I am food educator, food writer and occasional chef, with a passion for celebrating seasonal veg-led recipes and empowering people with the skills and confidence to elevate their home cooking.  My first cookbook ‘It Starts with Veg : 100 Seasonal Suppers and Sides‘ was published by Pavilion Books in June 2024.

I trained over 10 years ago as a ‘Natural Chef’ in Berkeley California and since then have been building my online platform as a recipe writer, honing my skills as a chef by cooking for over 70 yoga and wellbeing retreats around the world, and teaching hundreds of cookery classes to a wide range of communities. I recently decided to take a step back from the intensity of retreat chef work, and instead am continuing to develop my portfolio as a recipe writer and food educator. For 3 days a week I am the sole Food Educator at the Garden Museum in London where you can find me leading cookery workshops for kids, families, community groups and the general public.

Working in food is my second career. Before I decided to retrain in my early 30s I worked in the world of music, project managing concerts and tours for a London based international orchestra, and before that a music degree specialising in clarinet performance. I still enjoy playing the clarinet and singing in my spare time and regularly perform with two ensembles in South London where I live. 

I am a Great Taste judge and a member of the Guild of Food Writers.