Today we're joined by the legend that is Big Has aka Hasan Semay; Ex Head Chef, Sunday Times Best Selling Author, Junior Masterchef Host, Youtube Star & the funniest guy you'll ever listen too. Trust me when I say that this is a must listen to episode, the amount of incredible stories from; his father escaping as a prisoner of war in the Cypriot civil war to micro-dosing on Saturday Morning Kitchen to Jamie Oliver's 'Fifteen' programme changing his life (having been fired as a security guard and plumber) to being bullied in Theo Randall's kitchen to nearly being burnt alive by his head chef to nearly stabbing someone after service it's all in here and is quite possibly the most entertaining hour you'll ever listen too in your life so - plug in, sit back and enjoy! ---------- Please subscribe, give us a 5 star rating and leave us a comment and of course if you've enjoyed it share it with all of your friends! Watch our studio interviews in full on our Youtube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/@gotofoodpod Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter here - https://open.substack.com/pub/thegotofoodpodcast?r=9kfyt&utm_medium=ios

Today it's a joy to bring you the wonderful Aaron Potter who having spent years in the kitchen working under some of the greatest Michelin starred chefs in the country, notably Phil Howard and Adam Byatt, has now gone it alone and launched London's hottest new restaurant 'Wildflowers'. Fresh off a 5 Star review from the wonderful Grace Dent, Wildflowers owes much of its inspiration to a few key places; inspiration has, of course, been drawn from Trinity and Phil Howard’s Elystan Street, but the Mediterranean-inspired menu owes a lot to Bar Cañete in Barcelona and the extraordinary Asador-based menu at Porteño in Sydney. We get to sample some delicious food, uncover some wonderful stories and recommendations, so sit back, relax and book yourself a table on the appetite app! --------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK

Today we're joined by one of the most important chefs to ever grace this earth in Ashley Palmer-Watts, who alongside Heston Blumenthal, completely reinvented the world of food during his 20 year tenure as Head Chef at the 3 Michelin Starred 'Fat Duck' & 2 Michelin Starred 'Dinner By Heston'. Today for the first time ever, Ashely opens up and reveals all the secrets, accidents and development work that went into changing the way we as humans think about, taste and appreciate food. He also reveals the genius mind of Heston Blumenthal and how he was the first man to break the barriers on fine dining  and hence why he will go down in the history book alongside the likes of Escoffier & co.  ----------- Please subscribe and leave us a comment and share it with your friends!

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...... --------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK Follow Anna here - https://www.instagram.com/annasogaard/?hl=en

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..... ------- Pre-Order Seema's wonderful cookbook here  now - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Craveable-want-flavours-every-mood/dp/1405957433

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.... -------- Book The Ninth's special November Menu through the Appetite App here - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK

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..... ---------- 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. 

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..... --------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK

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. ------------ 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. 

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. ------------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK

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...... ----------- 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.

Today we're joined by one of the hottest chefs in the city in Chet Sharma who's in charge of the critically acclaimed Bibi, which last year won the best restaurant in London. In this wide ranging interview we cover everything from; the story behind the incredible food at Bibi, the highs and lows of working in Michelin Starred classical kitchens, being hospitalised for a terrifying condition bought on by overworking and stress and why he's now fighting against that culture, working at the most controversial restaurant in the world, the terrifying physical impact stress can have on the body, redefining working hours and conditions, why it's impossible to find good waiters anymore, sleeping in the kitchen and taking Mise En Place home in order to survive, the best places to eat Indian food in the city, why some older chefs need to stop complaining and get with the times, his plans for future openings, handing over staff meals to AI and much much more..... ---------- Please make sure you leave us a rating and comment - it really helps other people find the podcast and allows us to continue to grow. Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK

Today we bring you a very silly yet entertaining hour with the wonderful 'What Willy Cook' aka William Hughes to discuss his incredible rise to fame over the last couple of years. We discuss; the fallout he's experienced since launching his homeware company 'Pleasant Home', his near death experience working in a professional kitchen as a teenager, a terrifying coked up old Head Chef he used to work for, why Paris is a very disappointing foodie city to visit, pranking Pierre Koffmann in the kitchen, arguing with the rudest Maître d' on the planet, how his sisters hospitalisation inspired him to start cooking, working with the MLB and sampling the greatest sandwich in America, abusive DM's, the secret to viral success and much much more..... --------- 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.

