Over the past decade, Stil in Berlin has played an integral role in both documenting and influencing the cultural and gastronomical zeitgeists of Germany’s capital city. By extension, its founder, Mary Scherpe, has been an important figure in the public eye when it comes to filtering out the best that the city has to offer in terms of everything from fashion to food. Yet, something remains elusive and enigmatic about the woman behind the blog. Knowing her story and the values that ground her work breathes new life into each post on the widely read platform…. Read more. 

Ruth Bartlett’s way of relating to food speaks volumes about how she interacts with the world around her. In fact, everything that Ruth does communicates in volumes. As a creative with a bold persona, if she works on a project, you can expect she does it big or not at all, harnessing the dynamism of life and community in each of her projects and endeavors…. Read more.

As a yoga instructor, Sandra Winkens’ disposition –both ethereal and stoic—gives the impression that she harbors a higher wisdom. Upon entering her apartment it quickly became apparent that her approach to eating is consciously connected to every other aspect of her life, with the aim of fostering a sense of alignment between mind, body, and spirit for optimal wellbeing. Through self-discipline in building mindful habits, she is able to achieve clarity of consciousness, which guides everything she does and brings balance to her external world. In fact, it’s difficult to tell where one aspect of her approach to lifestyle ends and the next begins as it is so holistic and all encompassing…. Read more.

Long before she became the founder of London Borough of Jam, a love and respect for quality ingredients has been a running theme in Lillie O’Brien’s life. As a youth born and raised in Australia, she recalls how her mother made everything from scratch back when doing so wasn’t even trendy. This instilled in Lillie a certain value for authenticity–for doing things right–without taking shortcuts…. Read more.

For Leitha Matz, meals don’t just exist at instantaneous intervals. There is a clear current of continuity between one and the next. The story of any given ingredient extends far beyond its existence in her pantry, and this came across in the flavors, textures, and aromas evident in her cooking, an epic story that unfurls on an ongoing basis… Read more.