The battle to represent the South East begins. Atul Kochhar is in London's East End on the hunt for spices to complement his crisp soft shell crab, crab salad and tandoor smoked spicy salmon mousse, while Gary Rhodes scours the capital for the best ingredients to go in his cured smoked salmon with sweet citrus asparagus and dill hollandaise.
Series producer Bernice Daly ; Exec producer Nicola Moody The perfect cure: page 31; Great British Menu book offer: page 31; Cutlery and pan offer: page 36