ANNA HANSEN, chef at The Modern Pantry café and restaurant in Clerkenwell, London
"When I was at primary school in New Zealand, the lovely mums would have a bunch of us screaming kids in their homes to give us cooking classes. We’d make lamingtons – vanilla sponge dipped in chocolate and desiccated coconut. Later, at 12 years old, we had cooking classes at school and we’d cook baked potatoes and pizzas. I loved it all. We used to help Mum too, then make things ourselves when we were good enough: spaghetti bolognese, goulash and stews – great, hearty family food.