Consultancy

Wild Ingredient Advice

Taste the Wild offers professional services to leading restaurants, hotels, and culinary establishments. Chris's time in catering gives him the knowledge of the industry necessary to advise chefs and restaurateurs on wild food ingredients — where to find them, how to identify them, and how to use them well. His lifelong love of food and years as a chef combine culinary traditions with the new flavours and possibilities opened up by wild edibles.

Seasonal Menu Plans

Let us help you find and use the best of seasonal wild ingredients. We work alongside kitchen teams to develop menus that reflect what's truly growing and available, season by season — bringing fresh, hyper-local flavour to your table.

Wild Food Surveys

We can create a foraging map of your estate or grounds for your kitchen staff. After a thorough local survey, we produce a bespoke guide to the edible wild plants on your doorstep — where to find them and when to use them. Exclusively for your use, this resource increases your access to local wild ingredients and makes the most of both your land and the wider area.

Custom Foraging Apps

We build bespoke foraging apps for landowners, estates, and rural businesses. Using GPS mapping and plant identification, we chart the wild food growing on your land and deliver it to guests or staff through a beautifully designed app — yours to brand and own. Guide users directly to seasonal ingredients, learn what grows where, and unlock the natural larder on your doorstep.

Lectures & Talks

People love to hear about wild food. Whether it's an after-dinner talk about wild ingredients or a presentation on a particular aspect of foraging and cooking, there are all sorts of possibilities — from Wild Spring Edibles and Cooking with Wild Flower Flavours to Wild Mushrooms and Hedgerow Berries & Preserves. Working with a kitchen, it's also possible to produce wild food canapés or tasters to accompany the talk. Chris has spoken at events across the country, from local groups to national organisations.

Working With The Media

Working with the BBC on Countryfile, BBC News, Country Tracks, and Blue Peter has given Chris extensive experience in TV and radio. He has worked with American network NBC and numerous UK media organisations both behind and in front of the camera, as well as writing for food publications and online platforms. If you need help with spoken or written media on aspects of wild food and foraging, please get in touch.

"Chris fizzes with passion and enthusiasm — he knows his stuff and he knows how to make it exciting to others. He's effortlessly natural in front of the camera and brings with him a stylish flair, always creating a visually interesting 'field kitchen' where he cooks up a storm with both knowledge and humour."

Wild Food Journalism

Get in touch if you need help with articles or copy about wild food and foraging. Chris has written for a wide range of food publications and online platforms, bringing expert knowledge and an engaging voice to every piece.