‘Focus on healthy ingredients but don’t compromise on taste’ – meet Myles Hopper & Giles Humphries of Mindful Chef

Meet Myles Hopper and Giles Humphries of Mindful Chef; recipe box entrepreneurs and hot-off-the-press cookbook authors. Not only have they been serving up delicious food since 2015, the duo has just released its first cookbook Mindful Chef: Eat Well, Live Better. Filled with simple but effective recipes to help you cook your way to your happiest and healthiest self, the approach is simple; by reducing your intake of gluten, refined sugars and refined carbohydrates you’ll be eating foods that give you energy and make you feel your best. Get to know these talented and healthy cooks …

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Who are food-loving people behind Mindful Chef?

We’re Myles Hopper and Giles Humphries; we met as two school friends from Devon and grew up in the West Country. We’ve now made our way to London.

Tell us about Mindful Chef … what’s it all about?

Mindful Chef is the UK’s number-one-rated recipe box service; we deliver all the fresh ingredients that you need to cook a specific dinner along with a recipe card to match those ingredients. Our customers are then able to cook up fabulous, delicious and healthy dinners. We focus exclusively on healthy ingredients but don’t compromise on taste. Everything is 100% gluten and dairy free; we don’t send processed foods like pasta or bread.

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What inspired your love of food?

Growing up in the West Country, we both spent a lot of time on farms, by the ocean and in the countryside. This area offers some of the best produce in the UK and, as a result, its fabulous fresh seafood and meat gave us our love for good honest grub.

Who are some of your favourite foodie Instagrammers?

@thebodycoach, @madeleine_shaw and clerkenwellboyec1.

When you’re not running a food delivery service, which recipes do you use the most at home?

A great homemade spag bol with sweet potato noodles or cajun chicken lettuce tacos on a summer’s night.

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You’re based in London; what are your favourite places to eat in your city?

Love a Bodeans, Metro Garden in Clapham has a beautiful outdoor area and Tapas Brindisa is a great go-to post-work place.