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The preparation takes a bit more time and effort but you’re getting the food you like without the bad stuff.”
An army chef from 16 Anthony met his wife Joanne in Cyprus - he was on tour, she was a holiday rep. He was fulfilling a childhood dream and while cooking in tents for 250 soldiers in the desert heat fifteen hours a day was exhausting, he loved army life. It was a desire to be a hands on dad that prompted Anthony to return to civilian life. He is passionate about the concept of linking food to mental wellbeing and excited that his new role offers the chance to pass that on.
The high streets are peppered with takeaways. I enjoy fast food but when it becomes your staple diet it becomes a bad thing. How will he get that across to people for whom healthy eating is low priority? If you bought a Ferrari you would use the best fuel and oil to make it last. I won’t preach though – I can’t, I do junk food too. Just not all the time.“ He will use his innate understanding of the specific issues faced by ex service men and women when a veteran wellbeing programme begins later this year. “They struggle to share their experiences in traditional environments. We want to create somewhere they feel safe to be open and among people like them. My experiences have taught me that everyone has their own battles, it’s all relative.”
Photo: Matt Russell
The first thing you notice about ex army chef Anthony Muldowney is his readiness to confess his love of food – even the fast sort! Diets aren’t really his thing. He’d rather find new less unhealthy ways to cook things he enjoys.
Anthony is a fan of Gino D’Campo’s recipes.
WHAT’S YOUR TASTE? • Gino D’Campo or Delia Smith? Gino. I have two signed books in my collection. • Fast food or slow cooker? Slow. Greek food is simple and tasty, slow cooking methods means you can use cheaper cuts of meat • Lap tray or table? On our kitchen island, we eat and talk about everybody’s day • High tea or cosy supper? Supper at home with a movie eating some healthy junk food! • Breakfast or brunch Brunch unless my stomach doesn’t play ball!
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