In today's episode, I discuss with Katerina Pavlakis, the concept of intuitive cook. We delve into the progression of home cooking and the role of intuition and the senses.
Katerina grew up in Greece in the 1970s, with a Greek father and German mother. She inhabited a world where food cultures naturally mixed and merged. Home cooking wasn't a hobby or a special occasion thing—it was simply how they lived. Even the local tavernas felt like extensions of home kitchens (you could literally walk into their kitchens and peek into the pots to choose your meal!).
The concept of cooking by recipe didn't enter her world until her late twenties when she moved to London and encountered the cult of celebrity chefs and cookbook writers. Suddenly, she questioned whether she was really a "good cook" if she couldn't properly follow a recipe. Yet, everyone who tasted her food raved about it.
Katerina has seen too many passionate people lose their confidence to the pressures of modern food culture - the cult of recipes, glossy Instagram perfection and celebrity chef culture - and that's how she realised that sharing her way of cooking can shine a light on the path towards more calm, fun and taste in the kitchen.
Find out more about Katerina:https://www.theintuitivecook.co.uk/
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