About Us
The Early Years
Founded in 2010 as Your Source Today, the online magazine was launched to support and accompany the print copy of The Source, which was distributed quarterly across London and the South East as an insert with The Sunday Observer (2010/2011). Kokova Magazine now promotes producers through content and competitions. We rebranded post-covid and are gaining pace to get back to full activity.
"We share the products we love, the food we eat, the places we go, and countries we see. Enjoying the journey, not just the destination, since 2010."
Where We Are Today
Having worked on this website for over a decade, it is hard to let go and change direction, but now we are moving on as Kokova Magazine, focusing on the things we have discovered over the years and want to share. This will be a new turnaround for the team, with a more intimate and personal approach. We aim to give honest, unbiased views and reviews across all our channels, and share in our discovery of new, exciting products, producers, and places to visit.
Meet the team
Susan is driven by a passion for bringing more choice and information into as many people's lives as possible regarding alternative options to mainstream shopping. By encouraging consumers to support their local and individual suppliers, Susan hopes to bring back a sense of community to cities, towns and villages across the UK, regardless of how big they become. Whilst understanding everyone has the right to a choice of their own, Susan hopes to encourage people to try something different and look at where their shopping comes from and who has produced it. editor@kokovamagazine.com
Technical Director, Andy oversees and implements all of the website improvements. He fixes all the 'bugs' to ensure the Kokova Magazine website runs smoothly and is available to visitors daily. He shares a passion for good food and takes great delight in sourcing new leads for the team to follow up on. When it comes to fine wines and spirits, Andy is the connoisseur, and when he is not fixing code he attends events as our photographer. Andy shares the same ideals when it comes to sourcing everyday meals, and prefers to shop around at local producers to ensure the quality of the food on his plate meets his expectations.
Food Editor and Chief Recipe Advisor, Sarah is the driving force behind our movement towards fresh home-cooked food, and meal planning. From an early age, Sarah questioned where the food on her plate came from and set out to find more information on ethically sourced goods and gentler farming practices. This meant she could follow a balanced diet while staying true to her feelings on animal welfare and crop production. Sarah has the gift of being able to taste a recipe, then know exactly what it needs to bring out the best in the overall flavour of the meal. She has a knack for knowing just what is missing.
Join us
At Kokova Magazine we also have a lovely team of 'guinea pigs' who we can call upon for product reviews but are keen to increase our team - so if you are a food writer or blogger and would like the opportunity to have your work included please contact us regarding guest posts at info@kokovamagazine.com