S12 Ep9: Gennaro Contaldo: Everyone's favourite nonno!
Surprise! I'm back with a special bonus episode with the one and only Gennaro Contaldo. The legendary Gennaro almost doesn’t need an introduction. He’s one of the UK’s most loved chefs, he’s widely known as the man who taught Jamie Oliver all he knows about Italian cooking. He spent time entertaining us with the late, great Antonio Carluccio on ‘Two Greedy Italians’, and Channel 4’s Jamie’s ...
56m Nov 04, 2021
56m
S12 Ep8: James Martin: one of Britain's best-loved chefs and King of Saturday morning television
For the season finale my guest is James Martin. James has been a mainstay on our tv screens since the mid 1990’s. It’s safe to say that Saturday mornings wouldn’t be the same without him with his hugely popular shows on the BBC’s Saturday Kitchen and now Saturday Mornings with James Martin on ITV. He appeared on the Big Breakfast but it was arguably his role on Ready Steady Cook – a show ...
49m Oct 29, 2021
49m
S12 Ep7: Julius Roberts: aka TellTale Food: Cook, Farmer, Gardener
My guest today this week is Julius Roberts. Julius is a first generation millennial farmer and rising star of the food scene. In 2016 he gave up working at the acclaimed restaurant Noble Rot in London - and Swapped the rat race for an idyllic life of pigs, goats and chickens instead. His first foray into farming was a small-holding in rural Suffolk and then last year he moved with his fa...
46m Oct 21, 2021
46m
S12 Ep6: The Rangoon Sisters: Aka Emily and Amy Chung: NHS Doctors and Burmese Supperclub Hosts
My guests today are Emily and Amy Chung – aka The Rangoon Sisters These two sisters are junior doctors by day, cooks by night as they host sell-out supper clubs as part of their mission to put Burmese food on the culinary map. The sisters started their supperclub in 2013 after visiting Burma for the first time in 2012 and have since gone on to raise £10,000 for charities since then Their ...
53m Oct 18, 2021
53m
S12 Ep5: Tom Aikens: Michelin Starred Chef and Restaurateur
My guest today is Tom Aikens. Tom has been hailed as one of the best chefs of his generation, being the youngest British chef to hold two Michelin stars which he achieved by the tender age of just 26. His remarkable career has taken him to David Cavalier’s in Battersea, Pierre Koffman’s La Tante Claire, Pied-à-Terre and Joel Robuchon in Paris to name a few. Raised in Norfolk with a respect f...
50m Oct 07, 2021
50m
S12 Ep4: Ben Lebus: Founder of Mob Kitchen the Online Media Platform
My guest today is Ben Lebus. Ben is the founder of the online cooking and content platform – Mob Kitchen whose mission it is to help students and young professionals prepare restaurant-quality meals on a budget. Through everything from recipe videos to cook-alongs and competitions, MOB encourages a laid back and 'get stuck in' attitude in the kitchen. After noticing that none of his stude...
45m Sep 30, 2021
45m
S12 Ep3: Jo Malone CBE: Founder & Creative Director of Jo Loves
Wow! Can't believe we have reached the 100th episode! A very exciting milestone - thank you for all your support and for listening each week. My guest today is Jo Malone CBE. I’m sure most of you listening will be familiar with her name. Your mind is probably instantly transported to a world of delicious scents and candles – two things synonymous with Jo. Jo Malone CBE is responsible for crea...
46m Sep 23, 2021
46m
S12 Ep2: Rachel Ama: Vegan Chef and Cookbook Author
My guest today is Rachel Ama. Rachel is the rising star of the London vegan scene, her passion for vibrant, colourful food has seen her amass an army of followers online after she went vegan 7 years ago. She started her Youtube channel to show how just easy and delicious it was to cook vegan food and Since then she has gone from strength to strength . She won the Observer Food Monthly Rising S...
53m Sep 16, 2021
53m
S12 Ep1: Michel Roux: Michelin Starred Chef, Restaurateur and TV Presenter
We are back! My guest today is Michel Roux. Michel is a legendary figure in the world of food – he’s a chef and restaurateur - he’s the Michelin starred owner of London’s iconic Le Gavroche, founded by his father and uncle in the 1960’s. Celebrating over 50 years in business the Roux’s have built a gastronomic dynasty. His grandparents and their parents before them were charcutiers so food h...
