Best Alex Fergus Podcasts (2025)

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Rick Stein - Backpacker Stories, Kitchen Chaos and A Crazy Life in Food! 57:12

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Rick Stein arrives on the Go To Food Podcast in full storytelling flow, and from about five minutes in it just does not let up. He takes us from backpacking through Mexico in his teens, blown away by the balance of proper tacos piled with slow-cooked meat, fresh coriander, raw onion and searing chilli, to the smoky mangals of Istanbul and the small…

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Alison Roman - Working In A Kitchen For $7 An Hour To Becoming A Food Icon & Best Selling Cookbook Author! 56:28

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Welcome back to The Go-To Food Podcast, where we're joined by Alison Roman — chef, writer, and creator of some of the most talked-about recipes of the last decade. Alison takes us back to her first kitchen job at Sona in Los Angeles, working under David Myers for $7.25 an hour, crying daily but learning fast. It was a tiny, nine-person kitchen that…

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The Secrets to Hospitality, Restaurant Success and The Future of Dining - Live Podcast @ The Barbican! 43:11

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Get ready for a live podcast recorded at the Opentable Hospitality Summit at a sold-out Barbican, where we're joined by a heavyweight trio from the heart of UK dining. Please welcome Hawksmoor co-founder and CEO Will Beckett, Dom Hamdy of Ham restaurants, and Florence May Maglanoc, founder and chief executive of Donya and Panadera. Our panel lifts …

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Chris Galvin - Why Sir Terence Conran Hated Me Winning Him A Michelin Star - Launching The Wolseley With Jeremy King & The Tragedy of Michael Quinn! 44:58

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Today we're delighted to be joined by Michelin starred chef and restaurateur the wonderful Chris Galvin, who has been one of the important chefs in London over the last 40 years, from winning Sir Terence Conran his only ever Michelin star to launching one of the most famous restaurants in history in 'The Wolsely' with Jeremy King and Chris Corbin. …

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Margot Henderson - How Fergus & I Started London's Restaurant Revolution! 54:01

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The Go To Food Podcast returns with a legend. Margot Henderson OBE joins us for a gloriously frank, funny, and deeply human conversation about the craft of hospitality. From the early days at The Eagle and The French House to the white heat of opening St. John with Fergus Henderson, Margot traces the rise of modern British cooking, the joy of whole…

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The 2025 budget, unpacked 44:56

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Anjali Appadurai and Seth Klein are joined by Alex Hemingway (Senior Economist at BC Policy Solutions) to analyze the 2025 federal budget and the thin gruel that is the Climate Competitiveness Strategy. We also talk housing policies, alternative ways to generate revenue and Zohram Mamdani’s win in NYC! Follow the work of BC Policy Solutions at http…

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Merlin Labron-Johnson - From School Cook To Creating 'Osip' The Best Rated Michelin Starred Restaurant In The UK! 1:06:45

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In this episode of The Go-To Food Podcast, we sit down with one of Britain’s most brilliant young chefs, Merlin Labron-Johnson—the visionary behind OSIP, the tiny Somerset restaurant recently crowned Restaurant of the Year by the Good Food Guide. Merlin opens up about his move from the intensity of London’s dining scene to the calm of the countrysi…

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Emily Chia & Alex Keys On; Cooking For Anthony Bourdain - St John's Infamous Xmas Parties & Their New Restaurant 'Dockley Road'! 30:53

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It’s a Go-To Food Podcast first — we’re coming to you from the hottest new opening of the year, Dockley Road in Bermondsey, where the doors officially open this week. We sit down with Emily Chia (Ex Head Chef at St John) & Alex Keys (Ex Head Chef at Rochelle Canteen) the creative minds behind this much-anticipated spot, to hear about them coming to…

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Ravneet Gill - Getting Bullied By Chefs, The Magic Of The Bake Off & The Half-Million-Pound Restaurant Gamble! 57:56

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Ravneet Gill joins The Go-To Food Podcast with an episode full of chaos, charm, and honesty. She tells the hilarious story of how she met her now-husband Matty while developing menus at Llewellyn’s—he didn’t like her at first, unfollowed her on Instagram, and fell for her only after a passive-aggressive argument about blue roll on the hob. She reli…

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Diana Henry - Multi Award Winning Food Writer Reveals Her Incredible Life Story! 1:01:03

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This week on The Go-To Food Podcast, Freddy and Ben sit down with the extraordinary Diana Henry, whose food writing has shaped how we cook and think for over two decades. With warmth, humour, and striking honesty, Diana shares stories from a life steeped in flavour — from her mother’s soda bread and Sunday puddings in Northern Ireland to her teenag…

