Off on an adventure

19-year-old Ben packed his bags and set off for Texas to live with his Dad for a year. Having grown up in a family of foodies (his Grandad used to grow tomatoes for Fortnum and Mason, others ran a gastro pub and were caterers), he was always interested in food, but it was in Texas that he tasted real Mexican food for the first time – visiting back street cantinas owned by friends from Mexico. Ben has vivid memories of the unique and wonderful dishes from that time - this is where his passion for the flavour began.