Today we bring you the fascinating story behind London's Best Rated Italian Restaurant 'Ida', as we're joined by owner Simonetta Wenkert. She's a writer by profession, who 20 years ago fell in love with the idea of having her own Italian restaurant and convinced her engineer husband Avi, to risk it all and open up their dream place in Queens Park. She takes us through the incredible challenges they've battled through from; criminal chefs they've employed, to the financial crisis which forced them to sell their house to keep the place alive, to getting ripped off by their corrupt property agents to almost having to close the business forever during Covid! However they've also had such wonderful times through; bringing their families recipes to life for the city to enjoy, becoming Prince Harry & Meghans favourite restaurant, serving U2 for a whole week straight, becoming the best rated Italian in London and much much more... --------- Please make sure you leave us a rating and comment - it really helps other people find the podcast and allows us to continue to grow. Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK Buy Simonetta's Incredible Book - Ida At My Table Here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1835011098

They don't come greater than Michel Roux JR. and so for our 50th Episode we're delighted to be able to bring you such a treat. Michel is on incredible form as he takes us through; his greatest memories of running the 2 Michelin Starred Le Gavroche, what he's missing most from working in the kitchen, what he cooked for the Queen for her 90th Birthday, who the greatest chef he ever worked with was and what made them so impressive, the great hurdles of running a restaurant post covid, how he managed to leave national service in France to go and cook for the French presidents at the Élysée Palace, why French markets are the greatest place to buy produce in the world, why Paris's reputation as a gastronomical capital is quickly dying out, the biggest nightmare days he ever had to face at work, his favourite places to eat in London and the one thing that makes cooking the greatest job in the world plus much much more.... ---------- 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.

Today we're at the world famous Dorchester Grill, where we're joined by the Executive Chef the wonderful Tom Booton,to celebrate his incredible career to date; which has taken him from being one of the youngest Michelin starred Head Chefs of all time to now running one of the most famous restaurants. Tom started cooking professionally at just 16 years old and has since worked in some of the finest restaurants in the world from London to New York to Reykjavík. Today we hear about; what it was like working full time as a 16 year old in some brual old school kitchens, the pressures of running a Michelin Starred restaurant at just 24, the shocking abuse he got from fellow chefs upon getting his job at The Dorchester, how he's set about modernising and democratising his offering, his greatest life lessons, his favourite places to eat in London, how to tackle the Chef talent shortage, why he's fallen out of love with multi-course fine dining offerings and much much more.... ----------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK

Today we're joined by one of the most followed food creators in the world in Alfie Steiner to discuss his meteoric rise which has taken him from almost being fired as a waiter at a high street restaurant for ruining a couples anniversary to boasting more followers than there are Croatians on this planet! We hear about; how discovering a mouldy beetroot in his fridge changed his life, the shocking death threats he gets online and why London is the greatest food city in the world and where to go plus much more..... ---------- 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.

Today we sit down in the holy grail of pubs in The Devonshire where we're joined by the most famous publican in the world in Oisin Rogers to unveil his secrets behind turning this place into the most popular Pub in the world. We discuss; the secrets behind what makes his Guinness taste so good, what it's like creating an award winning menu with Ex Fat Duck Head Chef Ashley Palmer-Watts, the importance of having an in house bakery and butchers, his favourite pubs to eat in, where are the best places in Soho to party, the crazy lockins he's had with A List celebs, his crazy career which has taken him from rural Ireland to becoming the most famous publican in the world, the premier league footballer he had to ban from his previous pub, why San Sebastian is the greatest food city in the world and why the smoking ban wouldn't 'mean fuck all' for business...plus much more..... ------------ Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK

Today we’re joined by a chef who’s had such a huge impact on London’s food scene it’s almost immeasurable, especially with the creation of The Dairy - a restaurant that defined the Nordic-flecked, produce-focused fine dining movement that has become commonplace in London today. He’s worked for the best chefs in the industry from Marco Pierre White to Raymond Blanc to René Redzepi & is now championing the next generation under his own stewardship. Today he takes us through his incredible career starting out in the most toxic kitchen imaginable in Dublin via Marco Pierre White's in London and then off to Napoli to work at the 2 starred Don Alfonso an experience which changed his perception on seasonality and the importance of farm to table eating. This was strengthened by his time cooking from the garden at Le Manoir and reaffirmed beyond belief when he went to work at Noma. Robin shares with us the highs and lows of opening one of London's most iconic restaurants from the critical acclaim to the physical abuse from drunk customers and all in between. We also celebrate his latest genius outlet in Darbys, which is everyones favourite place to eat Sunday Lunch, a revelation which actually angers Robin! Listen in to find out why............. ---------- 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.

