60 acast.com The Full English https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english en Lewis Bassett Food,History,Idenity,Lewis Bassett,Chef Lewis Bassett by Lewis Bassett The show that sees the world through food. Hosted by chef and researcher Lewis Bassett, with music and mixing from Forest DLG.


Winner of the Guild of Food Writers podcast award 2023.

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]]> The show that sees the world through food. Hosted by chef and researcher Lewis Bassett, with music and mixing from Forest DLG.


Winner of the Guild of Food Writers podcast award 2023.

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]]> false Lewis Bassett lewisbassett24@gmail.com 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc the-full-english episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc/1689885445915-9fb34e82f408f9b943acb421c4cd8ef6.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english The Full English Floyd and Stein with John Merrick - Last episode! Floyd and Stein with John Merrick - Last episode! Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT 1:13:57 67acf93d9c6f7f7f286e61e2 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/floyd-and-stein-with-john-merrick-last-episode 67acf93d9c6f7f7f286e61e2 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc floyd-and-stein-with-john-merrick-last-episode full 4 12 It's the final episode of the Full English and we're talking about Rick Stein and Keith Floyd, two of the most popular cooks on TV in Britain.


Lewis is speaking to the editor and writer John Merrick. Find his essay on Stein here.


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> It's the final episode of the Full English and we're talking about Rick Stein and Keith Floyd, two of the most popular cooks on TV in Britain.


Lewis is speaking to the editor and writer John Merrick. Find his essay on Stein here.


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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Follow Lewis on Instagram here. And Forest DLG here.


Thanks for everyone who listened and supported this show. Watch this space...

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]]> Fergus Henderson with Zoe Williams and Amber Husain Fergus Henderson with Zoe Williams and Amber Husain Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:30:54 GMT 54:04 673a4e0f96b35bc4597472a3 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/fergus-henderson-with-zoe-williams-and-amber-husain 673a4e0f96b35bc4597472a3 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc fergus-henderson-with-zoe-williams-and-amber-husain full 4 11 Fergus Henderson! The man who thirty years ago opened St John and ever since has implored us to eat from "nose to tail".


Lewis Bassett talks to Zoe Williams, columnist at the Guardian newspaper, and Amber Husain, author of Meat Love: An Ideology of The Flesh.


Read Lewis' article on St John here.


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]]> Fergus Henderson! The man who thirty years ago opened St John and ever since has implored us to eat from "nose to tail".


Lewis Bassett talks to Zoe Williams, columnist at the Guardian newspaper, and Amber Husain, author of Meat Love: An Ideology of The Flesh.


Read Lewis' article on St John here.


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> Jamie Oliver with Rachel Roddy Jamie Oliver with Rachel Roddy Tue, 15 Oct 2024 05:07:41 GMT 45:35 670d4fe840241b70039880a9 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/jamie-oliver-with-rachel-roddy 670d4fe840241b70039880a9 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc jamie-oliver-with-rachel-roddy full 4 10 The only person who has sold more books in Britain than Jamie Oliver is J. K. Rowling.


Jamie has been watched and read by millions. His enthusiasm for food is often infectious. His cooking and his campaigning have changed the way we eat.


I'm speaking about Jamie with Rachel Roddy, author of a regular column on Italian food for the Guardian.


We focus mainly on how Jamie, and others, have viewed food in Italy and I ask whether this helps explain why Jamie is often seen by some people as blaming poorer individuals for what he says are bad eating habits.


In this episode we mention Alberto Grandi, Carla Tomasi and Massimo Montanari.


Rachel is the author of An A-Z of Pasta, among other books on food.


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]]> The only person who has sold more books in Britain than Jamie Oliver is J. K. Rowling.


Jamie has been watched and read by millions. His enthusiasm for food is often infectious. His cooking and his campaigning have changed the way we eat.


I'm speaking about Jamie with Rachel Roddy, author of a regular column on Italian food for the Guardian.


We focus mainly on how Jamie, and others, have viewed food in Italy and I ask whether this helps explain why Jamie is often seen by some people as blaming poorer individuals for what he says are bad eating habits.


In this episode we mention Alberto Grandi, Carla Tomasi and Massimo Montanari.


Rachel is the author of An A-Z of Pasta, among other books on food.


