Jason Ashworth

Guilty pleasures?
Chocolate, GTA 5, instant noodles

Dream dinner party guests?
Updike, Woolf, Kerouac, my dad

Comfort food?
Macaroni cheese

What’s on your bedside table?
Goldfinger and a pile of Observers and Guardians

Longest trip?
Hitch-hiking in Japan, where thumbing is rare — a lot of walking and waiting

Life challenge?
Still trying to weigh less than my car