Alasdair Gill for Knives and Spoons: On Kitchens, Addictions and Mayhem

'Not only a beautifully written, outrageously funny tale of kitchen excess, but a story of hope, love, cooking and redemption. Brilliant.' TOM PARKER-BOWLES

'There's no doubt that the apple pie doesn't fall too far from the Aga and Ali Gill has written a magnificent, powerful, brutally honest and very funny book that I believe his Dad must be so proud of.’ JON SPITERI

Alasdair Gill - chef, writer and son of the iconic restaurant critic A.A. Gill - joins us to mark the publication of his first book, Knives and Spoons: a raw and honest look at the chaotic and often toxic world of professional kitchens, but also a reflection on addiction and the road to recovery.

From working in some of London’s most prestigious restaurants to scrubbing fat from kitchen floors, Alasdair Gill's life as a chef has been a series of exhilarating highs and harrowing lows. But so too has his private life. Taking readers behind the swinging kitchen doors of London's dining scene, he shows us the major contradictions in his life, from crossing paths with Anthony Bourdain and preparing dishes for the ultra wealthy to hiding in drug-fuelled kitchen dens and a wake-up call that nearly ended his life.