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> Alexis Soyer with Pen Vogler and Miranda Carter Alexis Soyer with Pen Vogler and Miranda Carter Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:00:38 GMT 54:49 66fbe403fdb2501b6b32213a false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/alexis-soyer-with-pen-vogler-and-miranda-carter 66fbe403fdb2501b6b32213a 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc alexis-soyer-with-pen-vogler-and-miranda-carter full 4 9 Alexis Soyer cooked for the rich and poor alike. He transformed elite restaurant kitchens in London with new technologies such as gas stoves and he provided nourishment to the starving in Ireland and the battered and the bloody during the Crimean war.


Soyer's fierce desire to feed people went against the grain of Victorian common sense and he helped change how we think about who is responsible for public nutrition today.


Joining Lewis Bassett is Pen Vogler and Miranda Carter.


Pen discusses Soyer in her book Stuffed: A Political History of What We Eat and Why it Matters and some of Soyer's recipes also appear in her book Dinner with Dickens.


Soyer is a central character in Miranda's novel The Devil's Feast.


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]]> Alexis Soyer cooked for the rich and poor alike. He transformed elite restaurant kitchens in London with new technologies such as gas stoves and he provided nourishment to the starving in Ireland and the battered and the bloody during the Crimean war.


Soyer's fierce desire to feed people went against the grain of Victorian common sense and he helped change how we think about who is responsible for public nutrition today.


Joining Lewis Bassett is Pen Vogler and Miranda Carter.


Pen discusses Soyer in her book Stuffed: A Political History of What We Eat and Why it Matters and some of Soyer's recipes also appear in her book Dinner with Dickens.


Soyer is a central character in Miranda's novel The Devil's Feast.


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> Elizabeth Raffald with Neil Buttery Elizabeth Raffald with Neil Buttery Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:31:05 GMT 46:09 66c32d04930b5815c2441c11 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/elizabeth-raffald-with-neil-buttery 66c32d04930b5815c2441c11 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc elizabeth-raffald-with-neil-buttery full 4 8 The most influential cook that you've probably never heard of, according to food historian Neil Buttery.


Elizabeth Raffald captured the distinctly modern English food of the 18th century. The Heston Blumental of her time, inspiring cooks like Fergus Henderson today.


Neil Buttery is the author of "Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential Housekeeper". He's also got two new books coming out, Knead to Know: A History of Baking and The Philosophy of Puddings.


Find Neil's blog and his brilliant podcast here.


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]]> The most influential cook that you've probably never heard of, according to food historian Neil Buttery.


Elizabeth Raffald captured the distinctly modern English food of the 18th century. The Heston Blumental of her time, inspiring cooks like Fergus Henderson today.


Neil Buttery is the author of "Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential Housekeeper". He's also got two new books coming out, Knead to Know: A History of Baking and The Philosophy of Puddings.


Find Neil's blog and his brilliant podcast here.


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> Madhur Jaffrey with Mayukh Sen Madhur Jaffrey with Mayukh Sen Mon, 05 Aug 2024 05:12:52 GMT 57:39 66add887e88ef2ce15282353 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/madhur-jaffrey-with-mayukh-sen 66add887e88ef2ce15282353 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc madhur-jaffrey-with-mayukh-sen full 4 7 Obviously we were going to do an episode about Madhur Jaffrey, and so here it is.


Madhur Jaffrey: the actress who taught British and American audiences how to cook Indian food.


Lewis Bassett speaks about Madur with Mayuk Sen, author of Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America. We talk about Madur's life, some of the barriers to her success as an actress and her move into being a celebrity chef where she made huge waves, plus a lot more. Find out more about Mayuk Sen here and read his article on Madur here (paywalled).


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> Obviously we were going to do an episode about Madhur Jaffrey, and so here it is.


Madhur Jaffrey: the actress who taught British and American audiences how to cook Indian food.


Lewis Bassett speaks about Madur with Mayuk Sen, author of Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America. We talk about Madur's life, some of the barriers to her success as an actress and her move into being a celebrity chef where she made huge waves, plus a lot more. Find out more about Mayuk Sen here and read his article on Madur here (paywalled).


