The origin of Julius’s life-long love affair with food lies in the kitchens of his childhood, for him a magical place of bubbling cauldrons and endlessly rewarding rituals and delights. After graduating from art college, he ended up in a professional London kitchen. But the environment proved too intense, and he yearned to be back in the countryside, growing and foraging for his own food, and living and eating with the seasons in mind. His passion for sustainability and, specifically, for seasonality and animal welfare, is at the heart of everything he does.
These days Julius cooks every day with produce he has grown on his smallholding, or foraged in the surrounding woods, bringing his huge wealth of knowledge and ideas to even the simplest of ingredients. Still on a journey with his farm, where he also rears chickens, sheep and goats, Julius learns as he goes – and always with the greatest amount of respect for the countryside and the people who live in it.
It is this combination of honest tales from farming life together with delicious home cooked recipes, that has so captivated his legion of over 1 million followers on Instagram and TikTok. Julius embraces the pace of country life, is palpably inspired by what he does, and determined to inspire and delight others, whatever stage of their cooking or growing journey.
In 2023, Julius’ television series, A Taste of the Country, aired on Channel 5 and he released his debut Sunday Times bestselling book, The Farm Table, which offers honest tales of farming life and easy, thoughtful dishes to reconnect us to nature and the seasons.
Julius is currently working on his second book which will be published in 2027.
