102: Superhero Brands Origin Stories
Discover the unexpected, peculiar and funny origins to some of the best loved brands on the planet. From Nachos to Coke, Digestives to Musta...
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20 of 115 episodes102: Stranger Things (To Eat)
Take a trip back in time to explore the weirdest dishes ever served, as Jay and James are joined by Food Historian Marc Meltonville to delve...
101: Extraordinary Places to Eat with Food Blogging Star Chef Dennis
Jay and James are joined by one of the world's most successful food bloggers this week, to explore some of the most extraordinary food exper...
100: The Sordid Secrets of your Spice Rack
Join the guys as they take a trip deep into your spice rack, to discover the blood soaked history of our most popular spices. From invasions...
99: Dinner of the Three Emperors - Cooking for Princes and Tsars
This week the guys are introducing another hugely influential chef into their Hall of Fame, this time Adolphe Dugléré, pupil of Careme, a ma...
98: The Oldest Hangover Cure in the World & The Top 10 Healthiest Foods on the Planet
Join Jay and James as they delve into healing foods on the podcast. Exploring both the good and bad of dining cures. Firstly they chat about...
97: Time Travelling in a Pub
Join Jay and Marc live from a very noisy pub, as they delve into the fascinating history of the mainstay of British life that is the magnifi...
96: What The Royal Family Really Like to Eat + Inside the World's Most Expensive Restaurant
In celebration of the jubilee the guys delve behind the scenes of Buckingham Palace to discover the guilty food pleasures of the royal famil...
95: The Remarkable Story of the World's Most Famous Chef
Take a trip inside the life of Escoffier, arguably the most influential chef ever, as the guys induct him into their 'chef hall of fame' and...
94: The Top 8 Worst Foods in the World
Get ready to binge, as Jay and James discover what are the very worst foods that we can eat, entering the remarkable realm of 'ultra process...
93: The Wonders of Irish Cooking with Anna Haugh
Jay and James are joined by the delightful owner of Myrtle restaurant and Irish cooking Queen, Chef Anna Haugh, for an insightful chat into...
92: The Chef Hall of Fame - New York Edition
This week the guys take a trip to New York to put forward their first suggested entrant for their new 'Chef Hall of Fame'. Stepping back to...
91: The Most Extraordinary Food Experiences in the World (well some of them anyway)
This week the guys are again joined by Marc Meltonville as they take a trip inside some of the most remarkable food experiences they've be l...
90: Mind Your Tudor Manners - How Not to Annoy Henry the 8th
Sit up straight on the podcast this week, as the guys are getting a lesson in historical table manners from expert Marc Meltonville. Learnin...
89: The Devil Wears Papaya! Secrets of the Food Magazine World
Delve inside the world of food magazine magic on the pod this week, as the guys are joined by one of Britain's most respected and talented f...
88: Is This The End of the Celebrity Chef?
This week Jay and James chart the rise and fall of the celebrity chef, from the very first to possibly the last, in a bid to answer the ques...
87: The Oldest Cookbook in the World + Dinner with Darwin
The guys welcome in historian Marc Meltonville to delve inside the oldest cookbook in the English language, exploring the recipes and ideas...
86: How to Start Your Own Vineyard + Secrets of English Wine with Wine Masters Susie and Peter
Jay and James are joined by the delightful 'First Couple' of wine, Master of Wine Susie and Peter, to discuss everything from the amazing ex...
85: Mexican Food Magic + Inside the Billion Pound Hotel and Cooking for the Queen
This week the guys are joined by the fabulous Chef Fernando Stovell, Mexican cooking genius and host of Master Chef Mexico, to explore all t...
84: The Unexpected Origins of American's Food + Why Weightlifters Need to Eat More Bugs
Grab your baseball hats, we're heading to America! Jay and James are joined by Frank Clark, Master of Historic Food at Colonial Williamsburg...