Anna Jones: Why Home Is an Act of Care
About this episode
Anna Jones discusses the significance of food as an act of care and shares personal experiences related to motherhood and mental health.
Anna Jones is a cook, food writer, and one of the leading voices in modern vegetarian cooking. For Anna, making food for someone is the ultimate act of care. She began her career working alongside Jamie Oliver, before becoming one of Britain's best-loved food writers in her own right with bestsellers like A Modern Way to Eat and One: Pot, Pan, Planet. Anna grew up in a close-knit family where food was central to everything and, for a shy child, cooking became a way to express herself. She also shares how losing close family friends in the Lockerbie air disaster instilled a lifelong instinct to be the dependable one. We explore motherhood, postnatal depression and what happens when caring for other people leaves too little room to care for yourself. This episode was recorded in Anna's Victorian House in Hackney. Join us over on Patreon to watch the full house tour. Patreon: http://patreon.com/HomingWithMatt More of Anna: Books - https://annajones.co.uk/books Website - https://annajones.co.uk/ Weekly newsletter - https://substack.com/@annajonesfood Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/we_are_food/ To hear more from us: Patreon: Watch exclusive home tours…
People in this episode
Host: Matt Gibberd
Guest: Anna Jones
Topics covered
- vegetarian cooking
- motherhood
- care
- food writing
- mental health
Keywords
- Anna Jones
- vegetarian cooking
- food writing
- motherhood
- postnatal depression
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Jamie Oliver
Books & works: A Modern Way to Eat, One: Pot, Pan, Planet, A Modern Way to Live
Places: Britain, Hackney
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