Stereotypical vegetarian food looks gray and brown.

Plums are a good substitute for gooseberries.

Mackerel is sustainable and healthy.

Vegetarians in general don't like me.

Brussels sprouts are really quite versatile.

Halva works brilliantly in ice-cream.

Breakfast is always the best time for something juicy, sweet and fresh – it just feels like the right way to open the day. There’s no right way, though, when it comes to choosing the fruit.

Verjuice may not be the easiest thing in the world to find, but you should be able to track some down in good delis and online.

I just don't tend to cook eggplant at home.

The only way reliably to gauge the heat of any particular chilli is to cut it in half, so exposing the core and membranes, and to dab the cut surface on your tongue.