Episodes

  • 61: Anna Søgaard - How She Made 'Bistro Freddie' One Of ondon's Most Beloved Restaurants - The Dangers Of Customer Reviews & Is This Finally The End For 'New Nordic Cuisine'?

    61: Anna Søgaard - How She Made 'Bistro Freddie' One Of ondon's Most Beloved Restaurants - The Dangers Of Customer Reviews & Is This Finally The End For 'New Nordic Cuisine'?
    Nov 7 2024
    Today we're joined by one of London's most in demand chefs in Anna Søgaard, recently Head Chef and creator of Bistro Freddie, to discuss her incredible culinary journey that's taken her from working at the best restaurants in Copenhagen, before ending up in London via the critically acclaimed Erst in Manchester. We discuss; how she managed to create one of London's most sought after restaurants, the joys of recreating fish and chips, the challenges of dealing with drunken customers, and why she left so suddenly, the joys of old Danish food, why we're experiencing the death of new nordic cuisine, the culinary secrets to implement during Thanksgiving, where the hottest places in Copenhagen are to visit, how her female led 'Suppher Club' is giving a voice back to females in hospitality, the dangers of giving power to customers to complain and much much more......
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    1 hr
  • 60: Seema Pankania - Knackering Shifts Working For Gordon Ramsay - A Terrifying Near Death Experience In Asia & A Preview Of Her Incredible New Cookbook 'Craveable'!

    60: Seema Pankania - Knackering Shifts Working For Gordon Ramsay - A Terrifying Near Death Experience In Asia & A Preview Of Her Incredible New Cookbook 'Craveable'!
    Nov 4 2024
    Today we're joined by everybody's favourite chef and food creator and now cookbook author, the wonderfully charming & ridiculously talented Seema Pankania. We discuss her incredible journey from studying neuroscience at University to becoming a chef working for Gordon Ramsay to becoming one of the most followed and loved food creators online! We're also given a preview of her incredible new cookbook 'Craveable' which has the perfect edible anecdotes for any mood/situation you may find yourself in. We also debate a whole of host of ridiculous topics from; pack up lunches, to airplane food, to near death experiences, the risk of getting murdered at Midsommar and much much more.....
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    59 mins
  • 59: Jun Tanaka - The Highs & Lows of Working At 8 Michelin Starred Restaurants - A Fire That Almost Ruined His Life & The Challenges of Being Marco Pierre-White's Sous Chef!

    59: Jun Tanaka - The Highs & Lows of Working At 8 Michelin Starred Restaurants - A Fire That Almost Ruined His Life & The Challenges of Being Marco Pierre-White's Sous Chef!
    Oct 31 2024
    Today we're honoured to be joined by the owner and exec-chef of the Michelin starred 'The Ninth' restaurant in Fitzrovia to discuss a career that is almost unrivalled in terms of experience and success. Chef Jun has worked at eight Michelin star restaurants throughout his career (including his own) and has learnt from 3 of the 4 founding fathers of British Gastronomy in; Albert Roux, Nico Ladenis and of course Marco Pierre-White. He's also worked under the guidance of Michelin starred icons Phil Howard and Eric Chavot and in this episode he takes us through all the craziness he has witnessed throughout his years, the highs, lows, tears and sometimes regrets of working at the greatest restaurants this country has ever created. We were lucky enough to also sample a couple of dishes from his genius mediterranean inspired menu at 'The Ninth' and find out in terrifying detail about a fire a couple of years ago that very nearly put his business and career into extinction; plus much much more....
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    49 mins
  • 58: Owen Barratt - The Rise & Fall Of London's Iconic Foodie Hangout 'Monty's'!

    58: Owen Barratt - The Rise & Fall Of London's Iconic Foodie Hangout 'Monty's'!
    Oct 28 2024
    Today we're joined by the wonderful Owen Barratt who was once co-owner & Exec Chef of London's famous foodie hangout 'Monty's' and is now running the incredibly successful 'Owens Sausages & Hams' down in Somerset. Monty's at its height was one of London's most sought after venues but after rapid expansion and the unforeseen arrival of Covid, it was forced to close its doors forevermore. Today we talk about the shocking emotional and physical impact the closure of Monty's had on Owen and how he's managed to fight back with his latest culinary offering. We also discuss how he went from being a signed musician to deciding to quit the industry to pursue his dream of being a restaurateur and how he managed to turn a market stool selling his food into 4 physical sites in London's most enticing post codes. Plus we hear stories about everything from Aziz Anazaris crazy house party in New York to Andy Samberg's favourite Deli and all the craziness you ca imagine in-between.....
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    Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.
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    40 mins
  • 57: Sameer Taneja - Escaping A Tough Life In Delhi To Pursue His Dream Of Becoming A Michelin Starred Chef In London!

