Tom Aikens
Curious cooks
In the summer holidays, it’s great to spend time outside with your kids, showing them how to cook over fire and hot coals. They love the outdoors, and they love cooking together. Persuading them to eat things they normally wouldn’t try is always a challenge, but it’s much easier when they’re involved in making it.
Favourite family dishes
1. Chicken tenders
Chicken tenders marinated in yogurt and garlic are really easy to prepare together and pleasingly quick to cook.
2. Mini flatbreads
Simple homemade flatbreads are great to make with your kids. Drop them onto the hot grill and cook for a minute or two on each side. Still warm, they’ll eat them with pretty much anything – hummus, or butter and honey.
Top tips for the summer holidays
1. Fill a paddling pool
When the sun is shining, there’s nothing more popular than filling up an outdoor paddling pool to splash around in.
2. Pitch a tent
Staying out overnight in a tent together is always a fun adventure.
3. Go foraging
Picking berries and other wild fruit and herbs will keep them interested when you’re having a country walk. It helps them appreciate nature and results in tasty food for everyone to enjoy.
About Tom
After working his way up through some of Europe’s best kitchens, Tom has been at the top of his craft for three decades. Aged just 26, he became the youngest British chef ever to be awarded two Michelin stars, and he’s carried on hoovering up accolades ever since. Muse, his intimate restaurant in London’s Belgravia, was awarded a star almost as soon as it opened in 2020. Tom was among the amazing cast of cooks who contributed to our 50th birthday collection of 50 brand-new recipes.