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Anna Tobias - Has PR Homogenised The Restaurant Industry - The Frustrations Of Cooking At The River Cafe & The Beauty Of Beige Food! 40:04

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Anna Tobias joins us at Café Deco with a rollicking origin story: letters to Jeremy Lee straight out of Oxford, a crash-course at Blueprint Café (including emergency ice-cream runs mid-service), and the Garden Museum saga that sparked an industry-wide outpouring of support. From Hong Kong lettuce-wrap memories to Lower Saxony kale festivals, Anna’s…

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Neil Borthwick: From Elevator Kisses With Angela Hartnett to Surviving A 7 Day Coma to Building Britain’s Best Bistro! 32:28

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Step into Soho’s most storied dining room with executive chef Neil Borthwick — Scottish straight-talker, lover of demi-pints, and guardian of The French House’s old-school rules: no phones, no music, proper conversation only. He walks us through the thrill of a handwritten, daily-changing menu and the cult dishes that vanish by Friday — calves’ bra…

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Patricia Michelson - How I Started The UK's Cheese Revolution, Jamie Oliver's Genius & Getting Jimi Hendrix Addicted To Rosé! 50:12

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Step into the world of London’s most iconic cheese emporium with Patricia Michelson, founder of La Fromagerie, as she joins The Go-To Food Podcast. From a single wheel of Beaufort cheese smuggled home from a disastrous ski trip to running three of London’s most beloved food destinations, Patricia shares how a moment of serendipity sparked a movemen…

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Civil Rights Today, with Fergus Woods, Maddison McCullough and Odhran Morelli 29:50

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During the course of this project, The Linen Hall welcomed a range of community organisations to take part in engagement sessions which explored the theme of civil rights ‘then’ and ‘now’. Responses to questions about the idea of civil rights ‘now’ were enlightening and raised many issues; some new and some unresolved. To help me compare and contra…

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Francois O’Neill: How to Keep Restaurants Thriving in This Challenging Market & The Importance Of Generosity! 48:44

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In this episode, Maison François founder Francois O’Neill shares what it really takes to keep restaurants thriving amid rising costs, changing diners, and constant uncertainty. From the realities of staffing and margins to the return of brasserie theatre — foie gras “burgers,” dessert trolleys, and caviar-topped chicken nuggets included — Francois …

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Loyd Grossman: From Rocking with Van Morrison to MasterChef, Through the Keyhole & Pasta Sauce Fame! 54:59

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From punk rocker to pasta sauce pioneer, Loyd Grossman has lived many lives—and he tells the stories with all the colour and humour you’d expect. In this episode, Loyd looks back at his unlikely journey from fronting a chart-climbing band to backing Van Morrison on stage, before swapping guitar strings for restaurant reviews and TV stardom. His tak…

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Can Red Light Therapy Boost Fertility? Science Explained 30:19

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Send us a text Can red light therapy really improve fertility in both men and women? In this episode, Bart Wolbers sits down with Forrest Smith, CEO of Kineon, to discuss groundbreaking research and real-world results on how light therapy affects PCOS, endometriosis, testosterone levels, and sperm health. Show Notes Fertility challenges affect mill…

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Richard Corrigan - Part 2 - Supermodels, Primeministers & Michelin Star Mayhem! 47:21

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Richard Corrigan has lived through—and helped shape—the restaurant revolutions that made London one of the world’s great food cities. From his early days with the eccentric genius Stephen Bull at Blanford Street, through his game-changing decade at Lindsay House, to opening Corrigan’s Mayfair on the very day he closed Lindsay House with a party, Co…

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Richard Corrigan - Part 1 - From A Rural Irish Farm To Becoming One Of London's Most Celebrated Chefs & Restaurateurs 53:50

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Richard Corrigan is a chef who has lived many lives, each one bound by resilience, tradition, and an uncompromising love of food. In this conversation, he shares the stories that have shaped him, offering a rare glimpse into the philosophy behind one of the most distinctive voices in British and Irish hospitality. From oysters and stout to the cent…

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Reforms and Resignations, with Alex Kane 26:04

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Terence O’Neill delivered his famous ‘Ulster at the crossroads’ speech in December of 1968 though it appeared from the events at Burntollet in January 1969 that the people had chosen to continue along the same perilous path as before. The subsequent change in political landscape set the tone for action and reaction to social change for a generation…

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Tomos Parry - How He Created 2 Of London's Greatest Restaurants - Brat & Mountain + The Craziness Of Working At Noma & Being Papped By Gary Oldman! 45:24

