Podcast Episodes

Why is Grimsby's smoked fish special?

Fenland celery has recently joined a select list of only fifty-five British foods to achieve the same EU protection as champagne, stilton and Melton …

12 years, 4 months ago

The 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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago