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Food & Culture Insights

Seasonal Eating – Lessons from the Mediterranean Table and Cumbria’s Hedgerows

One of the most powerful lessons I carry from my Cretan upbringing — and from…

scratch11th September 2025

Food & Culture Insights

‘Pick-Your-Own’ Farms – A Vanishing Tradition

Not long ago, I visited a pick-your-own farm and came away with more than fruit.…

scratch11th September 2025

Food & Culture Insights

What I’ve Learned About Food and Ageing Gracefully

Ageing is inevitable — but how we age, and how we feel as we do…

scratch11th September 2025

Food & Culture Insights

Cooking for Strangers, Feeding Friends

One of the greatest joys of my post–MasterChef life has been cooking at festivals, food…

scratch11th September 2025

Insights Irini Unscripted

Why I Decided to Enter MasterChef (and What It Taught Me)

When I left my career in banking, it was to spend more time with my…

scratch8th September 2025

Insights Irini Unscripted

The Best Compliment I Ever Received About My Cooking

I have been lucky to receive many kind compliments about my food, often from paying…

scratch8th September 2025

Insights Irini Unscripted

My Cretan Kitchen Memories

I go into these stories at length in my book Under the Olive Tree, but…

scratch8th September 2025

Insights Irini Unscripted

Cooking for Strangers, Feeding Friends

One of the greatest joys of my post–MasterChef life has been cooking at festivals, food…

scratch8th September 2025

Guides & Booklets Insights

My Favourite Winter Recipes

Winter, for me, is about comfort — the kind of dishes that warm you from…

scratch8th September 2025

Guides & Booklets Insights

Recipes with My Spice Paste

When I first created my spice paste, I wanted it to be more than just…

scratch8th September 2025

Insights

Seasonal Eating – Lessons from the Mediterranean Table and Cumbria’s Hedgerows

‘Pick-Your-Own’ Farms – A Vanishing Tradition

What I’ve Learned About Food and Ageing Gracefully

Cooking for Strangers, Feeding Friends

Why I Decided to Enter MasterChef (and What It Taught Me)

The Best Compliment I Ever Received About My Cooking

My Cretan Kitchen Memories

Cooking for Strangers, Feeding Friends

My Favourite Winter Recipes

Recipes with My Spice Paste

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