Hi, I’m Samantha, most people call me Sam.
My dream is to go on this journey with you: to bring more pleasure, presence, and care into everyday life. Through food, I invite you to reconnect with your senses. Through simple rituals, I hope to deepen your connection to yourself. This is my journey too, so come along and explore with me.
I’m a food designer and stylist, fascinated by how texture, flavor, and color shape human experience. My food story began in 2012 on the beaches of Australia and in the streets of Malaysia, where I learned the power of spice, intuitive cooking, and the joy of sharing food. What stayed with me most wasn’t just the flavors, but the people I shared them with.
Today, I create food styling for brands, but my deeper passion is infusing everyday moments with depth, sensuality, and pleasure. I’m always asking how cooking and life can feel more alive.
Here, you’ll find sense-igniting recipes, from simple meal prep to dinner-party dishes, along with rituals and ideas to help you reconnect with yourself and others.
If beautiful food, conscious connection, and pleasure you can taste, touch, and savor speak to you, you’re in the right place.
“So when confusion or pain seems to tighten what is possible, when sadness or frustration shrinks your sense of well-being, when worry or fear agitates the peace right out of you, try lending your attention to the nearest thing. Try watching how the dust lifts and resettles when you blow on it… Give your full attention over to the nearest of life—to how an apple peels and juices—and after a while, each thing attended will reveal yet another way back to center.”?
— Mark Nepo
