Journey to the Centre of Food

Jul 17 2022 115 ep. 43 mins 2.5k
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For curious food lovers everywhere, jump onboard for a trip to discover the wonders of our simplest ingredients and to the furthest reaches of culinary imagination.

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102: Superhero Brands Origin Stories

Jul 17 2022 39 mins  
Discover the unexpected, peculiar and funny origins to some of the best loved brands on the planet. From Nachos to Coke, Digestives to Mustard, explore the stories behind the foods we all love.

102: Stranger Things (To Eat)

Jul 10 2022 37 mins  
Take a trip back in time to explore the weirdest dishes ever served, as Jay and James are joined by Food Historian Marc Meltonville to delve into the strangest techniques, ingredients and ideas ever presented for dinner.

101: Extraordinary Places to Eat with Food Blogging Star Chef Dennis

Jul 03 2022 45 mins  
Jay and James are joined by one of the world's most successful food bloggers this week, to explore some of the most extraordinary food experiences the world has to offer with Chef Dennis. From camel milk to Gooseneck Barnacles and ice cream floats, it's a globe trotting trip across the food world. Plus they explore how you become a food blogger and the future of food teaching in sc

100: The Sordid Secrets of your Spice Rack

Jun 26 2022 46 mins  
Join the guys as they take a trip deep into your spice rack, to discover the blood soaked history of our most popular spices. From invasions to modern day organised crime it's an amazing, often unexpected story. Plus they delve into the new 'rare' spices, that are now worth as much as gold.

99: Dinner of the Three Emperors - Cooking for Princes and Tsars

Jun 19 2022 40 mins  
This week the guys are introducing another hugely influential chef into their Hall of Fame, this time Adolphe Dugléré, pupil of Careme, a man who has both a fascinating life story and a big impact on how we cook today. Master of the kitchen he is most renowned for the incredible Dinner of the Three Emperors, a truly remarkable piece of cooking. So don you tallest chef's hat and j

98: The Oldest Hangover Cure in the World & The Top 10 Healthiest Foods on the Planet

Jun 12 2022 41 mins  
Join Jay and James as they delve into healing foods on the podcast. Exploring both the good and bad of dining cures. Firstly they chat about James' recent dining experience flying first class, before opening the history books to explore hang over cures from both ancient Rome and ancient Egypt. Before then holding a quiz to see if James can guess the top 10 healthiest foods on the p

97: Time Travelling in a Pub

Jun 05 2022 36 mins  
Join Jay and Marc live from a very noisy pub, as they delve into the fascinating history of the mainstay of British life that is the magnificent PUB! From its murky beginnings in people's living rooms to the open plan 'gastro' world we see today, it's a unexpected journey that says as much about the Brits as it does about the pub itself. So grab your pint glass, pull up a stool and

96: What The Royal Family Really Like to Eat + Inside the World's Most Expensive Restaurant

May 29 2022 43 mins  
In celebration of the jubilee the guys delve behind the scenes of Buckingham Palace to discover the guilty food pleasures of the royal family. Plus they delve inside the menu of the world's most expensive restaurant, coming in at a whopping £2500 PER PERSON. They also delve inside the mysteries of Manchester Tart and their school dinner memories.

95: The Remarkable Story of the World's Most Famous Chef

May 22 2022 38 mins  
Take a trip inside the life of Escoffier, arguably the most influential chef ever, as the guys induct him into their 'chef hall of fame' and reveal his incredible life story, full of glamour, innovation and controversy, that sounds like a Hollywood movie.

94: The Top 8 Worst Foods in the World

May 19 2022 51 mins  
Get ready to binge, as Jay and James discover what are the very worst foods that we can eat, entering the remarkable realm of 'ultra processed foods' and counting down the top eight most sinful - what's on the list may very well surprise you! So loosen your belts and get ready for a walk on the wrong side of food.