First and foremost, I’m a writer.

 

Over the years I have been asked to write on many topics, from Ukrainian Fashion Week to the practical workplace benefits of degrees in esoteric subjects like Philosophy, Theology and Ethics. However, along with the craft of writing itself, my true expertise is in the world of food.

 

My credo is that food touches every facet of our lives. Food is inextricably-linked to our cultures, our histories (both personal and global), our economy, our language, our health, our families, our exploration of the world, our politics; and I could go on. Therefore, I often write about drink, travel (especially gastronomic travel), health, lifestyle, and the history of food and food destinations, too.

 

My experience is in working across a portfolio of news and lifestyle publications and websites, so my writing style is versatile, and my subject matter comes from a broad spectrum of skills and knowledge. Examples can be found around this site.

 

As The Eccentric Foodcentric (because our world revolves around food, and can often require quirky scrutiny), I have written to share good experiences I have had in the world of food, and to empower and inform consumers.

 

In addition, I regularly work in an advisory capacity, develop recipes, test products, review books, and travel to research and review locations and source new products and ingredients. In the same vein, I am “on-call” as an expert for BBC Radio London, for whom I contribute to radio interviews on topical news items pertaining to food and lifestyle.

 

After an initial career (following university study in French and German), in advertising and marketing for the The Evening Standard, The Daily Telegraph, and BBC Worldwide (where I was part of the team that launched Eve (a women’s title for the discerning and intelligent), Olive, and several BBC Good Food spin-off titles), I chose to follow my heart, and write professionally. The skills and commercial sensibility I gained at those publishing houses, mean that I have experience of commercial copywriting and sponsored content too. I am known, always, to be on-brand and on time.

 

Born to a restaurateur and a professionally-trained cook, this job is in my blood.