Announcing our new Interim CEO: Vickie Wambura!
Migrateful announces Vickie Wambura as Interim CEO whilst founder Jess Thompson begins Masters in Migration & Public Policy.
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Training Classes for the London class of 2022
10 new amazing chefs. 10 new menus to choose from. Our new cohort of London chefs has just graduated and it's our pride and joy to invite you to their…
We’re having a summer break!
Just for the month of August. Our regular in-person and online classes will resume in September 2022. We can call it a holiday for our soul (though an actual holiday…
Abdul's Khichri from the Migrateful Cookery Class with attendees from the Migration Museum
Migrateful Meets Abdul: Interview with Iran-born refugee Chef
Migrateful Founder Jess interviews Abdul, an Iran-born refugee from Afghanistan. He shares his story as a chef, TV producer, business owner and integration officer.
Migrateful Stands in Solidarity With The Black Lives Matter Movement
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…
Resilience In The Time of Corona
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…
So where does ‘baba ganoush’ really come from?
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…
Motherhood and hostility in the Mother Country
“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…
Reflections on the privilege to take a stand against climate change
Reflections on the privilege to take a stand against climate change Extinction Rebellion protest in London Hello I’m Jess Thompson, the Founder of Migrateful. Migrateful runs cookery classes in London…
For Refugee Week 2019, Migrateful chefs share their stories of resilience and the power of food to rebuild lives
We invite you to explore the lives of six Migrateful chefs, seeking refuge in Britain Migrateful exists to empower and celebrate refugees and vulnerable migrants on their journey to integration by supporting them to run their own cookery classes. To mark Refugee Week some of our chefs would like to share their stories…