Podcasts by Lecker

A documentary food podcast about what and how we eat.

Produced and hosted by Lucy Dearlove

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Sit Slurp Leave with Tim Anderson from 2023-11-30T22:24:54

Welcome back to the Lecker Book Club. Every month I’ll pick a newly released food related book and talk to the author about the process of writing it. I’ll also be writing about it onListen

The Food of a Proud Island Nation with Clarissa Wei from 2023-10-30T04:30

Welcome back to the Lecker Book Club. Every month I’ll pick a newly released food related book and talk to the author about the process of writing it. I’ll also be writing abo...

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S7 Ep3: A Common Language (Good Bread #3) from 2023-10-22T07:15

Is it possible or productive to organise around a common language in order to reimagine how we produce grain and bread? In the third and final part of Good Bread, Kim and Ruth reflect on some ...

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S7 Ep2: The Price of Consistency (Good Bread #2) from 2023-10-15T09:00

Consistency is at the heart of industrial bread production, from the field to the mill to the oven. But what is it costing us?

Good Bread is a three part series made with Farmerama ex...

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S7 Ep1: What is Good Bread? (Good Bread #1) from 2023-10-08T11:30

How is the quality of bread measured by the system that produces and consumes it?

Good Bread is a three part series made with Farmerama exploring The Body Lab, a participatory arts a...

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What is a National Dish? with Anya von Bremzen from 2023-09-21T03:30

Welcome back to the Lecker Book Club. Every month I’ll pick a newly released food related book and talk to the author about the process of writing it. I’ll also be writing abo...

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Moving House, Moving Kitchen from 2023-09-08T04:30

Stories of moving house, and moving kitchen.

Episode contributors:

Ruby Mason
Ruby is an editor at SAND, a Berlin-based journal of contemporary writing and art (Listen

It's Not Student Cooking, It's Just Cooking with Fliss Freeborn from 2023-08-17T10:56:49

Welcome back to the Lecker Book Club. Every month I’ll pick a newly released food related book and talk to the author about the process of writing it. I’ll also be cooking fro...

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Maria Bradford Was Made For Cooking from 2023-07-14T03:30

Welcome to the Lecker Book Club. Every month I’ll pick a newly released food related book and talk to the author about the process of writing it. I’ll also be cooking from the...

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S7: The Lecker Guide to Breakfast from 2023-06-26T03:30

An audio exploration of the most enigmatic meal of the day.

Thanks so much to the guests on this episode:
Bre Graham
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Cursed Objects: Making a Meal of it from 2023-03-24T05:00

This is a preview of an episode of the excellent Cursed Objects podcast, featuring me, Lucy, talking to Dan Hancox and Dr Kasia Tee about the great British institution of Meal Deals.

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A Quick Bite with Gurdeep Loyal from 2023-03-03T15:23:55

I’m delighted to bring you a very short sweet taste of a conversation I had recently with the food writer Gurdeep Loyal. I’ve followed Gurdeep’s work for a few years now, and have always been ...

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S7 Ep1: Breakfast with Bre Graham from 2023-01-20T05:30

Ginger and apple bircher, toast toppings, Australian pancakes; writer Bre Graham talks about being a breakfast person. Her debut cookbook, Listen

S6 Ep3: Loaghtan (Blasstal #3) from 2022-11-28T05:30

A mythical-looking beast to be found on the hills of the Isle of Man; the loaghtan is a fascinating heritage breed sheep whose story is intertwined with Manx culture and history.

Kati...

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S6 Ep2: Skeddan (Blasstal #2) from 2022-11-14T05:30

Katie and Lucy take a deep dive to the heart of the Manx fishing industry to meet a true Isle of Man legend: the herring (skeddan in Manx).

Blasstal is a podcast series by Lecker abou...

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S6 Ep1: Moots (Blasstal #1) from 2022-10-31T05:30

In episode 1 of Blasstal, Katie introduces Lucy to the vegetable at the heart of Hop-tu-Naa traditions of the Isle of Man.

They explore the island's folklore with poet and folklore ex...

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S6: Introducing...Blasstal from 2022-10-28T04:30

Welcome to Blasstal! A podcast series by Lecker about food and folklore on the Isle of Man, supported by Culture Vannin.

