‘I’ve seen other knitted roast chickens, and I’d like to put my own stamp on one’: No one can resist the charms of Kate Jenkins's culinary creations

Salami with smiley piggie faces; Venetian cicchetti with sequined anchovies; slices of ‘Quattro Stitchioni’. This is a trattoria, but not quite as you know it. ‘The lasagne has layers of machine-knitted pasta sheets and hand-crocheted ragu,’ says Kate Jenkins. ‘Sometimes I’ll add a blowtorch for a burnt finish, as if it’s just come out of the oven.’