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> Ken Hom with Angela Hui Ken Hom with Angela Hui Tue, 16 Jul 2024 05:20:58 GMT 52:29 66959f082437ed05c5d5376a false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/ken-hom-with-angela-hui 66959f082437ed05c5d5376a 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc ken-hom-with-angela-hui full 4 6 Ken Hom taught the British how to cook Chinese food, but Chinese takeaways showed us what it was in the first place.


Lewis Bassett talks to journalist Angela Hui about Ken's impact and about her book Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counter.


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]]> Ken Hom taught the British how to cook Chinese food, but Chinese takeaways showed us what it was in the first place.


Lewis Bassett talks to journalist Angela Hui about Ken's impact and about her book Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counter.


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> Elizabeth David part 2 with Ruth Rogers and Jeremy Lee Elizabeth David part 2 with Ruth Rogers and Jeremy Lee Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:00:07 GMT 46:37 666ffa6c3d8df9a86fc5e5e2 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/elizabeth-david-part-2 666ffa6c3d8df9a86fc5e5e2 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc elizabeth-david-part-2 full 4 5 Part two on Elizabeth David is all about the impact of her work, with Jeremy Lee and Ruth Rogers.


Jeremy Lee's award winning cookery book is called "Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many".


The River Cafe have a number of brilliant cookbooks and, in recent news, have also opened a cafe (a River Cafe Cafe) next door to their main restaurant in West London.


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]]> Part two on Elizabeth David is all about the impact of her work, with Jeremy Lee and Ruth Rogers.


Jeremy Lee's award winning cookery book is called "Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many".


The River Cafe have a number of brilliant cookbooks and, in recent news, have also opened a cafe (a River Cafe Cafe) next door to their main restaurant in West London.


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> Elizabeth David part 1 with Artemis Cooper Elizabeth David part 1 with Artemis Cooper Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:46:20 GMT 51:45 666ff7dcafc733fd935e938f false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/elizabeth-david-part-1 666ff7dcafc733fd935e938f 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc elizabeth-david-part-1 full 4 4 Elizabeth David led a life whose story is as compelling as her impact on the way we eat. In part one of two episodes, Lewis speaks to Artemis Cooper, author of Writing at the Kitchen Table: The Authorized Biography of Elizabeth David. Part two featuring Ruth Rogers and Jeremy Lee will appear soon.


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]]> Elizabeth David led a life whose story is as compelling as her impact on the way we eat. In part one of two episodes, Lewis speaks to Artemis Cooper, author of Writing at the Kitchen Table: The Authorized Biography of Elizabeth David. Part two featuring Ruth Rogers and Jeremy Lee will appear soon.


The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.


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]]> Marco Pierre White with Ida Février Marco Pierre White with Ida Février Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:41:36 GMT 58:04 6660cd8146cf4600121a27cb false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/marco-pierre-white-with-ida-fevrier 6660cd8146cf4600121a27cb 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc marco-pierre-white-with-ida-fevrier full 4 3 Marco Pierre White, once the "enfant terrible" of the UK restaurant scene today the face of Knor stock cubes. Who is Marco, what impact has he had on how we eat and just why is he so weird?


Answering the questions for a change is The Full English's Lewis Bassett. Taking over is Ida Février and her show No Man Land.


Join us for this special crossover episode, part of our season on cooks that have changed the way we eat.


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]]> Marco Pierre White, once the "enfant terrible" of the UK restaurant scene today the face of Knor stock cubes. Who is Marco, what impact has he had on how we eat and just why is he so weird?


Answering the questions for a change is The Full English's Lewis Bassett. Taking over is Ida Février and her show No Man Land.


Join us for this special crossover episode, part of our season on cooks that have changed the way we eat.


Find No Man Land's Instagram here.

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]]> Auguste Escoffier with Luke Barr Auguste Escoffier with Luke Barr Tue, 14 May 2024 05:45:07 GMT 35:36 66426cf1a771970013cf25c9 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/auguste-escoffier-with-luke-barr 66426cf1a771970013cf25c9 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc auguste-escoffier-with-luke-barr full 4 2 Episode two in our series on cooks that have changed the way we eat.


Lewis Bassett speaks to Luke Barr, author of 'Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class' about the French chef Auguste Escoffier, who rose to fame in London at the Savoy in the 1890s.


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]]> Episode two in our series on cooks that have changed the way we eat.


