Kerstin Rodgers aka MsMarmitelover launched the underground restaurant movement in the UK with her eponymous supper club The Underground Restaurant Since then, hundreds of supper clubs have started in London and around the UK, both celebrated and documented in her book Supper Club: recipes and notes from the underground restaurant (Harper Collins 2011). Her site Find a supper club is the central online resource for supper clubs to advertise their dates and locations.
Media appearances:
Kerstin has appeared on TV several times on all the main terrestrial channels, recently presenting a segment on entertaining for BBC2's Food and Drink show with Michel Roux Jnr. She has also appeared on radio from the Chris Evans show, to Womans Hour and BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme. For a full list please check out the 'Press' tab.
Journalism:
Markets/events:
She is part of a new generation of writers and chefs who use social media to promote food via blogging, facebook and twitter.
Consultation
I create recipes and themed supper clubs . Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this. I only do this for food and drink clients that I believe in, whose products I appreciate and use.
Previous clients:
The Avocado brotherhood
Cyprus potatoes
Jersey Royals
Sony pictures 'Eat, Play, Love'
Ocado Swedish range
The Soil Association/Organic foods
Bestival and Camp Bestival
Kerstin has appeared on TV several times on all the main terrestrial channels, recently presenting a segment on entertaining for BBC2's Food and Drink show with Michel Roux Jnr. She has also appeared on radio from the Chris Evans show, to Womans Hour and BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme. For a full list please check out the 'Press' tab.
Photography:
Originally Kerstin Rodgers comes from a visual arts background and trained as a photographer (http://www.kerstinrodgers.com/), having had a number of exhibitions as a photographer, in Paris, Chartres and London. Starting out as a teenage photographer at New Musical Express, her work has been published in all the main newspapers and magazines. Her photography library is kept by Getty Images. An exhibition of her rock back catalogue is planned. The hit song 'My girl's mad at me' by Madness was written about her.
Journalism:
For writing and photography commissions, get in touch at marmitelover@mac.com. Kerstin not just interested in food, she also writes about travel (she speak fluent French, good Spanish), interior design, politics (left of centre but not a member of any party), film (Ozu and Truffaut big faves), motherhood, feminism and dating. She has written for The Independent and The Guardian.
Markets/events:
A passionate believer in the punk philosophy of DIY but applied to food, Kerstin has also innovated The Underground Farmer's Market, to encourage small producers, to create food businesses and sell their wares. Some markets take place at night, incorporate music and a foodie dragon's den, where a panel of experts give advice.
Talks:
Kerstin has talked about social media and food at the V and A, the Women's Institute, Editorial Intelligence, Brit Mums Live conference, Tomorrow's Table, Global Food & Drink Summit for The Food People, The Monday Club at The Assembly and this years Food Blogger Connect.
Judging:
Last year Kerstin was one of the Young British Foodie award judges for 'the most irreverent chef'. She was also a judge for Editorial Intelligence journalism 'online political commentator' awards 2012 and food bloggers at the Britmums conference 2012.
Gardening/food workshops
Along with her colleague Zia Mays, she also runs the monthly Secret Garden Club, designed to promote the links between growing and cooking.