Today we're joined by multi-award winning photographer David Loftus who's worked with everyone from Jamie Oliver to Nigella Lawson and everyone in between and is the most in demand food photographer in the world. He's also shot some of the biggest celebrities, musicians and models and in this no hold barred interview reveals all the craziest sights he's witnessed in his career so far. From A Listers ripping up priceless books to snort cocaine with, to getting nearly killed in New Orleans by a gang who mistook him for someone else, to witnessing Gordon Ramsay's horrendous abuse first hand when he photographed in his kitchen, to getting used and abused and going unpaid by some of the most famous 'instagram chefs' around and much much more..... David is such a wonderful orator and has so many brilliant stories that you're all in for such a treat over the next 45 minutes...... ------------ 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.

Today we pay Ben Marks a visit at his neighbourhood restaurant Perilla in Newington Green, sadly it was closed for Lunch on the day so we couldn't sample any of his creations, but we did get to hear about his incredible career so far. As a young boy, Ben Marks loved food and enjoyed cooking with his father in London. At 13 years old, he was already working in professional kitchens. and at 15, on the advice of his bosses, he moved to Sweden to become commis chef at the Michelin-starred Operakällaren in Stockholm. A year later he was back in the UK, at a formal apprenticeship with the Academy of Culinary Arts, which landed him at Claridge's, followed by working at Noma for over a year and then rounding off this incredible hattrick of establishments by becoming Phil Howards right hand man at The Square. Ben now co-owns & is head chef at both the award winning Perilla & Morchella. 

We're honoured to be joined by one of the most important food writers in the world in the incredibly charming Melissa Hemsley, who takes us through her ridiculously successful career as a figurehead in the healthy eating movement, initially with her sister as part of Hemsley & Hemsley and now on her own. From her times working as a private chef for some of the most famous and musicians and actors in the world to becoming a 6 time best selling cookbook author to introducing this country to healthy living - we uncover all of Melissa's incredible stories from her illustrious career. Buy Melissa's Incredible New Book Here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Healthy-Unprocess-everyday-bestseller/dp/1529940257 ---------- 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.

Welcome back to another episode of Mise En Place and today we're in Chelsea sitting down for an absolutely stunning meal with Chef Masaki Sugisaki at his restaurant Dinings SW3. He's on incredible form as he takes us through his journey from; working as a child for his dad at the family restaurant in the early hours of each day, to moving to London and being disgusted by the state of Japanese food, to eventually becoming Chef Nobu's protégé and putting his learnings into creating arguably the greatest Japanese restaurant in Europe. We also discuss the brutality and hierarchy of a Japanese kitchen, why he fell out of love with the food scene in Japan, how he's improved the level of fish quality in this country by teaching fishermen the ancient Japanese method of Ikejime and takes us through why the Japanese eat KFC for Christmas and love chicken sashimi plus much much more..... ------------ https://www.diningssw3.co.uk/

Having risen from being Nathan Outlaw's protégé to go onto open his own Michelin Starred restaurant 'Cornerstone' & latterly the award winning 'Pearly Queen'; Chef Tom Brown is one of the most respected chefs in London. Today he opens up as he talks about; the struggles he's faced with having to close Cornerstone and the personal identity crisis which followed, bullying in the kitchen, the fight restaurant's currently face to stay competitive yet profitable, the magic of working for Nathan Outlaw, how he's become the most copied chef in the business, what it was like to direct Stephen Graham in the award winning 'Boiling Point' and much much more.... ---------------- 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.

We're joined today by Rishabh Vir, the co-owner and exec chef at Caia in Golborne Road. Rishabh was working in property in Mumbai before moving over to London to pursue his love for food and trained at the esteemed Cordon Bleu. It was then to work for Heston Blumenthal at the 3 Michelin Starred 'Fat Duck' followed up by bagging a job at one of the best respected restaurants in the city 'Kiln'. Rishabh then met his business partner Tim Lang, best known for Street Feast & Dinerama and they decided to open Caia inspired by all their shared professional experiences. Today we get to sample Rishabhs genius creations, whilst hearing about everything from the Mumbai food scene to deboning chicken feet for Heston to cooking for 70 michelin starred chefs and much more..... ----------- Please leave us a rating and a comment - it really helps other people find us and definitely go and check out the amazing Caia here - https://caia.london/

