REKINDLING THE FIRE: FOOD AND THE JOURNEY OF LIFE
By Martin Ruffley & Anna King
Periwinkles with Fermented Potato Cakes. Photo: Anna King
An Introduction
WINNER - ‘Best in the World' at The Gourmand Cookbook Awards in the Lifestyle: Drink and Health Category. In addition Rekindling the Fire received a prestigious ‘Special Award’ in the Food Culture: Authors Category.
Multiple Award Winning Chef, Dr. Martin Ruffley, teaching at ATU.
Dr. Anna King (BA, MA, Phd.) received a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ethnography), from NUI, Galway, for which she was awarded a prestigious Irish Research Council Scholarship. Photo Credit: Julia Dunin.
Rekindling the Fire is not an ordinary cookbook. It is a beautiful collection of recipes that are inspired by Martin’s deeply touching story of overcoming addiction through cooking. Anna’s narrative gives ‘voice’ to Martin’s journey through the medium of creative writing, poetic verse and reflective insights drawn from her experience of mindful meditation.
Anna and Martin have come together to share the experience of food through the prism of mindfulness, the travels undertaken to reach the threshold of its creation - and, the enormous healing potential inherent within the cooking experience. It demonstrates how a passion, in this case cooking, has the potential to transform lives. Each chapter has captivating prose that speaks directly to the reader about how cooking is more than food preparation, but also a mindful journey of self-discovery and healing.
This element of the book elevates the narrative and propels us into a world of alchemy that is completely unique in the cookbook genre.
Rekindling the Fire: Food and The Journey of Life. For more info or a press pack with photos - ring: 0863952831 or email: info@annaking.ie
about the authors
Dr. Martin Ruffley (BA, M.Litt, PhD ) is a multiple award-winning Chef who has travelled the world in his pursuit of culinary excellence. He has staged at Maaemo (3 MICHELIN Star), Oslo, Norway; Hibiscus (2-Star), London UK; and Ora (1-Star), Helsinki, Finland.
In his role as a lecturer at ATU he has trained numerous chefs that have competed at both a national and international level, with outstanding results. In 2020 he received the prestigious President’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
He has spent the last three-years compiling recipes that are inspired by his travel overseas, and his experience of overcoming addiction.
Dr. Anna King (BA, MA, PhD) is a creative writer, with a background in contemplative arts and mindful meditation.
Anna’s creative work is informed by a deep appreciation and love of nature, as well as her daily meditation practice. After studying Soto Zen Buddhism in the mid-1980s she was introduced to macrobiotic cooking, which ignited a lifelong passion for place-based nutrition and herbal wisdom.
Both authors live in Galway, on the stunning West Coast of Ireland.
Rekindling the Fire: © * Dr. Anna King & Dr. Martin Ruffley. 2024. All rights reserved. No content is to be copied or reproduced without both authors consent.