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Nena Foster.Food.

Natural Chef. Fermentation & Cookery Workshops. Food Styling. Recipe Testing & Development.

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Food Styling.

I work as a chef, assisting with food preparation on editorial and commercial food shoots. I have assisted on shoots for Guardian Cook, Jamie Magazine, Sainsbury Magazine, Waitrose Magazine and Waitrose Entertaining, Linda McCartney foods, as well as a number of upcoming cookbooks. I am currently looking for other freelance opportunities, please do get in touch.

Recipe Testing & Development.

I test recipes for cookbooks and develop recipes for nutritionists and food brands, such as Rude Health, to promote their kids product range. I also develop recipes for cookery lessons and workshops, a selection of which can be found in the Recipe section.

Workshops & Cookery Lessons.

I run small group fermentation and health baking workshops lessons for adults and children. For more information on workshops, see the Workshop tab. As well, I run family cookery lessons focused on getting the whole family to enjoy  whole, unprocessed food.

Book here: www.nenafosterfood.com/upcomingworkshops.

Natural Cookery.

My recipes, lessons and cooking ethos are focused on using whole, unprocessed, seasonal and organic (as often as possible) ingredients with a view to optimise nutrition. I am passionate about putting more plants into and at the centre of everyday meals, making healthier meals accessible and a part of everyday life.

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Who's out for Sunday lunch and the plant-based options are seriously lacking? 🤚 Musings on just this over on @veggieoption... #Repost @veggieoption (@get_repost) ・・・ ‘I’d like to book a table for Sunday brunch. For how many? For 8 people. One is vegan, 2 are vegetarian and 1 is a fruitarian. Can you accommodate all of us?’ Ok, so this is a slight exaggeration, but with 1 in 4 people in the UK identifying as vegetarian, chances are, in a party of 8, there are at least 2 people that will require non-meat meal options.  In the US, Nation’s Restaurant News, reported that nearly 79% of vegans eat in non-vegan eateries, and vegan diner will often dictate where the party eats. Catering for plant-eating diners is something many restaurants are getting better at doing, but our reviews show that there is still work to be done. As many more diners are choosing to eat flexibly creating more and more interesting plant-based menu items can also mean more choice for flexible-eating customers. This is why we set up Veggie Option, to help diners find great plant-based food and to challenge the industry to think more creatively about menus and plant-based menu options. More detailed musings on this (and more) to come with the launch of our shiny website coming SOON. . . . . #veggieoption #plantbased #nonmeatmeal #plantbasedmenu #flexitarian #vegetarian #vegan
Pardon my cheesey mug, but I am very excited to be joining the team @veggieoption, a plant-based restaurant review and lifestyle site. I will be doing lots of things I enjoy doing and hopefully am good at; writing, development, nosey-ing and giving you the goss, planning events (I do love a party), meeting & chatting to people doing great things in the food industry AND eating. 🤗Pretty pleased with this turn of events! Check us out on Instagram and stay tuned for the launch of the new website and upcoming events. 🥕🥕🍋🍅 📷@peanutbuttervibesphotography #Repost @veggieoption (@get_repost) ・・・ We are very excited to announce a new member of the Veggie Option team, @nena.foster.food . Nena trained as a Natural Chef and has her fingers, as the saying goes, in ‘many (plant-based) pies’. She will be working with us to develop content and is working away at bringing you exciting Veggie Option events--stay tuned. So, to say ‘welcome’ and to launch our new ‘People Behind the Food’ Feature on Veggie Option, where we’ll chat with people doing amazing things in plant-based food (chefs, producers, suppliers and other businesses), we thought we’d put her on the spot and make her answer a few questions. Link in bio to read our interview. . . . #veggieoption #nenafoster #naturalchef #foodconsultant #nenafosterfood
Join me for a FREE fermentation taster session @thesunflowercentre_se4 on Friday (26th) from 10-12 pm. We will be picking and preserving the remaining tomatoes, squash, nasturtiums and whatever else we find growing in the garden. BYO jars and I'll bring the salt! Email the Centre to book! 🍅🍅
P U M P K I N S 🎃🎃// There is 1 family ticket left for the PM session for my Family Feasts Class this Saturday (27th) @gardenmuseum . So come cook with me and make your very own Jack O'lantern to take home! 🎃🎃 And don't forget to check out the rest of the half-term activities on offer! #half-term #cookingwithkids
Trawling through photos as I need to update my website and came across this cute gif that I created with @lesley_lau_ and @millybruce for @rudehealth . I love these crackers, especially topped with something fermented. I use them for my workshop tasting sessions too. AND did I mention, my next Fermented Fruit &Veg Workshop on Nov 3rd has only 1 space left, come join us, there'll be good 🍪🍪🍪!
W O R K S H O P Update// My November 3rd Fermented Fruit & Veg workshop @thesunflowercentre_se4 is nearly full. 2 spaces left to be exact. So if you're quick, you can join us for stimulating cabbage chat. 🤗 We cover sauerkraut, kimchi, jam and brining. Message to book. 📷@lesley_lau_ 🍽 @millybruce and me on the cabbage, naturally.

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