Souk el Akel is a food market that operates all over Lebanon. Created by blogger Anthony Rehayel, the concept aims to not just feed locals and tourists with a range of street foods, but also to cultivate new talent by providing chefs with a platform to showcase their abilities.

The benefits of raw honey extend far beyond being a natural sweetener, with explicit mentions of its healing potential in the Qur’an making it a historically prized food within the Arab world. How is L'Atelier du Miel, a honey boutique, catering to the discerning tastes of Lebanese shoppers?

The Food Foundation released a study highlighting that 50% of households in the UK currently have insufficient food budgets to buy the government's 'Eatwell' guidelines. Low-income families are not eating as much healthy food as they should be, and money is the main barrier.

Insta influencers and lifestyle mags may regularly laud the benefits of a ‘natural’ diet in 2018, but it’s taken time for these attitudes to gain mainstream acceptance. Canvas8 spoke to Laura Miller, the author of Building Nature’s Market, to learn how a marginal movement went from niche to norm.