Nina Capri

Book excerpt: This is the follow up to Nina's first book - NINA ST TROPEZ. She whips up more charming recipes, more elegant desserts and more of her trademark chic French and English style. Nina Parker has a passion for puddings. After university, she joined the team at L'Anima, London as a commis chef and fell in love with their style of pastry and cooking using fresh Italian ingredients with a rustic touch. She has spent time in some fantastic kitchens: from preparing moelleux au chocolat at The Dorchester for Alain Ducasse, Tarte Tatain at Tom Aikens, fresh marshmallows at The Ledbury, to rolling out the croissant dough at 5am in The Senequier Bakery, St Tropez. Whilst working as chef for Bocca di Lupo's Gelupo in Soho, they won Time Out's "best gelateria". In 2012 she launched her own catering company NINA, dedicated to bringing a taste of her childhood to the heart of London and beyond.