The power of food…
Beyond everyday nourishment, it’s a means of bringing people together and somehow making impossible situations seem more hopeful.
When I heard about the 91 Ways initiative in Bristol, set up by the visionary Kalpna Woolf, I knew delicious. had to tell the story. The aim is to gather the city’s scores of nationalities for a session of cooking, sharing recipes and experiences, then sitting down and eating together. When communities struggle to integrate with each other, Kalpna says, it leads to people defining each other by their differences rather than their similarities, but 91 Ways does the opposite: it unites. We were privileged to meet four of those taking part – women from Syria, Eritrea, Kenya and Sudan. Each gives a glimpse of their story and shares a recipe that’s important to them – and to their culture; turn to p50 for a taste of this remarkable initiative.
Apart from that, September is a time for focusing on new challenges, while remembering (and, I hope, hanging on to, even if only by your fingertips!) that all-important holiday feeling. We’ve endeavoured to capture all those sentiments in this issue, from affordable, healthy meal ideas to recipes that re-create the essence of holiday memories.