51m Sep 09, 2021
51m
S1: Rukmini Iyer: Author of The Roasting Tin cookbooks and food stylist
My guest today is Rukmini Iyer Rukmini is a former lawyer turned bestselling author of the Roasting Tin series which have now sold over half a million copies. Amongst her army of followers – who call themselves the TinLads. She counts Nigella Lawson as a fan as well as other famous names from Jay Rayner to Judy Murray. The concept of the Roasting Tin books is deceptively simple, Mini’s recipes ...
54m Jan 07, 2021
54m
S1: Romy Gill MBE: Chef, Food Writer and Restaurateur
My guest today is Romy Gill MBE Romy is an award winning self-taught British-Indian chef and food writer and broadcaster. She has written for publications including the guardian, the telegraph and the evening standard. She’s a regular on TV with her appearances as guest judge on Celebrity Masterchef. She is a judge on the BBC’s food and farming awards and in 2016 she was awarded an MBE in the Q...
48m Dec 31, 2020
48m
S1: Angela Scanlon: TV Presenter and Radio Host
My guest today is Angela Scanlon.  Angela is a TV presenter,  Radio host and most recently a podcaster. Originally from Ireland, she moved to London  in 2014 and her career has gone from strength to strength.  She first made her name as a stylist and fashion journalist before becoming a fixture on Irish television, appearing on the likes of Xposé and Off the Rails, as well as Channel 4’s Sunday...
46m Dec 24, 2020
46m
S1: Ryan Riley: Founder of Life Kitchen
My guest today is Ryan Riley Ryan is a food writer, stylist and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Life Kitchen which offers free cookery classes across the UK to people living with cancer.  Life Kitchen devises recipes for those on chemotherapy and teaches them to cook, despite loss of taste.  Last year he opened his own phycial cookery school in Sunderland. Ryan has a contacts book that most ...
54m Dec 17, 2020
54m
S1: Vicky Bennison: Creator of Pasta Grannies
My guest today is Vicky Bennison. Vicky is the mastermind behind the viral sensation Pasta Grannies. Pasta Grannies is the most gorgeous concept of Italian nonnas sharing their pasta recipes and it started life as a Youtube channel 5 years ago and now has over 400,000 hugely engaged subscribers, 431,000 Instagram followers and a myriad of celebrity fans. Vicky has travelled all over Italy fil...
42m Dec 10, 2020
42m
S1: Dawn O'Porter: Author, broadcaster, writer, podcaster and journalist.
We are back! I'm so happy to be back recording and what a guest to kick off the new season with! My guest today is Dawn O’Porter.   Dawn is an author, broadcaster, writer, podcaster and journalist. Having trained at drama school, Dawn become a TV presenter, rising to fame with her critically acclaimed BBC documentary Super Slim Me. Many more TV shows followed and in 2013 began a new passion for...
53m Dec 03, 2020
53m
S1: Alison Roman: Cookbook Author and New York Times Columnist
My guest today is Alison Roman Alison is a cook, writer and author. Her first book - Dining In – a best selling cookbook of recipes she calls “highly cookable”. Now there’s a much anticipated second cookbook: called Nothing Fancy. Alison is a contributor to Bon Appetit magazine and has a regular column in the New York Times. Described as the New York Nigella, with well over 200,000 followers...
46m Oct 28, 2019
46m
S1: Nadiya Hussain: Winner of GBBO 2015, cookbook author and television presenter
we are back! And my guest today is Nadiya Hussain. Nadiya won the Great British Bake Off in 2015 and won not only the competition but our hearts in the process, securing her the position of National Treasure. She has gone on to write a whole host of cookbooks both for adults and children, she’s turned her hand to writing novels and has presented multiple series for the BBC. She says: I don’...
42m Oct 24, 2019
42m
Jacqueline Gold: Entrepreneur and CEO of Ann Summers
My guest today is Jacqueline Gold Jacqueline is one of the UK’s most successful business women as CEO of Anne Summers. Starting at the company at the age of just 19 on an internship she spotted a gap in the market and worked to reinvent the brand and turn Ann Summers into the business it is today. Ann Summers now has 125 stores and over 4000 parties held each week along with a multi million p...
43m May 30, 2019
43m
Marcus Wareing: Michelin Starred Chef and Restaurateur
My guest today is Marcus Wareing Marcus is one of the most respected and acclaimed chefs working in Britain today. His contribution to British food and his passion for nurturing the next generation of cookery talent has earned him both respect and accolades. His career began at the age of 18 and he now has a restaurant empire to his name, 2 Michelin stars, seven cookbooks and a successful tel...
48m May 23, 2019
48m
Alice Liveing: Personal Trainer and best selling author
My guest today is Alice Liveing Alice started her career on the stage as a dancer, singer and actress touring the country in the musical Annie. She is now a 3 x best selling author, she’s a personal trainer, and Women’s Health columnist, a magazine for which she has graced the cover twice and is also behind their number one app. Alice is on a mission is to change the way women feel about exe...
