From apple and Marmite to fresh crab: TV chefs on their late-night snack of choice
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What chefs eat when they can’t be bothered to cook. Many of us find ourselves looking in the fridge at night, aware we shouldn’t have that extra bit of cheese of square of chocolate. We often fail to resist the temptation, and we are not the only ones.
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Ever wondered what chefs snack on when they get home late at night after a busy dinner service or finishing a long day filming a cookery show?. We asked them to tell us what they eat when they can’t be bothered to cook…. Poppy O’Toole. “I will do myself a little cheese selection. It’s fully dependent on what is available in the fridge at the time (because I get through cheese quite quickly),” says the 31-year-old chef and presenter.
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“So, a little cheese board; have a little bit of cheddar, a little bit of smoked cheese, a bit of blue cheese, a little bit of chutney I love. Cheese is my Achilles heel. If there’s cheese anywhere, I will eat it. I love a crunchy cheddar, when it’s so mature that it’s got those crystals in and makes your mouth water. I just don’t think you can beat it.
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“I love a toasty with tuna mayo, spaghetti hoops and cheese, something that I had when I was a teenager, and it just followed me for life.”. Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Slow Cooker Cookbook by Poppy O’Toole (Bloomsbury £20) is available now.
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Prue Leith. “What I do if I’m too lazy to cook, if I’m on my own and I can’t be bothered, I would eat yogurt straight out of the pot with layer of honey on it, and a handful of almonds,” says the 84-year-old TV chef and Great British Bake Off judge.
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