Black Fig Studios is family-run. Launching in 2023, we may seem fresh, but the basis for all of this started growing up in our family of seven. Every night, we were all around the dinner table. It was tradition. It was the rule. We weren’t always thrilled about it and the fact that it seemed to get in the way of a social life sometimes. Looking back now, I’m so glad it was part of our lives. Having the dinner conversations, and hearing how everyone’s day was. How the conversation happening at one end of the table, while the other end echoes a similar conversation because there are so many of us that one end can’t hear all the way to the other. Our tastes have evolved and changed over time, but we’ve always been centred around food. Exploring new tastes and having the classic dishes on repeat.
At Black Fig Studios, we focus on fresh ingredients and how to make them last the longest and go the farthest. How to prepare meals for a large family or for just a few and how to store the leftovers, assuming they aren’t eaten before tomorrow’s dinner. Most days the would-be leftovers went into the fridge already labelled and claimed for someone’s lunch bag. Some days we get creative and it’s a ‘use what’s left in the fridge’ kind of recipe while other days it becomes more of a special occasion where we try a food that’s not in the regular rotation.
Sourcing food that’s fresh and in its raw form, we’re putting an emphasis on the nutrients that our food provides us without all the extra not-so-good-for-us additives. Making sure we get all that good stuff in our bodies in the most natural way possible, helping to keep our bodies and minds in tip-top shape. We aim to make beautiful, nutritious, and colourful meals that taste good and excite us.
Atmosphere is a huge aspect too, eating in good company and getting excited about food makes it all that much more fun to make. While the process of making the food is a true art in itself, that doesn’t mean it has to be complicated or take hours to prepare. We’re like everyone else in that we’re busy doing other things and nourishing our bodies doesn’t always get the time it deserves every single day.
So, that’s what Black Fig Studios is all about, that’s where we come from. Now that you know a bit about us, let’s dish out the really good stuff and get cooking!
