My Grandpa died last week, age 85. I loved him dearly and on hearing the news I felt a deep grief. Yet it’s much easier to feel at peace with his death knowing it was natural and he had lived a long, happy life. By contrast, when I read about…

The death of George Floyd, brutally murdered by a white Minnesota police officer on the 25th May 2020, has filled the Migrateful community with anger, along with millions of observers around the world, many of whom have taken to the streets in protest. Betty the Migrateful Nigerian chef summed up…

Migrateful chefs teach us how to practise gratitude and hope in the midst of fear and uncertainty Written by Jess Thompson, 28th March 2020 First published by the Pioneer's Post  Last Saturday I took myself to A&E because I was finding it hard to breath. The doctor told me that I…

In a conversation with one of our Syrian chefs Yusuf, during my first time volunteering in our chef training classes, we were talking about the components in the famous, Middle Eastern dish ‘Baba Gonoush’. He listed the ingredients, ‘aubergines, garlic, tahini…’. Then, from across the table, another chef overhearing our…

“Living and working in Britain had always been my dream” explains Paulett, a highly qualified and passionate teacher, with two degrees in International Politics and Spanish. Paulett continues “in Jamaica migration to the Mother Country (Britain) was considered the key to our survival. After World War Two, the UK needed…