm

Entrepreneur Helen Burgess has a goal: to teach children to love cooking and eating healthy food. She launched the UK's first monthly cooking kit for children, Little Cooks Co

We caught up with legendary chef Tom Kerridge in the run-up to his Pub in the Park festival, which is coming to Marlow in May 2019

Restaurateur Giancarlo met Katie, an artist, in 1997. He loved her painting, she loved his pasta. They now have two restaurants, a cookery school and two sons

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