This is a further excerpt from Hafiz Ladell’s book ‘I Am Cooking Something Else’. In celebrating his creation, Oxford’s legendary Magic Café, he wishes to show us where his inspiration came from. In this chapter, we learn about his sojourn at the Pune Ashram in 1987–88 [Long Read]

In the last days of 1984, Hafiz, together with four others, is dispatched from Medina to join the Rajneesh commune in Freiburg, via the ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland… [Long Read]

In this Long Read, Hafiz recalls his early taste of sannyas at the English commune – extracted from his memoir, I Am Cooking Something Else, the story of Oxford’s legendary Magic Café

Hafiz reports from Zweibrücken in Germany, where he participated in the renaming of a fountain donated to the city by a former Jewish resident

A recipe, ideal for a potluck meal in the garden, from Hafiz.

A hearty soup recipe by Hafiz.

A festive treat – recipe by Hafiz.

A gluten-free recipe by Hafiz Ladell.

From Hafiz Ladell’s winter recipe collection.

Hafiz Ladell’s introduction to his recently published book