Launching 31st October...

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S5 Ep10: Permission To Write with Melissa Thompson from 2022-10-25T03:30

The writer and cook Melissa Thompson talks about her book Motherland; a very personal history of Jamaica.

Melissa weaves the history of the...

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S5 Ep9: Writing About Living with Thea Lenarduzzi from 2022-10-13T03:30

The writer and editor Thea Lenarduzzi talks about her book Dandelions; a family history of migration, cooking, living.

So much of per...

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S5 Ep8: Food Memoir with Rebecca May Johnson and Angela Hui from 2022-10-06T03:30

A conversation between Angela Hui and Rebecca May Johnson, recorded just after their respective debut non-fiction books had been published. An exploration of the importance of valuing and demo...

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S5 Ep7: Back to School with Jeremy Pang from 2022-09-27T03:30

What's the secret of a successful cooking school? Jeremy Pang, founder of School of Wok, lets us in on it.

This episode was hosted by Adrie...

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S5 Ep6: Matooke Goes With Everything from 2022-07-13T04:00

A love letter to the beating heart of Ugandan food, Matooke. With Katasi E. Kironde and Nakigudde Elizabeth Kibalama.

Katasi is the founder of E...

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S5 Ep5: Just Cooking Outdoors with Helen Graves from 2022-06-13T03:30

Helen Graves talks about illegal rooftop barbecues, the joy of cooking and eating together outdoors, and why tenderstem broccoli is the thing everyone needs to grill.

Helen's new book...

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S5 Ep4: Oranges and Lemons from 2022-04-28T03:00

An audio exploration of our love of citrus, with chef Selin Kiazim and writer Nina Mingya Powles. Listen

S5 Ep3: A Woman Eating Or Not Eating with Claire Kohda from 2022-03-28T03:00

There's one detail that everyone's picked up on in Claire Kohda's debut novel: the fact that the main character, Lydia, is a vampire. But it's actually much more about food than it is about va...

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S5 Ep2: Hot Pot is for Everyone from 2022-02-21T04:00

You’ve eaten hot pot at a restaurant, or at the very least seen it offered at restaurants near you. But did you know that thanks to the minimal prep required, it’s actually the perfect dinner ...

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S5 Ep1: The Granville Revisited from 2022-01-17T04:00

A look back at the 2017 episode recorded at Granville Community Kitchen with Leslie Barson and Dee Woods. While Leslie and Dee prepared a community meal of Peruvian inspired pork stew, beans, ...

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S4 Ep6: A Bigger Table (Kitchens #6) from 2021-09-20T03:00

How can the practice of eating together secure a sustainable future for our kitchens?

In the final episode of the series, Joanne MacInnes and Betul Piyade from the community c...

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S4 Ep6: A Bigger Table (Kitchens #6) from 2021-09-20T03:00

How can the practice of eating together secure a sustainable future for our kitchens?

In the final episode of the series, Joanne MacInnes and Betul Piyade from the community centre We...

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S4 Ep6: A Bigger Table (Kitchens #6) from 2021-09-20T03:00

How can the practice of eating together secure a sustainable future for our kitchens?

In the final episode of the series, Joanne MacInnes and Betul Piyade from the community centre We...

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S4 Ep5: The Hearth of the Home (Kitchens #5) from 2021-09-13T03:00

Does it matter what fuels our fire in the kitchen? Javon Bennett explains how his family adapted their cooking when they moved from Jamaica to England, and Carwyn Graves explores open fire coo...

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S4 Ep5: The Hearth of the Home (Kitchens #5) from 2021-09-13T03:00

Does it matter what fuels our fire in the kitchen? Javon Bennett explains how his family adapted their cooking when they moved from Jamaica to England, and Carwyn Graves explores open fire coo...

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S4 Ep5: The Hearth of the Home (Kitchens #5) from 2021-09-13T03:00

Does it matter what fuels our fire in the kitchen? Javon Bennett explains how his family adapted their cooking when they moved from Jamaica to England, and Carwyn Graves explores open fire coo...

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S4 Ep4: Flat Pack (Kitchens #4) from 2021-09-06T03:00

Prefabs – built to help counter the post war housing shortage - were actually some of the earliest examples of fitted kitchens in the UK, and came with built in fridges at time when this techn...

