MY KITCHEN ESSENTIALS

Singing, knives and baking

Music choice? At the moment I’m into Dope Lemon and Khruangbin, a Texan band who play Thai funk. I like to sing along when I’m cooking.

Favourite food to cook?

My wife and daughter are vegetarian so I use lots of vegetables. I also love making Italian or Thai-inspired dishes.

Recipes or freestyle?

I have a ton of cookbooks but mostly I look at the pictures. I never follow the recipes or take a list to the supermarket; I buy on intuition or what’s fresh and available.

Most treasured utensils?

Some Japanese knives I bought from the old Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, and a simple bamboo stirring spoon made by my good friend Tatsu Kosuga from Kyoto-based Kohchosai Kosuga.

How have you used the kitchen during lockdown?

My daughter loves making cakes and ice cream and hasn’t been able to go to school, so there has been more baking than usual.