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28:47

Love on a Plate

The Food Programme ·

2024/02/11

From warming aphrodisiacs in the early modern period, to date-night oysters and champagne or a loving dish of hot macaroni cheese, sharing food has always been a way for people to connect, and in some cases it can make us feel loved or even in the mood for romance.. In this programme, Jaega Wise seeks to uncover some of the reasons why this connection between food and love exists, and asks whether it's what's on the plate that is doing something inside us, or if it's all placebo, and it’s the act

29:31

Destination Food

The Food Programme ·

2024/02/04

Many of us are travel looking for food experiences and we often want to eat something that is authentically of that place. So we seek out the local delicacy which hopefully reflects the local landscape, history and people. However many of the foods we think of as quintessential ‘destination’ foods are elevated in the 20th century with the rise of easier travel and more and more tourism. On the other hand, it’s easier than ever to access to ‘global’ food in the towns and cities we live in. Sheila

28:50

How has a small island become the nation with the...

The Food Programme ·

2024/01/28

Sheila Dillon investigates what we can learn about food and public health from the extreme case of Nauru. It’s the world’s smallest republic yet has the highest rate of obesity.

28:33

Haggis and Hosting: Celebrating Burns Night

The Food Programme ·

2024/01/21

In the dark nights of January, celebrating the work of poet Robert Burns by feasting, toasting and speaking poetry has become a much-loved tradition in Scotland and around the world. Sheila Dillon joins Scottish-Malaysian chef Julie Lin in Glasgow as she hosts friends for Burns Night 2024 to share food and ways of celebrating. She also visits the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow to hear more about Rabbie Burns himself. Who was he? And where do the Burns' food traditions

28:54

Eating for Two?

The Food Programme ·

2024/01/14

Jaega Wise is on a mission to find out what she should really be eating while pregnant - from conception to birth. Presented by Jaega WiseProduced in Bristol for BBC Audio by Natalie Donovan

27:33

A Seaweed Revolution in the UK?

The Food Programme ·

2024/01/07

Seaweed farming could be a huge boon for the UK, restoring biodiversity, cleaning the sea and could even be capturing carbon. Seaweed is healthy and delicious but UK grown seaweed has a very low profile with only a handful of farms across the country and few people eating it. In this programme Leyla Kazim finds out why this is and what a future focused on seaweed could look like.She talks to Vincent Doumeizel author of The Seaweed Revolution who believes seaweed is an answer to many of the crises we

28:27

New Year’s Eve Food Around the World

The Food Programme ·

2023/12/31

Join Leyla Kazim for a tour of New Year’s Eve food traditions around the world, from eating lentils in Italy, scoffing 12 grapes in Spain, slurping soba noodles in Japan and Kransekage in Denmark and Norway.We hear from food writer, Rachel Roddy; owner of Japanese Cookery School Hashi Cooking, Reiko Hashimoto; Spanish chef, Omar Allibhoy; co-founder of ScandiKitchen, Brontë Aurell; and author of National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home, Anya Von Bremzen

29:10

Christmas with The Food Programme

The Food Programme ·

2023/12/24

Cooking at Christmas is so much more than just the main meal, so this year Sheila Dillon, and chef Thomasina Miers, show us how to do more with less. Sheila Dillon joins chef Thomasina Miers in her kitchen who shows her why she thinks some of the most delightful meals at Christmas are made with the leftovers, and she shares her family tradition for doctoring mince pies, to make a much more extravagant treat. Plus the pair connect with friends whose lives this Christmas feel far from normal, to hear

9:08

Reflections on rum

The Food Programme ·

2023/12/17

Jaega Wise reflects on her findings and a few surprising moments during the making of this week's rum programme, with producer Nina Pullman.

28:24

Dark and stormy: A journey through rum

The Food Programme ·

2023/12/17

A refreshing mojito? Rum punch? Maybe just a simple rum and coke? Many of us might think no further about rum than how to mix it within a drink. But it actually has a unique story within our history through its links with slavery and the navy, where it was used as a currency and became an integral part of the maritime trade in people and sugar. Fast forward to today, and the popularity of rum is still rising. But amid the flavours, brands and a vast range of rum-based drinks, there is very little

29:32

Recipes for Long Life

The Food Programme ·

2023/12/10

Dan Buettner believes that "when a ritual lasts for hundreds or thousands of years, like prayer before a meal, it serves some purpose". Dan is the best-selling author of and founder of The Blue Zones; five parts of the world where people tend to live much longer and healthier lives, many into their hundreds. In this programme, Leyla Kazim finds out more about the culinary aspects of his research, discovering what is eaten in the Blue Zones, what isn't being eaten, and some of the practices that

