Ravinder Bhogal, chef My restaurant is in Marleybone, it’s a wonderful neighbourhood. If a day feels too busy, I take time to shop, alone, along Chiltern Street. Daunt Books is a haven, the perfect place to people watch, or ask the team for recommendations. La Fromagerie is the best grocer in the city. Meandering in and out of shops, I have a break and time to think; find myself inspired by someone I bump into. Going solo, I’m on my own time. With nobody hurrying you along, you’ve time to stop and linger. You can read the first few pages of a book, try something on, have a taste, all at your own pace – you don’t get that space when you’re in company.
Comfort and Joy by Ravinder Bhogal is out now, published by Bloomsbury
