01:00 French food culture revolves around meals times and abundant produce.
05:32 Sharing food builds community.
06:39 As a kid, dreamt of owning a deli.
12:00 Quality produce really tastes better.
15:12 Learning through doing: observing and helping.
17:04 Yoghurt cake experiments.
20:54 Apple tarts and family dynamics.
23:28 Facilitating therapeutic cooking sessions for cancer patients.
27:18 Food is connection to stories, memories, people, places.
29:43 Cooking can get you through difficult times.
33:53 Enjoying simple meals, and making the best of leftovers.
36:41 Tips for getting the best flavour from your produce.
"If you got the basic skill, nothing stops you. The way I cook very often is I taste something that I really like, and I'm like, I'm sure I can reproduce that. And I'm not an extraordinary cook. But with the basic skills that I know very well, then I can do anything."
Three ideas for taking action in your own kitchen, inspired by the conversation.
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Get to know your local shops and farmers' market, and choose some fresh produce to cook.
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Get out a measuring cup and try your hand at your own version of yoghurt cake.
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Start a kitchen diary, with notes, ideas and recipes you want to hold on to.
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Original music by Colin Bass.
Intuitive cook & irreverent kitchen coach
Growing up in 70s Greece, cooking - and eating - at home was simply normal. Shopping at farmers' markets, drooling over recipes, grinding spices, and animated conversation over dinner are some of my fondest memories. This is where I honed my cooking intuition. I'm here to help you find your way back to a simpler, more joyful way of cooking.
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