Why a Cooking Show?

Cooking is something that unites us all. You can be good at it, you can be bad at it. It doesn’t matter, we all have to cook. My Mum always did the cooking when I was growing up. It’s something that she has made her living doing. From outdoor catering events for 300 people to midweek meals, she has done it all.

Watching my mum cook over the years, while I didn’t help too much. It did have a big affect on me. No matter what I ate I wanted to know more about it. Know how it was made, how long it was cooked for, where the ingredients came from. This led me to get more and more into food and food culture.

Moving halfway around the world, I missed the taste of home. There was only one thing to do. Get in the kitchen and start cooking. Back home I had messed around with cooking, did a few dinners but it was only for fun. As my Dad has said many times to me “Must do is a great Master”. Spending more and more time in the kitchen, watching cooking shows, reading cooking books, my skills have improved.

Having spent more time cooking for myself, then friends, then parties, we have arrived at today. my food may not be the most authentic, but it tastes damn good. I love that part when having a party that everyone stops talking. Everyone has full plates and for a solid 10 minutes no one says anything. That to me is the greatest compliment.

Having had friends over and so many of them thinking they can’t cook or scared to try. I want to spread and share this with everyone. The hope being that everyone can try, learn and cook for themselves. One friend would come over for dinner and no matter what I made he loved it. He couldn’t cook and I hope that through this, he can be inspired to learn and others like him. It can be done, it’s not as hard as it seems, you can do it too.

The idea of “Ding Cooks” came from a passion for cooking and wanting to play around with cameras. Then we have came to here, 20 plus episodes in, 3 mini series on the go. It is something that I do truly love doing. Getting to share something that I am good at with people from all around the world.

Hope you have enjoyed reading.