ABOUT THIS COOK:

I left a corporate life three years ago to start my own personal chef service. I'm now (2011) opening a restaurant with my husband. I'm passionate about food and feeding people. I've been blogging about my meals for the last few years. I use a lot of recipes for inspiration, but develop a lot of my own too.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  brains

• What do you cook when home alone?
  something cheesy

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  the pasta pin that belonged to my husband's grandmother

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  8