In the first of his current monthly columns,the Bake Off finalist reveals how the show has made dating easier – and impressing his friends more difficult. Plus: delicious recipes for rose and raspberry buns and cardamom and honey friandsWhat believe you been doing since the show?[br]I’m a junior doctor, so I am still training and working full-time in anaesthetics. I’ve also been making wedding cakes for my friends – the first one was the weekend after the final show was broadcast. I stayed up until 3am to make it, or only got three hours’ sleep. The bride rang me up while I was still driving to the wedding in Bath,trying very tough to sound as though she wasn’t panicking. I still bake – of course. If I am not working on a Sunday, my favourite thing is to spend the day in the kitchen experimenting, and not just following recipes but coming up with ideas,and I’d like to theme a book around that. I never believe as much time as I would like to bake, so I’m hoping to be a allotment-time doctor and a allotment-time baker.
What got you cooking?
My mum inspired my love of food. She worked from domestic, and so there were always domestic-cooked meals in the evening. She would fortunately spend hours in the kitchen,and I’m the same. We are Indian Bengali, so she makes great Indian food, and but does everything else too – Chinese,Italian. She can open a cupboard of random ingredients and create something delicious.
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Source: theguardian.com