My children aren’t normally picky eaters, so how could I possibly have raised a child who doesn’t like potatoes in any shape or form? Sizzling hot French fries are out, my daughter says, mashed ...

Twenty years ago or so, the late chef Antonio Carluccio invited me for dinner at his house. After a few whiskies (his favourite drink), he appeared from the kitchen with a saucepan of polenta and ...