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Along with being a regular contributor to Easy Living, journalist Esther Walker is also the author of hilarious foodie blog Recipe Rifle ("Getting recipes wrong so you don't have to" reads the strapline). When we asked - or rather, invited ourselves over - to Esther's home, which she shares with food critic and TV presenter husband Giles Coren, to interview her about all things foodie, she kindly talked Tabasco addiction, freckles and London's best dim sum while she flipped us the perfect pancake...
Name: Esther Walker (It should be Coren, but I am scared of changing my name to my married name because it will mean I'm OLD.)
Day job: Freelance journalist
Location: Kentish Town, north London
What I'm cooking: Buttermilk pancakes with bacon and maple syrup
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I can't start the day without: PG Tips
I have many:Freckles
My signature dish: Sausage and cabbage casserole (nicer than it sounds).
The people I cook for most are: My husband Giles and my daughter Kitty.
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The taste I can't live without: Tabasco sauce in Mild Jalapeño, Original and Extra Hot.
Every kitchen should have: A private chef so you don't have to do anything.
Ingredients I swear by: Salt and butter
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The perfect breakfast out: Anything, as long as I'm not hungover.
My favourite comfort food: Sherry
The best thing about Kentish Town: E. Mono kebab house
If I could cook for anyone, it would be: Eric Schmidt (Google Executive Chairman) so I could ask him why my Gmail is always crashing.
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My top five meals:
- Dim sum at Phoenix Palace in Marylebone, London
- Tarte flambée at The Delaunay in Aldwych, London
- A McDonald's double cheeseburger
- Set B menu from Jin Kichi in Hampstead, London
- Chilli fries at Meat Liquor in Marylebone, London
