About

Cooking from the Ground Up is a documentary-style series that moves beyond the restaurant review and the studio kitchen. Hosted by Matthew Neville, the show explores how food is shaped by place, culture, and history.

Each arc follows a specific ingredient from its source, harvesting it from the soil or sea, to its final preparation. Merging cinematic storytelling with culinary history, the series contrasts ancient traditions with modern interpretations, proving that to truly understand a dish, you have to understand where it comes from.

This blog is the written companion to the YouTube channel. Every article starts as an episode — then gets expanded into a detailed guide with background, techniques, and the kind of depth that works better on the page than on screen.