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S4 Ep4: Flat Pack (Kitchens #4) from 2021-09-06T03:00

Prefabs – built to help counter the post war housing shortage - were actually some of the earliest examples of fitted kitchens in the UK, and came with built in fridges at time when this techn...

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S4 Ep4: Flat Pack (Kitchens #4) from 2021-09-06T03:00

Prefabs – built to help counter the post war housing shortage - were actually some of the earliest examples of fitted kitchens in the UK, and came with built in fridges at time when this techn...

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S4 Ep3: The Unsociable Kitchen (Kitchens #3) from 2021-08-30T03:00

Why are so many of our kitchens so unsociable? Lucy meets Johnny Grey, a kitchen designer who’s been fighting for decades to make kitchens a place for leisure not work, and Katie Pennick, a di...

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S4 Ep3: The Unsociable Kitchen (Kitchens #3) from 2021-08-30T03:00

Why are so many of our kitchens so unsociable? Lucy meets Johnny Grey, a kitchen designer who’s been fighting for decades to make kitchens a place for leisure not work, and Katie Pennick, a di...

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S4 Ep3: The Unsociable Kitchen (Kitchens #3) from 2021-08-30T03:00

Why are so many of our kitchens so unsociable? Lucy meets Johnny Grey, a kitchen designer who’s been fighting for decades to make kitchens a place for leisure not work, and Katie Pennick, a di...

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S4 Ep2: Meal Machine (Kitchens #2) from 2021-08-23T03:00

Kitchens are inextricably linked with the woman of the house. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that the fitted kitchen was literally designed as a workspace to fit around a woman’s body. But what...

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S4 Ep2: Meal Machine (Kitchens #2) from 2021-08-23T03:00

Kitchens are inextricably linked with the woman of the house. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that the fitted kitchen was literally designed as a workspace to fit around a woman’s body. But what...

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S4 Ep2: Meal Machine (Kitchens #2) from 2021-08-23T03:00

Kitchens are inextricably linked with the woman of the house. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that the fitted kitchen was literally designed as a workspace to fit around a woman’s body. But what...

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S4 Ep1: Trophy Cabinets (Kitchens #1) from 2021-08-16T03:00

Aspirational kitchens are an integral part of our food media, but where did they come from? And what does it mean for those who can never attain a beautiful, cookbook-worthy kitchen? Design hi...

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S4 Ep1: Trophy Cabinets (Kitchens #1) from 2021-08-16T03:00

Aspirational kitchens are an integral part of our food media, but where did they come from? And what does it mean for those who can never attain a beautiful, cookbook-worthy kitchen? Design hi...

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S4 Ep1: Trophy Cabinets (Kitchens #1) from 2021-08-16T03:00

Aspirational kitchens are an integral part of our food media, but where did they come from? And what does it mean for those who can never attain a beautiful, cookbook-worthy kitchen? Design hi...

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S4: Introducing...Kitchens (TRAILER) from 2021-08-09T03:00

Wall-mounted cabinets, continuous work surfaces, oven, hob, sink, fridge. Maybe a table, often not. Could this be describing your kitchen? The fitted kitchen is ubiquitous in British homes. Bu...

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S4: Introducing...Kitchens (TRAILER) from 2021-08-09T03:00

Wall-mounted cabinets, continuous work surfaces, oven, hob, sink, fridge. Maybe a table, often not. Could this be describing your kitchen? The fitted kitchen is ubiquitous in British homes. Bu...

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Introducing...Kitchens (TRAILER) from 2021-08-09T03:00

Wall-mounted cabinets, continuous work surfaces, oven, hob, sink, fridge. Maybe a table, often not. Could this be describing your kitchen? The fitted kitchen is ubiquitous in British homes. Bu...

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S3 Ep10: Tiny Feasts from 2020-12-23T02:00

Many people have celebrated special occasions differently this year, finding ways to recreate communal food traditions for themselves. Our feasts may have shrunk, but we're still joined togeth...

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S3 Ep10: Tiny Feasts from 2020-12-23T02:00

Many people have celebrated special occasions differently this year, finding ways to recreate communal food traditions for themselves. Our feasts may have shrunk, but we're still joined togeth...

