Who I am

I feel very fortunate that I come from a family passionate about good food. We were very traditional in that my mum did most of the cooking and we would have at least one meal a day together as a family. I learnt about cooking in a similarly conventional way, as a child by cooking at my mother's side and then later by experimenting and practising.

I worked in various sectors of the food industry from 1994 and became increasingly dissatisfied with the state of Western food culture. Living in India for a year opened my eyes to a healthier, more localised, community-focused food system. Inspired by this, I returned to Britain determined to help redress the balance.

Since 2001, my work has focused on encouraging people to cook healthy, fresh food and campaigning for a sustainable, ethical food system for us all. This has involved countless cookery demonstrations, workshops and cookery courses for people of different ages and abilities, from all walks of life.

I hope you enjoy the website. Please contact Robin van Creveld - Community Chef to find out more about the project or any of the services I offer.