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Tomos Parry—chef of London landmarks Brat and Mountain—joins us on location at fforest in Pembrokeshire for a special Brat × Mountain residency episode. We dive into his fire-led cooking and the thrill (and chaos) of bringing 30 team members to West Wales to cook with the producers who shape his food: think lobster caldereta cooked a stone’s throw …

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Atul Kochhar - The First Indian Chef To Win A Michelin Star - Weight-Loss Drugs & The Devastating Fire That Almost Ended It All! 59:44

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Our guest today is none other than Atul Kochhar, the genius who redefined Indian cuisine in Britain and became the first Indian chef in the world to win a Michelin star. You’ll hear Atul laugh about an American guest who demanded “the spiciest dish you can make”—only to then bring his own vial of mysterious black liquid so fiery it nearly sent Atul…

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10 Cases - Inside London's Greatest Wine Bar - How Selling Wine CHEAPER Might Actually Make You Richer & Jay Rayners Brutal Review That Changed Everything! 47:45

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Step inside Covent Garden’s beating heart with this week’s episode of The Go-To Food Podcast, where we sit down with Will Palmer and Ian Campbell – the masterminds behind London’s legendary wine bar 10 Cases, the seafood temple Parsons, and the ever-buzzy Baudry Greene These two friends-turned-restaurateurs didn’t just build businesses, they create…

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Lennox Hastie - How He Turned Etxebarri Into The World's Best Restaurant, Dodging 'Flying Pans' At Le Manoir & Creating A Food Revolution In Australia! 1:00:26

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In this episode of The Go-To Food Podcast—brought to you by Blinq (the UK POS rebels)—we sit down with fire-obsessed chef Lennox Hastie, the man behind Sydney’s cult restaurant Firedoor and the pintxo-loving Gildas. From starring on Chef’s Table to earning two Chef’s Hats (Australia’s Michelin-adjacent kudos), Lennox has built a career on cooking e…

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Taking The Campaign To The Streets, with Dr Melissa Baird 26:14

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By 1968 the campaign for civil rights in Northern Ireland had moved onto the streets. It was a deliberate decision, inspired in part by global events, particularly the civil rights movement in America. In order to help us understand better the street politics element of the civil rights movement I have enlisted the help and expertise of Dr Melissa …

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Parallel emergencies: the poison drug crisis and climate breakdown (w/ Garth Mullins) 1:09:06

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In this episode, Anjali Appadurai and Seth Klein sit down with Garth Mullins to explore the interconnectedness of the climate crisis and the overdose crisis, emphasizing the need for solidarity among various social movements. They discuss the metaphor of a conveyor belt leading to societal collapse, the failures of drug prohibition, and the importa…

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Adam Handling - Lawsuits, Breakdowns & Life In The Kitchen Trenches! 1:00:17

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When Adam Handling sits down for The Go-To Food Podcast, you know you’re in for fireworks. The Michelin-starred chef pulls no punches, opening up about landlords who tried to strong-arm him, staff who faced his infamous “card machine punishment” for costly mistakes, and the emotional nights he locked himself in the restaurant bathroom and cried aft…

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Inside The Fat Badger: George Williams & Beth O'Brien on Celebs, Conspiracies & Cooking 49:47

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This week on The Go-To Mise en Place we are joined by chefs George Williams and Beth, the duo behind The Fat Badger, one of London’s most talked-about upstairs pubs and dining rooms. They set the record straight on that infamous “invite-only” myth, explain why they threw out the idea of menus altogether, and relive the chaos of their early days—fro…

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Nathan Outlaw – Why I Gave Up 2 Michelin Stars, Rick Stein’s Genius & Walking Out On Gary Rhodes! 1:00:48

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Seafood maestro Nathan Outlaw joins The Go-To Food Podcast for a candid conversation that charts his rise from washing dishes alongside his chef father in Maidstone to becoming the only British chef with two Michelin-starred seafood restaurants. Along the way, he recalls formative stints with culinary icons Gary Rhodes, Éric Chavot and Rick Stein—w…

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The Demands, with Dr Anne Devlin and Dr Connal Parr 34:05

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In November 1966, a public meeting was called to highlight the issue of civil rights in Northern Ireland. This was held in the War Memorial Building in Belfast and the audience was drawn from all sectors of libertarianism in NI. By January 1967, at Belfast’s International Hotel, the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) elected a 13-per…

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Ben Lippett - Disastrous Staff Meals - Hallucinating In A Melbourne Restaurant Kitchen & The Glories Of His New Cookbook! 46:23

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We’re joined once again by the moustachioed marvel himself, Ben Lippett — ex-chef, recipe writer, and the creative force behind Dinner by Ben. This time he’s back with something truly special: his debut cookbook, landing next week. Over an incredible spread pulled straight from its pages, Ben talks us through the dishes that shaped the book — from …

