Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Sugarman of Brazil
Leontino Balbo - The Sugarman of Brazil. The incredible story of one maverick farmer who is trying to change the way we produce our food.
David Baker …
12 years, 2 months ago
Horsemeat - a Food Programme update
In January of this year the Food Standards Agency confirmed results showing horsemeat had been found in supermarket burgers. Over the next few days a…
12 years, 2 months ago
Restaurant Reviews
Restaurant reviews - who can we trust? Sheila Dillon investigates online review sites, newspaper reviews and guidelines to try and discover the impar…
12 years, 2 months ago
Cider: Britain's Most Misunderstood Drink?
Award winning drinks writer Pete Brown joins Sheila Dillon to explain why bottles of cider should be the drink of choice on the UK's dinner tables.
A …
12 years, 2 months ago
The Great British Hop
Three decades ago Miles Warde worked on a hop farm in Herefordshire. Split shifts, tractors with lights, and when you weren't sleeping you'd be in th…
12 years, 3 months ago
Cook Slow, Cook Fast
Sheila Dillon meets a new generation of cooks using slow and pressure cookers. Sales of slow cookers and pressure cookers have increased over the pas…
12 years, 3 months ago
The School Food Plan
The School Food Plan, written by Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, aims to increase take-up of school meals, improve the quality of food served and ta…
12 years, 3 months ago
A Quiet Food Revolution: The Story of Myrtle and Darina Allen
Myrtle and Darina Allen, revolutionised food in Ireland with their cooking. From pioneering restaurants to groundbreaking farmers' markets, Dan Salad…
12 years, 3 months ago
Booze-free Bars
Booze Free Bars - With an increasing number of us giving up alcohol, new bars are popping up across the country to provide an alternative to pub drin…
12 years, 4 months ago
The Future of Street Food
Can street food change the world? Richard Johnson looks at ideas being tried around the world, from food carts setting up in "food deserts" to night …
12 years, 4 months ago