My earliest food memory... Eating pork souvlaki on the street in my home town in Greece. Pork souvlaki is basically small chunks of marinaded pork cooked on a charcoal grill and served with salt, pepper, lemon juice, chilli flakes and a dab of mustard on a bit of greaseproof paper. It's still a favourite of mine, though I've never seen it done properly in England. Another one of my childhood favourites was fried fish served with this thick garlic sauce called skordalia. Apparently, I used to eat the sauce straight out of the bowl.

Ingredients to serve 4

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Serves 4 (2 galettes each; remaining galettes can be refrigerated and used within 2 days, or frozen)

Makes 24 pikelets

Serves 4

Makes 8-10

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Serves 4

Serves 4

Serves 4

Serves 4-6 as a snack

Serves 4

I am afraid I'm old enough to remember when restaurant dining was undertaken only on a very special occasion. And even then, a Berni Inn, with its choice of steak or chicken, was regarded as the height of sophistication.