Good Food

Jeremy Lee: 30 Years in the Making

Chef Jeremy Lee has spent four decades in professional kitchens and almost as long writing his first cookbook. In this episode, recorded at Quo Vadis in the Soho institution's 100th year, he joins host Samuel Goldsmith to talk about Cooking, the book that lay fallow for 30 years, and Kitchening, the seasonal follow-up he wrote in a single January locked away in a Dorset farmhouse.

Jeremy takes us from a childhood in the northeast of Scotland (a mother who pored over Elizabeth David, a father who made...

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Samuel Goldsmith sits down with Nessie Welschinger — cake designer, Real Housewives of London star and founder of Chelsea Cake Company — for a conversation that runs from royal commissions to kitchen catastrophes.

Nessie explains how she left a decade in banking to teach herself cake decorating from YouTube, coded her own website from a Coding for Dummies book, and ended up delivering Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday cake to the Tower of London just two weeks after giving birth. She talks about grow...

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Poppy O'Toole on batch cooking, secret MSG and putting caviar on chicken wings Poppy O'Toole is back for a rare second appearance and this time she's brought a new baby, a new book and a confession about the little pot of MSG living next to her salt and pepper. We get into her Absolutely Delicious Batch Cookbook and why most batch cooking books get it wrong (nobody wants to lose an entire Sunday), the goose fat roast potato trick that lets you freeze them par-boiled and cook straight from frozen, and why every recipe is tested to go in...

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Samuel Goldsmith sits down with Yotam Ottolenghi at his London HQ to talk about Simple 2, the follow-up to his 2018 bestseller, and why the kitchen has become a refuge from a noisy, screen-filled world.

Yotam explains how his idea of "simple" has evolved: under 10 ingredients, one pan or pot, less peeling and chopping, and unashamed use of good-quality jars and tins. Along the way he shares the confit chickpeas with olives and orange that epitomise the book, oven-baked meatballs glazed with pomegranate molasses, a rustic "one sauce" roasted tomato base, three dairy-rich rice recipes, and a study in...

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Angellica Bell joins Samuel Goldsmith live at the Good Food Show in Birmingham for an episode about the food that made her. She takes us back to her grandmother's tiny London kitchen - a St Lucian chef who cooked entirely by instinct, never opened a cookbook, and had Angellica gutting fish and frying chicken by the age of six. There was a blackberry bush in the garden, a pot always on the stove, and an open door for anyone who knocked. From there: student survival food (pasta, baked beans and cheese), the Dairy Book of Home Cookery that three...

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Please note: this episode contains frank discussion of drug and alcohol addiction as well as some explicit language

Chef and writer Alasdair Gill joins Samuel Goldsmith to talk about his raw new book, Knives and Spoons — a memoir-with-recipes charting his rise from kitchen porter to head chef, and his journey through addiction to recovery.

Alasdair opens up about why kitchens took him in when nowhere else would, growing up as the son of the late restaurant critic A.A. Gill, and how food became the thing that kept his life on track. He...

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Musical comedy duo Flo & Joan join us to talk food, family, life on the road and the stories behind their latest shows. They reveal why the thought of Andrew Lloyd Webber turning up to their one-man musical is the stuff of nightmares, how they created a new show using another band’s abandoned setlist, and what it’s really like performing and eating your way through Edinburgh Fringe. Plus, we hear about a spectacular cooking disaster involving a fistful of cloves, a mushroom soup with unfortunate consequences, an alarming relationship with crisps, and the secret to a properly good baco...

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Vivek Singh has spent the last 25 years redefining what Indian fine dining can be. As the chef behind London's iconic Cinnamon Club, he joins the Good Food podcast to reflect on the restaurant's remarkable journey, the dishes that changed perceptions of Indian cuisine, and the stories that have shaped his career. Vivek shares how he deliberately challenged expectations when The Cinnamon Club first opened, removing familiar curry-house staples in favour of regional flavours, seasonal British ingredients and bold new ideas. He explains why one deeply personal dish, "Papa Pigeon", has never left the menu, how his mother's pumpkin chutney...

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Recorded live at the Good Food Show, Samuel Goldsmith sits down with pop star and Steps member Claire Richards.

Claire reveals the origin of her legendary Pasta a la Claire — born on a 1990s Steps VHS and originally made with packet ham and a tin of tomato soup — and how she's since given it a grown-up makeover. She talks growing up on her mum's "mince-based" cooking outside London, teaching herself Thai curry after her honeymoon, and the four-hour ragù she perfected after a trip to Bologna.

There's life on the road too: dodgy service-station sandwiches and R...

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This week, actor, presenter and podcast host Natalie Cassidy sits down with Samuel Goldsmith to talk about the food that has shaped her life. From treasured memories of her mum's traditional cooking to winning Cooking with the Stars, Natalie shares how food has always been at the heart of family, comfort and celebration. They chat about her new memoir Happy Days, life after EastEnders, why she's happiest cooking a Sunday roast, and the Italian family meals she could eat every day. Natalie also reveals her biggest kitchen disasters (including a memorable raw chicken Kyiv incident), her love of M...

