Chef

Arthur Potts Dawson

British chef Arthur Potts Dawson put his commitment to sustainable, socially responsible cooking into practice over fifteen years ago in his restaurants The Acorn House and The Water House. Using his kitchens as a place of experimentation and learning, where culinary excellence and respect for the environment go hand in hand, Arthur refined a gentler, less aggressive way of producing, serving and eating food. For him, “the future lies in healing the body and the planet through food.”

Having participated in the drafting of the Chefs’ Manifesto, an advocate of the United Nations World Food Programme, this passionate activist is also behind The People’s Supermarket, a food cooperative, and the founder ofOmved Gardens. This North London venue combines gastronomy and ecology. “ Being a chef isn’t just about creating a dish, but it’s the relationship between the chef, the producers, the restaurant team, the customers and the planet that counts.”

Association

OmVed Gardens

“A small garden with big ideas”, OmVed Gardens is located in North London, on a formerly tarmac hill. Founded by Karen Leason, this ecological space aims to connect people and nature, and demonstrate the impact of a regenerative approach to the environment in improving health and climate resilience. This multi-disciplinary space, where you can stroll among wild plants, is first and foremost a place for sharing. Run by chefs Georgia Dowling and Josephine Marchandise, the OmVed kitchen is a space for researching, learning, teaching and sharing knowledge about sustainable culinary practices, where chefs and food experts from around the world connect and everyone learns how to nourish their bodies, their souls and the soil. Chef Arthur Potts Dawson has been involved in the development of the kitchen since the beginning of this wonderful adventure.

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