Entertaining is big on everyone’s agenda this month. Frazzled nerves are a given, but a bit of planning can help ease the pressure, says TV presenter and chef Angela May.

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To foodies and gourmands, Angela would be a familiar face. She is one of the chef-presenters on television series Planet Food, through whose eyes they have been vicariously enjoying cuisine from many parts of the world.
When she is not busy hosting food programmes and working with prestigious chef championship Bocuse d’ Or, Angela is planning for the next new surprise on the menu for her own restaurant Ange Cafe (part of the DHM restaurant group). So she understands the stress of catering to a captive (read: Party-ready) audience.
Here are her golden rules for hassle-free parties: