ABOUT THIS COOK:

Born in Bloemfontein, came of age in Cape Town, grew up in New York. When not designing gardens I freelance food, travel and garden-related articles and photographs. I also hang out at my blog, 66 Square Feet.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  fruit bat, in a stew, in the seychelles

• What do you cook when home alone?
  anything? everything?

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  only one? chopping block. no. big knife. no. chopping block. no. opinel knife. no.

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  i don't know anymore