MY KITCHEN ESSENTIALS

Kitchen soundtrack? When I’m writing recipes, I listen to Chilly Gonzales – he has two albums called ‘Solo Piano I’ and ‘Solo Piano II’. It’s thinking music because I can’t listen to words when I’m writing!

Favourite ingredient? I think I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't say lemon. It just goes on everything I ever make. Emily and Issy also love lemon.

Most-used utensil? A microplane, or one of those very fine, very sharp graters. They’re brilliant for things like Parmesan, but they’re also great for grating chillies, garlic and ginger.

Favourite cuisine? I love South-Indian food – that combination of curry leaves,

mustard seeds and coconut milk. I’m vegetarian, so a thali situation with different curries would be always be my choice.

Favourite tableware? I’m a great collector of ceramics; Nom Living is fantastic and we’ve got a lot of its stuff in the studio, where things are used a bit more extensively. At home, I love Rebecca Proctor, who is a Cornish potter and Jono Smart, who makes beautiful, very refined pottery and cups.