Recent articles for The Times / Sunday Times
As a regular contributor to The Times and Sunday Times, I have been proud to dig out some unusual stories and be the first to report on certain subjects in the UK media. These include: A family travel piece about the Atlantic Riviera, on the Pays de la Loire coast. It featured a visit to […]
Club Oenologique Magazine
I loved working with the team at Club Oenologique magazine on this feature about vegetable-forward chefs for their France special. They asked me for some ideas along some themes suggested by their guest editor Hélène Darroze, and we landed on this feature, which leaned heavily into my knowledge and expertise about French cuisine and 20 […]
‘Defend the product’: How the French keep their artisan food culture alive
For The Guardian’s EuroVisions series (in the features section), I was delighted to bring together much of the insight I gained in writing Amuse Bouche: How to Eat Your Way Around France and report on how the French protect their food heritage and culture, as well as its local artisans. The article was shortlisted in […]
What Michelin star chefs are eating in lockdown
For an article in The Independent’s food section, I tapped into some of the country’s best culinary talents to find out what they’ve been cooking themselves while the country has been in lockdown for the Covid-19 pandemic. Their recipes were simple yet absolutely delicious: Rachel Humphrey, Executive Chef for Le Gavroche – Leek and smoked […]
New-look Roux Scholarship website
As Communications Manager for the Roux Scholarship chefs’ competition, a typical year sees me putting out the press releases for the different stages of the competition, doing the social media and organising the Awards ceremony (for 250 guests) at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London, as well as the many stakeholder communications. The revamp […]
Lyon’s food: past, present and future
If you love food, you’ll love Lyon: it’s not for nothing it’s known as France’s gastronomic capital. And researching this story for National Geographic Traveller Food was probably the most gut-busting few days I’ve ever had in France (even including researching France From the Source! ) but also an absolute joy – from the Ile […]
Michel Guérard interview
As part of my research for the book France: From the Source , I stayed at Les Pres d’Eugenie, Michel Guérard’s exquisite resort in Landes in south-west France. He kindly took part in the book by giving a sublime recipe for chicken stuffed with Boursin cheese and foie gras. With so much to write about, from his […]
Alain Passard interview
Three-Michelin-star chef Alain Passard in renowned for his vegetable-focussed cuisine. In one of my favourite reports for FRANCE Magazine, I met him at his potager (kitchen garden) in Sarthe to interview him, and then visited his Paris restaurant L’Arpège to complete the story. The article was runner-up in the 2008 ABTOF French article of the […]