Meet: Evie Harbury
- Written byGiada Maestra
- Published date 08 October 2025
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Evie (Evangeline) Harbury graduated in BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production from London College of Fashion in 2015. Since then, she has worked as a home economist, food stylist, recipe developer, and chef.
Now based in East London, Evie embraces a bohemian lifestyle and is presenting her debut cookbook, My Bohemian Kitchen, published by Murdoch Books in September. She shares how important it is, as a creative, not to be afraid to reach out to people and put your work out into the world.
Hi Evie! Why did you choose to study at UAL?
When I was studying photography at school, I knew I wanted to work in the creative industries, and I was trying to figure out what route I should take. As soon as I found the BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production course at London College of Fashion, I decided that I would be on that course. At that time, London felt the mothership of creativity, and I knew I had to live there for my studies. I didn’t apply anywhere else - it was UAL or bust.
How would you describe your experience at university in three words?
Experimental, caffeinated, creative.
What do you miss most about uni life?
Having access to the incredible library at the CSM campus in Kings Cross, and being constantly surrounded by people dreaming up wild and wacky ideas.
Sometimes I miss the creative freedom in my career, but I’ve been lucky enough to often find space to explore in my freelance life since then.
You launched your debut cookbook My Bohemian Kitchen: A Nostalgic Guide to Modern Czech Cooking in September - how does it feel?
It feels completly surreal. This book is my love letter to Czech Cuisine, and the first time I saw a physical copy, my heart burst. The recipes, stories and ideas lived in my mind (and across countless notebooks) for many years, so it’s exciting to finally have them out there in the wild world and being cooked from - even if it feels a little overwhelming!
Can you tell us more about the book?
My Bohemian Kitchen is a storytelling cookbook focusing on Czech food to share the wonderful cuisine with the world outside the country.
The book is packed full of stories and anecdotes about Czech food and culture, along with family pictures, beautiful photographs of the food and modern-nostalgic illustrations. The recipes are seasonal, sustainable and simply delicious – uncomplicated food to be served and shared in a comfortable setting with the people you love. From beer snacks to soups, goulash to cakes, it covers all bases of Bohemian cooking and captures the warmth of Czech hospitality.
A nostalgic celebration of a lesser-known cuisine.
All of this, packaged up in a beautifully designed (by Luke Bird), hugely colourful hardback book.
Are you currently working on any new projects?
There are always bits and bobs ticking along in my brain. Another book in the future would be an exciting thing. In the meantime, I am continuing with food styling on cookbooks, and I have a few filming jobs coming up on some TV shows, where I prepare the “here’s one I made earlier” for chefs. I am excited to see where My Bohemian Kitchen will take me.
What advice would you give to graduates who want to follow a similar career path or approach a book publisher?
Despite knowing I wanted to do something creative, it took me a few years to find my feet and choose the specific industry I settled in. My advice would be that it’s okay to try something out and find out it is not a compatible fit, and move on. Keep going with these micromovements until they lead you to the place you feel comfortable, but you don’t need to rush it! Don’t underestimate how much you will learn along the way. Don’t be afraid to reach out to people and collaborate. No matter how small, every project expands your knowledge and expertise, and it all adds up.
In terms of finding a publisher, once I had the idea of the book, my friend Jo (a cookbook editor) gave me some truly life-changing advice: find a literary agent! I was lucky enough to sign with Isabel at Creative Authors in NYC. Isabel took my book proposal and pushed me further with it until it was in a place to be sent to publishers.
If it’s a cookbook you are going down the route of, the podcast “Everything Cookbooks” also taught me so much.
