How to Cook a Gremlin
I’m Sophie Archer, I’m a lawyer turned chef and entrepreneur. After having tackled some of my biggest gremlins - blood cancer, multiple rounds of unsuccessful IVF, a marriage breakdown I decided to change the course of my life. I am head cheffing and launching a new food business that I am excited to talk about. My recipe for cooking your gremlins - or tackling challenges and niggling doubts - includes uplifting food, sharing dishes with my favourite people and embracing an unconventional life.
In this pod I speak to inspiring guests that have taken unusual paths - including chefs, interior designers, marketeers, entrepreneurs, journalists, therapists, life coaches and doctors to name but a few. We discuss their recipes for; mending heartache, fun, health and cooking their gremlins.
Expect cooking hacks, plenty of laughter, restaurant recommendations, heartwarming insights and unsolicited life advice!
How to Cook a Gremlin
Ursula Ferrigno - Author, Chef, Teacher talks manifesting husbands, casting food spells and Russell Norman's legacy
Ursula is an author, chef and teacher who has written several evocative cook books including Cucina del Veneto, Cuicina di Amalfi and Lemons and Limes. She also contributes beautiful recipes to a number of publications including Red and Delicious magazine.
She started her career demonstrating dishes at Books for Cooks in Notting Hill, as an ode to her Nonna's recipes. Fans included Jamie Oliver and later me when she guest lectured at Leiths culinary school where I was studying for my diploma. I will never forget her chocolate and almond cake from Positano which I have made at least thirty times. She was recently honoured with the Italian hospitality award for writing and teaching. The way she describes food is ethereal, whimsical and makes you want to simultaneously eat and read a novel.
I am so excited that she will be popping up with me in the new year! What a way to start 2025. She is an inspiration and you can follow her @ursulaferrigno.