Lewis Bassett speaks to Luke Barr, author of 'Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class' about the French chef Auguste Escoffier, who rose to fame in London at the Savoy in the 1890s.


Mixing and sound design from Forest DLG.


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]]> Season 4 trailer Season 4 trailer Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:23:50 GMT 1:05 662ad7fe437bd7001226c2f9 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/season-4-trailer 662ad7fe437bd7001226c2f9 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc season-4-trailer trailer 4

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]]> Delia Smith with Felicity Cloake and Zoe Williams Delia Smith with Felicity Cloake and Zoe Williams Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:19:44 GMT 57:14 662a2030a1c8cf0012680fe4 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/delia-smith-with-felicity-cloake-and-zoe-williams 662a2030a1c8cf0012680fe4 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc delia-smith-with-felicity-cloake-and-zoe-williams full 4 1 Delia Smith: friend of the royals, a national treasure who taught us how to boil and egg and an advocate for radical spiritualism.


In this episode Lewis Bassett, Felicity Cloak and Zoe Williams unpick who Delia is and what her impact has been on how we eat in Britain.


This is the first episode of our new series on cooks who've change the way we eat. Subscribe to hear future episodes on everyone from Madhur Jaffrey to Jamie Oliver.


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]]> Delia Smith: friend of the royals, a national treasure who taught us how to boil and egg and an advocate for radical spiritualism.


In this episode Lewis Bassett, Felicity Cloak and Zoe Williams unpick who Delia is and what her impact has been on how we eat in Britain.


This is the first episode of our new series on cooks who've change the way we eat. Subscribe to hear future episodes on everyone from Madhur Jaffrey to Jamie Oliver.


Mixing and sound design from Forest DLG.


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]]> <![CDATA[A pervert's guide to fine dining]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:33:43 GMT 36:55 65d3ad22884f850016f633c3 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/a-perverts-guide-to-fine-dining 65d3ad22884f850016f633c3 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc a-perverts-guide-to-fine-dining full 3 8 Who or what are ultra elite restaurants for? Welcome to a pervert's guide to fine dining.


Produced and presented by Lewis Bassett, featuring Andy Hayler, Erin McDonnell and Robin Burrow.


Mixing and sound design from Forest DLG.


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Clips from:

  • The Bear, FX
  • Grant Achatz on Chef's Table, Netflix
  • Dan Barber on Chef's Table, Netflix
  • Artisans of Craft: Thomas Keller, Peter Millar
  • Masterchef The Professionals with Rasmus Munk, BBC
  • The Menu, Searchlight Pictures
  • 'World's best restaurant will close', Euronews
  • Boiling Point, ITV
  • Marco, BBC



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]]> Who or what are ultra elite restaurants for? Welcome to a pervert's guide to fine dining.


Produced and presented by Lewis Bassett, featuring Andy Hayler, Erin McDonnell and Robin Burrow.


Mixing and sound design from Forest DLG.


Follow the Full English on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.


Clips from:

  • The Bear, FX
  • Grant Achatz on Chef's Table, Netflix
  • Dan Barber on Chef's Table, Netflix
  • Artisans of Craft: Thomas Keller, Peter Millar
  • Masterchef The Professionals with Rasmus Munk, BBC
  • The Menu, Searchlight Pictures
  • 'World's best restaurant will close', Euronews
  • Boiling Point, ITV
  • Marco, BBC



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]]> Why do we eat turkey at Xmas? A Full English festive special! Why do we eat turkey at Xmas? A Full English festive special! Sat, 16 Dec 2023 06:19:14 GMT 1:09:11 657cacd154315600170316f7 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/why-do-we-eat-turkey-at-xmas 657cacd154315600170316f7 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc why-do-we-eat-turkey-at-xmas full 3 7 Join us, join us, join us for a Full English Christmas special! Get the turkey in the oven and warm some wine as we answer all your questions on why we eat and drink in the ways we do at Christmas. And hear us rate the best and worse mince pies from high street coffee shops.


Lewis Bassett is joined by the man of music Forest DLG, master baker Rebecca Spaven, the talented Jemma Greenwood and the food historian Neil Buttery.


Hohoho and sponsor our show: https://www.patreon.com/fullenglish


Find more about Neil, including links to his wonderful books and his podcast here.


Have a good one!

