The Goal is to Eat

Happy June! Our first An Audience With TGITE last Wednesday, tackling the question of where are the women restaurateurs? was pure magic. I’ll be sharing what went down, a synopsis of our conversations, and my reflections, later this week. I’m still digesting our panellists wisdom and the other intimacies shared, and marinating on the actions that might make the most impact going forwards.

Welcome to The Goal is to Eat, the talk show where visionaries in the world of taste share what it means to feel full. Today, writer and explorer Isaac Rangaswami, the man behind the much-loved Instagram account Caffs not Cafes, and the London-focused newsletter Wooden City, sits on the Togo.

Happy heatwave everyone. London is thriving. Arsenal have won the league after 22 years (great for pubs), and it’s the hottest May on record (great for pub gardens). I went to the Emirates stadium to celebrate the win on Tuesday night, and I’ve never seen so many men radiating pure, unadulterated joy. There was no recklessness, only positivity, and standing in the flare-filled air, walking through the streets to a tune of Limes tinkling and cars tooting, I felt especially proud of my city.

Welcome back to The Goal is to Eat. Stocktake delivers commentary and insight on the world of taste, delving into matters of intrigue across hospitality, design, culture and the media. If you have something to tell me about, email panayiota@tgite.com. Hello from Cornwall. Mixing things up with a Saturday send as I’m Master of Ceremonies (Mic Champion) at my best friends’ wedding later today, and I plan to be incredibly hungover tomorrow.

Today, the inimitable Lydia Pang, co-founder of strategy agency MØRNING and production studio EVENING, and the author of part memoir, part cookbook Eat Bitter, sits on the Togo. We speak about building philosophy-first businesses, turning creative projects into commercial ones, re-wilding in the Welsh countryside, having guts, and finding satisfaction in never feeling full. Watch in full here, or on YouTube, and subscribe to never miss an episode. Shot on 27th March 2026.

Welcome to the next chapter of The Goal is to Eat: the talk show where visionaries in the world of taste share what it means to feel full. Today, the incomparable chef Paris Rosina, host of the supper club Come To My House I’ll Make You Fat, and creator of Suet Mansion, sits on the Togo. We speak about building a palace of your own, the intimacy of providing pleasure through food, and being content with the smaller, everyday things.

Today, the ever-buoyant Cameron Malik-Flynn, award-winning drink connoisseur, and co-founder of food and beverage creative agency Malik Acid, sits on the Togo. We discuss finding tempo in your projects and making people pause, the community-building power of the mango, taking pride in being a fan, and the shared global experience of everyone drinking drinks. I hope you’ll sit and watch this episode in full (10:19) to absorb the beauty and wisdom shared. It’s also available on YouTube.

Hello from Athens! I had every intention of sending Stocktake 048 as standard today, even skipping a trip to the Acropolis Museum to finish it, but something couldn’t click. So instead, I’m sharing some exciting updates from across TGITE’s universe. These include our first public index, focusing on women-owned hospitality businesses (fear not, the chip index comes next), and our first ever ticketedevent.

Today, the effervescent Anna Cafolla, news editor of American Vogue and occasional food culture writer, sits on the Togo. We speak about why the food-fashion overlap is happening now, how growing up in an Italian-Irish hospitality family set her up well for becoming a journalist, and we discuss many of our favourite women-owned brands. Watch in full here, or on YouTube, and subscribe to never miss an episode. Shot on 27th March 2026. Hosted and Produced by Panayiota Soutis.

Welcome back to The Goal is to Eat. Stocktake delivers commentary on the world of taste, delving into matters of interest and intrigue across hospitality, design, culture and the media. If you have something to tell me about, email panayiota@tgite.com. Happy long weekend to those who celebrate. I’ve been having a hard time knowing when to stop working. Or, more accurately, figuring out when my work stops.