ROAST OF THE MONTH
PHOTOGRAPH: TARA FISHER. FOOD STYLING: OLIVIA SPURRELL. STYLING: WEI TANG
When I was a boy, Mum would cook dinner for the family from Monday to Saturday. Sunday was her day off and the apron would then be handed to Dad. He’s from a small village in central Spain, so you could rely on his dinner being a Spanish dish such as paella or what he called mountain food – something like a huge bowl of lentils. Occasionally he’d do a roast chicken with a typical Spanish twist, and this recipe is my interpretation of that wonderful, fullof- flavour dish. I hope my children will also create their own version of this roast chicken eventually, and I’m looking forward to that day, sitting around the table and enjoying it together. That’s what family cooking is all about. RICHARD RODRIGUEZ