
Sous simple: Off-the-clock cooking
It’s not all sea vegetable comsommé and pumpkin seed emulsion. The UK’s top chefs reveal the surprisingly uncomplicated meals that they look forward to tucking into at the end of a long working week
Words: Aobh O'Brien-Moody
James Lowe, Head Chef at Lyle’s, Shoreditch
I move between London and Brighton during the week so tend to lean on a lot of store cupboard ingredients when cooking for myself at home, as fresher produce doesn’t last. My go-to would be Italian, simple pastas such as carbonara or cacio e pepe, or just a selection of a few beautiful ingredients if it’s a light lunch or dinner – anchovies, cheese, bread and some good olive oil.