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Interviews with top chefs, food innovators, and producers. Discover ingredients, trends, and stories shaping the world of food and drink.
Latest Episodes
Searching for truffles
A trip to the south of France in search of truffles, find out if the concept of luxury kebabs really works and get the week’s restaurant and hospitality news from Toronto.
Tips for the perfect pizza
We meet chef, author and restaurateur Alice Waters, visit a London bar that avoids all perishable items and get tips for a perfect pizza.
Chef René Redzepi’s career
One of the most famous and influential chefs in the world, René Redzepi shares the highs and lows of his career. We also head to Barcelona to hear how a bakery that has been…
Revolutionising Finnish coffee
We visit Helsinki to meet a new generation of baristas revolutionising Finland’s coffee scene, speak to Allegra McEvedy about her new book she has written to transfer her cooking knowledge to her daughter and…
Luke Nguyen’s guide to Vietnamese cuisine
We speak to Australian chef and broadcaster Luke Nguyen, who has written a definitive guide to Vietnamese cuisine. We also find out how the world’s best restaurant translates to the big screen and visit…
Noma’s next nightlife project in Copenhagen
A visit to Copenhagen to hear about an ambitious nightlife project by a Noma restaurant co-founder, we check out a supper club in Lisbon with set discussion themes and speak to chef, broadcaster and…
Jancis Robinson on how the wine industry is changing
We drink in the latest on the international bar and beverage industry as we revisit this year’s Bar Convent Berlin. Also on the show: Jancis Robinson, co-author of The World Atlas of Wine, gives…
Chatting with Rachel Khoo and Daniel Patterson
We meet the founders of the first supper club in Moscow and find out about the Japanese sake industry’s efforts to increase exports. We also speak to two chefs and authors: Rachel Khoo –…
Moscow’s organic food revolution
We speak to Olivier Dupon, who has written a book about the most talented pastry chefs around the world, head to Moscow where an organic food revolution is taking place and hear what Colombians…
Canine cafés and Tsukiji Fish market
We hear the latest on the controversy surrounding the possible move of the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, sample a café in London that caters for canines and head to the town of Bra…
