Specific Resonanace of Places

I started thinking about the specific resonance of land following a recent trip back to my homeland…

On Sausages & Vegans

About two weeks ago whilst preparing for teaching our photography students I took a walk in the quiet backstreets of…

Racha, Georgia —Caucasus Mountain Paradise

“There’s a wine festival”

We didn’t need to hear too much more… but what we discovered was far more than the pungent, sweet and unique Khvanchkara Red wine that is only produced in Racha, Northern Georgia.

Lemon & Tarragon Syrup

It was hot. We hit the market. All we could think of was a nice cool lemonade in the garden. Not just any shop-bought…

Fig & Brandy Conserve

Late August has brought a bumper crop of figs on the trees in our garden in Tbilisi, it’s been a hot summer so the…

Iberia in Georgia

There is a legend that Georgia (Sakartvelo) was once called Iberia and that the Georgian and Spanish people are of the same…

Fire-Ovened Pizza

Georgia is a country with a proud culinary tradition — there are many parallels to European cuisine and indeed asian influences. There can be no clear declination of culinary heritage on the Silk Road, but once we knew we would have access to a wood-fired oven it was clear that homemade Pizza…

Vareniki

Ukrainian Vareniki (boiled dumplings)

Batumi — Adjaran Coast of the Black Sea, Georgia — where the South Caucasus meets the Sea

Cheese & Hope in Georgia

Sunday early evening, we’d gone to a bar to watch the football — during a discussion about Georgian food we noticed that the guy on the opposite table was following our conversation and took interest in what we were discussing, as he was sat alone we invited him over to join us. Over…