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S3 Ep9: Anne Willan's Cookbooks from 2020-08-24T01:00

Anne Willan has more than 60 years experience as a teacher, author, and culinary historian, and over 30 books to her name. Speaking to me around the release of her new book, Women In The Kitch...

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S3 Ep9: Anne Willan's Cookbooks from 2020-08-24T01:00

Anne Willan has more than 60 years experience as a teacher, author, and culinary historian, and over 30 books to her name. Speaking to me around the release of her new book, Women In The Kitch...

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S3 Ep8: The Many Kitchens of Rachel Khoo from 2020-07-06T02:00

TV chef and cookbook author Rachel Khoo talks about privilege, being mixed race in the UK food industry and her new show Simple Pleasures.

You can buy the Simple Pleasures eBo...

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S3 Ep8: The Many Kitchens of Rachel Khoo from 2020-07-06T02:00

TV chef and cookbook author Rachel Khoo talks about privilege, being mixed race in the UK food industry and her new show Simple Pleasures.

You can buy the Simple Pleasures eBook for £...

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S3 Ep7: Bonnag: A Manx Documentary from 2020-05-12T23:01

Although she’s originally from the Isle of Man, Katie Callin has never made the most traditionally Manx of all foods: the bonnag - a soda raised baked good with links to the nation’s pre-indus...

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S3 Ep7: Bonnag: A Manx Documentary from 2020-05-12T23:01

Although she’s originally from the Isle of Man, Katie Callin has never made the most traditionally Manx of all foods: the bonnag - a soda raised baked good with links to the nation’s pre-indus...

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S3 Ep6: Lockdown Cocktails with Sean Blake from 2020-04-17T01:00

Sean Blake is (in his own words) a part time food and drink photographer, music producer, low skilled worker and full time dad. He’s a big advocate for making food and drink more approachable ...

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S3 Ep6: Lockdown Cocktails with Sean Blake from 2020-04-17T01:00

Sean Blake is (in his own words) a part time food and drink photographer, music producer, low skilled worker and full time dad. He’s a big advocate for making food and drink more approachable ...

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S3 Ep5: Lockdown Fermentation with Jelena Belgrave from 2020-04-15T01:00

When our food supply is threatened, or feels like it is, preserving fresh produce is a natural response. Jelena Belgrave, whose fermentation class I took part in over Zoom last week, grew up w...

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S3 Ep5: Lockdown Fermentation with Jelena Belgrave from 2020-04-15T01:00

When our food supply is threatened, or feels like it is, preserving fresh produce is a natural response. Jelena Belgrave, whose fermentation class I took part in over Zoom last week, grew up w...

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S3 Ep4: Lockdown Sourdough with Rebecca Spaven from 2020-04-13T01:00

In these strange times I’ve been thinking about food almost constantly. Unable to go out to eat (or go out much at all), food dominates my waking life even more than normal. Like many people o...

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S3 Ep4: Lockdown Sourdough with Rebecca Spaven from 2020-04-13T01:00

In these strange times I’ve been thinking about food almost constantly. Unable to go out to eat (or go out much at all), food dominates my waking life even more than normal. Like many people o...

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S3 Ep3: British Caribbean Food History with Catherine Ross and Lynda-Louise Burrell from 2020-03-13T02:00

Catherine Ross and her daughter Lynda-Louise Burrell are the founders of Museumand, a Nottingham-based a social history and community 'museum without walls' dedicated to preserving Caribbean h...

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S3 Ep3: British Caribbean Food History with Catherine Ross and Lynda-Louise Burrell from 2020-03-13T02:00

Catherine Ross and her daughter Lynda-Louise Burrell are the founders of Museumand, a Nottingham-based a social history and community 'museum without walls' dedicated to preserving Caribbean h...

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S3 Ep2: Taro Fukunaga's Tokyo Tea Room from 2020-02-13T02:00

Tokyo: a symphony for the ears. Of Pachinko, cicadas and Taro's tea ceremony.

With thanks to Taro and Tomoko (and Rory).

