MY KITCHEN ESSENTIALS

1970s ceramics and American rap

Playlist? We constantly have a Spotify playlist on. It varies from us trying to be sophisticated by listening to jazz, to tracks by the late American rapper Pop Smoke.

Go-to dish? Tor is the cook and we eat a lot of pasta with pesto. We try to use chickpea pasta to be healthy but that’s the level we’re at. That and eating obscene amounts of avocado toast.

Cupboard staple? Coffee, made in our French press with Lavazza beans and Oatly milk. I usually have two or three cups a day.

Everyday tableware? A set of brown 1970s plates by Nittsjo Sweden, which belonged to my grandparents. They have sentimental value but also perfectly complement the kitchen colour palette. Plus, the white stripe on the inside reminds me of gingerbread men.

Favourite object? A root bowl is a very traditional Swedish thing and ours came from Tor’s grandparents. It makes a very pretty, sculptural centrepiece for the dining table.