Exploring our connection to food.

Soul food. Eating our way to contentment.

Food is about taste, texture, comfort. It’s about the structure of the food, placement on the plate, and the glory of eating your favourite morsels, wherever and whenever you want. We are defined by breakfast, lunch and dinner, but there are many days when I just want breakfast, or I need to consume the weight of dinner much earlier than convention dictates. There are equally countless times when I want a freshly baked, custard-laden chocolate eclair for breakfast, and buttered toast for dinner. It’s what you want, not according to some century old rule of social norms. And how delicious and out of rhythm, to have that late night smoked salmon on crispy toast, with lashings of cream cheese and dill, freshly ground pepper, and a warm cup of English breakfast tea. With crumbs all over the bed. 

But I also love the detailed thinking that goes into menu planning, where all courses have their moment on the culinary stage, and the sated bellies around the table of friends and family, fill me with sweet fulfilment. Not from eating, just from creating that perfect combination of dishes that comfort the soul, and fuel our laughter. Because food is the thread that connects us all.