Alex McAllister-Lunt

🌿Wild Food Chef & Foraging Expert

Chef Alex McAllister-Lunt has transformed his lifelong love of nature into a culinary art form, blending his deep connection to the wild with innovative cooking techniques. His journey into wild cuisine began with Native Awareness, where he learned, and later taught, ancestral skills like game preparation and wild cooking. This experience has shaped his approach to food, creating dishes that celebrate the beauty and bounty of nature.

With over 15 years of foraging expertise, Alex crafts menus that highlight the richness of the wild, using game, wild plants, and fermentation to produce extraordinary flavors. His work is about more than cooking - it’s about helping others rediscover the joy of nature-inspired meals.

Alex’s Superpowers:

• Foraging Guru: Shares the art and science of foraging for edible and medicinal plants, fungi, and seaweeds. He leads foraging walks and fermentation workshops at The Fold, Bransford.
• Wild Food Advocate: Contributes engaging content to the EatWild App, making expert foraging knowledge accessible to all.
• Wildbiome® Project Participant: Investigates the potential of wild food diets to restore human microbiome health.
• Forage and Feast Collaborator: Partners with Cotswold Forager Rob Gould to host immersive wild food experiences.

Through his culinary expertise and passion for wild food, Alex is on a mission to help people reconnect with the land and discover the joys of cooking with nature’s finest ingredients.

🌲 Discover more about Alex’s work: forceofnaturechef.co.uk