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Back in 1946, Animal Farm author George Orwell wrote an essay in the London Evening Standard about his perfect pub, The Moon Under Water. This was a place where the whole was so much better than its parts. Other places might do particular bits better, but no one offered such a perfect package.

Through my work I have eaten in countless different eateries around the world, from palatial places in Paris with three Michelin stars, to back-street pizzerias in Milan. And believe me, very few have come anywhere near perfection. So when I was first asked to be involved in Fishy Fishy I felt that here was the restaurant world’s answer to Orwell's fictitious hostelry – somewhere just around the corner that you could eat at once a week, if you so wished, as well as a destination restaurant you would make the effort to visit. A place where you could have a quick bite – because you couldn't be bothered to cook that night – or really push the boat out for a special celebration. I am happy to say that I was right and that the Fishy Fishy team has achieved this balance brilliantly.

At home I have shelves full of cookbooks, but very few of them live up to their expectations, so I’m delighted with the book that the Fishy Fishy team has produced. In the same way that I want to eat every dish on the Fishy Fishy menu, I want to cook and eat every recipe in this book. Inspired by the restaurant’s menu, you can recreate some fantastic dishes, from quick healthy suppers to lobster feasts that would make any occasion a celebration, to simple and delicious food with which to impress your friends. It is designed to be a book you will open and enjoy again and again. So go on, push the fishing boat out.

Robert Johnston Associate Editor, GQ Magazine