42m May 16, 2019
42m
Dr Rupy Aujila: Medical Doctor and founder of The Doctors Kitchen
My guest today is Dr Rupy Aujila You may know him as the Doctors Kitchen, he is a medical doctor working as a GP in the NHS. In 2011 he helped himself overcome a pretty serious medial condition by overhauling his lifestyle and the food he ate. This was a lightbulb moment as he realised that a lot of patients would benefit from a holistic approach to both the body and the mind. The Doctors Ki...
46m May 09, 2019
46m
Roz Purcell: Best selling cookery writer, presenter, model and former Miss Universe Ireland
My guest today is Rozanna Purcell Roz is a best selling cookery author, presenter and entrepreneur. She grew up on a farm in Tipperary and has travelled the world as a model and as a beauty queen winning Miss Universe Ireland in 2010. Having developed an unhealthy relationship with food during her modelling years - her blog Natural Born Feeder and her subsequent cookbooks were born out of a ...
39m May 02, 2019
39m
Adam Byatt: Chef and Restaurateur
My guest today is Adam Byatt. Adam is a chef, restaurateur, food writer, TV presenter, judge and mentor. He has been described as one of London’s most exciting chef-restaurateurs. He owned his first restaurant at the tender age of 26 and now has 3 award winning restaurants in London’s Clapham including a coveted Michelin star. When asked about his motto for life he said it’s got to be “ the ...
37m Apr 25, 2019
37m
Monica Galetti: Chef, Restaurateur and TV Presenter
My guest today is Monica Galetti. Monica is a chef, a restaurant owner, Masterchef The Professionals Judge, and TV presenter for which she travels the world along with food critic Giles Coren for the program Amazing Hotels. She has recently opened her first restaurant Mere with her husband David. Before that she was senior sous chef at two Michelin starred restaurant Le Gavroche with Michel R...
35m Apr 18, 2019
35m
Stanley Tucci: Actor, Director, Writer & Producer
My guest today is Stanley Tucci. Stanley is a multi award winning actor, director, writer and producer. You may know him from films such as Big Night, Julie and Julia, Lucky Number Slevin, Conspiracy, Devil Wears Prada, The Lovely Bones or The Hunger Games to really just name a few. His other great love in life is food and it has even been said of Stanley that he is a food connoisseur who al...
43m Apr 04, 2019
43m
Chris Smalling: Manchester United and England Footballer
My guest today is Chris Smalling. Chris is a Manchester United and England International footballer. He’s been playing professional football for the last 8 years having played more than 300 games for Man United. He talks to me about turning his dream to become a footballer into reality and what it’s like to represent your country on the pitch. In January 2018 Chris made the decision to turn v...
38m Mar 28, 2019
38m
Isaac Carew: Chef and Model
My guest today is Isaac Carew Isaac is a chef, Instagram sensation and has also been working as a model for the last decade modelling for some of the world’s biggest fashion brands. He’s been described a chef-turned-model-turned-chef again He trained at culinary school for two years and received his big break in 2007 cooking alongside Angela Hartnett at The Connaught before being scouted as a...
31m Mar 21, 2019
31m
Jason Atherton: Michelin starred chef and restaurateur
My guest today is Jason Atherton Jason started cooking at a very young age in the seaside hotel run by his family. At 16 he ran away to London and got a job at a Michelin-starred restaurant -- all while living in a youth hostel. After years of working under esteemed chefs such as Pierre Koffmann, Nico Ladenis, Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay, he began building his own global restaurant e...
32m Mar 14, 2019
32m
Joe Wicks: The Body Coach, personal trainer and fitness guru
My guest today is Joe Wicks. Otherwise known as The Body Coach - Joe has taken the fitness world by storm in just 5 years he has gone from personal trainer doing bootcamps in the park that sometimes people wouldn’t show up for – to a bonafide fitness guru with his own empire. He has written 7 cookbooks and is a multi million best selling author having sold 3 million copies to date. His first ...
48m Feb 28, 2019
48m
Chetna Makan: Baker, Cookbook Author and star of GBBO
My guest today is Chetna Makan. You may remember Chetna from The Great British Bake Off Season 5 where she made it through to the semi-finals and really stood out for her exciting use of flavour, creativity with her dishes and the fact that many of these dishes were completely new to her. She has gone on to write three cookbooks all showcasing the food of India in different and exciting ways....
