‘Opening conversations about every link of the food chain’ A neat and relatively new bilingual (we have the English-language edition) magazine, Figo Collective explores sustainability, wellness and gastronomy through a lens of ‘alternative perspectives and multifaceted cultures’. Inside, vibrant photography and colourful illustration abound. This fourth issue is dedicated primarily to the interaction of food and memory, exploring the personal associations that charge flavours with meaning. Opening the issue, Gaia Schirru investigates Valencia’s ‘l’esmorzaret’ (‘the mid-morning meal’) custom, turning to food journalists and founders of local businesses to uncover the tradition’s roots; Malini Nair probes the role of leadership in the age of social media; Jasmin Parks-Papadopoulos analyses the systemic causes of the hospitality industry’s substance abuse problem; and Kat Wood’s intimate photography series ‘Beyond The Fields’ documents the women quietly propping up UK agriculture. Plus, conversations with Noma’s former head gardener Liv Linea Holm, Popular Cocina Boliviana co-founder Diego Rodas Zurita, as well as materials scientist turned author Dr Johnny Drain on the future of fermentation. figo-collective.com
