Nothing is more fun (in the realm of Culinaria) than taking a blowtorch to a baby courgette. It may seem a little excessive, and a tad dangerous, but the rewards in terms of taste and texture are ...

My petty bugbear when working from my home kitchen is when I can’t put my hand on a crucial cake tin, tool or other kitchen gadget which has migrated from my house into the cookery school. A blowtorch ...