When I started Eat Drink Talk last year, I was a little apprehensive about what my neighbours would think. I quietly hoped that no one would notice the regular groups of excited food-lovers ringing my doorbell every Tuesday and Wednesday or the sounds of people pounding quails or making coconut milk echoing in the corridors.

Then last October, EDT was featured in an issue of Time Out on London's best cooking schools, and I realized that I couldn't keep it a secret from my neighbours forever.

A few weeks ago, I sent an email inviting everyone in my building to come to a dinner party. Thinking no one would want to come, I promised a decadent menu of scallops and lobster. To my surprise, 17 people accepted and the party was on.

It turned out to be a very fun and delicious evening, and I made a five-course dinner including the three recipes below. It may be a little ambitious to make all of these in a single evening, but even just choosing one and keeping the other courses simple would still make for a fantastic dinner. The key is to be organised, and have a well-topped up glass of champagne in hand as you work.