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The Go To Food Podcast

Go To Podcast Company

The Go-To Food Podcast is where the world’s most influential chefs, restaurateurs, food writers and critics share the stories behind their craft. Hosted by award-winning presenter Freddy Clode and chef and food writer Ben Benton, this weekly show dives deep into the experiences, inspirations, and “Go-To” favourites that define a life in food. From hidden gems to the restaurants they return to time and again, each episode serves up intrigue, insight, and the untold moments that shaped their journey

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45: David Loftus - Internationally Acclaimed...

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2024/09/09

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

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44: Ben Marks - Quitting School At 14 To Work In...

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2024/09/05

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

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43: Melissa Hemsley - Best Selling Author on;...

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2024/09/02

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

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42: Mise En Place - Chef Masaki of Dinings SW3 - The...

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2024/08/29

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

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41: Chef Tom Brown - Bullying In The Kitchen,...

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2024/08/26

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

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40: Mise En Place - Rishabh Vir - How Working At 'The...

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2024/08/22

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

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39: Matthew Ryle - The Challenges Of Hiring Talented...

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2024/08/19

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

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38: Depop & Delli Founder Simon Beckerman & Sam Wong...

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2024/08/15

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

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37: John Williams MBE - Escoffier's Protégé On; The...

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2024/08/12

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

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36: Mise En Place - Coal Office's Dan Pelles - Going...

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2024/08/08

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

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35: Sally Abé - The Dark Side Of High End Cuisine -...

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2024/08/05

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

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34: Meera Sodha - Best Selling Cookbook Author On How...

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2024/08/01

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

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33: Spiteri Brothers - Soho's Hidden Secrets, Fishing...

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2024/07/29

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

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32: Denai Moore - Award Winning Musician & Chef...

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2024/07/22

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

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31: Cookbook Special - Kitty Coles - Ghostwriting...

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2024/07/18

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

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30: Tom Aikens - Learning Secrets From Koffmann &...

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2024/07/15

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 &

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29: Jordon King - The Secrets Of Parisian Restaurants...

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2024/07/08

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

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28: Mise En Place - Bar Levan Founder - Mark Gurney...

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2024/07/05

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

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27: Ben Tish - Why I Walked Out on 'Bully' Marcus...

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2024/07/01

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

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26: Joe Laker - Bullying, Lying & Stealing - The...

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2024/06/24

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

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