Tables to Talk About

32: Jack Applebee

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

For the final episode of the series, I'm joined by Jack Applebee - CEO of Applebee’s, the beloved Borough Market seafood spot now celebrating 25 years. We chat about what it’s like running a family business, growing up surrounded by food and traders, and how Jack’s leading the restaurant into a new era with a fresh look and renewed focus on sustainable British seafood. Plus, his dream dinner party setup in the mountains (complete with a seriously good menu), easy going hosting, and why oysters are always a good idea.

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31: Chrissy Ryan

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This week, I’m joined by Chrissy Ryan - founder of BookBar, the beloved bookshop and wine bar that’s all about celebrating the social side of reading. We chat about building community through books, the dream dinner party she’d host (complete with flowing wine and iconic guests), and what it’s been like opening a second space in Chelsea. It’s a cosy, inspiring listen packed with great food, good chat, and a serious love of stories.

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30: Rosie MacKean

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Trained chef, recipe developer and pasta queen Rosie MacKean joins us this week to talk all things food, hosting, and her much-loved Substack The Dinner Party. We chat about what it’s like being pregnant while working in the food world, how to take the stress out of hosting, her ultimate dinner party menu, and a few strong opinions! It’s a warm, inspiring listen packed with practical tips, dreamy Italian flavour, and plenty of laughs – the perfect companion while cooking, planning your next gathering, or just craving a good chat about food!

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29: Dani Tucker

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

In this episode, I’m joined by Dani Tucker - founder of The Social Kitchen, the go-to destination for curated tableware hire that makes any gathering feel extra special. We chat about how her rental business came to life, the art of styling a great table, and why hiring over buying might just be the secret to stress-free hosting. Plus, Dani shares her dream dinner party setup, from iconic guests to her favourite playlist picks.

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28: Chantel Yeung

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This week I’m joined by Chantel Yeung, co-founder of Chubby Dumpling – the street food biz bringing golden, flavour-packed dumplings to Londoners from a converted fire truck. We chat about how she convinced her dad to come out of retirement and launch the business with her just before the pandemic, what it’s like running a food brand as a family, their Boxing Day dumpling traditions, and her ultimate dinner party setup – including one game idea you’ll definitely want to borrow.

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27: Adam Bush

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Chef, baker and food writer Adam Bush joins us for a flavour-packed episode full of big menus and even bigger energy. We chat about how he got into food, his laid-back approach to hosting, and what’s on the dream dinner party menu - aka his and wife Soph’s death row meal. Adam also shares the story behind Scramble London, their catering company serving up bold, seasonal dishes designed to be shared.

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26: Cate St Hill

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Cate St Hill is an interiors writer, stylist and design consultant known for her soft, minimal style and calm, considered approach to home. In this episode, we chat about her book The Japandi Home, simple hosting rituals, and how to create spaces - and tables - that truly feel like you.

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25: Harriet Shaw

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Kicking off season four with the queen of foodie homeware, Harriet Shaw – founder of Harriet Says Hi. We chat all things hosting as an introvert, her favourite meaty snacks, and the genius dinner party games Harriet swears by to keep guests on their toes. A fun, thoughtful conversation about finding your own style of hosting, being confident in the things you love – and why it doesn’t always have to mean being the loudest in the room.

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24: Olivia Tripp-McGilvary

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:00:36 GMT

In the final episode of season 3, I’m joined by Olivia Tripp-McGilvary, the founder of Picnic, a creative studio helping brands grow through strategy, content, campaigns, and production. Olivia also runs IN Bristol, a guide celebrating the city’s best independent businesses.

In this episode, Olivia shares her recent experience planning her wedding, her passion for travel, and her love for trying new foods. It’s a fun, insightful chat that’s the perfect way to wrap up the season! Catch up on any episodes you missed while we’re on break, and don’t forget to rate, review, and share the podcast with your friends. We’ll be back soon for season 4!

