Much relief in the kitchen yesterday after one of the team discovered a nifty online tool for checking the chances of your job being replaced by a robot. Apparently, us [ … ]
Roast Potatoes with Harissa and Coriander
From Batman and Robin to Hans Solo and Chewbacca, every good sidekick is one who goes the extra mile to be a star in their own right. It’s no [ … ]
Tiramisu
If ever there’s a pudding that stays true to its name it’s the Italian favourite Tiramisu – literally meaning “pick me up” in its native land. Laden with the holy [ … ]
Avocado sushi rolls
Any chef will tell you that excellent knives are the most important tools of the trade. Especially when it comes to sushi, where precision is essential. I love everything about [ … ]
Crostata di Limone
There’s nothing quite like the zesty hit of lemons to provide the perfect pick-me-up ahead of an afternoon of business talk. So when I was asked to come up [ … ]
Orange Polenta Cake
When it comes to a passion for food, there’s few places on earth that can rival Italy. The people, the culture, the cuisine: it’s a global epicentre of culinary genius. [ … ]
Cornish Crab Cakes
Catering for film sets is one of the perks of my job, when work really doesn’t feel like work. And that’s not because it’s all glitz and glamour (believe me, [ … ]
Best of British cheese
Thanks to a misplaced Sat Nav, I recently found myself resorting to that most retro of navigation methods: the road atlas. Frustrating though it was, scouring the dog-eared pages of [ … ]
Chargrilled prawns with lime and chilli
Morbid talk in the kitchen today as someone asked that killer question: “What would your last meal be?” (I hasten to add that my team are a pretty upbeat bunch, [ … ]
If it’s gin, make mine a double
It’s summer, it’s nearly the weekend. So it’s hardly a surprise when conversation in the kitchen turned to cocktails today. The real surprise was what tipple proved most popular with [ … ]