This page is predominantly related to my journalistic career, which also taps into my academic nature, often involving a lot of research. This includes trend forecasting, reflecting on culture, systems, and at times presenting and speaking.
Articles
a selection
Coffee & Butter (Port Magazine)
George Town - where to eat & drink (National Geographic)
The Spice of Life (Standart Magazine)
An Art of Hospitality (Table Magazine)
Take Me Somewhere Nice — Accountability and Sustainability in the Spirits Industry (Pellicle Magazine)
On The Whisky Road in Japan (Foodism)
How Pepper Changed the World (Guardian)
People, Place and Produce (Good Beer Hunting)
Why has British food shocked the US (BBC)
Restaurants as Start Signs (Eater London)
Petrol is not a Personality (Sir Kensington Integrity Report)
A Candid Conversation about Patriarchy in the Restaurant industry (RESY)
A Land of Rice & History: to role of tuak in Sarawak, Malaysia (Good Beer Hunting)
Jamie Oliver is veering into cultural appropriation. Because he’s Jamie Oliver (CNN)
Why Can't British TV Represent East + SE Asian Food? (GAL-DEM)
The Future is Lettuce (SANDWICH MAGAZINE)
What Gordon Ramsey's New Restaurant Says Cultural Appropriation in 2019 (GAL-DEM)
Sources of Support: women-led food networks (VITTLES)
A Californian Farmer (SANDWICH MAG)
The Evolution of Whisky (MR PORTER)
Got Milk? (CAFFEINE MAGAZINE)
The Designer Making High Art Out of Food Waste (MR PORTER)
Cooking Home and Complicating Nostalgia (CRUST MAGAZINE)
Sarawak Pepper: Coming Home (YES & NO)
Britain's First Chef's Table Star: Asma Khan (EATER LONDON)
Podcasts
An eclectic group of people read stories about food & drink.
Examining our relationship with nostalgia through the history of pepper.
A cultural context of MSG and umami in the UK.
Film
A series by Campari Academy that looks at many aspects of the global hospitality industry. This was Season 2, Episode 3
Editing