Skye McAlpine, doing what she does best.

She Runs the Table

Skye McAlpine doesn’t just kill it in the kitchen; she nails the presentation as well. Now you can, too

By Ashley Baker

Skye McAlpine’s joie de cooking is as irresistible and infectious as her summer-berry cloud cake. The London-based cookbook author and Sunday Times food columnist has spent the past seven (professional) years on a mission: to spread her love of sharing meals with friends to the masses.

It’s worked. Two books later (A Table in Venice and A Table for Friends), she now has more than 212,000 Instagram followers, who salivate over her every artfully arranged plate of spaghetti with pistachio pesto.