Conceptualised by renowned trends forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, she explains that since the beginning of time, food has played an important role in human existence. Food was hunted, gathered and fished, with primitive instruments made of stone or iron, and ingredients were slashed, ground, and cooked on open fires. Our modern barbecue is a faint echo of these early rituals and today we see contemporary kitchens returning to the millennial format of the hearth. The sampling of roots, plants and fruits was relative to the season and location, and would influence the meals people assembled…