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FMM: What does your family love to eat? Do
your children have an interest in cooking as
well?
TB: We cook a lot and usually healthy food; we eat
mostly gluten free as one of my sons is like me and
is allergic to gluten. We love making homemade
pad Thai, green curry, and lasagna. My sons both
cook, but one of them in particular is just amazing
in the kitchen! His food, I love the best!
FMM: We all love some good disaster kitchen
stories-can you tell us your favorite one?
TB: I was cooking chips in hot oil and forgot that I
had left the oil on the stove to get it hot enough for
the chips and went to my neighbours’ for a cup of
tea. Suddenly I heard the sirens of fire engines and
said to my girlfriend, “wow, I wonder what’s going
on!” only to find out that they were breaking into my
house. There was no fire thank God, but a lot of
smoke from the burning oil and all the walls in the
kitchen were blackened! So I was lucky I guess!
FMM: You’re stranded on a desert island. What
five foods would you want with you and what
would you make?
TB: Chocolate, nuts, coconuts and I will make lots
of smoothies.
FMM: What do you cook at home that you would
never cook in a restaurant?
TB: Stuffed red peppers, which is my family recipe.
FMM: You are Britain’s top female chef-Do
you feel a lot of pressure to constantly amaze,
excite, and come up with something new, or is
that just part of the job and the fun? Do you
think the top male chefs are threatened by your
success?
TB: Male chefs compete with me, all the time; it’s a
chefs thing! I will not say I have pressure, but now
that I am located in Dubai, I have truly amazed the
people there by the opening of 3 major restaurants
in only 7 months! I like to evolve.
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