The challenge:

The zombie apocalypse has just hit. Your friends decide to come to your house for the night, before heading out to the safe house the next morning. It’s a long way away, so you guys need a good dinner.  You also want to make sure you get rid of all the perishables before you go. You have the following ingredients:

Eggplant, Blue cheese, Hammour fillet, Chicken drumsticks and a watermelon.

The rules:

– You’re allowed one sous-chef/zombie lookout person.

– You can only use your gas stovetop. The electricity is out in the house.

– You can also use what you currently have in your pantry. Let’s face it; leaving your house to buy groceries is not an option at this point unless you want to join the ranks of the undead or be immortalized on the menu at zombie dinner parties. We won’t judge.

SO, WHAT’S ON THE MENU?

Appetizer:

Quinoa-encrusted sriracha chicken drumsticks with a blue cheese dipping sauce.

Main:

Saffron pan-grilled hammour fillet with eggplant, tomato and Thai basil coconut stir-fry.

Dessert:

Fresh watermelon wedges with lavender-vanilla whey protein custard.

WHO WOULD BE YOUR SOUS CHEF/ZOMBIE LOOKOUT PERSON AND WHY?

Amr Ismail. He already looks out for me in real life so I can trust him to have my back in such a calamity.

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR WEAPON OF CHOICE?

A modified baseball bat with a bayonet attached. I’ve seen quite a few zombie-apocalypse TV shows and you really have to kill/shoot them in the head. Hence where the bayonet comes in handy.

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD SURVIVE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE?

Yes, most definitely!