Yotam Ottolenghi

I have a terrible tendency to lick my fingers when I cook. So much so that I got a telling off from my pastry teacher years ago, who said it would hinder my prospects.

Way back when I was a junior pastry chef, I'd bake loads of muffins every morning, as many as 120 or so, while operating on autopilot.

Sea spaghetti looks like dark fettuccine and has a similar texture - you can get it in health food stores or online.

Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could.

One man's trash is another man's treasure, and the by-product from one food can be perfect for making another.

If the first bite is with the eye and the second with the nose, some people will never take that third, actual bite if the food in question smells too fishy, fermented or cheesy.