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The Food Chain
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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The food writers
Ever wondered how anyone gets a job writing about food? Ruth Alexander talks to Melissa Clark, recipe columnist and newsletter host for the...
Can we eat for exam success?
It's exam season in many parts of the world and with her own daughter studying hard, Rumella Dasgupta began wondering how much food matters...
How to eat more fibre and why you should!
Food Chain presenter Ruth Alexander was confident that she was eating a healthy diet, in particular, a diet that included enough fibre. But...
So you think you can't cook?
Many people feel they can’t cook, or don’t know where to start. Studies suggest that in some countries, fewer people are preparing meals fro...
Is kitchen culture changing?
Is the culture of professional kitchens shifting? In recent weeks, one of the restaurant world’s most influential figures stepped down amid...
How to have a stress-free family meal
Are your family meals calm and connected? Or have they become dominated by battles with fussy kids or awkward teens? Mum-of-one Ruth Alexand...
What to eat to run a marathon
What should runners should eat to train for, and complete, a marathon? With major races like the London and Boston marathons approaching, mo...
Giving it all up for food
Ruth Alexander meets three people who gave up well-paid, high-flying careers to start all over again in the world of food. Nisha Katona left...
The story of the sandwich
Shattering the myth of its aristocratic origins and exploring some of the boldest creations; Ruth Alexander finds out about the history, cul...
Small kitchens
From Michelin starred kitchens to Hong Kong’s high rise tower blocks, via informal settlements in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Ruth Alexander...
The risk takers
Every food company starts with a gamble - and not all of them pay off. In this episode Ruth Alexander speaks to business owners about the ri...
How to write a recipe
We all have recipes we turn to again and again, perhaps from the stained pages of our favourite cookbooks, or handed down through families....
Can you learn to love the foods you hate?
Most of us have foods we refuse to eat - think coriander, or maybe olives. But where do those strong dislikes come from, and is it possible...
Fermented foods: A beginner's guide
Fermented foods are fashionable – kimchi, kefir, kombucha – they're all having a moment, many thousands of years on from where they were fir...
Dinner unboxed
Meal kits have become a familiar part of food shopping in many countries, offering pre-portioned ingredients and recipes delivered to the do...
Should we all eat the Mediterranean way?
The Mediterranean diet is rich in vegetables, pulses and olive oil and traditionally includes small amounts of fish and very little red meat...
Tweaks for 2026: How to eat better
Ruth Alexander gathers the most useful, actionable nutrition advice from our episodes of 2025 to help set you up for 2026. Things like how t...
Family ties
Food is at the centre of family life – on ordinary days, in the everyday rush, during the dramas, and the quieter moments too. In this episo...
What is the ultimate hangover cure?
With the festive season approaching in parts of the world, Ruth Alexander explores what’s actually happening in the body during a hangover,...
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