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]]> Join us, join us, join us for a Full English Christmas special! Get the turkey in the oven and warm some wine as we answer all your questions on why we eat and drink in the ways we do at Christmas. And hear us rate the best and worse mince pies from high street coffee shops.


Lewis Bassett is joined by the man of music Forest DLG, master baker Rebecca Spaven, the talented Jemma Greenwood and the food historian Neil Buttery.


Hohoho and sponsor our show: https://www.patreon.com/fullenglish


Find more about Neil, including links to his wonderful books and his podcast here.


Have a good one!

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]]> What did the Romans do for us? What did the Romans do for us? Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:20:49 GMT 1:00:56 655f49a0254b680011d13091 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/what-did-the-romans-do-for-us 655f49a0254b680011d13091 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc what-did-the-romans-do-for-us full 3 7 What did the ancient Romans do for us? Well, according to Thom Ntinas from The Delicious Legacy podcast, they were the first to give Britain the burger.


Find out more about the lasting culinary legacies of ancient Roman Britain in this special cross over episode.


Presented by Thom Ntinas and Lewis Bassett. Produced and edited by Thom Ntinas. Music from Pavlos Kapralos.


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]]> What did the ancient Romans do for us? Well, according to Thom Ntinas from The Delicious Legacy podcast, they were the first to give Britain the burger.


Find out more about the lasting culinary legacies of ancient Roman Britain in this special cross over episode.


Presented by Thom Ntinas and Lewis Bassett. Produced and edited by Thom Ntinas. Music from Pavlos Kapralos.


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]]> Why everyone loves Costa Coffee Why everyone loves Costa Coffee Fri, 10 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT 1:00:17 654d67e1fd344d001327e4ec false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/why-everyone-loves-costa-coffee 654d67e1fd344d001327e4ec 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc why-everyone-loves-costa-coffee full 3 6 Costa is the nation's most popular coffee shop. There are 1000 more Costa than Starbucks and 500 more than Greggs. And that's before we take into account Costa's express machines and retail products.


How did Costa get so big and why do we love it?


Lewis Bassett is joined by co-host Jemma Greenwood, comments from the coffee historian Jonathan Morris and a Costa taste testing with three time UK barista champion Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood. Forest DLG provides the music and sound design.


Find Jonathan's excellent podcast on the history of coffee here.


Maxwell has written three books on coffee and you can find his boutique coffee shops in Bath and London. Find more info on him here.


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]]> Costa is the nation's most popular coffee shop. There are 1000 more Costa than Starbucks and 500 more than Greggs. And that's before we take into account Costa's express machines and retail products.


How did Costa get so big and why do we love it?


Lewis Bassett is joined by co-host Jemma Greenwood, comments from the coffee historian Jonathan Morris and a Costa taste testing with three time UK barista champion Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood. Forest DLG provides the music and sound design.


Find Jonathan's excellent podcast on the history of coffee here.


Maxwell has written three books on coffee and you can find his boutique coffee shops in Bath and London. Find more info on him here.


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]]> The hidden history of state-sponsored canteens The hidden history of state-sponsored canteens Mon, 02 Oct 2023 05:16:45 GMT 39:53 65156eb9d257620011777bf0 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/the-hidden-history-of-state-sponsored-canteens 65156eb9d257620011777bf0 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc the-hidden-history-of-state-sponsored-canteens full 3 5 Few people are aware that in the first half of the 20th century the British government helped establish a huge number of popular canteens, serving food to everyone who wanted it during war time and afterwards. These British Restaurants, as they became known during World War II, were, at their hight, more numerous than today's McDonalds and Wetherspoons combined.


Lewis Bassett speaks to Bryce Evans, a Professor of History at Liverpool Hope University, about British restaurants and their relevance for food bank Britain today.


Bryce's book is called Feeding the People in Wartime Britain. A cheaper paperback edition will be available in November. He has written widely on the subject, including here.


Mixing and sound design from Forest DLG.


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]]> Few people are aware that in the first half of the 20th century the British government helped establish a huge number of popular canteens, serving food to everyone who wanted it during war time and afterwards. These British Restaurants, as they became known during World War II, were, at their hight, more numerous than today's McDonalds and Wetherspoons combined.


