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Ok, so neither of my grandmothers are Italian. They’re Czech and English, so they’re more about knödel and Sunday roasts than tomato sauce. My Czech great grandmother did once claim to have Italian blood. But her grandson quite rightly pointed out that if she did, it must have come across with the Romans… Still, if [...]

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One of the great things about my new job is the lunches. A wonderfully civilised part of the day. Cooking, sitting round a table and talking. No more silent desk sandwiches or microwaved soup. But freshly baked olive bread, Thai burgers and meat ragus. The future of working life. Today I cooked a Spanish omelette. [...]

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Usually I make a bit of effort with the photographs of the food I eat…but on this occasion I failed. I blame it on the fact that this sauce is so intensely delicious, it disappeared before I could get the lens cap off my camera, so you’ll just have to make do with this unappetizing [...]

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You’ve got to hand it to Ottolenghi—they know how to do salads. When it comes to creative salad-making I have the culinary equivalent of writers’ block. I can’t ever get beyond green leaves with halved tomatoes. If I’m feeling particularly adventurous I’ll add some spring onions or some grilled courgettes. Salad making really isn’t my [...]

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