“I mainly cook British food with a few things I've had on my holidays. I went to the Canary Islands a few years ago, and we had all sorts of different mushrooms on brioche with pancetta on top, and it was delicious. I had it most days for lunch, so I thought, 'I'll do that when I get back,' and now it's in my cookbook, an absolute favourite.”

English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter

Mary Berry is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter. Born Mary Rosa Alleyne Hunnings, she built a career in food after studying catering and later training at Le Cordon Bleu in France. Encouraged by domestic science classes at school, she went on to work in several cooking-related roles. She is widely known for her work across writing, cookery, baking, and television.