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Luke Dale-Roberts - The Chef Who Put Cape Town on the Culinary Map - Paddleboarding With Orlando Bloom & Is This The End Of Fine Dining? 51:13

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Today’s guest is Luke Dale-Roberts, the award-winning chef whose name has become synonymous with pushing the boundaries of fine dining. From steering La Colombe to global acclaim as the Best Restaurant in Africa & the Middle East and climbing to No.12 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, to redefining South Africa’s culinary landscape with The …

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Dom Hamdy - From Selling 2000 Scotch Eggs A Week At Borough Market To Creating; Crispin, Bistro Freddie, Canal Restaurant & More.... 50:10

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In this episode of Go-To Mise en Place, we sit down with one of London’s most exciting young restaurateurs: Dom Hamdy, the founder of Ham Restaurants, the group behind Crispin, Bistro Freddie and the newly opened Canal in Ladbroke Grove. Recorded on the terrace at Canal, with the Grand Union Canal glinting beside us, Dom talks about the journey fro…

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1960s - A Decade of Change? with Dr David McCann 34:15

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Despite its structural difficulties, the new state of Northern Ireland continued in relative peace and stability from 1923 until the 1960s. The 1960s, though, were a decade of change both culturally and politically. The formation of NICRA marked the formal beginning of the civil rights campaign. It was the commencement of a new era for Northern Ire…

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Tim Siadatan - Near-Drownings, Creepy Customers & How He Created London's Pasta Phenomenon! 1:03:52

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What does it take to go from microwaving jalapeño poppers at Old Orleans to co-founding two of London’s most beloved restaurants? In this episode of The Go-To Food Podcast, Tim Siadatan tells the story of his unlikely start in hospitality, the life-changing opportunity of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen, and the discipline and creativity he absorbed while t…

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Andreas Labridis - Redefining Greek Food In London - Why Restaurants Should Never Give Out Anything For Free & Why It's Time The Government Start Supporting Hospitality Before It's Too Late! 42:33

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From JP Morgan spreadsheets to hand-picking olive oil in Crete, Andreas Labridis has built a modern Greek food empire in London — and he’s only just getting started. In this fascinating conversation, the Opso and Kima co-founder recalls the wild early days of Opso, when guests would come expecting smashed plates and Zorba music, and how he set out …

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Exclusive - Heston Blumenthal - From Outcast To The Greatest Chef In The World - How He Won 7 Michelin Stars & What's Next? 56:58

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Seven Michelin stars. Inventing Multi-Sensory Dining. Triple-cooked chips. Bacon-and-egg ice cream. The Fat Duck. Dinner by Heston. Sous Vide. Changing the way the entire world thinks about food. In this unmissable conversation, culinary icon Heston Blumenthal sits down with us for a no-holds-barred deep dive into his life, mind, and food philosoph…

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Lorraine Pascale - From Modelling Alongside Kate Moss In New York To Filming Music Videos With Robbie Williams To Selling Over 1 Million Cookbooks In The UK! 34:28

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This week on The Go-To Food Podcast, we’re joined by a true multi-hyphenate: model, chef, bestselling author, and international TV star Lorraine Pascale. From gracing the covers of US Elle and hanging out with De Niro in New York, to conquering UK television screens and selling over a million cookbooks, Lorraine’s journey is nothing short of remark…

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Mitch Tonks - The Rise & Fall Of His 'FishWorks' Empire - Curry Nights With Johnny Depp & How He Changed Seafood in Britain Forever! 1:02:10

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Mitch Tonks didn’t start out as a chef. He was a 27-year-old dad trying to make ends meet when a fishmonger’s shop in Bath changed the course of his life. In this episode, Mitch shares the real, often chaotic, journey behind his seafood empire—from sleeping on a futon above his first restaurant to serving curry to Johnny Depp. He recalls the early …

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A Factory of Grievances? with Dr Cormac Moore 31:32

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The concept of civil rights in Northern Ireland is as old as the state itself. Established in 1921, the new northern government inherited a deeply divided and disadvantaged society which its practices only served to deepen for half a century. To help us understand the complexities of this period I have enlisted the help and expertise of Dr Cormac M…

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Kirk Haworth - Creating The First Michelin Star Plant Based Restaurant In The UK - Surviving The Rigours Of The French Laundry & Why Head Chef's Need To Stop Bullying Their Staff! 42:15

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This week on Mise En Place, we’re coming to you straight from Plates, the UK’s first Michelin-starred, plant-based restaurant. At the helm is executive chef Kirk Haworth, a Great British Menu champion and one of the country’s most forward-thinking culinary minds. In this unmissable episode, Kirk dishes on the behind-the-scenes drama of Great Britis…

