My mum’s life, and mine by extension, revolved around cooking and eating.
It was just kind of the way that my mum brought people together. Eating together was building community, to her. If we had people over, Mum would make this beautiful elaborate grazing plate. She’d make a 20-course dégustation rather than just putting out chips. She just really loved to cook. During my childhood, there was a lady who lived down the road from us, who became quite unwell quite quickly. It was her daughter’s birthday, and this woman had to go to hospital, so
