For almost a decade, my mom and I have kept one tradition. Wherever Formula 1 races that weekend, that is where dinner comes from. Melbourne sends us to the Australian coast. Suzuka brings Japan into our kitchen. Monza means Italy, and a very long lunch.

What began as a way to watch together became the best part of our week. A country we have never visited. An ingredient we have never bought. An hour side by side at the stove before the lights go out. Somewhere between the first course and the checkered flag, it stopped being dinner and became ours.

For years we joked that it should be a cookbook. Now we are writing it, together, one race at a time.

Podium Plates is more than a book to us. It is a reason to keep building something side by side, to keep learning the places we have only seen on a screen, and to follow this sport a little closer with every season. Support it, and you are not only backing a cookbook. You are pulling up a chair at our table, and coming along for whatever comes next.

Charles Pic

French racing driver

Two Seasons at the Back

Charles Pic raced in Formula One for Marussia in 2012 and Caterham in 2013, with a best finish of twelfth.

Born in Montélimar, Charles Pic took top three championship places in several Formula Renault series and won races in GP2 before Marussia signed him for 2012. He made his debut at the Australian Grand Prix alongside Timo Glock.

His best result came at the end of that season, twelfth at the Brazilian Grand Prix. He moved to Caterham for 2013, another season without points, and the team released him after the Brazilian Grand Prix, his 39th start. He served as a reserve driver for Lotus, raced briefly in Formula E and later went into business, taking full ownership of the DAMS team in 2022.

0 world titles, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 39 starts.

Every Grand Prix has a flavor.

Start with a name, a place or a year.

My mom and I.

Wherever the race goes, dinner goes too.

A World, A Menu, A Race Weekend.

Five things, every round.

Discover the destination

Choose one dish

Share the table

Watch the race

Repeat next round

The Founders Edition

Round one, Melbourne.

Pan seared barramundi

Explore it with us.

Researched where it comes from

Written for any kitchen

Every fact traced to a source

Independent and unofficial

Pull up a chair with us.

Buy the cookbook

Join The Podium Table

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Before you pull up a chair.

Your next race weekend starts at the table.

Charles Pic

Two Seasons at the Back

Teams

Victories

Every Grand Prix has a flavor.

Start with a name, a place or a year.

My mom and I.

Wherever the race goes, dinner goes too.

A World, A Menu, A Race Weekend.

Five things, every round.

Discover the destination

Choose one dish

Share the table

Watch the race

Repeat next round

The Founders Edition

Round one, Melbourne.

Pan seared barramundi

Explore it with us.

Researched where it comes from

Written for any kitchen

Every fact traced to a source

Independent and unofficial

Pull up a chair with us.

Buy the cookbook

Join The Podium Table

Support our journey

Before you pull up a chair.

Every Grand Prix, in your inbox.

Your next race weekend starts at the table.

Two Seasons at the Back

Teams

Victories