Welcome to The Cultivated Bite
Rooted in food, grown from feeling. A space for bold flavours, playful ideas, and the stories that feed us — from the kitchen to culture, from comfort to chaos. Recipes, ramblings, and real-world happenings for the overcooked and underfed.
For the Overcooked and Underfed
Stories & Reflections
Where food tells the story — but it’s never just about the food.
This is where the thoughts go: the ones that don’t quite fit into recipes, but shape them all the same.
A space for stories that simmer under the surface — reflections on food, creativity, burnout, and what’s left when the heat is off. From lessons in running a business to why you don’t need to monetise your passion, these are the quiet corners of the kitchen and the honest edges of the work.
Not polished. Not performative. Just words with weight, shared with intention.
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Fermented Ideas & Half-Baked Thoughts
Dive into a world of unexpected pairings, guilty pleasures reimagined, and the kind of food that sticks with you long after the plate is empty. Explore travel stories, creative food experiments, and insights into the ingredients that define cuisines around the world.
From the heat of a busy service to quiet moments discovering a forgotten spice in a market halfway across the world, this blog is about the journey of flavours. Expect unexpected pairings, guilty pleasures reimagined, and the kind of food that sticks with you long after the plate is empty.
The World Around the Plate
Food doesn’t exist in isolation—it’s shaped by the places we travel, the people we meet, and the cultures that shape how we eat and live.
Here, food is shaped by landscape and culture — by what’s scarce, what’s abundant, and what’s been passed down.
Sometimes inspiration comes from unexpected places, like the raw, remote beauty of Iceland, where a lack of familiar ingredients sparks a different kind of creativity — one rooted in resourcefulness, reflection, and reconnection.
At The Cultivated Bite, these moments become part of the story — whether it’s a recipe, a travel fragment, or a quiet pause between projects.
Who’s behind this? It doesn’t matter. What matters is the food, the ingredients, and the stories they carry.
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Casual Cooking Lessons
Want to learn hands-on?
I offer relaxed, one-to-one or small group cooking sessions in your kitchen — focaccia, pastries, pizza, and more.
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My Specialities
From soft focaccia and crisp pizza bases to flaky puff pastry (sausage rolls, pastel de nata) and sticky cinnamon rolls — get confident working with doughs that wow.
Bake your way through brownies, cookies, cakes, and tarts, all with a unique fusion twist that brings bold flavours to classic favourites.
Dive into fresh, vibrant dishes like build-your-own poke bowls, bold and crunchy slaws, and DIY tacos packed with exciting fillings.