42m Feb 21, 2019
42m
Clodagh McKenna: TV chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and a broadcaster
My guest today is Clodagh McKenna Clodagh is a chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and a broadcaster. Originally from Ireland, she’s been cooking professionally for 20 years. She is the author of 7 cookbooks – her latest one Clodagh’s Suppers came out at the start of this year and is really brilliant. In Spring 2018 she became the weekly food columnist for the Evening Standard and she has re...
53m Feb 14, 2019
53m
Madeleine Shaw: Best selling cookery writer, nutritional therapist and leading wellness blogger
My guest today is Madeleine Shaw. Madeleine is a bestselling cookery writer, a nutritional therapist and leading wellness blogger. She was really at the forefront of blogging when it all took off and has been a pioneer in the world of wellness. She’s written 3 best selling cookbooks, launched an app, amassed a huge following online, trained as a yoga teacher – had a baby and has just release...
41m Feb 07, 2019
41m
Georgina Hayden: Food stylist, Delicious Magazine Columnist and Best selling cookbook author
My guest today is Georgina Hayden. Georgie, otherwise known as "Georgie Pudding n Pie" to her hoardes of loyal followers and fans on Instagram. She is a hugely successful cook, Food writer and stylist from North London. Growing up above her grandparents’ Greek Cypriot taverna in Tufnell Park, Georgie developed a passion for cooking. She studied Fine Art at university, but after graduating – ...
53m Jan 31, 2019
53m
Ainsley Harriott: Chef and TV Presenter
My guest today is Ainsley Harriott. Ainsley is a chef, a TV presenter, a business man and cookbook author. He has sold more than 2 million cookbooks worldwide and he now has his own range of supermarket foods, including couscous, risotto, soups and cereal bars. He won the heart of the nation during his time presenting Ready Steady Cook and became one of the most recognised TV personalities – ...
48m Jan 24, 2019
48m
Tom Kerridge: 3 Star Michelin Chef & Best selling author
My guest today is Tom Kerridge. Tom is a 3 star Michelin chef – his pub the Hand and Flowers in Marlow was the first pub to be awarded 2 Michelin stars. He’s been in the business for 27 years and my goodness has he done a lot of things. His second pub in Marlow, The Coach also has a Michelin star - he has a butchers / pub and last year he opened his first London restaurant – Kerridge’s Bar an...
49m Jan 17, 2019
49m
Amelia Freer: 3 x Best Selling Author and Nutritional Therapist
My guest today is Amelia Freer Amelia is a one of the leading nutritional therapist in the U.K. She has treated hundreds of clients through her private practice and clients rave about her approach to nutirion which is motivational, extreremely knowdeleable and done in a way which makes incporpating healthy food into every day life, enjoyable. Her client list is very impressive as some of her ...
45m Dec 13, 2018
45m
Laura Jackson: TV presenter, Supperclub Host and Designer
My guest today is Laura Jackson Laura is a TV presenter, a designer of clothes and homewares. In fact she has been described by Work Work Work - as a creative polymath with a career spanning food, fashion and TV. Since 2014 she has started a supperclub with her work wife – the other half of Jackson and Levine - Radio 1’s DJ Alice Levine. The pair brought out their gorgeous cookbook last year ...
39m Dec 06, 2018
39m
Felicity Cloake: Author of the Guardian's "How to Cook the Perfect..." column, New Statesman columnist and cookbook author
My guest today is Felicity Cloake. Felicity is an award winning freelance journalist and writer. You may know her from her infamous Guardian column How to Make the Perfect:” or perhaps from her column in the New Statesman or perhaps from her many other writing features. She has written 5 books – with more in the pipeline. Her writing and recipe testing is meticulous and has made Felicity one ...
43m Nov 29, 2018
43m
Gino D'Acampo: TV chef, a best selling author and a successful restaurauteur
My guest today is Gino D’Acampo Born into a large family in Napoli in the South of Italy – he came to London at the age of 19 back in 1995. You may know him from his regular appearances on This Morning where he cooks up a storm, or perhaps from his early days on Ready Steady Cook. He’s a TV regular, a best selling author and a successful restaurauteur. He has written over 16 cookbooks, holds ...
36m Nov 22, 2018
36m
Ed Smith: Food writer and author of Rocket and Squash
My guest today is Ed Smith. You may know him by his pen name – Rocket and Squash. Ed gave up a high flying career in law around 6 years ago to pursue a career in food and I think this is a good listen for anyone thinking about changing career whether into the world of food or beyond. Ed is the author of the hugely popular and award winning website Rocket and Squash – which is sort of a smorg...
