I am working on a new project that has been such an eye opener for me. I didn’t know much about autism before the guys at Raw productions for T4 contacted me to help them in their campaigning show ‘Battlefront’. One of their campaigners, a 16 year old girl called Bella, is campaigning as her brother is autistic and has had trouble getting employment.

So with the help of  Scott Mills, Kate Nash and myself she is opening up a cafe with autistic volunteers. I have written a menu that has things like a slow cooked lamb ragu lasagna and chorizo, cheese and spring onion quesedilla’s with guacamole and salsa and will be cooking with and training the volunteers.

I am so looking forward to working with the guys and proving to employers that these kids are totally employable.

If you are around this weekend ‘Bellas cafe’ will be at the Clerkenwell kitchen and you should pop your head in. www.theclerkenwellkitchen.co.uk

Love

Gizzix

So finally, after months of filming and basically being off the radar and most of you thinking I must be dead Cookery school finally comes out on Monday the 31st. That a week away!

Me and Richard Corrigan (Bentleys, Corrigans Mayfair) set up a cookery school for a variety of skilled students and push them to the maximum level. There is sweat, tears, tantrums, casualty visits, bonkers personalities and some really special food. I think what you will get most from the show is some really great tips on how to develop your skills as a cook and not only are we showing you super recipes but we explain why things work and what to do if they don’t.

I hope you all like the show. Its the scariest thing I have ever done and am more nervous about this than anything. Its 50 episodes of telly guys. Thats almost 3 months of me and Richard on your telly everyday.