I don't think my two loves - music and food - are that different. They've certainly served me well. — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
I grew up in Suffolk and was constantly yearning to find a place where I felt at home. Somewhere I could live… — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
We need to bring our stories out into the light. Share the pain, give the pain voice and you can move towards… — Andi Oliver Joy Copy Share Image
My family are from Antigua and out there, we eat a lot of avocados, with salt fish and soused pork and plantain. — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
In Barbados, you have a beer with your food at 8 A.M. on a Saturday morning and basically go on a pub… — Andi Oliver Beer Copy Share Image
My GP sent me for an ultrasound and a gynaecologist found 10 fibroids in my womb. They were so large it was… — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
I love so many of the Turkish and Kurdish shops all over which all sell brilliant fresh produce, my favourite is Palms2… — Andi Oliver Brilliant Copy Share Image
I think of books as like a life raft. They save us from mundanity, they draw us to a poetic, multi-faceted world.… — Andi Oliver Books Copy Share Image
I am a big fan of London markets - Ridley Road and Chatsworth Road are two of my favourites. — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
I was the landlady of the Birdcage pub on Columbia Road flower market for four years and that was intensely London. — Andi Oliver Flower Copy Share Image
The way people view Caribbean cuisine is through a very, very narrow lens. It's not all Bob Marley and 1975 and reggae.… — Andi Oliver Caribbean Copy Share Image
It's frustrating when people talk about Jamaican food as a general word for Caribbean food - there's nothing wrong with Jamaica, but… — Andi Oliver Food Copy Share Image
My dad always cooked with molasses, he would put it in cakes and curries, mutton stew or beef casserole. — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
The simple act of recalling a favourite food connects us to intensely personal memories. — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
My mum was more of an everyday kind of come-home-from school-cook and my dad, more of an event cook - he would… — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
There are some surprising stories behind the dishes that hold a special place in our hearts. — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
When my partner Garfield turned 40, I spent a year organising his surprise birthday party in Norfolk at a stately home called… — Andi Oliver Birthday Copy Share Image
Everything should feel special at Christmas. Everything that goes on the table should feel like it's got a little party hat on. — Andi Oliver Christmas Copy Share Image
My mum was a teacher and my dad was off working and having philandering affairs, so when I came home from school… — Andi Oliver Brother Copy Share Image
Impatience is a bad habit of mine, although I'm working to improve it with lots of therapy. My head moves faster than… — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