Today we're joined by the Head Chef of the critically acclaimed Maison Francois and a man who's managed to amass a loyal following of over 2 million foodies in the incredibly charming and talented Matthew Ryle. He takes us through his incredible career so far; running some of the best kitchens in London, his controversy at loosing the final of Masterchef the Professionals, the challenges of hiring chefs in this day and age, his 'flatbread beef' with Thomas Straker, his tips for enjoying the best Bistros in France, his number one hack to make everyone a talented chef, the importance of gaining a classical cooking education, his secret to how he's managed to amass over 2 million followers in less than a year and much much more... including an incredible list of recommendations through his 'Go-To's! ---------------- 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.

Today we're bringing you something slightly different as we sit down with Depop & Delli founder Simon Beckerman & one of their 'makers' Lil Wong Bakes to discuss their ambitious plans to take over the weekly shop, reinvent the online food scene and what they've learnt from the trends in the fashion world and brought to the food industry. We also find out what it was like taking Depop from a startup to become one of the biggest companies in the world, how he achieved it and what it's like selling a company for £1.25 Billion plus much much more...... --------------- 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.

Is there a more respected Chef in this country than John Williams? The answer is no. He's the only British Chef in history to receive both an MBE and to be conferred with a CMA (the equivalent of an MBE) by the French Government for his services to food, and away from the Kitchen championed young people getting into cooking through his presidency at the 'Royal Academy of Culinary Arts'. The son of a working class fisherman in Tyneside, he escaped to London at 16 and went from peeling spuds at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington to eventually becoming Maitre Chef des Cuisines at The Savoy before joining The Ritz as Executive Chef and helping them acquire their first Michelin Star. Today he unleashes all of his incredible wisdom taking us through his incredible life story, sharing his thoughts on; the problems with modern day chefs, how he turned the fortunes of The Ritz around, why he's obsessed with truffles, how be became great friends with The King, the importance of The Ritz's Afternoon Tea, why he resurrected table side cooking, his memories of cooking potatoes with his mum and much much more..... ---------------- 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.

What a joy it is to be joined by the incredibly charming and stupendously talented Dan Pelles, Head Chef of the best restaurant I've been to in all year in 'The Coal Office' in Kings Cross. Having honed his skills working for years under the guidance of the iconic Jean-Georges in his multiple Michelin Starred restaurants in New York, Dan then was headhunted by the legendary Assaf Granit and set to lead the kitchen in this ridiculously delicious and innovative kitchen. Trust me the food is as good as it gets and Dan's stories match each morsel bite for bite, from being unable to pay his rent in New York to lambasting London's late night food offerings to uncovering what it's like working in a 3 Michelin Star kitchen plus much much more..... so sit back, relax and make sure you go try his genius creations..... Go try Dan's ridiculously delicious food here - https://coaloffice.com/

Today we're delighted to be joined by Sally Abé who is a Michelin Starred Head Chef and recently released her tell all memoir about the hardships of growing up as a female chef at the high end of the restaurant industry. From several emergency hospital visits to being abused by her colleagues to suffering from severe panic attacks, today Sally lays bare the realities of fighting your way to the top of the industry and the implications that follow..... ----------- 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. Buy Sally's Book here - https://www.welbooks.co.uk/shop/p/a-womans-place-is-in-the-kitchen-by-sally-abe

We're honoured to be joined by one of the best selling cookbook writers and chefs of the last 10 years in Meera Sodha, to hear about her incredibly emotional burnout and breakdown, which ended up killing her love for food and life for a number of years. We also find out how she managed to finally escape from the darkness and fall back in love with cooking, resultng in her latest book; 'Dinner'. Meera also entertains us with her memories of her mothers exquisite gujarati food, perfect Paris foody weekends, starting a failed dating app called 'Fancy An Indian', working alongside our very own Ben Benton to create her books and Guardian columns, her admiration for KFC's seasoning and much more..... ----------------- 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. Order Dinner Now - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dinner-vegan-vegetarian-recipes-important/dp/0241488001

You're in for an absolute treat today as we're joined by arguably the coolest and most talented brothers since the Gallagher's ruled the roost in the 90s. Brothers Fin and Lorcan (Time Out Chef Of The Year 2023) Spiteri are no strangers to London’s food and drink industry, being the sons of renowned restaurateur Jon Spiteri (St John's, French House & Sessions Arts Club) and Rochelle Canteen co-founder, Melanie Arnold, the business runs in their blood. Today they regale us with their greatest stories from their time working in some of London's greatest restaurants and bars, some of which will leave you shocked. From incredibly messy nights out in Soho to fishing drunk customers out of their canal to waitering the floors of the French House as 8 year old kids with 'L Plates' stuck to their backs, their stories are as incredible as their success. I could carry on writing all day about how influential they've been to the London food scene and what wonderful guests they are, but I will leave the stories for you to rejoice in - so sit back, relax and enjoy.  -------------- 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.

