The start of autumn is the perfect time to turn to retro comfort food

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As the colder nights draw in, I’m craving elevated classics that remind me of childhood. It’s all about fish fingers, pies, sausages and eggs – and chips with everything• Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastLast weekend, my family congregated at a restaurant in Edinburgh to celebrate my parents’ diamond wedding anniversary. Good though the meal was, the farewell lunch my mum prepared the next day sparked more in the way of fond reminiscence. With her retro feast of chicken kiev, ov