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Daniel Clifford - The Madness Of Marco Pierre-White - Falling Victim To A £28k Wine Scam & Peter Jones's Dinner Party Chaos! 1:03:00

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Brace yourself for a riotous ride through the highs, lows, and absolute madness of Michelin-level cooking with the one and only Daniel Clifford, chef-owner of the legendary Midsummer House. In this epic episode of The Go-To Food Podcast, Daniel talks candidly about winning (and fearing the loss of) his stars, why he still shows up for every service…

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The costs of LNG (w/ Kiki Wood and Clark Williams-Derry) 1:01:39

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On June 30, Canada officially became an exporter of LNG. Emiko Newman (Coordinator of the BC Climate Emergency Campaign) uses this inauspicious occasion as a jumping off point to tally up the costs of LNG on our environment, climate, health and finances with Kiki Wood (Senior Oil and Gas Campaigner at Stand.earth) and Clark Williams-Derry from the …

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Jess Shadbolt - Creating One Of New York's Most Loved Restaurants - The Advantages Of A Full Female Kitchen & Squeezing Bill Clinton's Ass! 46:02

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In this week’s Go-To Mise en Place, we sit down with the brilliant Jess Shadbolt—co-founder of King and Jupiter, two of New York’s most adored restaurants—for a wide-ranging conversation full of warmth, wit, and wild stories. From serving Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton, to launching a restaurant with no cash but a fridge full of free samples, Jess…

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Eric Huang - The Dark Secrets Of New York's Elite Kitchens, Creating Viral Fried Chicken With A 20,000 + Wait List & Why Michelin Has Become CORRUPT! 1:01:06

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This week, we’re joined by Eric Huang—Queens native, Juilliard-trained cellist, and the chef behind Pecking House, New York’s cult fried chicken sensation. In a wild ride of an episode, Eric walks us through his transformation from classical musician to Michelin-level chef, dishing on brutal kitchen culture, racial dynamics in fine dining, and the …

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Chef Asimakis Chaniotis - The First Greek Chef To Win A Michelin Star Outside Of Greece On; Why You Should Always Eat At Your Restaurant - The Balance Between Innovation and Authenticity & Chasing Perfection ... 48:56

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This week on The Go-To Mise en Place, we’re joined by the formidable Asimakis Chaniotis—chef-owner of Myrtos and the first Greek chef to earn a Michelin star outside of Greece. From his relentless early years at Pied à Terre, where he rose through the ranks to become executive chef, to the opening of his own restaurant Myrtos in South Kensington, A…

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Claude Bosi - The Secrets To Winning 7 Michelin Stars - That Infamous Public Spat With The Food Blogger & Getting Brutally Fired From Alain Ducasse In Paris! 1:00:26

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Claude Bosi: “I called him a c* on Twitter — my wife banned me from social media”** This week on The Go-To Food Podcast, we sit down with the maverick of modern French cooking, Claude Bosi — and nothing is off the table. From swearing at food bloggers to being told off by his wife, Claude shares the unfiltered stories behind his rise from Lyon to L…

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Chef Isaac McHale - Clove Club - Drunken Midnight Pasta With Massimo Bottura - A Nightmare Weekend Cooking In Russia & Why Food Critics Don't Understand The Costs Of Running A Restaurant! 35:02

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This week we’re joined by Isaac McHale — the legendary Scottish chef behind the two-Michelin-starred Clove Club and neighbourhood favourite Bar Valette. From his start as a fishmonger in Glasgow to one of London’s most quietly influential chefs, Isaac shares the raw, funny and fiercely honest story of how he got to the top. We talk scallops and tru…

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Red Light & The Gut: Real Data, Real Stories 39:07

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Send us a text In this episode, Bart Wolbers sits down with Forrest Smith, CEO of Kineon, live from the Health Optimization Summit in Austin, Texas. Forrest has spent years at the forefront of photobiomodulation technology, and today, he shares insights into one of the most exciting frontiers in wellness: light therapy and gut health. Together, the…

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David Ellis - The Standard Food Critic on; The Awkwardness Of Replacing Jimi Famurewa - Getting Assaulted By Restaurant Owners & The Worst Places He's Ever Eaten! 54:07

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This week on The Go-To Food Podcast, we sit down with David Ellis—restaurant critic and Going Out editor at The London Standard, and the man who inherited Fay Maschler’s legendary column. Recorded at The Orange in Pimlico (a place David knows but has never reviewed), this episode is a no-holds-barred look at the realities of restaurant criticism—fr…