design in the shape of milky white teeth, pictured with toothbrushes? Is there something ironic about that?  Ha, hadn't thought of that, yeah maybe! Do you have any celebrity fans? All the celeb clients I keep close to my chest!If you were a cake pop

Mark Hix, the much-lauded chef, owner of four restaurants, and father of Ellie and Lydia, 15, reveals some culinary secrets What’s your earliest food memory? My granddad used to grow tomatoes and we used to have those fresh from the garden

Cast iron lamps hang from the ceiling effusing a warming glow while the low, cushioned seating invites you to settle down, sip a glass of Moroccan tea – poured with a flourish from great height – and pluck a pastry from a teetering cake stand

cooking disaster? An avocado cake. What would be your perfect family dinner? Having a family. How often do you eat as a family? I often dine with friends but I have no family in London. Do you have any tips on encouraging good table manners? To sit up

As the executive chef at the prestigious Gidleigh Park in Devon, director of Abode Hotels and Michael Caines Restaurants, MBE recipient, television chef, charity patron and father-of-two it would be quite fair to say that two Michelin-starred chef

, because I think it’s what they’re so used to. But they always have an opinion on the food they eat – they are mini critics in the making. .There’s a real celebrity scene among chefs these days. Do you meet up often with fellow fathers, Gordon Ramsay

around. It takes two seconds to make a foe or friend of a child. They make their minds up so fast. When they come here I give them a big wink and say “I’m the best ice cream or chocolate cake maker. You wait and I will show you in the kitchen later