Revelations: Hamish McNeill, chef, Eleanore, Edinburgh

Which is your favourite restaurant?

I just recently ate at La Buvette in Paris. It is a perfect typical French wine bar with meat, cheese and delicious wine. Closer to home L'Escargot Bleu in Edinburgh is a great spot

What is your favourite food/cuisine?

French. But I have just returned from Paris so this may change depending on where I eat next

Which ingredient do you hate the most?

Kidneys, of any animal. I'm not a massive fan of most offal personally, but I do enjoy cooking some of it

Are there any foods/ingredients that you refuse to cook with?

I try to avoid salmon. There's rarely good quality available and it doesn't take well to being farmed. Sea trout is a far nicer alternative

What flavour combinations do you detest?

I've never been much of a fan of vegetables in desserts. Parsnip, beetroot and artichoke turn up in sweets a lot and it tends to be clever first and taste second

What do you always carry with you?

My phone and some dog treats

Which person in catering have you most admired?

I really like what Sean Brock is doing in the south of America. I ate at Husk and McCrady's, two restaurants he is now no longer involved with, but they were both wonderful meals

Cast away on a desert island, what luxury would you take?

Anything that will let me listen to music. Ideally a Sonos speaker I can turn to full volume

What daily newspaper/website do you read?

I seem to get most of my news through Instagram. Or memes

Describe your ultimate nightmare?

Being stuck working in an office

Tell us a secret...

I'm on season 4 of Downton Abbey

What's your favourite film?

Whiplash