Barney Desmazery

As the longest standing member of the cookery team, skills and shows editor Barney has written, developed and tested thousands of recipes for BBC Good Food. Starting his career as a chef gave him an understanding of how to adapt restaurant recipes for the home kitchen and during his time at Good Food he's worked alongside practically every British celebrity chef of the last decade. Barney is also our resident gadget geek and road tests equipment for our review pages. Find Barney on Instagram @barney_desmazery.

Poached plums

Poached plums

A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.26 ratings
Potted ham

Potted ham

A star rating of 5 out of 5.2 ratings

Roasted roots

A star rating of 5 out of 5.3 ratings
Duck au vin

Duck au vin

A star rating of 4.4 out of 5.10 ratings