Lewis Bassett speaks to Bryce Evans, a Professor of History at Liverpool Hope University, about British restaurants and their relevance for food bank Britain today.


Bryce's book is called Feeding the People in Wartime Britain. A cheaper paperback edition will be available in November. He has written widely on the subject, including here.


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]]> Is English wine any good? Is English wine any good? Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:13:40 GMT 48:23 650196e954466a0010da1f63 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/do-the-english-make-good-wine 650196e954466a0010da1f63 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc do-the-english-make-good-wine full 3 4 Vines in a Cold Climate is a new book by Henry Jeffreys charting the sparkling rise of English wine and the people behind it. Lewis Bassett and Jemma Greenwood speak to Henry over a couple of bottles of vins anglais about Henry's book, the story of English wine and attitudes towards wine drinking in England.


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]]> Vines in a Cold Climate is a new book by Henry Jeffreys charting the sparkling rise of English wine and the people behind it. Lewis Bassett and Jemma Greenwood speak to Henry over a couple of bottles of vins anglais about Henry's book, the story of English wine and attitudes towards wine drinking in England.


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]]> On caffs, not cafes On caffs, not cafes Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:15:16 GMT 56:38 64e9d0be6854bf00118f4853 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/on-caffs-not-cafes 64e9d0be6854bf00118f4853 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc on-caffs-not-cafes full 3 3 What is a caff when it's not a cafe? Where did the caff come from and who will mourn the greasy spoon if, as we hear, they're disappearing?


Joining Lewis Bassett is the author and Guardian columnist Felicity Cloake and Isaac Rangaswami, writer and the man behind the Instagram page Caffs Not Cafes.


Felicity's book is Red Sauce Brown Sauce. Her writing for the Guardian can be found here. Isaac has written about caffs for the Guardian and Vittles.


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]]> What is a caff when it's not a cafe? Where did the caff come from and who will mourn the greasy spoon if, as we hear, they're disappearing?


Joining Lewis Bassett is the author and Guardian columnist Felicity Cloake and Isaac Rangaswami, writer and the man behind the Instagram page Caffs Not Cafes.


Felicity's book is Red Sauce Brown Sauce. Her writing for the Guardian can be found here. Isaac has written about caffs for the Guardian and Vittles.


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]]> Is it wrong to love meat? Is it wrong to love meat? Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:00:19 GMT 48:08 64da7c69cbaac50011938ec9 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/is-it-wrong-to-love-meat 64da7c69cbaac50011938ec9 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc is-it-wrong-to-love-meat full 3 2 There exists a distinctly middle class culture in Britain that has taught us to love our meat, especially if we feel guilty about eating it. But what if rather than caring for the animals we eat, we thought about animals as an exploited class who deserve justice, not a cuddle before they are slaughtered? So argues Amber Husain in Meat Love, a powerful little book that is out now.


Lewis Bassett speaks to Amber Husain about the book, whether capitalism really is a barrier to changing our food system and whether it's wrong to love your meat.


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]]> There exists a distinctly middle class culture in Britain that has taught us to love our meat, especially if we feel guilty about eating it. But what if rather than caring for the animals we eat, we thought about animals as an exploited class who deserve justice, not a cuddle before they are slaughtered? So argues Amber Husain in Meat Love, a powerful little book that is out now.


Lewis Bassett speaks to Amber Husain about the book, whether capitalism really is a barrier to changing our food system and whether it's wrong to love your meat.


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]]> Should we nationalise Wetherspoons? Should we nationalise Wetherspoons? Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:30:00 GMT 56:22 64cc22b427d77c0011b64608 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/should-we-nationalise-wetherspoons 64cc22b427d77c0011b64608 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc should-we-nationalise-wetherspoons full 3 1 By creating a network of pubs that are accessible to anyone with 89p for a coffee, JD Wetherspoon has become something of a public service. But should Britain's most popular pub chain really be owned by Tim Martin and a small group of shareholders? Is it time to nationalise Wetherspoons?


In this episode, Lewis Bassett is joined by Jemma Greenwood to discuss the origins and meanings of Spoons, and by James Meadway to discuss pubs and public ownership.


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]]> By creating a network of pubs that are accessible to anyone with 89p for a coffee, JD Wetherspoon has become something of a public service. But should Britain's most popular pub chain really be owned by Tim Martin and a small group of shareholders? Is it time to nationalise Wetherspoons?


