I have always believed that you are what you eat, and as I have grown older I have gone to great lengths to educate myself in how to create a healthy diet to live on.
My time working in the City of London opened my eyes to a whole community of people like me: young, energetic, time poor, but health conscious. We needed fast and nutritious food to facilitate a long day in the office, but where could we get it? Gone were the days when young city types had a beer and curry at lunch time. I was amongst a group who worked hard, played hard and lived a fast and furious lifestyle.
However, the growing knowledge in food and the health benefits of eating well inspired a generation, and I took my personal quest further by enrolling in a cookery course at the internationally acclaimed ‘le Cordon Bleu’ in London.
To be clear, I am a foodie first and foremost, and I believe that it is perfectly possible to create a cuisine that offers fantastic flavour alongside nutritional benefit.
Being Italian, I have been brought up in an environment where food and community are celebrated, and taste can never be compromised. The enjoyment of food is at the heart of Southern European and Mediterranean wellbeing. In the development of the Food Secret concept and opening of our maiden store in Soho, I listed these simple rules for us to follow:
- I personally ensure that every dish we create is of the highest quality and flavour by personally tasting all of our recipes
- FOODSECRET values nutrition, however great taste and flavour comes first.
- FOODSECRET will only ever use the best ingredients and will cook as much as we possibly can in-store.
- FOODSECRET will constantly evolve and get better, mirroring ever changing ingredients and food preferences of our customers.
- We are here to feed and nourish, not lecture or preach.
- We will be the best, not the cheapest.
I won’t live forever, but I want to enjoy each day to the full, and a balanced diet and lifestyle is going to help me achieve my goals of health and happiness.
FOODSECRET is my life and my passion, I aim to make life better by giving Londoners a healthy answer to the fast food conundrum….
I look forward to seeing you at FOODSECRET.
Sergio Mottola
