about
vision
we envision a world where nourishment is intentional, inclusive, and rooted in cultural memory—a world where food is more than just sustenance, but a source of care, connection, creativity, and liberation. through the lens of black diasporic foodways and practices of care, we reclaim nourishment as a spiritual, political, and communal act. our vision is to build spaces—physical and digital—where individuals and communities are empowered to nourish themselves and one another with reverence, joy, and ancestral wisdom.
mission
founded by chef and cultural practitioner safiya robinson (aka sisterwoman vegan), our mission is to cultivate transformative experiences through plant-based catering, workshops, and events that explore wellness, creativity, and connection through the lens of food. we create immersive, participatory spaces that blur the boundaries between dining, dialogue, ritual, and rest. guided by a philosophy of intentional nourishment, we honour food as a portal to healing, resistance, and connection. this mission is extended through the intentional nourishment podcast, a weekly invitation to engage with wellness as a communal, evolving practice rooted in cultural memory and ancestral wisdom. through storytelling, communal meals, and creative gatherings, we celebrate legacy while dreaming new ways of being well, together.
photo credit arhantika rebello 2023
safiya robinson (aka sisterwoman vegan) is a culinary artist, writer, and cultural practitioner exploring wellness through food.
her work is not just about what we eat, but how, why, and with whom we eat, and celebrates the legacy of black diasporic and ancestral foodways and rituals. rooted in her black american, jamaican, and british heritage, safiya’s practice bridges plant-forward cooking, black diasporic foodways, and social practice to invite deeper engagement with nourishment as a cultural, political and spiritual act. her work seeks to rethink what it means to nourish your body and spirit, to honour your ancestors, and to approach food and life with curiosity, intention, joy and gratitude.
her artistic practice centres on intentional nourishment — a philosophy that positions food as a portal into deeper questions of community, memory, wellness, and care. she creates critical, embodied, participatory spaces that ask:
how do we feed ourselves — emotionally, culturally, and spiritually — in a fractured world?
as a chef, she crafts “modern vegan soul food through the lens of a londoner”, dishes that nourish the mind, body and spirit. her focus is thoughtful, considered, plant-forward cooking that combines bold flavours with intentional nourishment, inspired by her Black american, Jamaican and english heritage. her first restaurant residency garnered critical acclaim, recognised as one of the best vegan restaurants in london by time out. safiya was named one of code hospitality's top 100 women in hospitality 2021 and 30 under 30 2024 and has been featured in british vogue, bustle, bloomberg and the guardian, among others.
she is currently developing her first book and exploring creative residencies that centre food as a form of memory work, archive and liberation.