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23: Luke Hemsley

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:00:46 GMT

I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Luke Hemsley, founder of Wednesday's Domaine, for this week’s episode of Tables to Talk About. Luke’s story is one I’ve admired for a while – an entrepreneur with a passion for creating not just a product, but a full-on experience. He noticed the rise of alcohol-free options in beer and spirits but realised wine drinkers were left wanting more. Enter Wednesday’s Domaine: a beautifully branded, alcohol-free wine that’s perfect for those midweek moments when you want to unwind without the buzz. This is Luke’s first venture into the drinks world, but he’s no stranger to startups. We chatted all about the ups and downs of building something from scratch, and his dedication to delivering something truly special for his customers, plus his dream dinner party, of course!

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22: Sara Assad-Mannings (Bunhead Bakes)

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 06:08:50 GMT

This week I’m so excited to be chatting to Sara Assad-Mannings - The founder and head baker at Bunhead Bakery. Sara started Bunhead in the midst of the pandemic, and has since built an incredible community of sourdough bun lovers through attending south London markets and now, with their recently opened bakery in Herne Hill. Everything they bake is inspired by Sara’s Palestinian heritage - sharing her culture through food from sweet and savoury buns to the most delicious focaccia and guys, they are absolutely smashing it - Everytime I drive past there are queues down the road so if you visit make sure to get there early!

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21: Ben Lippett

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:05:09 GMT

Ben Lippett is a cook, food writer, recipe developer and co-founder of Dr Sting’s Hot Honey. Having spent years in various restaurants across the UK, USA and Australia, Ben made the leap to food media - Working at MOB kitchen for a while and now hosting dinners, writing recipes or putting together his amazing Substack - How I cook - which is a weekly newsletter he explains as ‘A chef’s guide to really good home cooking’.

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20: Giorgia Carlini

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 04:00:45 GMT

Today’s guest is Giorgia Carlini - an Italian artist otherwise known as tattooist Lobster and Pearls. She also recently started to host women circles aiming to build a community around softness and connection, following her interest into all things spiritual. I’ve known Giorgia for years now having fallen in love with her delicate line drawing style and food based designs - You may also have noticed that Giorgia designed our podcast illustrations too!

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19: Sarah Vachon

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 05:00:45 GMT

Sarah Vachon is an olive oil sommelier and founder of Citizens of Soil, the olive club club and refill brand with award-winning extra virgin olive oils from women who practice regenerative agriculture. Her background is in food & drink as well as sustainability. She made the Telegraph + NatWest “Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs To Watch” and is a member of Women in Olive Oil, a global network which empowers education and advancement of women in the industry.

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18: Romany Henry (Dudu Eats)

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 05:00:07 GMT

This week’s guest is Romany Henry, who’s a culinary trained chef turned content creator with the handle ‘Dudu Eats’. She was born in Hong Kong and raised in Phuket, two places we both have in common. Ro is also a regular at Mob Kitchen with a focus on representing her South-East Asian flavours and culture through her cooking - As expected there was LOTS of asian food chat in this one. She also draws immense inspiration from her mother, who she chats about in this episode too, and who taught her how food can be a form of self-expression, preservation and love. They also made a chilli oil together available exclusively on DELLI so make sure you check that out.

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17: Kaiva Kaimins

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 05:00:04 GMT

Welcome back to Season 3 of Tables to Talk About - the podcast where I chat with guests about their dream dinner parties from the dishes they’d serve and the drinks they’d pair, to their guests, music, hosting and more. I’m so excited to dig into another season with you chatting to more incredible tastemakers about food and dining!

We’re kicking off with Kaiva Kaimins, Founder of My Lady Garden - a London based modern floral studio creating flowers for events, installations, workshops and most recently also founder of Lady Garden World - An online flower school with a mission to educate a new generation of florists - and author of book Flower Porn.

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16: Mako Ndoro

Thu, 09 May 2024 05:00:30 GMT

Today I’m spoke to Mako Ndoro - Founder of London’s go to grazing company Berry & Brie who curate delicious and creative bespoke catering solutions for events, gatherings and celebrations. Mako and I have been friends for a while now - Whenever we meet up we end up losing hours to chat about all things business and hosting. She’s equally passionate about bringing people together to share in experiences round a table so hopefully you enjoy this one as much as we enjoyed recording it.

