Stories from the galley, the battlefield and the long road back. Written over seventeen years, between seasons at sea.
A six-book body of work, planned for release together. Fiction under the pen name Elias Vance, and a memoir under my own name.
Cape Town to London. Loyalty, loss and the people who watch from the shadows.
Inside the mind of a soldier. What it takes, what it costs, and what comes home with you.
Hout Bay childhood, military service, and twenty-five years behind the line in the world's most private kitchens.
The writing grew out of the study. Understanding why people do what they do, at sea, at war and at the table.
Psychology and Human Behaviour, Food and Anthropology.
Psychology studies, focused on secret societies.
Food Science and Nutrition.
Where it all started.
"A chef who keeps asking the next question, from the galley to the lecture hall."
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