ABOUT THIS COOK:

Attended culinary school and worked in restaurants to decide cheffing wasn't for me. Now I teach work skills to the formerly homeless in a coffee bar.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Live eel

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Thai noodles with peanut sauce

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  Blue Matfer Pelton Spatula

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