ABOUT THIS COOK:

German-American Californian in London, obsessed with reading about, talking about, writing about, and above all cooking food.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Morcilla (blood sausage). Not terrible, but a little too reminiscent of childhood nosebleeds.

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Pasta tossed with garlic, chili, and enough anchovies to fill a sizeable tank.

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My enormous orange Le Creuset oven.

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  6.