Food is more than sustenence, it tells us about ourselves.
Hi, I’m Keshia Sakarah - Chef and Founder of Caribe’ - Caribbean Eating, previously based in Brixton. Also food writer, food educator and author.
My love of food started from young. Sitting at the table after school, watching my granddad peel vegetables and grandma at the stove, planted this tiny seed which started my obsession with food. I loved our Caribbean food culture at home but saw how inaccessible and under represented it was in the food scene. I started Caribe’ in 2018 as a pop, which became a restaurant and is now the title of my debut cookbook!
Researching recipes for the restaurant created this organic path of self discovery for myself where I used the history of Caribbean food to help me understand my identity.
Being of an immigrant community, living outside of your native environment means there are limited connections to the core of who you are. For me, food has bridged this gap and helped me make sense of the world I was being raised in.
Since finding this voice, I have found myself writing for a range of publications on food, culture, and identity specifically, whist championing the importance of race and representation.
Photo credit: © Matt Russell
My written work can be found via Conde Nast Traveller, Vittles, BBC Good Food, Olive Magazine and more. I have also contributed recipes to BBC Food, Phaidon, MOB Kitchen, Twisted, Great British Chefs and Time Out to name a few. I’ve also appeared as guest judge on the 2021 and 2022 series of Masterchef: The Professionals.
My heritage is Montserratian and Barbudan, both islands off the coast of Antigua. In addition to these, I love to learn about food from all over the world and use my love for travel to explore this.
Get in touch if you’d like to discuss any recipe contributions, upcoming projects, or writing commissions.
Best wishes,
Keshia Sakarah x
I’d love to hear from you.
keshiasakarah@gmail.com
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