Rory O'Connell is back with a holiday season of How To Cook Well. As usual, he cooks imaginative and stylish dishes with wit and erudition, but always with the aim of making the recipes simple to follow and accessible. His particular skill is in taking quite humble ingredients, such as duck, brussels sprouts and kumquats and creating a dish which transforms them into something surprising and delicious. Influences from Asia, the middle East and the Americas can be found in this selection of recipes, as of course are the traditions and superb ingredients to be found in Ireland.