Papas antiguas | El País
May 2024
New feature for Spanish newspaper El País. A deep exploration of one of Canary Islands’ gastronomic treasures, papas antiguas. Read story here.
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British food in London | El País Gastro
November 2023
New writing work for El País Gastro, a story featuringsome must-try British dishes and where to taste them in London. See here.
Bristol | Gourmets
November 2023
New writing work for this month’s issue of Gourmets, a travel story about Bristol.
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David Fernández | El País Gastro
October 2023
A new story (text and images) for El País featuring David Fernández, a miller who has brought back to life a 18th-century mill with the help of his mentor, Luis. He mills organic cereals, corn grown by himself, as well as rye, wheat and spelt. Read full story here.
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Marigel Álvarez | El País Gastro
August 2023
Very happy to have joined the team of contributors at El País Gastro, the new section of Spain’s leading newspaper El País.
My first story (writing and photography) is about a woman I deeply admire, Marigel Álvarez, a self-made entrepreneur who saved one of Asturias’s most legendary cheeses from disappearing and who also runs a charming rural hotel in one of Asturias’ most beautiful rural settings: Redes Natural Park. Read full story here.
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Glucose Goddess | El País Semanal
June 2023
New writing work for El País Semanal, featuring Jessie Inchauspé, a French author and scientific who is on a mission to help everyone control their glucose curves. The stunning images are shot on film by Samuel Aranda, a photographer I have long admired.
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Daylesford Organic | Gourmets
May 2023
New writing work for this month’s issue of Gourmets, featuring Daylesford Organic in England. The determination of Carole Bamford was key to transform the operation to organic very early on, when the use of pesticides, etc. in conventional farming wasn’t questioned at all.
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Crowdfarming, farm to table | Gourmets
April 2023
New writing work for this month’s issue of Gourmets, featuring Crowdfarming and it’s farm to table business model.
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Gran Canaria cheese | Wings magazine
March 2023
A lovely photography commission for German airlines magazine Wings (Ink), featuring the traditional cheesemakers of Gran Canaria. It’s the cover feature and it appears in the March - April issue. Written by Tina Walsh. Link here.
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Cuernocabra | Condé Nast Traveler Spain
February 2023
The tale of a visit to Cuernocabra, a wonderful restaurant in Gran Canaria, for Condé Nast Traveler Spain. Link here.
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El Sargo Carbón | Condé Nast Traveler Spain
January 2023
A visit to wonderful El Sargo Carbón, a nice street food joint in Tenerife, for Condé Nast Traveler Spain. Link here.
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Los secretos de las monjas | Gourmets
November 2022
New work (text and photography) for this month’s issue of Gourmets, featuring convent sweets.
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British cheese road trip | Condé Nast Traveler Spain
July 2022
A road trip with a focus on British cheese, see here.
Eat it Like a Local | Good Cheese
November 2021
New writing and photo work for the latest issue of Good Cheese, featuring the cheeses of Asturias and some classic recipes from Bar Camacho and Aitor Vega fromagerie.
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BOOK: Fermiers Urbains | Gestalten
September 2021
It is with great joy that I share these news: Urban Farmers, the book (photographed by Valery Rizzo, published by Gestalten, written by yours truly) will be out in French next month! The book was originally published in English and has also been translated to German. The French edition is available for pre-order now.
Divided in case studies, profiles, features and “activities at home” , the book, which also includes four guest essays, offers a global overview of urban agriculture across the world. From a scholar that quit academia to fight to save Mexico City’s chinampas to a passionate activist tackling food insecurity by teaching urban farming skills in Nairobi; Urban Farmers is an invitation to roll up the sleeves, start digging and ultimately grow not only vegetables but strong communities.
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Growing food justice in Brooklyn | Yes Magazine
September 2021
You can now read an excerpt of my book, Urban Farmers, featuring East New York Farms! and their crucial food justice work in Yes magazine.
To read more about the book, photographed by Valery Rizzo, written by yours truly and published by Gestalten, see here.
The book is currently available in English and German, and will be soon available in French.
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Flaura, edible flowers | Modern Farmer
July 2021
New work for Modern Farmer, featuring Flaura, the project of Laura López Terrón, an edible flower farmer who works on Tenerife, Canary Islands. Laura, the founder and owner, discusses her transition from office jobs to working the land, plus the difficulties of starting from scratch in a new place. Read full story here.
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BOOK: Urban Farmers | Gestalten
April 2021
It is with great joy that I share these news: Urban Farmers, the book in which photographer and co-editor Valery Rizzo, the Gestalten team and yours truly have been working on for months will be out in Europe soon (April 29th)!
Divided in case studies, profiles, features and “activities at home” , the book, which also includes four guest essays, offers a global overview of urban agriculture across the world. From a scholar that quit academia to fight to save Mexico City’s chinampas to a passionate activist tackling food insecurity by teaching urban farming skills in Nairobi; Urban Farmers is an invitation to roll up the sleeves, start digging and ultimately grow not only vegetables but strong communities.
Writing this book has been a journey and I feel truly grateful for everything that I have learnt along the process. With special thanks to those busy farmers, activists, food justice advocates and all the others who made time for our interviews, the book couldn’t have happened without them. It does take a village!
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Silo London, a zero waste restaurant | Viajes National Geographic
February 2021
A feature about the self-proclaimed first zero waste restaurant in London. Read full story (in Spanish) here.
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Mojo Picón | Saveur
September 2020
New work for Saveur magazine, featuring my grandmother’s mojo picón recipe, which appears in The Saveur 100 list. This was shot at my grandma’s on Tenerife, during lockdown. It’s very moving for me to see her recipe on the list.
The work appears in the Saveur Fall 2020 issue, out now.
