Taming the Garden | Ballena Blanca
October 2021
New writing work for the latest issue of environmental magazine Ballena Blanca, featuring film director Salome Jashi and her latest documentary, Taming the Garden.
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Soco Vinícola | Gourmets
October 2021
New writing work (in Spanish) for Gourmets, featuring a wine project that was born out of necessity: what to do with the 2020 grape harvest, when wineries weren’t buying small producers’ fruit because of the pandemic? Small grape growers joined forces and the outcome couldn’t be better. The story is included in the October issue, out now.
A link to the past, a taste of home | Whetstone magazine
September 2021
New work for Whetstone magazine, a long form feature on roxóns, a pork meat dish from northern Spain that is very attached to peasant culture and rural seasonal celebrations.
This mag is a favourite indie publication. With a focus on championing food to expand human empathy and challenging mainstream trends, they publish unique food stories from around the world. The work appears in the Issue 8, available to pre-order now. Please support independent journalism and buy or subscribe here.
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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.
Asturias, Land of Artisanal Cheeses | Culture Cheese
June 2021
It’s been a treat to work on this story (writing & photography) featuring some of Asturias’s most brilliant young cheesemakers. I was lucky to get that sunshine in winter, when I photographed the story. The work appears in the Travel Issue (summer 2021) of US magazine Culture Cheese.
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London chefs | Gourmets
June 2021
New writing work (in Spanish) for Gourmets, featuring brilliant London chefs, veterans and newcomers. The story is included in the June issue, out now.
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Enrique Olvera, interview | Gourmets
May 2021
New writing work (in Spanish) for Gourmets, an interview with renowned Mexican chef Enrique Olvera. Photography by the brilliant Araceli Paz.
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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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Skye Gyngell & Fern Verrow interview | Gourmets
March 2021
New writing work (in Spanish) for Gourmets, an interview with renowned London chef Skye Gyngell of Spring restaurant and biodynamic farmer Jane Scotter of Fern Verrow farm. The interview focuses on how they are joining forces to reduce food waste, both on the farm and at the restaurant.
Western Asturias | Binter
October 2020
New work for Binter magazine, cover story featuring some of the must-visit destinations in western Asturias.
The work appears in the Binter October issue, out now.
Gamonéu del Puertu | Courier magazine
October 2020
Lovely to see one of my images of the artisan cheesemakers of Asturias in Courier magazine.
The work appears in the Courier October/November issue, out now.
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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.
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Free spirit, free wines | Whetstone magazine
September 2020
New work for Whetstone magazine, a favourite indie publication. With a focus on championing food to expand human empathy and challenging mainstream trends, they publish unique food stories from around the world.
For the current issue, I wrote a long form feature on Victoria Torres, a fifth generation winemaker from La Palma, Canary Islands, who makes excellent wines despite all the challenges, including climate change.
The work appears in the Issue 6, out now. Please support independent journalism and buy or subscribe here.
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February 2020
Lovely to see this story I shot a while ago in Cyprus, reporting on the Cat Monastery of Paphos, has come back to life again, this time on Holiday Condor magazine.
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Shop Small | Courier x Amex
December 2019
New photo work for American Express’ Shop Small magazine, in partnership with Courier. The story features a small yet successful independent pub in Brighton named The Independent. The winter edition is out now and the story it’s on the cover of the Brighton edition.
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Ribeira Sacra | Iberia Excelente magazine
November 2019
New story (writing + photography) for Iberia Excelente (business class in-flight magazine), a road trip across one of Spain’s most exciting wine regions, Ribeira Sacra. The story focuses on a brilliant host, Francisco Almuíña, who overcame his traumatic vision loss after a workplace accident and now shows visitors the land of his childhood through the senses, sharing all his knowledge on the nature, traditions, vineyards and local foods of the area. The story also focuses on Pedro Rodríguez, of Guímaro winery, a third-generation winemaker and his terroir-driven wines.
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Nieves Barragán interview | Gourmets
November 2019
New writing work for Gourmets, an interview with renowned Spanish chef Nieves Barragán. She is a star chef in the London food scene, having made the tapas culture approachable for Londoners from Barrafina first, and now from her own restaurant, Sabor. The interview also includes a couple of my photos. The opening portrait and food shots are by photographer Chris Terry.
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The food of Copenhagen | Gourmets
October 2019
New writing work for Gourmets, a feature about the gastronomic evolution of Copenhagen and how it became one of Europe’s most exciting food cities.
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Venice food tour | easyJet Traveller
September 2019
It was a pleasure to discover the best foodie hidden gems in beautiful Venice with London restaurateur Russell Norman and food writer Rosie Birkett. The story has now been published in the September issue of easyJet Traveller. Written by Rosie Birkett.
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Clos Lentiscus | Pipette magazine
July 2019
New photo work for natural wine magazine Pipette, featuring Clos Lentiscus winery. Located near Sitges (Spain), Manel produces his wines in family estate and so does Núria, his 18-year old daugther, who also makes her own. Written by Meg Bernhard.
