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I’m currently sitting in a half empty flat in Hong Kong while the sky empties onto the city. Just a week ago, I was in London waking at 6:30am to catch a train to Sheen where I’d spend the day … Continue reading
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A few years ago, I bought Thomas Keller’s cookbook “The French Laundry”. I used to thumb through the pages and see photos of chefs washing freshly picked greens with sunbeams streaming through the windows while they gazed happily across pristine … Continue reading
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Everything I thought I knew about cooking has just changed. It’s not that I can’t cook. Or that I’ve been operating under the delusion that I am a good cook and someone’s proven me wrong. No, this is restaurant cooking. … Continue reading
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We were in Spain for 9 days, and even though I had nothing to do but lay around in the sun, I was dreaming about my new job as a chef. The other night, I sent Tom into hysterics. He … Continue reading
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People often asked me who it was that taught me to cook. Honestly, I can’t really say. I can’t pinpoint it to one thing in particular. Sometimes I make a conscious effort to learn. On an early morning with coffee … Continue reading
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Last Wednesday, I made pizza at the Hackney Pearl. It was the first time that I stepped into a professional kitchen. The closest I’d come before that was a brief stint working in a coffee shop, making sandwiches and salads. … Continue reading
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I am nervous for the first time in months. I will probably not sleep tonight, and when tomorrow afternoon comes I will be ready to jump out of my skin. Tomorrow night, I will step into a professional kitchen. Not … Continue reading