With Veganuary coming to a close, we thought it would be interesting to share the story of Swim Dem Crew member, Dom (@chefdomtaylor on IG) about his vegan restaurant in Clapham, The Meet that was founded in 2018.

We talked about the catering industry, barriers to entry for that same industry and what it was that made Dom go vegan, as well as how he got into cooking.

Book recommendations:

• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

• The Education of Kevin Powell by Kevin Powell

• The Blacker The Berry by Wallace Thurman

• The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield

• Stuffocation: Living More with Less by James Wallman

• Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

TV recommendations:

• 'Quincy' by Rashida Jones on Netflix

• Nappily Ever After on Netflix

• Dear White People

Dom’s Island Discs:

• Faith Evans - All Night Long feat. Puff Daddy

• Dennis Ferrer - How Do I Let Go?

Music by Rabiah (https://soundcloud.com/rabiah_as).