TALKING ABOUT FOOD

This year I've been  writing a play that looks at how food feeds into our understanding of home and belonging. It's about a Malaysian woman who moves to the UK, misses home, sets up a street food stall selling Malaysian food... The play is called 'Don't sing in the kitchen, or you'll marry an old man', check out the project here: www.DontSing.co.uk As part of research for this project I have been speaking with people in London about food and home. In the series ‘Home, Food & Business’ I have been focusing on those who have developed a career around food that reminds them of home and who predominantly have ‘home’ in multiple places.I thought I would gather those interviews here.

A short film, because sometimes it's hard to find words to describe what I mean. I have the privilege of being able to go on holidays, and being in London means there are so many possible destinations. So many flights around the world, from multiple airports. In March I went to Hong Kong (to see old friends), Hanoi and then home to Malaysia. I hadn't been to Vietnam before, and I loved Hanoi. Can't wait to go back. So many things to say, that in the end, I just cobbled together my photos and film and wrote a poem/prose thing of my thoughts.