Specialization in Creative Narrative Recipe Books

Melanie Chadwick is a freelance illustrator and designer currently based in Cornwall, UK. She specializes in map and food illustration and enjoys mixing analog and digital techniques in her work.

She has worked with numerous clients across a range of projects including book illustration, food packaging, restaurant menus, magazine editorials, branding projects, maps, greeting cards, postcards, and more. Her clients include Cornish Seasalt, Foodimentary, Ferment Magazine, American Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic, among others.

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, award-winning creative writer and food educator, Sumayya Usmani, spent her early childhood travelling the world with her parents. She explored various cultures, countries, ingredients, and cuisines and watched in wonder as her mother lovingly prepared meals. Later, when the family settled back in Karachi, Sumayya observed grandmothers and aunts cooking with ‘andaza’ - an Urdu word for using instinct and estimation. These experiences created Sumayya’s strong foundations and connections to cooking and in her adulthood she found she could cook by simply following her own intuition and senses.

Sumayya went on to practice law for 12 years in London and Pakistan. However, in 2012 she quit law in pursuit of her passion; food writing and teaching. Now based in Glasgow, her life-long love for writing, along with her natural flair, has led her to publish award-winning cookbooks. Her latest book is a food memoir, and ventures further into creative writing, which has won the Scottish Book Trust’s Next Chapter Award in 2021. Sumayya regularly appears at multiple book festivals such as the Edinburgh Book Festival, she has written for and appeared in numerous publications including in The New York Times, The Guardian, and on BBC Food, amongst others. She’s a guest speaker on many podcasts and a regular on BBC Radio. Sumayya also hosts cooking classes, and is a committee member of the Guild of Food Writers.

Enya Todd is a freelance illustrator from Macau, China. She first began experimenting with watercolors as a hobby at just six years old before eventually going on to study graphic design in her hometown. After graduating, Enya worked in advertising agencies in Shanghai and Macau before moving to London in 2011 to study a master's degree in design management at the London College of Communication. Inspired by a visit to Paris, she then started illustrating sweet treats which she posted on social media, and via her website a few years later.

Since then, Enya has worked on everything from packaging and logo design to editorial illustrations for clients like British Airways. She primarily works with watercolors, using the medium to celebrate the importance of food in everyday life, and continues to share her work with over 45K followers on Instagram.

Giulia Scarpaleggia is a Tuscan-born food writer, cookbook author, and cooking class instructor. She first learned to cook by watching her grandmother in the kitchen and went on to start a blog inspired by her passion for Italian regional cuisine in 2009. Since then, she’s worked with her husband to develop juleskitchen.com into an award-winning platform alongside creating content for their podcast, Cooking with an Italian Accent.

As well as collaborating with brands and magazines to develop recipes, write articles about food, and take photos, Giulua has written six cookbooks including Cucina Povera, The Italian Way of Transforming Humble Ingredients into Unforgettable Meals.