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1 July 2022

Episode 533

30 minutes

Maira Yeo on the skills that made her the best pastry chef in Asia. Plus: how Turkish restaurateur Umut Ozkanca wants to change people’s perceptions of his home country’s food and how spices have changed world history.

1 July 2022

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Maira Yeo

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Recently ranked the best pastry chef in Asia, Singaporean Maira Yeo explains what has made her so successful.

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Chapter 2

9 minutes


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Umut Ozkanca

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Turkish restaurateur Umut Ozkanca on how he wants to change people’s perceptions of his home country’s food.

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Chapter 3

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The week’s top food-and-drink headlines

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Chapter 4

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The nutmeg trail

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Author Eleanor Ford on how spices and the spice trade have changed not only the world’s food but also its history.

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