How would you feel cooking for David Hockney, Judy Dench or Drew Barrymore? How about Cameron Diaz, Jeff Coons or Cate Blanchet? If you're anything like us, our guess is: positively petrified. But Mary McCartney? Well, it seems she’s not phased.
In fact, the cook, photographer and daughter of Paul has crafted an entire new book around the practice. Her third food focused tome, Feeding Creativity is a cookbook-come-diary in which McCartney documents sharing 60 plant-based breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts with some of the world's most famous faces and minds, including those mentioned above.
Published by Taschen, the idea, McCartney says in the book's introduction, was inspired by whisking up lunches for her friend Peter Blake at the small kitchen in his studio, where she would often take photographs of those sitting for the artist for him to paint from. 'I decided to take food to creative people I visited and see where the journey took me. The book not only neatly combines the two disciplines I know something about, but also provides a platform to show how delicious and easy meat-free cooking can be.'
Featuring ‘Skywalker Ranch Bars’ for George Lucas, a ‘Feel-Good Smoothie’ for her sister Stella, and Gigi and Bella Hadid, and ‘Globe Artichokes with Tarragon Dijon Dressing’ for the girl band Haim, most recipes are accompanied by an image of the McCartney’s friends enjoying their meal (some more enthusiastically than others) at their home or studio, taken by McCartney herself.
Designed for whisking up, then heating up or simply snaffling elsewhere, we've got our eye on Cate Blanchett's beloved cream of tomato soup. Mary, what time works for you?
