Jikoni means ‘kitchen’ in Kiswahili， a word that perfectly captures Ravinder Bhogal’s approach to food。

Ravinder was born in Kenya to Indian parents; when she moved to London as a child， the cooking of her new home collided with a heritage that crossed continents。 What materialised was a playful approach to the world’s larder， and Ravinder’s recipes do indeed have a rebellious soul。 They are lawless concoctions that draw their influences from one tradition and then another – Cauliflower Popcorn with Black Vinegar Dipping Sauce; Spicy Aubergine Salad with Peanuts， Herbs and Jaggery Fox Nuts; Skate with Lime Pickle Brown Butter; Tempura Samphire and Nori; Lamb and Aubergine Fatteh; or utterly irresistible Banana Cake accompanied by Miso Butterscotch and Ovaltine Kulfi。

These proudly inauthentic recipes are what you might loosely call ‘immigrant cuisine’， with evocative stories from a past that illustrates the powerful relationship between food， people， place and identity。 The tastes and smells of this brazen new world are sophisticated， welcoming， fresh， exciting and bold。