Recipes to Reconnect: Food and conversations to re-establish the relationship between nature, food and self

Seasonal recipes that reconnect us with our local environment, from Anna Boglioni and the chefs at Petersham Nurseries for those wanting to live and eat more sustainably.

Inspired by her upbringing at Petersham Nurseries, Recipes to Reconnect features a collection of over 60 recipes from the Petersham team and other great chefs, alongside Anna’s own home cooking. Split into seasons, included are delicious, simple dishes, created in response to wide-ranging conversations with farmers, conservationists and nutritionists around themes such as re-wilding, community, sleep and fasting. Interviewees and chefs featured include Isabella Tree, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Bruce Parry, Jeremy Lee of Quo Vadis, Skye Gyngell of Spring, and Simon Rogan of L’Enclume, The dishes celebrate natural ingredients and encourage you to enjoy your food all the more having considered its origin.

Anna sees food as a way to create conversation, to bring people together and to experience the joy of nature. In Recipes to Reconnect, she creates a deeper consideration of nature’s place in our modern lives and brings it, quite literally, to the table.


 

Anna Boglione spent her childhood exploring the Italian alps and within London’s Petersham Nurseries, her family’s restaurant, farm and garden centre. Having grown up in such organic surroundings, Anna struggled once exposed to the food she ate outside of home. She developed digestion issues, which affected her weight, cognitive function and later her spine. Anna found relief and comfort in plants and nature and launched The Gut.

Petersham Nurseries, Richmond, is situated along the Thames, adjacent to a cow field. Awarded a Green Michelin star, the seasons are reflected in the food, flowers find their way into the dishes and the colours of each season are intertwined within the ambiance. www.petershamnurseries.com Instagram: @petershamnurseries