Podcast Episodes

No Mere Trifle

For some, trifle is an essential part of Christmas - a star centrepiece at the dinner table. For others its a reminder of 70s food hell - soggy spong…

10 years, 3 months ago

Juliet Harbutt: A Life Through Food

As she readies herself for an imminent move back to her native New Zealand after three decades in the UK, Juliet Harbutt, cheese educator and campaig…

10 years, 3 months ago

Food Museums

If you were to create a museum telling the story of food and drink what would you say or put on display? What about interactivity - tastes and smells…

10 years, 3 months ago

Cookbooks of 2015

Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on a year of cookery and food books.

Sheila is joined in the studio by Bee Wilson, historian and food writer who's ab…

10 years, 4 months ago

Chinatowns

Nearly every major city in the world has one- a district where Chinese immigrants have settled to live, work and eat. This week Dan Saladino takes yo…

10 years, 4 months ago

Scotch Egg! Scotch Egg!

Scotch eggs may conjure memories of Summer picnics, school dinners or even Alan Partridge but the humble bar snack has been elevated to a culinary ca…

10 years, 4 months ago

Trish Deseine Goes Home

Trish Deseine may not be a household name in the UK. But in France, the home of gastronomy, her 12 cookbooks, all written in French, have sold hundre…

10 years, 4 months ago

The Pear

For many of us, a disappointing experience with an unripe or tasteless pear has coloured our opinion of what was once thought of as a superior fruit:…

10 years, 5 months ago

A Milk Appreciation

When was the last time you drank a simple glass of milk? Perhaps you view it more as an ingredient for cooking or to splash in your tea rather than a…

10 years, 5 months ago

How Did the Chicken Cross the World?

As a race, we humans owe a fair amount to the chicken. Throughout time it has been a religious deity, a medicine source as well as being a food. It's…

10 years, 5 months ago