Steven Berkoff the playwright and the actor. In his collection of anecdotal stories, documented with photographs, Berkoff reveals the transforming nature of food and its significance emotionally and culturally.' When he was away from the comforts of family and home cooking, food took on the role of companion and lover. 'Actor, writer and director Steven Berkoff’s obsession with food began with his earliest childhood memories at his mother’s table and developed through his travels around the world as an actor on tour.