Brian lives on the London fringe, having previously lived in Liverpool, Sheffield, Fulham, and Oxford. He is a professional layabout and writer with a keen interest in history, wandering through London (and life) looking for the bits that other people have missed or forgotten about, and seeking refuge in theatres, galleries, museums, churches, and cemeteries. Of particular interest are the paintings of the East London Group and Brentford Football Club. Brian’s writing has been published in South Bank Poetry, and other pieces can be found on his blog at https://www.south-of-Watford.com

Nick is an Energy Healer and Creative Writing lecturer based in Shepherd's Bush, London. As a journalist, he's been lucky enough to share pistachios with Lou Reed, tea with Roman Polanski, croissants with Helen Hunt and coffee with Ronnie Wood. On days off, he can be found sipping Yerba Mate in his garden while daydreaming of a trip to Argentina. Before committing full-time to healing and teaching, Nick wrote as a columnist for The Guardian and authored several books including a Head Full of Blue.

Evelina's first play Body Odours (2013) premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has since written the screenplay for short film From a Distance, and a travel guide to London for Greater Than a Tourist. She has two MA diplomas in Creative Writing and Screenwriting. She lives in Paris and loves to write about romantic relationships. Find her at www.evelinaanissimova.com.

Deepali Gupta is the longstanding author of the Times Nightlife Guide (Delhi NCR) and a freelance lifestyle writer. She recently jumped onto the entrepreneurial bandwagon to start Slate Consulting, a boutique brand and content agency.

A Kobeite, Kaori currently works in tourism to promote her prefecture to visitors from outside of Japan. She has lived in London for her degree and two Masters, one of which is in Poetic Practice at Royal Holloway, University of London. Now her interests lie in poetry—particularly performance poetry. Her bilingual and creative writing skills are exercised in translation, interpretation and teaching.

Carlotta Eden is a writer and editor living near London. She co-founded Synaesthesia Magazine and her short stories can be found on matchbook, Necessary Fiction, WhiskeyPaper, CHEAP POP and elsewhere. She's lived in Hong Kong, Australia, Monaco and England, so her taste in food is a little mixed up. Her favourite words are puckered and buffalo and disco. Find her on Twitter as @1chae or www.carlottaeden.com.

A new podcast by Harry Harris, Eating is all about food and the stories food helps us to tell. Harry is a journalist and songwriter based in Edinburgh, whose work has been featured in Eater, VICE, Mel Magazine and Nylon, amongst others. Selected episodes of his Podcast will be transmitted through Binge. Find Eating on Twitter as @EatingPodcast.

A commercial and editorial photographer, Sushant has been making stuff look good for more than ten years. Besides a stint at Time Out Delhi magazine as Senior Photographer, he has independently contributed to publications like People Magazine, The Ideal Home and Garden, The Caravan, and Sunday Standard. His work includes portraiture as well as interior, architectural, and travel photography. When not working, he’s either baking excellent cakes or babysitting his three-year-old son.

Jordhana works as a copy editor of energy magazines by day and writer of weird fiction by night. Based in Alberta, Canada, she is a graduate of the University of Westminster with a Master of Arts in Creative Writing. Having lived both in Alberta and London, England, has given her a multicultural experience to mix with a wry Canadian perspective. ​She enjoys exploring and blending different genres of writing, sometimes with unexpected results. Jordhana has previously been published in Synaesthesia magazine, and can be found on Twitter as @jordhanarempel.

A London native freelancer, Jessica writes for various art review websites. Having grown up in an organic, meat-free household has shaped her palette, but she’s keen to experience food in new ways, exploring the link between ingredients and artistry. Find her on Twitter as @JessicaBails and Instagram as bailsitall.

Roshni is a writer by afternoon and reader till late night. Formerly a student of French pastry at Le Cordon Bleu, she knows just how much butter is needed to make a croissant. Her work can be found on the City Story, Wells Street Journal, Bubbobar and The Upcoming. Find her on Instagram and Twitter as @roshnivatnani.

Akul Dhingra is a content writer during the week and cricket fanatic during time off. Akul had a serious brush with the Delhi food industry when he started Mexitup, his own chain of Tex-Mex restaurants. Unfortunately, the supply was more than the demand and he now judges other people's food brands instead.