So what new trends did I see in the US this time? Well as ever there’s lots going on and New Yorkers are always on the lookout for the new ‘big thing’.

By roasting cauliflower the florets take on a charred crispness while the flesh remains soft and yielding.

I CAN’T believe I’m queuing in the rain with another hundred-plus people to buy a ‘cronut’ at Dominique Ansel bakery in Spring Street in New York.

I’VE JUST spent a few days in New York on a reconnaissance trip to check out what’s happening on the food scene over there.