40m Nov 15, 2018
40m
Donna Hay: World-renowned food publishing phenomenon and the undisputed Queen of cookery in Australia
My guest today is Donna Hay. Donna is a world famous food publishing phenomenon and most definitely the undisputed Queen of cookery in Australia. She has published 27 cookery books which have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 10 different languages. And her TV shows have been broadcast in more than 14 countries. She launched her own magazine to critical ...
44m Nov 08, 2018
44m
Niki Segnit: Author of the Best Selling and Beloved Flavour Thesaurus and the brand new book Lateral Cooking
My guest today is Niki Segnit. Niki is the author of two books: the first being the Flavour Thesaurus which has sold more than 250,000 copies and has been translated into 14 languages which is just amazing. Her latest book is Lateral Cooking which I’m sure is going to follow in the foot steps of her first and it’s already received rave reviews. Niki counts Heston Blumenthal, Nigel Slater and...
49m Nov 01, 2018
49m
Magnus Nilsson: Two Michelin starred Head Chef of Faviken
My guest today is Magnus Nilsson. Magnus is the head chef of the Faviken restaurant in Northern Sweden. He initially joined as a sommelier and within a year he had taken over the running of the restaurant. At the age of 34 he has 2 Michelin stars and has been featured in PBS The Mind of a Chef and Netflix’s The Chef’s Table He has just published his third book – the Nordic Baking Book which ...
34m Oct 25, 2018
34m
Rosemary Shrager: TV and Restaurant Chef and Cookery Teacher
My guest today is Rosemary Shrager. Rosemary is a chef, food writer and TV personality. She is both a cooking and food enthusiast Rosemary began her career in restaurant kitchens, working under Pierre Koffman and Jean-Christophe Novelli, and now runs her own cookery school and patisserie In terms of cooking – she’s really done it all - from cooking over a campfire in the Australian jungle on...
41m Oct 18, 2018
41m
Saliha Mahmood Ahmed: Masterchef winner, Author of Khazana and Junior Doctor
My guest today is Saliha Mahmood Ahmed Saliha was the winner of Masterchef last year in 2017 and she won whilst also working full time as a Junior Doctor – often turning up to film the show straight off the back of a night shift. In addition she also has a young son – so the whole thing was really rather impressive. Known for her big and bold flavours – Saliha wowed the judges with food steep...
41m Oct 11, 2018
41m
Gizzi Erskine: Chef, Food Writer, Restaurauteur
My guest today is Gizzi Erskine Gizzi is a chef, a TV personality, a cookbook author and now business owner and restaurauteur. This has been an extremely busy year for Gizzi with the opening of her first ever permanent project, Mare Street Market in Hackney, which is a very cool food space that houses a restaurant, deli, record shop and a florist. On top of that – she also has a new book com...
40m Oct 04, 2018
40m
Prue Leith: Judge on Great British Bake Off, Cookery Writer, Novelist and Founder of Leith's
My guest today is Prue Leith. Prue is a restaurateur, a writer of both novels and cookbooks, a business woman, a TV presenter and of course judge on the Great British Bake Off. A champion of food and a passionate charity supporter - there was many great quotes from Prue on the record – whole articles dedicated to Prue quotes but one that stuck out for me was on food trends in the Telegraph wh...
42m Sep 27, 2018
42m
Theo Randall: Chef and Restauranteur
My guest today is Theo Randall. It’s safe to say that Theo is one of the nation's most beloved chefs. Inspired by the food of his childhood trips to Italy, Theo has developed a life-long passion for Italian food. He spent 17 years at The River Café and was Head Chef when they won their Michelin star. In 2006 he left to set up his own eponymous restaurant at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lond...
40m Sep 20, 2018
40m
Donal Skehan: TV Chef and Food Writer
My guest today is Donal Skehan. Donal is blogger turned TV chef, cook book author and general star of the food scene. He has written no less than 8 cookbooks, has nearly 250,000 followers on Instagram, 750,000 on his Youtube channel and has done countless TV shows. He is known for his simple no nonsense approach to home cooking and is adamant he is a cook rather than a chef. Even with the re...
45m Sep 13, 2018
45m
Jack Monroe: Cooking on a Bootstrap: Food Writer & Activist
We are back from the Summer break and hitting the ground running with today's guest. My guest today is Jack Monroe. Jack made her name as a food blogger writing the recipes she created with the £10 a week she had to feed both her and her young son. The recipes Jack created were both cost effective and delicious and they provided such a crucial service to so many people. Jacks recipes are heal...
48m Sep 06, 2018
48m