Today we sit down with award wining musician turned chef and cookbook writer Denai Moore to discuss her incredible journey from growing up in Spanish Town in Jamaica to becoming one of the most famous faces in the vegan global food scene! Denai's also released 3 critically acclaimed albums and worked with everyone from Plan B to SBTRKT, but is nowadays mainly focusing on her upcoming new vegan Patty Shop 'Flaky' & her supper club Dee's Table. Last year Denai broke the American market with her hugely popular debut cookbook 'Plentiful'. There are lots of laughs, debates and discussions in this one and we hope you enjoy them all. -------- 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.

We're honoured to be joined today for a special by the wonderful Kitty Coles, a name you may not have heard before, but I can guarantee you would have enjoyed her work. She has either; created, styled or written the best selling cookbooks over the last 10 years and today joins us to celebrate her incredible career and work. From growing up in her families restaurant in Wiltshire and helping out with the baking and cleaning, she was always destined to work in food and her career has taken her on to work for the biggest chefs in the industry from Ottolenghi to Ixta belfrage and beyond. In this episode we uncover the harsh realities facing the food industry - from publishing costs to the negative impact of food influencers - hear about the joys of Mallorca's food offering and even get gifted a secret on how to make the greatest ever roast chicken, plus much more..... --------------- 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.

We're honoured to be joined today by the youngest ever British 2 Michelin starred chef in the trail blazer Tom Aikens, to discuss his incredible career which has taken him from working for arguably the 2 greatest chefs of all time in Pierre Koffmann & Joël Robuchon to running some of the finest restaurants to ever grace the London dining scene. For the first time ever Tom reveals all of his darkest secrets and experiences in the professional kitchen and unveils all of the crazy barriers & experiences he had to overcome to be considered one of the greatest chefs to ever come from these shores! ------------------- 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.

Today we're joined by the incredibly charming and wonderfully knowledgable Jordon Ezra King, to hear about his journey from being a trainee tailor on Saville Rowe (working for everyone from Stephen Fry to some of the most renowned gangsters in the country) to becoming a chef and working at some of London & Paris's top restaurants. Jordon is currently on a culinary tour around Europe where he's seeking out and documenting some hidden foodie treasures, which often get overlooked by visitors, but are in fact the staples of the locals across the continent. We hear about; his love for some of Portugal's less known dishes from seafood to offal, his crazy recollections and anecdotes from his time working at some of the best restaurants in Paris & London, why he's addicted to Pasta, the crazy impact working at MOB had on his career and why now he's decided to go it alone, why Carbonara is in fact an American recipe not an Italian one, his best places to eat in London and much much more..... --------- 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. Follow Jordon King's incredible substack here - https://jordonking.substack.com/

Today we find ourselves less than a minutes walk from Peckham station taking refuge in Bar Levan, a Parisian inspired wine bar that serves up an incredible hattrick of delights in; amazing natural wines, gorgeous french food and freshly spun vinyl tunes. We sit down with co-owner and DJ Mark Gurney over a couple of glasses of wine and sample some of their delicious small plates as we chew the fat on everything from; natural wine haters to Angela Hartnett's temper to why there seems to be a Parisian inspired takeover in London to how to punish 'no shows' to the highs and lows of running restaurants to getting into trouble with the council for hosting infamous parties to the simple delights of a French Rotisserie chicken and much much more.... Shout out to Chef Alex who treated us with the most exquisite food imaginable from steak tartare to smoked trout to a morteau sausage that was baked in a brioche and soaked in veal jus with cournichons and mustard = heaven! Go check out the magic for yourself - https://barlevan.co.uk/ ------- 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.

