When I organised my first one-pot cooking class at Leith’s School of Food and Wine back in 2011, I only expected a handful of students to book a place. I mean, really, who would pay good money to learn one-pot cooking from me? So it came as a complete surprise when not only was the course completely sold out, but it boasted a lengthy waiting list to boot. Clearly, ‘one-pot’ was the way forward!
Ever since I can remember, I have always loved cooking; like so many chefs, food is in my blood. However, I’ve not always cooked for a living. In fact it was only in 2007 that I packed in my day job and embarked on a 3-month course at Leith’s (where I now, ironically, spend a lot of time on the other side of the fence). It was there that I brushed up on my culinary skills and immersed myself in the world that I’d always yearned to be a part of.
Several months later, after some private cheffing jobs abroad and a brief baptism of fire on the London restaurant scene, I started selling pots of stew at my local farmers’ market. The decision to sell stew wasn’t exactly the result of a particular penchant, it was more the sense that nobody else was doing it!
So, influenced by my travels and stints living abroad, I unleashed my dishes on the general public and began to build a catalogue of recipes. This book is the result!