Andi Oliver: ‘My dad was a terrible father but really good at throwing parties’

• Andi Oliver is recovering from what she suspects might have been the best party she has ever thrown. It’s a Monday morning and her house in East London, where she lives with her partner, restaurateur Garfield Hackett, and her mum, is still filled with flowers from Saturday night’s shindig. The contents of her living room have only just made it back to their rightful positions indoors – until this morning, the blue velvet sofa and various lamps and tables were in a marquee in the garden. “It was