Today we're joined by a proper legend of the industry in multi-award winning chef and cookbook writer Ben Tish, who takes us through his remarkable career which started off in Skegness working with Jason Atherton in an unappreciated fine dining restaurant and has ended up 25 years later with him being one of the most respected chefs in the country. From being physically bullied by Marcus Wareing to working alongside some of the greatest chefs in culinary history to opening the critically acclaimed 'Norma' and writing some of the most read cookbooks globally, Ben has lived through it all and today reveals all the highs and lows in his journey and of course all his greatest previously untold stories! ---------------- 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. Order Bens latest cookbook ‘Mediterra’ here - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mediterra-9781526661128/

We're joined today by not only one of London's hottest chefs, but also one of the most outspoken men we've ever had the pleasure of sitting down with in Joe Laker. He is the genius mind behind the much lauded 'Counter 71' in Shoreditch and has cut his teeth at some of the finest Michelin Star establishments in Europe from The Black Swan in Yorkshire to Jordnaer in Copenhagen to Elystan Street in London and beyond. Joe takes us through his incredible culinary story which takes him from humble beginnings working at his local Chinese takeaway on weeknights and making pizza's for kids at a local zoo on the weekends - to working with the likes of; Phil Howard, Tommy Banks, Eric Vildgaard, Jackson Boxer and Jason Atherton. Joe holds back no punches as he gives us his unedited thoughts on the brutality and bullying of several chefs and restaurants he's worked at, physical abuse in the kitchens, the struggles of running your own restaurant, lying to your colleagues, stealing dishes, rude customers and much much more...including of course his incredible selection of his 'Go-To's'.  -------------------------- 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. Go check out Joe's incredible restaurant Counter 71 here - https://www.counter71.co.uk/

We're honoured to be joined by co-founder of the multi-award winning restaurant Chick 'N Sours, that's a favourite to everyone from Usher to Pierre Koffman to Mike Skinner and beyond. We hear about his incredible journey from working for Marco Pierre White to starting his sandwich shop in Soho to meeting his now partner Ex DJ now Chef Carl Clarke and creating their award winning Chicken Empire. Alongside his incredible stories he discusses; many pressing issues such as; the downside that social media and hype is having on the quality of food in this country, why Food PR may no longer be required, the secret to doubling your takings with a food truck and much more.... -------- 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.

We’re kicking off Season 2 with a new partner in Delli & the incredible Sophie Wyburd to match. Never have we had a guest bring so many incredible stories & also such infectious laughter to the pod! She takes us through her incredible culinary career: from studying at Leith’s Cooking School to working under Jeremy Lee at Quo Vadis to how she headed up a food revolution with the award winning MOB & why she eventually decided to quit! Sophie also takes us through her incredible new cookbook ‘Tucking In’ (order below), her worst food fads, favourite places to eat, best cooking hacks, her ‘go-to’s & much more……. Sir back, relax & enjoy -------- 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. Order Now - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tucking-Comforting-Cookbook-Sophie-Wyburd/dp/1529909953

Today on Mise En Place we're joined by Twisted co-founder and recipe book writer Tom Jackson to discuss his awesome new book 'Cool Pasta: Reinventing The Pasta Salad', plus we hear about how he started the biggest food media company in the world. We also reveal what you should be cooking this weekend, why Amsterdam's vending machines are worth visiting, the joys of Eel Sashimi, we discuss why Mackerel is currently on every menu plus of course the usual sections of; Plate Peeves, The Go-To Hall of Fame and of course we try to tackle your questions! --------- If you're enjoying the podcast, please give us a 5 star rating and leave us a comment, and share us with anyone else you feel will enjoy the show! Buy Tom's incredible book here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cool-Pasta-Reinventing-Salad/dp/178488572X

Alex Jackson joins us today on the podcast to discuss his truly incredible career so far in the world of cooking and his latest cookbook; Frontières: The Food of the French Borderlands. Alex takes us through how his love for reading cookbooks had led to many failed relationships, how he was converted by Stevie Parle at The Dock Kitchen from a waiter to a head chef, the wonders of working at the legendary Chez Panisse in San Francisco, the highs and lows of running his critically acclaimed restaurant 'Sardine' for 4 years, what restrictions he's had on his cooking as head chef of Noble Rot and why he's decided to leave, why he quit the kitchen for 2 years and became a cheesemonger in Borough Market, his favourite French recipes, foods and wines and of course his incredible new book Frontières and much much more..  ------- If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a 5 star rating and a comment and please please please share it with others who you think may enjoy it too. 

