Toast is a baseline meal for me. A daily friend. A daily best friend I’m always glad to see. And much like a best friend, it’s always fun to see her get gussied up a little once in a while. Think elegant; think dainty; think, as a general guideline: soft, sharp, frill.Soft is self-explanatory. Even butter counts, if you keep it cool and thick. Avocado.Sharp cuts through the soft. Jalapeño pickle. Lemon zest. Hot sauce.Frill is something a little pretty. Microgreens are your best friend here. Any kind of sweet little sprouting business. A potato peeler is great for creating little pretty bits: a thin sliver of radish! A rose of cucumber!Fancy London (pictured top)Soft avocadoSharp lemon zestFrill microgreensFancy New YorkSoft full-fat cream cheeseSharp cut with pickled jalapeño and dillFrill smoked salmon, rolled into roses, pea shoots curled betweenFancy TokyoSoft soft single-egg omelette, white and yolk not quite beaten together for a ripple effect, rolled to toast-sizeSharp thin-sliced radish, drizzle of srirachaFrill sesame seeds, nasturtiums if you can get themFancy breakfastSoft the good peanut butterSharp sweet pickled jalapeño relishFrill chopped, roasted salted peanutsFancy small plateSoft 400g white beans, blitzed with 3 tbsp olive oil until smoothishSharp salsa verde: bunch of parsley, single green chilli, 1 tsp dijon mustard, a splash of white vinegar, a splash of olive oil, blitzed until smooth and drizzledFrill 4 best-quality anchoviesFancy dessertSoft fresh almond butter: roast almonds for 20 minutes at 160C, blitz with a little sea salt and a pinch of cardamomSharp a sliced perfect peachFrill honey, good granolaSurprising and fancy dessertSoft soft goat’s cheeseSharp a sliced perfect nectarine, a sliced perfect tomato, alternatingFrill black pepper, honey and sea salt