According to anthropologist Richard Wrangham, cooking fundamentally altered the human species. He claims the control of fire and the advent of cooking sparked significant biological changes (including brain development and digestive efficiency). This shaped human communities through the shift from solitary foraging to communal meals around fires.
No wonder the kitchen is positioned as the heart of the home. Writer Tony Birch describes it as “a place of great joy that held memories of life that were always loving”.
