Pick a destination, go there, be open-minded and talk to the locals. Eat the things they eat and go where they go. You don't need to be fluent, just as long as you've got a smile on your face- people will be jumping over themselves to show you the stuff they're proud of.

The public health of five million children should not be left to luck or chance.

Homicide is 0.8% of deaths. Diet-related disease is over 60%. But no one talks about it.

I profoundly believe that the power of food has a primal place in our homes that binds us to the best bits of life.

When you are trying to move mountains you want-and need-people on your side who want to move them with you.

What we call barbecuing in this country is actually direct grilling. In many countries, it also means cooking in an enclosed box with a heat source, ideally wood, all year round.

I wouldn't say that processed food, ready meals and even takeaways aren't relevant to modern life, it's just that over the past 40 years there are three generations of people who have come out of school and gone through their home life without ever being shown how to cook properly.