Adam Bush

Deputy food editor

Adam Bush is olive magazine’s Deputy Food Editor and has been at olive since 2016 He is a professionally trained chef and has worked in some of London’s swankiest kitchens (including Fera at Claridge’s, The Jugged Hare, Chiswell Street Dining Rooms) and a sourdough baker in hip East London, so his expertise comes in writing delicious, imaginative recipes for the people at home, and giving handy, trusted tips for the home cook. When not in the kitchen, he’s eating at London’s plethora of restaurants or travelling for inspiration.

Recent articles by Adam Bush

A slice of ginger and rum cake topped with a scoop of ice cream and a wedge of pineapple, on a blue plate with an orange background

Baking and desserts

Rum cake

1 h 40 mins serves 4-6

a small bowl of aubergine flesh with charred flatbreads on an orange and blue background

BBQ aubergines

45 mins serves 4 as a starter or side

Lamb chops with mint sauce potatoes

Meat and poultry

Lamb chops with mint sauce potatoes

30 mins serves 2

sliver platter of charred wedges of hispi cabbage, topped with dollops of creamy sauce and parmesan shavings, on a grey concrete background

Charred Hispi cabbage with parmesan dressing

45 mins serves 4 as a side

A cast iron pot of creamy braised courgette with the lid leaning on the side, on a grey concrete background with a grey napkin and brushed sliver serving spoon

Braised courgettes and cannellini beans

1 h 20 mins serves 4

Silver pan of chicken and chillies on a rustic wooden board

July recipes

A silver roasting tray filled with golden, crisp potatoes with a serving spoon and a small bowl of grated parmesan

Parmesan roast potatoes

1 h 15 mins serves 4 as a side

two bowls of red soup scattered with basil leaves and sat on folded linen napkins with chinks of crusty bread

Tomato and red pepper soup

35 mins serves 4

Two plates of mackerel with crisp skin sat on a tomato and chickpea mix with a pink linen background

Fish and seafood

Spanish mackerel

45 mins serves 4

A round white serving plate of green leaves and red pomegranate seeds, sat on a folded piece of white linen

Parsley and pomegranate salad

15 mins serves 4 as a side

a jar of red tomato chutney on a wooden board with round crackers and a block of cheese

Tomato chutney

1 h 5 mins makes 2 x 500g jars

Silver pan of chicken and chillies on a rustic wooden board

Meat and poultry

Chilli chicken

25 mins serves 4

Two bowls of courgette curry on a bed of rice, sat on a linen table cloth

June recipes

Barbecued fish on a platter with a side salad, laid out on an orange tablecloth

Fish and seafood

BBQ masala fish

45 mins serves 4

A chocolate meringue pie on a cake stand

Baking and desserts

Dark chocolate and hazelnut meringue pie

1 h 20 mins serves 10