| ERSKINE | Leiths-trained chef who wrote the recipe books Gizzi's Healthy Appetite and Slow: Food Worth Taking Time Over (7) |
| BAYLEAF | A green in the ragout yet a reddish-brown colour on the page of the recipe book? (3,4) |
| BBQ | "Low and slow" food, for short |
| CITABLE | Channel Islands food worth a mention? (7) |
| ESCOFFIER | Chef who wrote Le Guide Culinaire and introduced French haute cuisine to the Savoy, Carlton and the Ritz (9) |
| SANDRALEE | TV chef who wrote "Semi-Homemade Cooking" |
| MOGAU | Trained chef, cookbook author and known as The Lazy Makoti (5) |
| FUGU | Pufferfish eaten as a delicacy in Japan after the removal of its toxic parts by a trained chef (4) |
| LUSTY | Healthy appetite by the end of day |
| EATWELL | Indulge a healthy appetite |
| DININGCAR | Situation for a trained chef? (6,3) |
| LUST | Just short of healthy appetite! (4) |
| SMITH | Author of recipe books including Frugal Food, How to Cheat at Cooking and Winter Collection (5) |
| PRATO | Tuscan city where Filippino Lippi was born; a centre of the "slow food" movement where local delicacies include a variety of biscotti and mortadella (5) |
| ANOREXIC | Suffering from loss of appetite and refusal of food (8) |
| SEROTONIN | Body chemical involved in the regulation of mood, appetite and sleep |
| ANIMAL | Of the appetites and passions of the body. |
| COOKERY | Culinary skill taught at Prue Leith's School of Food and Wine for example (7) |
| WHODARES | Hip bandaged, he was given sword wound - it's worth taking the risk (3,5,4) |
| WINS | Hip bandaged, he was given sword wound - it's worth taking the risk (3,5,4) |
