Imogen Kwok: Creativity in Action in Her Notting Hill Kitchen
Imogen Kwok is a chef and food stylist who spins sugar into clouds for the art world and translates scents into edible installations for the coolest perfume brands. Her playful and compelling way with ingredients sees her jet from Hong Kong (for Art Basel) to Paris to do much more than just cater; with Kwok in the kitchen, the food becomes an art form. Her flat in Notting Hill moonlights as a laboratory. She has rented in W2 since 2019 and was drawn to the duplex apartment on an elegant, stucco-lined street not just for its roof terrace but for its gas cooker. “That’s kind of a deal-breaker for me,” she says, laughing. “I don’t love induction. I’m very tactile in that I like to see the flame as it helps me concentrate and understand the heat. I much prefer the old-school way,” she adds. The simple domestic kitchen on the lower floor is regularly put through its paces by Kwok. Trestle tables will be put up for extra counter space and portable hobs — induction this time, for p...