Eaters manifesto initially started as an Instagram feed in which my wife collected photos of dishes I had cooked her over the years. I myself had for some time also been taking iPhone shots of inspiring restaurant plates, and it seemed fun to try to combine the two into a gallery of fine dining. At that point it was mostly as a record for ourselves, with little real thought being given that anyone else would be much interested. “I became fascinated with the multiple new opportunities to learn about unfamiliar disciplines, all of which were fundamentally connected to the act of sharing good food” What started as a way of simply documenting what was already happening (eating well), soon however morphed into something more substantial. Every element of the process behind each photo (sourcing ingredients, coming up with recipes, cooking, food photography, writing, interacting with like-minded souls on social media, and now website design), each threatened to become almost a standalone hobby in themselves. I became fascinated with the sudden multiple new opportunities to learn about unfamiliar disciplines, all …