Carla Florim
Carla believes food connects us all, not only to each other but also to our own memory, past, and to the world at large –…
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Being a retreat chef is a specialist role in cooking, so we make sure our chefs experience our training programme to prepare them to be the best vitality chefs they can be on our bespoke retreats. Meet our fabulous retreat chefs here.
Carla believes food connects us all, not only to each other but also to our own memory, past, and to the world at large –…
Nikoleta’s philosophy is that the food we eat gives us pleasure in all possible ways – taste, aroma, texture and appearance, with quality wholefood ingredients….
Magda is a plant-based food lover who can turn a humble cabbage into magic on your plate. Her passion is cooking from seasonal, local and…
Hayley has worked with food for over 35 years, specialising as a retreat chef since 2006. During this time Hayley has cooked for hundreds of…
Having worked in media for most of her career, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 instigated new beginnings for Lucy. Furloughed from her sales and marketing…
Rachel has always had a natural love of cooking and nourishing people with food, and has cooked for different community events throughout her life. She…
Francesca Paz creates food as vibrant as she is! She specialises in nutritious, plant-based food and cosmic tonics that beautiful, wholesome and inspired by nature….
Chloe spent her twenties living and working in London, running the kitchens in cool East London cafes whilst freelancing in events catering on the side….
Charlotte’s motivation is to share her passion for seasonal, plant-based ingredients and encourages guests to use their time on retreat to reconnect with their relationship to food. As a Pilates, Yoga teacher and Chef she believes that with a balanced approach to exercise, eating well, and making more mindful choices about how and what we consume, we can live a more nurturing, self-supporting and planet-friendly lifestyle.
Originally having grown up in the North-East of Scotland, Mhairi now travels as a plant-based chef and on our retreats she allows the food to complement the atmosphere and the experience that is being offered to the guests.