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Monty Don joins the Good Food Podcast to talk about the connection between gardening, cooking and eating well. Monty shares why seasonal ingredients are at the heart of everything he cooks. He also reveals the biggest misconception people have about his life, explains why he's never had a ready meal, and shares the story of filming rhubarb in Wakefield, which he says was even colder than filming polar bears in Canada. Samuel and Monty discuss:


🌱 How to start growing your own fruit and vegetables


🍅 The joy of cooking with seasonal produce


🥔 Why potatoes are the perfect...

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This week on the Good Food podcast, we're joined by bestselling author and broadcaster Dawn O'Porter. Dawn chats to us about her new memoir Hungry Eyes which covers the meals that have shaped her life, and why bringing people together around the table means more to her than ever. She shares stories from her time in LA, her Celebrity MasterChef experience, and reveals why a slow-cooked Sunday roast is hard to beat. Dawn takes on our quick-fire questions, confesses to her biggest kitchen disaster, and tells us why good food to her is about so much more than what's...

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Before he became one of the internet's best-known fish experts, Andrej was stuck in a corporate career that left him miserable. In this episode of the Good Food Podcast, he shares the remarkable journey that took him from spreadsheets to Le Cordon Bleu, opening his own oyster bar, becoming one of the world's few certified fish sommeliers, and embarking on a mission to cook every fish species on Earth. Along the way, Sam and Andrej discuss why the UK has such a strange relationship with seafood, why his GP told him to eat less fish, and the unforgettable meal...

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This week on the Good Food Podcast, Sam sits down with Australian food icon Donna Hay to talk about her new book Sunshine, Lemons & Sea Salt, the stories behind her signature style, and why sharing food is always better than serving individual plates. From turning down a job offer from Martha Stewart to creating one of the world's most successful food magazines, Donna reflects on the career-defining moments that shaped her approach to cooking, publishing and creativity. She also shares the inspiration behind her Disney+ series Coastal Celebration, explains what makes a recipe truly TV-worthy, and reveals why she's...

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What happens when a data scientist quits his job, loses everything to COVID, and accidentally becomes one of the biggest food creators on the internet? In this episode, Samuel Goldsmith sits down with Nigel Ng, the man behind Uncle Roger, to talk about his journey from broke comedian microwaving £3 curries to opening restaurants and publishing his debut cookbook. Nigel shares how a lockdown reaction video turned into a global phenomenon, why MSG is the most misunderstood ingredient in your kitchen, and what it took to import an $80 flower from Ecuador for a single recipe. In this episode, you'll hear a...

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This week, Samuel Goldsmith is joined by husband-and-wife duo Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, the founders of Honey & Co, to talk about food, hospitality, and the joy of feeding people.

From their childhood food memories, one shaped by English cooking, the other by the rich flavours of Jerusalem and the wider Middle East, to building one of London’s most beloved restaurant groups, Sarit and Itamar share the story behind Honey & Co and their latest cookbook, Honey & Co: The Daily Dish.

We chat about why “Middle Eastern food” is more of a sensibility than a cuisin...

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Samuel Goldsmith visits the Saturday Kitchen studio to talk with executive producer Amanda Ross about 20 years of the BBC's iconic Saturday morning show. Amanda shares how the production really works — from recipe rehearsals to managing Michelin-starred chefs who can't cook and talk — plus the story behind retiring the Omelette Challenge, launching TV careers, and what's planned for the 20th anniversary special. Includes culinary confessions and quick-fire questions.

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Ilhan Mohamed Abdi joins host Samuel Goldsmith to talk about food, faith and family through the lens of her new cookbook, The Ramadan Kitchen. From Somali rice and samosas to crispy salt-and-vinegar crisps and homemade pizza, Ilhan shares the dishes that shaped her childhood, the traditions behind Ramadan cooking, and why food should always feel welcoming rather than intimidating. They discuss what Ramadan really means beyond fasting, how different cultures celebrate through food, and why experimenting in the kitchen matters more than authenticity. Ilhan also reveals the recipe that made her famous online, the bread recipe she was desperate...

Cookalong with Chetna Makan.

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This week, food writer and youtuber Chetna Makan joins Samuel Goldsmith to talk about her mission to simplify Indian home cooking. In her new book, 5 Ingredient Indian she has set herself the challenge of creating delicious, authentic India recipes with just 5 ingredients. From comforting dals and stuffed parathas to family curries and cardamom cakes, she explains why making Indian food more accessible has always been at the centre of her cooking. The pair also chat about growing up in India, moving to the UK, the culture shock of scheduling dinner plans, and how Bake Off unexpectedly launched Chetna’s fo...

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In this episode of the Good Food Podcast, Samuel Goldsmith sits down with the groundbreaking Clare Smyth MBE, the first British female chef to run a restaurant with three Michelin stars. Recorded on location at her new London bistro Cornucopia, Clare opens up about the realities of life at the very top of the restaurant world. From growing up on a farm in Northern Ireland to running some of the world’s most celebrated kitchens, Clare reflects on ambition, identity, mentorship and the pressure of perfection. She shares stories from her years working with Gordon Ramsay and Alain Ducasse, ta...

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