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f you’re lucky enough to have a kitchen with room for a smart pantry, you’ll want to make sure that you are filling it with the best provisions. Pasta, tins of fish, bottles of extra virgin olive oil: these are the workhorses of the kitchen.

There are a number of things that are worth splurging on. I’m talking bottles of tomato sauce made from award-winning, hand-picked, vine-ripened tomatoes, jars of rare honey, cereals to treat yourself with at the weekend, and cans of the finest anchovies you’ll find. And that’s before we’ve got to what’s in the fridge …

These are my ten favourite provisions.

1. Atavi sourdough tagliatelle