Eden Eats wasn’t just the name of Eden Grinshpan’s first cooking show. I mean, she really eats! But she also cooks—and let me tell you, she really cooks! Nothing fills me with more joy than cooking and chatting with other food-loving freaks like myself, but I have a special gratitude to Eden, for introducing me to a new flavor profile, reminding me to incorporate tahini and mustard seed, cumin and coriander, into my culinary repertoire. We can all get stagnant in the flavors and habits we turn to in the kitchen, and I love to grow, expand and evolve.
Giiirrrrl, we made a mean striped bass, drizzled and punctuated with all the Middle Eastern goodness that Eden had to offer.
Eden’s energy is bright and present and filled with excitement. Her heart is as big as the warmest, most open smile that is pretty much always spread across her face at all times. Eden’s journey into food television began with an obsession with the Food Network, and this lady went after it. It’s not surprising that after a rather intense and amazing culinary education at Le Cordon Bleu in London, Eden found herself on a pilgrimage through India, which led her to an orphanage for a life-altering journey resulting in her first TV show, Eden Eats.
Eden ate her way directly into my kitchen, arriving with a bag full of vegetables and a bright smile, and we dove right in to not only cooking but also laughing. There was nothing serious about our day together, because bursting playful excitement took center stage. The only serious thing in the kitchen that day was SERIOUSLY insane Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food!
This spectacular day had me breaking bread on my terrace with a brand new friend that wholeheartedly inspires me and makes me laugh ridiculous amounts. New food breeds new friendship: one that will 100% find us cooking together again, many times.
Photography by Winnie Au and shared here on Camilla Styles!
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Raw Hem Napkins
Staub Fry Pan
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