All Posts

At the heart of this conversation with Andrea Rasca , he shares his unique perspective on the future of food and the driving forces behind MoM's mission. He cuts through the noise and gets straight to the point about how we can make real change. We often hear the phrase 'lifelong passion’, but passions are rarely born in a vacuum. Walk me through the formative moments that sparked your interest in food. Was it a particular person, a place, a meal? You're right, passions ra

September arrives. The clock ticks faster. People drop short-term diet fads. They look for food that genuinely supports digestion, immunity, and well-being over the new season. Fermented products like kefir, kimchi, and kombucha have moved straight into the mainstream, valued for microbes as mush as flavour. Supermarkets and industrial food science offer quick fixes like shelf-stable sauerkraut for instant gratification. The city demands speed. But fermentation moves at its

Walk down any supermarket aisle, and you will face a literal wall of white. Cow’s milk now battles for shelf space against extracts of almond, oat, soy, coconut, pea, and hemp. On the surface, this feels like consumer freedom. Beneath the glossy packaging, it is an utter puzzle. When did buying milk require a degree in dietetics? And when did we decide a crushed nut mixed with water is milk? The law is already fighting over this. The US Dairy Pride Act wants plant brands bann

At the very heart of our urban disconnect lies the seed. We live in cities that treat food as a finished industrial product, entirely removed from the soil and the season, but the seed remains the origin of everything we consume and everything we are. Our modern education cuts the vital link between human health and the natural world, turning us into passive consumers. True wellness begins at the root. If we choose to build healthier communities and stronger neighbourhoods, t

When we think about healthcare, we focus on doctors, nurses, and medicine. We rarely think about food. Yet, for Movimento Metropolitano (MoM), nutrition is an essential part of medical care. We need to stop making nutrition sound like a complex scientific word—it’s not. It simply means the food we eat and how our bodies use it to stay strong. Certain foods are vital for healing, strength, and recovery and this vital information needs to reach people, giving more equal opportu

Movimento Metropolitano turns away from tech-heavy trends and single-nutrient obsessions. Making a meal does not require endless gadgets or a digital assistant. Let’s get back to the basics and listen to our bodies. Look at beans and legumes. They are honest, affordable powerhouses that require zero biohacking, whether in a vibrant summer salad or a hearty winter stew. Real nutrition lives in community and local connection. Guided by our simple MoM Good Food principles —treat

Britain’s food system rests on a fragile assumption. Water will be there when farmers need it. Recent heatwaves and drought exposed the weakness in that assumption. Smaller yields, earlier harvests, and higher prices are the immediate consequences. The bigger issue is whether Britain has the water infrastructure to produce food reliably. The message from the National Farmers’ Union is clear: ‘Water security is food security. Food security is national security.’ Eight days abo

Gastronomy is Not About Haute Cuisine Across Europe, the word Japanese is becoming increasingly visible. In Japanese restaurants and matcha cafés run by Japanese people, words such as IKIGAI, ZEN, DŌ and WABI-SABI often appear. Together with Japanese ceramics, carefully designed interiors and thoughtfully curated spaces, they are presented as part of a single image of Japan. Yet something often feels incomplete. The words that are meant to represent Japan are all there, but t

Walk through any supermarket, and you’ll see shelves full of highly processed foods. We’ve come to see this as normal. The UK government’s ban on advertising less healthy food and drinks may look like a big win for public health. It’s surely a step in the right direction, but we should not let it distract us from the bigger problem. The Soft Drinks Industry Levy shows what can happen when policies encourage companies to change their products. It has been linked to significant