Inishail Mussels Cooked in Pine Needles

‘If I can just take something which is already special, add a bit of salt and throw it directly in the fire, that really appeals,’ says Steven Matson, owner of Inishail Cottage and Kirk on the banks of Loch Awe.

Steven began as a chef in London at the Blueprint Café and moved on to cook for bands like R.E.M. and Arcade Fire. As a private chef on tour, his work could range from dashing around a cash and carry in Zagreb in the