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S3 Ep2: Taro Fukunaga's Tokyo Tea Room from 2020-02-13T02:00

Tokyo: a symphony for the ears. Of Pachinko, cicadas and Taro's tea ceremony.

With thanks to Taro and Tomoko (and Rory).

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S3 Ep1: Italian Prescriptiveness with Livia Franchini from 2020-01-13T02:00

The Italian author Livia Franchini reflects on edible themes in her debut novel Shelf Life, and considers the prescriptiveness of Italian cooking.

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S3 Ep1: Italian Prescriptiveness with Livia Franchini from 2020-01-13T02:00

The Italian author Livia Franchini reflects on edible themes in her debut novel Shelf Life, and considers the prescriptiveness of Italian cooking.

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S2 Ep9: A Burmese Food Education with MiMi Aye from 2019-12-02T02:00

The food blogger and Burmese cookbook author MiMi Aye remembers the UK online food writing movement of the mid 2000s and shares the sour delights of Burmese food.

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S2 Ep9: A Burmese Food Education with MiMi Aye from 2019-12-02T02:00

The food blogger and Burmese cookbook author MiMi Aye remembers the UK online food writing movement of the mid 2000s and shares the sour delights of Burmese food.

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S2 Ep8: BONUS: Extracts from Lecker Zine 01, live at Middle Lane Market from 2019-11-18T02:00

This is a mini audio version of the recent print zine I released! Featuring readings from Octavia Bright, Jennifer Obidike, Rhiannon Schabernack, Ruby Dhalay and Kelly Shearer, recorded at the...

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S2 Ep8: BONUS: Extracts from Lecker Zine 01, live at Middle Lane Market from 2019-11-18T02:00

This is a mini audio version of the recent print zine I released! Featuring readings from Octavia Bright, Jennifer Obidike, Rhiannon Schabernack, Ruby Dhalay and Kelly Shearer, recorded at the...

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S2 Ep7: Claire Roberson's Adopted Sicilian Hospitality from 2019-09-23T01:00

Claire Roberson is an excellent person to know if you want to know what to eat in Sicily. She introduces me to pesto alla Trapanese, prepared in the kitchen of her Palermo apartment.

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S2 Ep7: Claire Roberson's Adopted Sicilian Hospitality from 2019-09-23T01:00

Claire Roberson is an excellent person to know if you want to know what to eat in Sicily. She introduces me to pesto alla Trapanese, prepared in the kitchen of her Palermo apartment.

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S2 Ep6: Cooking and ADHD by Isabelle O'Carroll from 2019-09-09T01:00

Isabelle O'Carroll spent much of her adolescence and young adulthood being made to feel like an underachiever – until an ADHD diagnosis in her mid 30s made everything fall into place. She expl...

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S2 Ep6: Cooking and ADHD by Isabelle O'Carroll from 2019-09-09T01:00

Isabelle O'Carroll spent much of her adolescence and young adulthood being made to feel like an underachiever – until an ADHD diagnosis in her mid 30s made everything fall into place. She expl...

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S2 Ep5: A Parisian Heatwave Dinner with Ellen Quinn Banville from 2019-07-29T01:00

Lecker is in Paris! Eating the perfect tomato salad with Ellen Quinn Banville. Talking tuck, salt and explaining pulled pork to a Parisian butcher.

Thanks to Ellen and Finola ...

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S2 Ep5: A Parisian Heatwave Dinner with Ellen Quinn Banville from 2019-07-29T01:00

Lecker is in Paris! Eating the perfect tomato salad with Ellen Quinn Banville. Talking tuck, salt and explaining pulled pork to a Parisian butcher.

Thanks to Ellen and Finola for perm...

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S2 Ep4: The Misunderstanding of Regional German Food with Christie Dietz from 2019-04-23T04:00

London born and Wiesbaden based, food writer Christie Dietz is an authority on and enthusiastic consumer of German food. She prepares two Wiesbaden regional specialities: Frankfurter grüne Soß...

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S2 Ep4: The Misunderstanding of Regional German Food with Christie Dietz from 2019-04-23T04:00

London born and Wiesbaden based, food writer Christie Dietz is an authority on and enthusiastic consumer of German food. She prepares two Wiesbaden regional specialities: Frankfurter grüne Soß...

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