“The people that run it are incredible. Good people that run a restaurant are always going to add extra points for me. The fact that the guy who runs it has made a million rotis in his lifetime means that you're eating something that's really authentic to where they're from. I'll get the roti canai, curry chicken, and then I'll get the fried chicken as well, which is the one with mad sambal. I'm not gonna lie, I skip the queue now because of my affiliation with them. There has to be perks of being a food man in London, you know?”

“My mum was not rich. A good night out for dinner for me was Pizza Hut. So, Le Bab almost feels accessible in terms of high-quality, good food. They were on the first season of Big Eats. I’ve built my own kebab there. Me and one of the guys that runs it have a great friendship. They let me do multiple birthday parties there. I've taken over the restaurant. As much as they have incredible halal kebabs, they're also an incredible venue that lets me just enjoy my life. Also, the name, Le Bab, like it's a posh kebab, innit? I love that.”

“Growing up, I wasn't really connected to English food, or going to the pub with my family and having a Sunday roast. And I feel like The Dark Horse really let me connect to a love of English food with their pie and mash. Like, my mum was never making a shortcrust pastry and actually baking a pie. The only pie man would ever have is if man's in school or something. I respect the pie, bro. They have sick events with artists and chefs too. Camden back in the day used to be a real go-to spot and I feel like they’re trying to bring it back.”

“I saw Action Bronson eat there when he came to London. And I was like, ‘if Action eats there, surely it's good.’ Everything they have there is so interesting, so different, mad vibrant. I remember having the greens, the rice, the fish curries. Just like really, really leng. I don't eat pork, so I get the crab noodle without the pork. But the crab noodles are out of this universe. I can eat two of those glass noodles.”

“The thing about broasted chicken is it's a culture. It's a culture in the Arabic world. It's about fried chicken, but that's fried in a pressure cooker. We all know fried chicken from a chicken shop. But not a lot of us know that you can get this pressure-fried chicken which makes it mad moist. But also mad fried at the same time. Whenever I eat [at The Best Broasted], it reminds me of being back in Lebanon. The shawarma's dope. They touch it on the grill and then they make these mad fresh juices. It's high level culinary food. But it's incredibly cheap and cheerful. The restaurant in Willesden Green is madness. You've got to have leadership qualities to be able to order in there. You can’t be a pushover because you won’t get served.”

“Now, New Malden, that's where all the real Korean joints are. But if you can't be bothered to go all the way to flipping Kingston, then there’s Arang right in the middle of Golden Square. I've been going there for years. I didn't know that a lot of Korean joints actually make halal food. You can go and get some amazing Korean fried chicken and some amazing Korean BBQ. They also have amazing side dishes. Like, the banchan is free. I judge a Korean restaurant on whether they give you good banchan and I always want to go in on an order. AJ Tracey loves Korean food so I always take him to Arang.”

“I've spoken about it before. I'll speak about it again. Lebanese Grill is one of the best late-night takeaways in London. We do not have late-night takeaway in London. It’s one of the worst things about London when it comes to food. After 2am, you're lucky if you get a Pepe's. Lebanese Grill don't do delivery. You have to pull up. But if you're ever in south London and you want some good grub, that's where you go.”

“There are two Eat Tokyos in Golders Green: one does hot pot, one doesn’t. That is a place that I cannot cheat and get a table. Doesn't matter who you are. Doesn't matter how famous you are. If it's packed, you go to the second restaurant. And if the second restaurant is packed, you order online. The menu is like a Yellow Pages but I get the chicken teriyaki with rice. Crispy tuna roll, spicy salmon roll, furikake chicken. Order as much as you want, it’s less than 20 quid a head.”

“Brothers is an experience that you have to experience one time in your life. It’s the highest level of Somali food you can get in terms of something authentic from a random kitchen. You go there, you order a thing called federation, which is basically rice, meat, pasta, joy. I took Patrice Evra there. He was gobsmacked. The video went viral. People were in the comments saying, ‘You're about to raise the prices of Brothers.’”

“Kibele is very uptown Turkish compared to your Green Lanes. I also go to Gökyüzü in Finchley, but I’ve done a lot of birthdays at Kibele. They do one of the best chicken breasts you'll ever have. They do really good börek. It's expensive, but it's not more expensive than going to a top-class Mayfair joint. Sometimes they have belly dancers running around. Sometimes they play music and they let me connect my phone.”

“When it comes to ramen joints, Bone Daddies is nice and easy. I like the way they changed their menu. They did a collaboration recently with this jerk bowl, which was really cool. I love the tater tots. I love the fried chicken. The bao buns are decent. Sometimes people want to give you the best of the best of the best. For me, it's what's good food, what's accessible, where can I actually go to? I'm not always going to go to the most refined ramen shop in London. But I am going to Bone Daddies. Especially when I want to go to Supreme and buy some clothes across the road.”

“Pepe’s will never let me down. Seasoned, piri-piri rice with grilled chicken on top... £8 with a stupid amount of garlic sauce on top. You regret it in the morning sometimes, most times, but it is unbelievable. It is reliable. It is always open. One time, I did an afterparty and did an order and it was £150 worth of Pepe’s. But it was all consistent. It was all amazing.”