28:26

The food books of 2023

The Food Programme ·

2023/12/03

Over a coffee in community arts space The Place in Newport, south Wales, The Food Programme presenters Sheila Dillon, Leyla Kazim and Dan Saladino choose two books each from the year: one that has made them cook, and one that has made them think. Sheila also meets George Harris, creative director of Tin Shed Theatre Company, to hear why food has become part of their work, and leaf through a very special cookbook that has been passed down through George's family.Wondering what the next generation

28:25

Food Under Siege in Gaza

The Food Programme ·

2023/11/26

Sheila Dillon looks at what the current conflict in Gaza has done to food supplies in one of the most densely populated places on earth. After Hamas gunmen launched an unprecedented assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages, the Government of Israel responded with air strikes on Gaza, and launched a ground offensive. To date, more than 14,800 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run government. Hundreds of thousands of

28:30

Older Men Learning to Cook

The Food Programme ·

2023/11/19

Jimi Famurewa talks to men learning or rediscovering cooking later in life, maybe due to a change of circumstance or loss of a partner, to hear how it's changing their lives.In the programme we meet the participants of the latest Man with a Pan cookery course, run by Community Chef at Lewes Community Kitchen, as well as a weekly class run by Age UK in north London. Jimi also chats to the team behind Men’s Pie Club, which uses food as a tool to help tackle loneliness and social isolation with men,

28:04

Mezcal: A Beginners Guide

The Food Programme ·

2023/11/12

Dan Saladino explores the Mexican spirit mezcal and the diverse world of agave spirits.Contents include: Gary Nabhan (Agave Spirits book): https://www.garynabhan.com/Agave Road Trip Podcast: https://agaveroadtrip.com/Sin Gusano: https://www.singusano.com/storyKol: https://kolrestaurant.com/El Pastore: https://www.tacoselpastor.co.uk/Produced and presented by Dan Saladino.

28:14

BBC Food and Farming Awards 2023: Second Course

The Food Programme ·

2023/11/05

Sheila Dillon presents more winners from the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2023, including who was crowned Best Streetfood, Takeaway or Small Eatery and the winner of the Food Innovation Award. We also hear stories of the amazing finalists and winners in the Community Food and Young Countryside Champion Awards. Finally, the winner of this year's prestigious Derek Cooper Outstanding Achievement Award is revealed in recognition of their impact on the UK's food and farming.Presented by Sheila Dillon and

29:17

BBC Food and Farming Awards 2023: First Course

The Food Programme ·

2023/11/03

Join Sheila Dillon from the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport for the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2023.In this first episode from the ceremony, we hear the winners of awards including Best Food Producer, Best Drinks Producer and the brand new for 2023 Digital Creator Award.Presented by Sheila Dillon and produced by Natalie Donovan for BBC Audio in Bristol.

28:26

Prescribing Fruit and Veg – A New Model for the NHS?

The Food Programme ·

2023/10/22

A pilot public health scheme in south east London is prescribing fresh fruit & veg to people with chronic disease and mental health conditions. Sheila Dillon meets Dr Chi-Chi Ekhator, an NHS GP and lead at the A.T Beacon Project, to hear how the prescriptions are working, and how it’s a part of their mission to bring healthcare out of GP surgeries and into the heart of Lambeth’s most hard-to-reach communities.Presented by Sheila Dillon and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol

28:24

Eating Wild Part 2: Inside the Gut Microbiome

The Food Programme ·

2023/10/15

Dan Saladino finds out what happened to people who embarked on a wild food adventure, including chef and Arctic explorer Mike Keen and a group of British foragers involved in the Wild Biome Project. After three months, their physical health has been analysed, including their gut microbiomes. Are there lessons for us all?For more information on the test results: Mike Keen's Arctic exploration: https://www.mikekeen.co/#Greenland-Expedition Wild Biome Project:

28:00

Kombucha: A Miracle Drink?

The Food Programme ·

2023/10/08

Kombucha has been around for a while but it has not had huge success in this country like it has in the US and Australia.In this programme, Jaega Wise looks at why that may be as well as sampling some drinks from our BBC Food & Farming Awards finalists and investigating the health claims of kombucha.This programme features Old Tree Brewery, William Kendall, Mark Ilan Abrahams, Paul Cotter, Lucy George from Peterson Tea and Kara Monssen.Presented by Jaega Wise and produced for BBC Audio in

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