Foraging landscapes

During these foraging expeditions you will learn how to bring out your inner forager and delve into the land with a strong sense of intuition. I encourage you to adopt foraging as a way of life and to connect to nature more deeply. You’ll come out of the walk having gained not only plant recognition knowledge, but also the tools to understand how to forage year after year and use it as a deeply relaxing and meditative practice you can carry throughout life. 

We will explore incredible landscapes, learning how to identify various habitats. I will help you understand how the changes in seasons and weather affect the growth and texture of the produce, and when it is best to harvest.

We’ll look at edible and medicinal plants including berries, nuts, blossoms, mushrooms, seaweeds. I’ll teach you how to identify the correct plants and how to watch out for impostors and poisonous species, and generally how to develop a confident approach to foraging your landscape. 

I place a strong importance on sustainable foraging and I’ll show you what that means, from understanding where to find the most abundant spots to harvesting in the right way so produce can grow back year after year. I can also teach propagation techniques. 

As a chef, I’ll also explain how to cook the different parts of the plants we identify as well as their gastronomic value and and how they are utilised in restaurants. I’ll tell you about flavour profiles, delicious pairings and potentials dishes to be made. Foraging is also about celebration and we’ll share a meal based on the ingredients we identified. 

One of the main reasons, if not the main reason to move to France for me was French markets. I still remember the first day I stepped food at Marche St Aubin on sunday morning. I new I have arrived to my happiest place.

When visiting new cities, food markets is my always N1 go-to place. You can learn so much about local culture, people, food by visiting those places of cultural significance. French food markets and the food scene in general is one of its kind. Taking you on a walk through the stalls and helping you identify the best produce as well as producers is one of my favourite activities. 

There can be a fundamental difference to two identical looking ingredients - that is flavor. You can be a food-snob like myself or can be a person with not so much expertise in the field of good food. The body cannot lie, nor can your palette. When tasting delicious ingredient, your whole body responds to the deliciousness. 

Discovering the difference between good and excellent ingredient is my biggest passion. Im like a Idiana Jones of food endeavor on a journey to find real diamonds. Each corner of the world can offer you a pure diamonds or replicas, that you may not be able to tell apart. It takes  experience and knowledge. I'll happily share my Indiana's hat with you and take you on this exciting adenture!