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Game on a plate Freddie Innes

Every cell in our body requires a supply of calories and nutrients to function. We do this through eating. But eating is an emotional activity — we woo by going out to dinner, we feast in celebration. George Bernard Shaw had it that: “There is no sincerer love than the love of food.”

Freddie Innes is a man who, like the majority who shoot, clearly shares this love. He just happens to be able to express it better than most. At 26, Freddie is a young chef, yet he already boasts an impressive CV, hard won in some of the finest professional kitchens in the UK. This passion for food started from the cradle.

His grandfather

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