Abundance

Mark Diaconois lucky enough to spend most of his time eating, growing, writing and talking about food. He has written a number of award-winning books, includingA Year at Otter FarmandA Taste of the Unexpected(which both won Food Book of the Year for André Simon and the Guild of Food Writers, respectively),Sour(which was Food Book of the Year 2019 inThe Sunday TimesandDaily Mail, and nominated for a James Beard Award),HerbandSpice. Known for growing everything from Szechuan pepper to pecans to Asian pears, Mark's refreshing approach to growing and eating has done much to inspire a new generation to grow some of what they eat. Mark has a monthly column inThe Sunday Times, and writes regularly for a range of publications includingThe Telegraph,DeliciousandCountry Life;his features have appeared inThe Observer,Guardian,National Geographic, and others. He runs the Cafe Murano bookclub series with Angela Hartnett, and speaks and demos at food festivals around the UK. He writes for an engaged and growing audience on his Substack: ‘Mark Diacono’s Imperfect Umbrella’.