Ed Smith is an award-winning food and recipe writer. After leaving a career as a lawyer for a life in food, he trained as a chef, worked briefly in restaurants and pop-ups, and now cooks, consults, writes, and spends a bit too much time on social media (@rocketandsquash). His cookbooks include Crave; recipes arranged by flavour to suit your mood and appetite, which was named cookery book of the year in 2022, On the Side and The Borough Market Cookbook. His words and recipes appear in all major supplements and food magazines.