April Bloomfield

Most of my food memories are of my Nan cooking Sunday dinners - roasts of meat with lots of vegetables. I suppose I cook what's comforting and dishes that make me feel good.

I still worry that I could be better. That's where standards come from, from not wanting to settle. The fear of not being good enough propels you.

I have this obsession with pea pods. They're just really nice to look at. They can be perfect.

James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

I cannot cook to save my life. I'm really frighteningly useless, when you get down to it.