Will Bowlby's kitchen: 'People are nervous about cooking for me’ | Kitchen encounters

Will Bowlby of eatery Kricket in Brixton prefers campfire cooking in his garden and has a glut of inherited utensils

My kitchen is … actually my mum’s kitchen. When I’m in London I’m always working at the restaurant, so I hardly have a chance to use the kitchen in my flat. But I love to cook when I’m back at my family home in the Ashdown forest. It’s an old kitchen, full of pictures and memories. All the utensils and pots and pans that have passed down from my grandmother.There’s an Aga to cook on, and I often make an open fire to cook on in the garden when I’m there. I tend to keep it simple by making just one slow-cooked, one-pot meal while looking out on to the forest.

My favourite kitchen tool is … a large cooking pot that my parents gave to me when I turned 18. I take it places. It’s made of copper, which is something I love to use. It’s the perfect size for one‑pot meals, and it lends itself to slow-cooking on the Aga.