Who is Carole ?

With a PhD in Molecular Biology, I first explored the living world through academic research and pharmaceutical data. It was during my doctoral work at the Jules Bordet Institute (Brussels), in close contact with patients, that I discovered one of my greatest passions: science communication – the art of making the complex easy to understand.

A few years later, when I settled in Moulbaix – a small village in the Belgian countryside – another life-changing discovery took place. It was 2007: I experienced the magic of homemade bread. Still warm from the oven, created with my own hands… and it was love at first bite.

In truth, that passion had been quietly growing for some time. During my student years in Brussels, living on my own, I had already developed a taste for selecting ingredients, cooking after class, and turning these simple routines into real moments of joy and wellbeing. A passion that never left me – it only grew stronger over time.

Little by little, my two worlds began to intertwine and have never parted since :

• • The scientific rigour, inherited from years of research and academic training,
• • And the warmth of the kitchen, with its stories, shared moments, and meaningful connections.

It’s been a true personal journey. For a long time, I believed I had to choose:
between science and food,
between being a researcher and a leader,
between precision and passion.

Beyond the cooking workshops and books I offer today, I continue to explore the deep connections between science, food, and health. Since becoming a mother in 2010, I’ve become even more mindful of what we eat. As Lavoisier famously said, “Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed.”</em Our bodies are made from what we feed them – and as a scientist, that speaks volumes to me.