Winter Edition 2019

INTERVIEW
PHOTOGRAPHY: JEMMA WATTS 2016, © HODDER & STOUGHTON
to change to their syllabus when
you are already so far along with
GCSE’s and A Levels.
Do you find cooking in England
and the USA very different?
I love cooking in both countries,
the only real difference are the
ingredients – I find in LA I get
more fish and fruit and tend to
cook outside on the barbeque
with salads as side dishes.
How did Matilda and the
Ramsay Bunch come about?
It started from seeing the fun
we had in the kitchen whilst
cooking. We then thought
we’d cook around set themes
and I would cook something
for everyone to enjoy after a
challenge! It is so fun to film.
Favourite part of filming?
We get to do such great things
– I loved zip lining, banger car
racing and always seeing the
others enjoy the food. Although
they do also criticise too…
Funniest TV moment?
Has to be either drawing on
Dad’s face with a Sharpie when
he was sleeping or the time we
went on James Corden’s The
Late Late show and Dad set off
the fire alarms when he cooked
bacon on the stove.
Do you have a favourite recipe?
My Rainbow Cake!
How do you come up with your
recipe ideas?
From watching others cook,
eating out and looking in books.
I try recipes and make them
personal by taking out bits
and changing to my favourite
foods and experimenting. You
can never go wrong, having
confidence is also very important.
Top left clockwise: The Ramsays - Jack, Holly,
Tilly, Gordon, Tanya and Megan, Tilly’s popcorn
chicken & prawns, Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch
backpacks, Tilly’s meatball subs, with Dad, Gordon.
“…my friends and I love to have
dinners where we pair up and each
pair cooks a course – it’s social and it’s
competitive and we all love that!”
What should everyone be able
to cook?
A good breakfast! Especially
scrambled eggs – I think
everyone does it differently –
they certainly do in our house!
What advice would you give to
all aspiring young chefs?
Have confidence and listen to
your critics.
What have you learnt from
Mum and Dad?
Food is fun and social and eating
is the very best family time.
How do you relax?
I love to go running and to also
spend time with my friends.
Plans for another cookbook or
TV series?
I would love to do more but
right now I have to focus on
my A Levels for next summer.
Where do you see yourself in
20 years’ time?
Wow, that is ages away,
hopefully cooking and still
having fun!
Tilly’s Kitchen
Takeover by
Tilly Ramsay
is published
by Hodder &
Stoughton
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