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15: Xanthe Ross

Thu, 02 May 2024 05:00:10 GMT

Xanthe Ross is a chef, content creator and supper club host who’s approach to food and her cooking came from her time spent in living in Wales and teaching herself to grow with the seasons. Now based back in London, she brings her focus on seasonality to her supper clubs and recipes. I’ve been trying to pin Xanthe down for this chat for weeks now so it was amazing to finally chat to her about her dream dinner party and her love and approach to food.

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14: Imme Ermgassen

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:37:18 GMT

Imme Ermgassen is the co-founder of Botivo - A small-batch slow sipping botanical drink inspired by aperitifs. They’re on a mission to transform non-alcoholic drinks, creating something not in opposition to alcohol, but in a category of it’s own that can be served with or without and essentially mixed however you like it. Love love loved this chat - From Imme’s interesting story getting into Botivo to her dinner party go-tos - I know you will too. Enjoy!

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13: Saskia Sidey

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:00:49 GMT

Today I’m chatting to Saskia Sidey, a London based food stylist, recipe developer and food writer who's been working in the food industry for 10 years. She's also the co-founder of Sidey studio, a brand new gorgeous food photography studio in Peckham which she’s set up with her wife Jo. She trained as a chef at Leith's School of Food and Wine and has written three cookbooks, Broke Vegan, Broke Vegan Speedy and Vegan Slow Cooker.

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12: Antosh Samek

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:00:19 GMT

Today I’m chatting to Antosh Samek - Co-founder of Rythmik Cocktails - an idea born in lockdown at the award-winning bar Antosh owned, a venue renowned for serving up expertly mixed cocktails and music to those in the know. With both the dance floor and glasses empty they needed a way to get the music and cocktails to people’s homes and so it began. Now they bring the vibe of your favourite cocktail bar and music venue wherever you are with their bar quality bottled cocktails and DJ curated playlists. Simply open the bottle, pour the cocktail over ice, scan the playlist and enjoy good times. Easy peasy.

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11: Dee Omole

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:00:33 GMT

This week I’m chatting to Dee Omole of Dee’s Basement - A confectionery studio specialising in distinctive, nostalgic-style cakes and desserts such as her popular madeleines and bento cakes working with brands such as Liberty, Free People & Net-a-porter.

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10: Hannah Crosbie

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:00:14 GMT

This week I’m chatting to Hannah Crosbie - A wine writer, founder of Dalston wine club, and newly published author of ‘Corker’, a deeply unserious wine book, out now! She’s also a regular wine presenter on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch.

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Other things mentioned:

Ixta Belfrage's Cookbook

When the Sun Dips 90 Degrees

On the Corner - Playlist

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9: Charlotte Jacklin

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:00:39 GMT

This week I’m chatting to Charlotte Jacklin - A content creator and newly formed marketing agency founder based in Lincolnshire - capturing her love for interiors, fashion, lifestyle, food and travel.

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8: Daisy & Liv Tinker

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:00:00 GMT

This week I’m chatting to Daisy and Liv Tinker - twins and the founders of Salad Days Market, previously known as A South London Makers Market - where they run curated makers markets and events that encourage shopping small. They started with their first market locally in Crystal Palace, and have since expanded running markets with Selfridges and Battersea Power station, supporting hundreds of small businesses, including Studio Dine Store, along the way.

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7: Grania O'Brien

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 05:00:00 GMT

This week we're chatting to Grania O'Brien, Founder of Ink & Paper London - A luxury letterpress studio specialising in deliciously chic wedding stationery. Working in the wedding industry suits founder, Grania to the ground as this beautiful creative industry enables her to creative exquisite letterpressed papergoods. She also adores entertaining, pasta and loves nothing more than pouring over her couples menus as she presses them.

