it never occurred to me til i read this quote from justin wilson in one of his first cookbooks...

"you take away mah on-yon ah can't cook nary a ting, i gar-on-tee!"



and, you know what?
he was RIGHT!

Find his favorite chilli sauce; and his burnt cheese may probably be processed slices; so put them on good but bland food, (microwaves bland food), and you may have a winner combination.

And to contrast, go 'weird and exotic' like pickled fish / roll mops, blue vein / gorgonzola, oily eggplant / avocado, corn chips and dip.

What do his friends eat, that he will too ? Peer group pressure.

Get him a small but elaborate BBQ/griller/smoker, and a cook book for it; if he does it himself (experimentally), he can't complain (much).

Chilli mac 'surprise', with hidden goodness.

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