It’s been a while

Well, its been two years Since I last posted on The Root To Food and I can safely say its been a missed past time. Due to the current situation surrounding the world with the covid-19 pandemic and the UK’s recent decision to go into lockdown I decided that their is no time like the present to start posting again. A lot has happened these last couple of years from my personal life with self goals and in my professional career as an apprentice chef at Northcote.

One of the most significant events that has happened in the past few years was when I was invited to demo one my dishes at a local charity event for Mental health called Blurred Lines. This was an amazing day to be a part of.

Last year I celebrated my 18th birthday with a trip to New York in celebration of this milestone I collaborated on my birthday cake with Baked by Emma Lawson to create a beautiful 3 tier New York skyline cake depicting all the iconic buildings in the big apple plus a few added extras. (Images are available on the photos page)

One of my more personal goals was that I wanted to explore new destinations around the world and eat in amazing places whilst visiting them, so back in 2018 I eat at my first ever 2 Michelin star restaurant called L’Enclume which is in Cartmel. This was the meal that kicked of my want to experience more Michelin starred restaurants, I was lucky enough to eat in a further 6 Michelin starred restaurants through out the past two years.
Including:

• The White Swan At Fence (Fence) 1 Michelin star
• Northcote Manor (Langho) 1 Michelin star
• Eleven Madison Park (New York) 3 Michelin stars
• Cafe Boulud (New York) 1 Michelin star 
• Vespertine (Los Angeles) 2 Michelin stars
• HIDE (London) 1 Michelin star 

With now being in Lockdown I thought this would be the ideal time to improve and progress on my pastry skills from breads to desserts, I have made a couple of varieties of bread over the past few days  but want to delve into more unique Bakes.

So join me on my journey of the pastry world.

Josh Root
The Root To Food