Podcast Episodes

Cookbooks of 2016

Sheila Dillon and guests discuss the year's food and cookery books - focussing on debut food books.

Joining Sheila in the studio is cook, gardener and…

9 years, 1 month ago

Our Wild Spice Rack

Sheila Dillon heads to Galloway, Scotland, to meet forager and wild food teacher Mark Williams - who claims to be able to match anything in our spice…

9 years, 1 month ago

Cooking clubs in Basqueland

Spain's Basque region exerts a powerful influence on global cuisine, Dan Saladino finds out why. Heston Blumenthal and writer Harold Mcgee provide in…

9 years, 2 months ago

Gavin and the Chinese Food Olympics

Every four years, the most established names in Chinese cuisine pitch their skills against each other in an international competition which has becom…

9 years, 2 months ago

Pumpkins and Winter Squash

Sheila Dillon and special guests discover a delicious world of pumpkins and winter squash.

It's Halloween time, and pumpkins are making their annual a…

9 years, 2 months ago

Terra Madre Part 2: A Global Food Gathering

From ancient Egyptian bread to Native American food, Dan Saladino reports from Terra Madre.

9 years, 2 months ago

Terra Madre Part 1: A Global Food Gathering

Dan Saladino reports from Slow Food's global food event Terra Madre with stories from Africa.

Terra Madre (aka Mother Earth) is probably one of the w…

9 years, 3 months ago

The Apple: How British a Fruit?

As apple fairs and celebrations are held all around the country, Sheila Dillon travels to an orchard in Devon for a conversation with drinks writer P…

9 years, 3 months ago

Diet and Dementia

For the 850 thousand families in the UK living with dementia, the simple daily practise of eating a meal can escalate into a dreaded challenge. Spurr…

9 years, 3 months ago

Food Stories from Syria 2

This week, as aid convoys carrying food into Syria have been under attack, Dan Saladino revisits the conflict. A year ago, he reported on how displac…

9 years, 3 months ago