Eating is a social act that helps us cement a connection to shared memories of special moments spent together around a table. There’s a beautiful phrase ‘sobremesa’ that describes that elusive feeling of sharing a meal with a group of friends or family, or a potential love interest when words flow, memories are shared, laughter reins and more memories made. These childhood memories always seem wholesome even when the food was the not-so-wholesome Banana flavoured Angel Delight, or a jam-topped Weetabix sitting on the kitchen floor or buttered Rich Tea biscuits because you tidied your room.
