Thomas Straker is a classically trained chef and owner of Straker's restaurant. He started his journey as a chef after leaving school in 2008, but really it began long before that, growing in Herefordshire where his parents kept special breed sheep, and he prides himself on his deep knowledge of produce and good farming. Tom's mother also owned a local pub where he gained his first exposure to commercial kitchens at the ripe old age of 12.

He has worked in some of London's top restaurants including The Dorchester, Dinner and Elystan Street. Tom has since begun to make cooking videos and amassed over 5 million followers worldwide, including millions on both TikTok and Instagram, and his #AllThingsButter series has been viewed over one billion times. Tom's first restaurant, Straker's, was opened to critical acclaim and has been cited as one of the most sought-after tables in London. This is his debut cookbook. He lives in London.

"I couldn't think of a more perfect title to describe Tom's food. Feed me from this book for the rest of my life and I'll be an incredibly happy man." --Matthew Ryle

"He knows his way around the kitchen like no one else-every page is a knockout. His recipes are the real deal." --Laurent Dagenais

"An absolute natural with a pitch-perfect palate. He has the gift of intuitively and effortlessly knowing how to throw ingredients together and make magic on a plate." --Phil Howard

"I want to eat everything in this book." --Angela Hartnett

"Straker's [restaurant] charms you in the most intimate of spaces before it thwacks you in the face with flavor." --The Infatuation

"[Thomas Straker is] part man, part phenomenon . . . Straker is all about seasonal, sustainable, good food." --Resy, "Top Most In-Demand London Restaurants" (#1)

"Thomas Straker has been the absolute bomb of all food social media this past year." --Giles Coren, The Times

"Straker's is well worth a visit . . . You'll probably want to [try everything]." --House & Garden