The Building Blocks of Flavour

Meet Thomasina Miers

with THOMASINA MIERS — Chef, writer, restaurateur. Wahaca founder, Chefs in Schools trustee, Soil Association ambassador.

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Thomasina Miers

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Thomasina Miers

Chef, writer, restaurateur. Wahaca founder, Chefs in Schools trustee, Soil Association ambassador.

Tommi Miers OBE is an award-winning chef and food writer who puts sustainability at the core of her cooking. She cares deeply about where our food comes from, how it is grown and how its growth supports the soil, biodiversity and the planet. After winning BBC’s inaugural MasterChef she worked at Michelin-starred restaurant Petersham Nurseries Café, before going on to launch Wahaca restaurant group. She has written seven cookbooks and writes regularly for publications including The Times, Country Life and The Guardian, where her column for the last five years has focused on seasonal, simple but delicious food. She is an ambassador for the Soil Association, trustee of the charity Chefs in Schools and was awarded an OBE in 2019 for her services to the food industry.

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