I will be making my Spicy Thai crab cakes, pretending I'm somewhere far more exotic. See my eBook for the recipe: amazon.co.uk/Bad-Cook-ebook/dp/B00ALKTWYY

My pudding crush of the moment is Pizza East's custard doughnut. It’s a gorgeous light fluffy, pastry filled with really posh custard – you can see the flecks of vanilla

79 Highgate Road?, London, ?NW5 1TL?. Enq. 020 3310 2000, pizzaeastkentishtown.com

I am obsessed with the Turkish eggs they do at The Providores on Marylebone High Street - two poached eggs resting on whipped yoghurt, covered in chilli butter. The taste is completely unique and they’re utterly addictive.

109 Marylebone High Street, London, W1U 4RX. Enq. 020 7935 6175, theprovidores.co.uk/

I'm in Ceviche in Soho at least twice a month - I get there early to secure a seat at the no–reservations bar, so I can easily command the attention of the hotties working the cocktail shakers, making unparalleled Pisco Sours.

17 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D 4RG. Enq. 020 7292 2040, cevicheuk.com/

The secret to weekend entertaining is brunch. I nip to Panzers, the deli in St John’s Wood, to stock up on bagels, cream cheese and their amazing smoked salmon. Friends come round for two hours and by lunchtime we’ve done our socialising and can all go back to bed for the rest of the day.

13-19 Circus Road, St John’s Wood, NW8 6PB, London. Enq. 020 7722 8596, panzers.co.uk/

Esther Walker writes food blog, Recipe Rifle. She lives in London with her husband, the journalist Giles Coren and her daughter Kitty.