Testimonials
Hinarera Lambert, New Zealand
Peace Kitchen "helped us connect with each other through food and shared experience.”
Dr Beau Hu, Australia
“In today’s disconnected world, Peace Kitchen showed how powerful sharing a meal can be.”
Naikaali Irene, The Hunger Project Uganda
“Peace Kitchen helped me realise how everyday meals can become spaces for deep conversations and transformation.”
Musarrat Saiyed, Pulse with Purpose, Australia
“This was a refreshing break from the usual conference format...It wasn’t just listening — it was genuine interaction and connection. I loved how food was connected to safety, women’s issues, and deeper social questions.”
Daisy Wu, Author of Multilingual Connectors, Australia
“Peace Kitchen fostered cultural understanding and challenged preconceived notions through dialogue over shared meals.”
Dr Kim Gordon, Australia
“Elaine is a warm and thoughtful facilitator with the ability to ask meaningful questions and bring people together in a common cause.”
Roberto Baeza, Mexico
"It was an amazing space...for making the [connection] between food and the personal relations"
ElsaMarie D'Silva, USA/India
"The experience demonstrated Elaine’s rare ability to transform simple human acts - sharing food, listening, reflecting - into deeply meaningful moments of connection, healing, and collective imagination."
Gabrielle Allen, Australia
"Beautiful session!...We shared stories, our histories, our culture...to find commonality"