    57: Sameer Taneja - Escaping A Tough Life In Delhi To Pursue His Dream Of Becoming A Michelin Starred Chef In London!
    Oct 24 2024
    Sameer Taneja has one of the most incredible stories we've ever come across; he was born into a working class family who were struggling to survive in Delhi in the 70s and had no connection nor interest in food, bar ensuring they could get enough on their plates to survive. However, Sameer fell in love with food and after finding a magazine with the legendary Pierre Koffmann on the cover, he vowed that'd he escape the country and move to London to become a classic french chef and eventually work for the great man. Well he was true to his word and after working for Chef Pascal Proyart at One-O-One he then moved to the iconic Waterside Inn by Alain Roux before eventually going to work for his hero Pierre Koffmann. However, not long after starting to work for Koffmann, the Chef approached Sameer and suggested that he stopped cooking French food and instead cooked the food of his Motherland, it made Sameer cry as all he wanted to do was impress Pierre; but this advise ended up changing his life and the London food scene forevermore.....
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    49 mins
  • 56: Elliott Grover - From Cooking At Le Caprice As A 15 Year Old to Cooking For A List Royalty At The Oscars & How He Created The UK's No.1 Steak Restaurant!

    56: Elliott Grover - From Cooking At Le Caprice As A 15 Year Old to Cooking For A List Royalty At The Oscars & How He Created The UK's No.1 Steak Restaurant!
    Oct 21 2024
    Today we're joined by the hilarious Elliott Grover to take us through his incredible career which has taken him from escaping Cornwall as a 15 year old to work for Jeremy King to go onto become the Exec Chef at the best steak restaurant in the country (The Cut @ 45 Park Lane) and also be in charge of the menu for The Oscars each year. Elliott landed a job working for Jeremy King at The Ivy followed by Le Caprice during it's heyday, before taking on a job at Scott's (London's Best Seafood Restaurant) where he worked his way up over 8 years of service. He then left to head up all of The Ned's 10 Restaurants, before going to oversee operations at Duck & Waffle. He was then head hunted by the infamous Michelin Starred mastermind Wolfgang Puck to run his restaurants at 45 Park Lane and also to oversee the food offering at The Oscars each year.

    Elliott has got some of the most hilarious stories we've ever heard; from Robin Williams to Kate Moss to Lisa Vanderpamp to Lady Gaga he's seen it all and has worked at some of this countrys finest restaurant's; so sit back, relax and enjoy his incredible tales.
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    DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.
    Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.
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    53 mins
  • 55: David Josephs - Panzers - The Secrets Behind Running London's Greatest Deli/Shop!

    55: David Josephs - Panzers - The Secrets Behind Running London's Greatest Deli/Shop!
    Oct 17 2024
    If you live in London and ever feel low, then may I suggest taking the tube to St Johns Wood and visiting the most magical place in this city, in the wonderful; Panzers. A refuge of incredible food and mind bogglingly exquisite produce, and today we've the pleasure of sitting down with the owner David Josephs to find out the magic and secrets behind this great store that's been serving Londoners non stop since 1944. We get to sample a whole host of their delicious delicacies, unpack the greatest stories from this stores 80 year history, find out why every celebrity in the country shops here, discuss the challenges of running such an iconic store and then at the end we're entrusted with tasting their new exclusive product......so sit back, relax and enjoy.
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    53 mins
  • 54: Melissa Thompson & Pete Hewitt - BBQing Secrets - How To Run A Supper Club & Why 20% VAT Is Killing The Industry!

    54: Melissa Thompson & Pete Hewitt - BBQing Secrets - How To Run A Supper Club & Why 20% VAT Is Killing The Industry!
    Oct 14 2024
    Today we bring you something slightly different, as when I was uploading our interview with Melissa at the end of last week, we suddenly received a message from Pete Hewitt (Owner 'Everday People' Michelin Bib Gourmand/ Jay Rayners favourite Ramen shop) saying that we need to discuss the real issue that's killing our industry and forcing so many great restaurant's to close and that's the fact we've got the highest VAT in Europe. So I said, can you jump on call and rant at us for 5 minutes about how destructive it actually is and what you want to see changed, he luckily obliged and so that's the starting point of todays episode. We then move into our normal format where we're joined by the award winning writer and chef Melissa Thompson to discuss everything from; dehydrating kimchi to phallus shaped cappuccino's to the racism surrounding fried chicken and the fascinating stories behind some of Jamaica's most famous dishes..plus lots more......
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    DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.
    Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.
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    37 mins