Some people do get nervous about cooking for me, others just get extremely irritated by my interfering.

Some people do get nervous about cooking for me, others just get extremely irritated by my interfering.

Taxi drivers are the ones who pay me the most attention. They seem to be into River Cottage and have a dream of moving to the country, so I have chats with them.

I'm not great around the house, I'm pretty useless. I do little bits, but I never quite finish tidying up - I'll start, but I'll leave things unwashed in the sink. It has been known to irritate people somewhat.

I'm a generous host, but I'm a difficult and interfering guest. When I go around to other people's houses and they're cooking, I'm always telling them what to do.

I refuse to eat a fried egg if the white is still runny or transparent. I really can't be doing it. I always have to flip it over.