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Can I save the family restaurant?
Running a restaurant is hard. Long hours, tight margins and constant stress. In this week's programme Rumella Dasgupta travels to Edinburgh, Scotland…
8 hours ago
The business of food tours
Food tours are becoming one of the fastest-growing parts of the travel industry, with tourists increasingly choosing to explore cities and cultures t…
1 week ago
The craft of the cocktail
Making cocktails isn't just about flair - bottles spinning through the air as the bartender puts on a show. It's about precision, perfectionism and p…
2 weeks ago
How to meal prep like a pro
Meal prepping is supposed to save us time, money and stress. It is a huge trend on social media, but how can we make it work in our own real, messy l…
3 weeks ago
Rethinking the potato
Potatoes are having a moment.
Once dismissed as dull, stodgy or even unhealthy, they’re now back, appearing on restaurant menus, in food magazines and…
4 weeks ago
The food writers
Ever wondered how anyone gets a job writing about food? Ruth Alexander talks to Melissa Clark, recipe columnist and newsletter host for the New York …
1 month ago
Can we eat for exam success?
It's exam season in many parts of the world and with her own daughter studying hard, Rumella Dasgupta began wondering how much food matters during th…
1 month, 1 week ago
How to eat more fibre and why you should!
Food Chain presenter Ruth Alexander was confident that she was eating a healthy diet, in particular, a diet that included enough fibre. But it turns …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
So you think you can't cook?
Many people feel they can’t cook, or don’t know where to start. Studies suggest that in some countries, fewer people are preparing meals from scratch…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Is kitchen culture changing?
Is the culture of professional kitchens shifting?
In recent weeks, one of the restaurant world’s most influential figures stepped down amid allegation…
2 months ago