New Year, New …….?

The new year has begun, everyone had a big party or sat on the sofa with a bottle of wine and a movie haha. But, it is the start of a new year, we will all spend the next month trying to make 3s into 4s without anyone noticing. Then we all have them, we are told they are a great thing to do, new year resolutions.

This time of year everyone is going around saying the same old, same old of …… new year, new me. The real question is how long does that last? The reality is normally only a few weeks. This year I as a person and us as a channel won’t be making this resolution. I don’t want something that will easily break as I didn’t really mean it to start with.

This year we want to say yes. Yes to new experiences, yes to new food, yes to new challenges. For many years now I have been watching Yes Theory. They very much live this lifestyle in saying yes and seeking discomfort on a daily basis. It’s time to apply this a bit more to my own lifestyle and experiences.

For this year we will be saying yes to a lot more. We have a few different trips coming up this year. Some short ones and hopefully one big one. The hope is to go big and try as much as possible. We want to meet and have new experiences and conversations with people at the top of their game. From high end restaurants to street vendors, inspiration can come from anywhere and anyone. The simple idea of being too scared to ask is one that must be overcome.

I have been very bad for this in the past. Not wanting to venture beyond my comfort zone, only sticking to and trying foods I know I will like. This is hope that going forward I will try more. I want to dive deep into local culture and see what gems can be found. What can be taken away and applied in day to day and party cooking.

When we travel, we will be going to try as much as we can on a local level. Local delicacies as much as we can stomach. When cooking we can become very set in our ways. We cook the same things over and over again. This year we want to be different, expanding and growing and building relationships and a community around us.

I am a very visual learner, that why I enjoy making and watching videos. The ability to watch someone making something, working with their hands, it brings me joy. Then I try to copy it as best I can until I get it right after a few tries. This is one thing that I have enjoyed most about cooking, you never fail, you just find a way that it doesn’t work.

That is our plan this year. To say yes to more, to go and explore, to build with people around us. To try new experiences and push our boundaries.

Here’s to the dash. Enjoy this new year and we will see you very soon.