Marie-Louise
Karttunen
Female
I trained as a cook at Leiths in London in the 80s. Since then I've travelled a lot and managed to cook alongside locals wherever I've been - Ecuador, Java, Nepal, Maroc, Croatia etc. I'ved owned restaurants in Sydney & Helsinki; catering companies in London & Helsinki; managed & cooked in a restaurant in Gibraltar. I grew up, sadly, & am now an academic, but foodways are a research focus. I avoid e-numbers & prepare most of what we eat from scratch - cheese excepted. And, um, my berry wines have never proved a hit, not even with me, and I'll drink (and eat) most things. 'Commensality' - eating (and drinking) together - is the one of the best bits of living.