On The Whole, I Prefer Christmas As

I Am Not A Chef. I Am Not Even A Trained Or Professional Cook. My Qualification Is As An Eater.

The Thing I Liked About Writing About Food When I Started It Was That I Felt I Was Writing About Food In A Different Way. Not Like A Food Writer.

Cake Baking Has To Be, However Innocently, One Of The Great Culinary Scams: It Implies Effort, It Implies Domestic Prowess; But Believe Me, It's Easy.

Sometimes It's Good Just To Be Seduced By The Particular Cheeses Spread Out In Front Of You On A Cheese Counter.

I Took A Fortnight Off. But I'm Not A Great Believer In Breaks. I Don't Want To Be Rattling Around Inside My Own Head. I Did Feel I Was Spiralling Into A Kathy Burke Character And Tried Going Out, But I Prefer It Here. Filming Keeps Me Busy. It Absorbs Me.