Today we're joined by a real rock 'n' roller in Flora Phillips aka Floffal who quit her job as a fine art dealer to retrain as a butcher in order to pursue her calling as the 'saviour of offal'. Flora has taken over the mantle from Fergus Henderson to become known as the figurehead of championing offal in this country and her 'Floffal' supper clubs and soon to be residencies in London celebrate offal in all its forms from Pickled Tripe to Chocolate & Pigs Blood Cake. In this incredible interview Flora opens up about why she left the art world, the terrifying abuse you receive as a female butcher, her favourite offal dishes, why she thinks St John's has gone 'PG' with their offering, her dishes which have gone wrong (including a pigs blood cocktail), eating an urban fox for supper, her plans for what would surely be London's coolest new food venue and much more, plus of course we uncover her 'Go-To's!  ------------- If you enjoy the podcast - PLEASE LEAVE US A 5 STAR RATING AND A COMMENT - and share it with anyone you think may enjoy it as much as you have - it really helps us to grow.  ----------- Please go sample Flora's food this Sunday in Camberwell at Veraison Wines from 12.30 and give her a follow on instagram to stay upto date with everything - @floffal 

What an honour it is to be joined by the Pasta Queen herself Rosie Mackean to celebrate the launch of her new cookbook ''Good Time Cooking' and to hear her fascinating stories from her time as a chef in professional kitchens. From learning how to make pasta from Angela Hartnett at Murano to cooking alongside Russel Norman in Italy to ending up in AnE with a severed arm, you're in store for some wonderful stories. We also hear about her incredible Dinner Party weekly newsletter where she curates the perfect 4 course meal and also the dishes which will be making up her wonderful new cookbook. On top of this as always we delve deep into her 'go-to's, which take us from Bologna to Hackney to Cornwall via a morning drinking capri suns to cure her hangover - it's all there!  -------- Please leave us a 5 star written review and rating and share the podcast with those who you believe will enjoy it as much as you have.  You can pre-order Rosie's new cookbook here - https://harpercollins.co.uk/pages/good-time-cooking

Today we're delighted to be joined for a 'Pizza Special' by James & Grace from the award winning 'Gracey's', who've quickly become one of the top 3 pizza places in the country alongside Crisp W1 & Vincenzos. We hear about their incredible rise to fame; from doing a pop up post lockdown to now servicing customers who've flown all the way from; Asia, America and even Australia just to try their New Haven inspired pizzas. We hear about why everyone has seemingly become obsessed with pizza, the secrets to a great dough, what toppings should never be on pizzas, several nightmare days they've encountered along the way & what defines 'London Pizza'. We also hear about James incredible previous career working at some of London's finest institutions including; The Canton Arms, Camberwell Arms, Hope & Anchor and his rock n roll days working under Jackson Boxer at Brunswick House.  ---------- If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a 5 star rating and a comment and make sure that you're subscribed for future episodes. 

Today we're joined by one of our culinary heroes in Michelin Starred Chef Adam Byatt, to discuss his incredible journey, from starting out as a 16 year old in Claridge's under the legendary tutelage of Chef John Williams to working with the iconic Philip Howard at 'The Square' to running one of the UK's finest Michelin starred restaurants.  Adam is such a fascinating orator and takes us through his incredible stories and shares all his highs and lows from over 40 years working in the industry. From; throwing out celebrities in his restaurant for abusing him to his regrets on his trailblazing multi-award winning restaurant Thyme being forced to close, to his insights into how the industry is finally cleaning itself up post-covid to his memories of working alongside the iconic 2 Michelin Star Chef Phil Howard to of course his go-to's and much much more - Adam is such a treat for your ears and we're incredibly grateful for him giving us his time.  --------------- If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a 5 star rating and a comment and make sure that you're subscribed for future episodes. 

We're back for Episode 2 of Mise En Place and this week with the sunshine finally out,  we're discussing all things BBQ and what are the best things to be cooking this weekend. We're also discussing a whole host of madness including; what food should you serve at your wedding and in what quantity, where are the best places to eat out to enjoy the sunshine, revealing where London's best greasy spoon is, revealing more of our 'Plate Peeves', answering listeners questions and inducting another restaurant into our 'Go-To' Hall of Fame plus much much more madness.... ----- If you enjoy the podcast please leave us a comment it really helps others find and a 5 star review would be the greatest treat imaginable.  ----- Favourite follow of the week - https://www.tiktok.com/@tophousewife/video/7365519956550733089