Meet the Chef Emily Scott

MEET THE CHEF Emily Scott WWW.EMILYSCOTTFOOD.COM

Rising star chef Emily Scott has been putting her mark on Cornwall’s culinary culture. With her new, debut cookbook set for release in May and a new restaurant on the very near horizon, discover the simple pleasures, executed to perfection, from this seasonally inspired chef.

How would you describe your own food and how has this style developed?

I think cooking for people is one of the most loving of all human skills. My cooking has changed over the years and is now a true reflection of myself and how I think and feel. What I love about cooking is how creative it is and how much joy it brings to others.

Hi Emily, thanks for being our Meet the Chef! Please tell us a little bit about yourself and what you’ve been up to

I am passionate about food and it is in my kitchen where I feel most at home. I love nothing more than delighting others through food, bringing friends and family together around the table.

Tell us about your food, what are you passionate about when it comes to different cuisines?

I am often asked how I cook; I like to use a few ingredients and let them shine. Less really is more on my plate. Life has not been easy during this uncertain times, and I hope everyone is kinder and more appreciative. Perhaps a slower, gentler way of living has enabled us all to become more connected in real life together. Enjoying our days in a whole new way. I love each season as it unfolds. A time for so many wonderful ingredients to fill our kitchen with and be inspired to cook. Enjoy the ordinary. Celebrate the day with a cup of tea and a piece of cake, hot buttered crumpets, strawberries in June, picking blackberries in Autumn, all the simple pleasures of life.

My debut cookbook is being published by Hardie Grant on 27th May which is totally exciting, and definitely a highlight of my career.

What rules do you live by in your kitchen?

I cook with the ebb and the flow of the seasons going naturally with what nature has to offer at its best. I know where I am then, there is something grounding and reassuring about each changing season. I could not tell you which season is my favourite but the promise of each one brings its own excitement, evokes different memories and brings different produce into my kitchen.

Tell us about some of the highlights of your cooking career

I have been recognised by Michelin. I was listed in Code Hospitality top 100 women which was very humbling and also listed in the Top 50 gastropub. Appearing on the Great British Menu has been exhilarating. My debut cookbook is being published by Hardie Grant on 27th May which is totally exciting, and definitely a highlight of my career.

What ingredients couldn’t you live without

Herbs inspire me and are essential to cook with, I love their scent, fragrance, colour, diversity and natural beauty, also an essential good olive oil, lemons, Cornish sea salt and parmesan.

Finally, what is your guilty food pleasure?

Hot buttered toast with peanut butter and a mug of tea. l I am opening my new restaurant Emily Scott Food at Watergate Bay this Spring and I can be found at St Tudy Inn, my inland restaurant with rooms.

For news, recipes and more head to www.emilyscottfood.com

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