The warmth of summer may linger over the next few months, encouraging us to enjoy the outdoor dining while we still can and there’s still plenty of tropical flavours still in season. But shorter days and cooling evenings hint at the weather to come. At this time we start to look for warmth and richness in our food, making the most of the new season root vegetables, beans, apples and pears in the form of curries, puddings and soups.