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6: Alex Beausire

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 05:00:22 GMT

Alex Beausire is the co-founder and creative director of These Days Drinks - A drinks brand bringing classical aperitivo into the 21st century. Their range of Spritz uses natural fruit flavours and organic wine from the South of France which is mixed together and then carbonated, making the drinks taste great, but lower in sugar, calories and easy to serve. They’ve also just opened a bar in the middle of Bermondsey Beer mile, so if you fancy a cool spritz on a hot day this summer, you know where to go!

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5: Ruby Hughes

Thu, 25 May 2023 05:00:19 GMT

Ruby Hughes born in London, started Sshepaints in an effort for us to connect during the Pandemic. Painting memories of Aperols and pizza in the sun, to cups of coffee and afternoon chatter. They were love notes of what we used to have. Often posting them straight to the customers friend or family member. 'I felt like cupid'. Fast forward to now she is still painting our memories of pasta sauce, glasses of wine and the beauty in everyday life. The ethos behind Sshepaints is - 'Anyone can paint'. The uneven, wonky quality of Ruby's pieces invites you to feel inspired, and either want to grab a paintbrush or go and sit in a wine bar.'

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4: Lucy Hitchcock

Thu, 18 May 2023 05:00:54 GMT

Lucy Hitchcock is an entrepreneur, marketeer, wine-enthusiast, and founder of Sassy Digital and Partner in Wine. She started Partner in Wine during lockdown, after a disappointingly warm glass of wine in the park, and soon after had a TikTok she created go viral which totally changed her business overnight. She’s now stocked in Selfridges, and Liberty London, has collaborated with Waitrose, Aldi, Maison Mirabeau, Doughnut Time, Glossybox, Candy Kittens and many more. Lucy continues to use her TikTok to make wine drinking more accessible and fun for the everyday wine drinker, and was recently named on the Natwest x The Telegraph ‘100 female entrepreneurs to watch’ list.

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3: Lydia Bolton

Thu, 11 May 2023 05:00:51 GMT

Lydia Bolton is a social creator, sustainable fashion advocate and slow fashion designer who up-cycles unwanted textiles, deadstock fabrics and thrifted pieces into luxury womenswear for both her own brand and larger brands such as Nike, Adidas and Reebok. Lydia's designs have been picked up by publications like British Vogue, The Face and Refinery29, while Lydia has been consistently touted as ‘One to Watch’ by trend forecasters, including WGSN.

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2: Martyn Odell

Thu, 04 May 2023 05:00:40 GMT

Martyn has been a chef for over 15 years working in a lot of different areas in the food industry from restaurants to large scale event catering. He found his way into recipe development for Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) and worked in a cookery school teaching for over 5 years, alongside doing a degree in photography.

After setting up Lagom Chef in November 2019 as an online sustainable meal plan company fighting food waste, things didn't work out quite as planned (pandemic!), he shifted his focus on educating people about food waste and having fun with cooking. He now has an audience of over 1 million across platforms, gaining traction through his energetic fun content that aims to teach, inspire and break down the barriers that assume solving food waste and eating delicious food is complicated and expensive.

A self-titled "Food Waste Disruptor" who is raising awareness to a whole new audience and demographic, carving out his niche in the food waste scene. From having success with his light hearted approach he has worked with brands such as Canon, Sainsburys, Ocado, Sony Music, TikTok, WRAP and Oddbox on major brand campaigns.

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1: Sophie Wyburd

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 05:00:42 GMT

This week I'm chatting to Sophie Wyburd, a London-based recipe developer, presenter and former head of food at MOB Kitchen. She’s all about developing hearty home comfort foods made for sharing, and when she’s not cooking, she also co-hosts the I’ll Have What She’s Having podcast with Hannah Crosbie.

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Introducing... Tables to Talk About

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:01:16 GMT

Hostess with the mostess, table styling enthusiast and founder of Studio Dine, Callie Punchard, hosts a podcast about food and hosting where she chats to guests about their dream dinner party from the food they’d serve and the drinks they’d pair, to their guests, music, hosting tips and more.

So Pour yourself a glass of whatever you're drinking - we’ve saved you a seat! Episodes coming soon...

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