In this episode, Lewis Bassett is joined by Jemma Greenwood to discuss the origins and meanings of Spoons, and by James Meadway to discuss pubs and public ownership.


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]]> Henry Dimbleby on how the food system is killing you Henry Dimbleby on how the food system is killing you Wed, 24 May 2023 07:34:47 GMT 50:26 646dbe17a4d7190011143f2d false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/henry-dimbleby 646dbe17a4d7190011143f2d 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc henry-dimbleby full 1 8 British people are fatter and sicker than people in most other rich nations. That's down to our food system, argues Henry Dimbleby in his new book Ravenous, co-authored with Jemima Lewis. In this episode, Lewis Bassett speaks to Henry about his book, covering everything from why exercise won't help you lose weight to how what we eat is a leading cause of climate change to why food companies are helpless to create the kind of food system we all need to stay alive.

 

Henry Dimbleby is the co-founder of the restaurant chain LEON and author of the government initiated National Food Strategy. He is also a co-founder of Chefs in Schools.

 

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]]> British people are fatter and sicker than people in most other rich nations. That's down to our food system, argues Henry Dimbleby in his new book Ravenous, co-authored with Jemima Lewis. In this episode, Lewis Bassett speaks to Henry about his book, covering everything from why exercise won't help you lose weight to how what we eat is a leading cause of climate change to why food companies are helpless to create the kind of food system we all need to stay alive.

 

Henry Dimbleby is the co-founder of the restaurant chain LEON and author of the government initiated National Food Strategy. He is also a co-founder of Chefs in Schools.

 

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]]> Ha-Joon Chang on eating the economy Ha-Joon Chang on eating the economy Mon, 24 Apr 2023 10:55:36 GMT 45:11 64466028510ea800118e1745 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/ha-joon-chang 64466028510ea800118e1745 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc ha-joon-chang full 2 7 The British realise their food is bland and that's a good thing, according to world renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang.


In this interview, Lewis Bassett speaks to Ha-Joon about some of the key themes in his latest book 'Edible Economics'; from how the field of economics has become something of a monoculture, to why its hypocritical of rich nations to encourage poorer ones to accept free trade.


Ha-Joon Chang is a professor of economics at SOAS university London. 'Edible Economics' is out now.


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]]> The British realise their food is bland and that's a good thing, according to world renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang.


In this interview, Lewis Bassett speaks to Ha-Joon about some of the key themes in his latest book 'Edible Economics'; from how the field of economics has become something of a monoculture, to why its hypocritical of rich nations to encourage poorer ones to accept free trade.


Ha-Joon Chang is a professor of economics at SOAS university London. 'Edible Economics' is out now.


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]]> Do high food prices still make us angry? Do high food prices still make us angry? Tue, 04 Apr 2023 05:00:35 GMT 25:30 642af7c12f6e7a00126fe975 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/do-high-food-prices-still-make-us-angry 642af7c12f6e7a00126fe975 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc do-high-food-prices-still-make-us-angry full 2 6 From around the 1500s to the early 19th century, when the price of food went up poor people were likely to riot. Today we've seen the highest food price rises in a generation, but does anyone feel angry?


Lewis Bassett speaks to economist James Meadway on the causes of rising prices, to historians Steve Poole and Joe Stanley on the history of food riots in England as well as to regular shoppers in Rotherham. We find out whether people are angry about the cost of living crisis today and whether we feel there's anything to be done about it.


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]]> From around the 1500s to the early 19th century, when the price of food went up poor people were likely to riot. Today we've seen the highest food price rises in a generation, but does anyone feel angry?


Lewis Bassett speaks to economist James Meadway on the causes of rising prices, to historians Steve Poole and Joe Stanley on the history of food riots in England as well as to regular shoppers in Rotherham. We find out whether people are angry about the cost of living crisis today and whether we feel there's anything to be done about it.


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]]> Sejal Sukhadwala on the philosophy of curry Sejal Sukhadwala on the philosophy of curry Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:47:18 GMT 45:03 6419d994bf7d770011166834 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/sejal-sukhadwala-on-the-philosophy-of-curry 6419d994bf7d770011166834 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc sejal-sukhadwala-on-the-philosophy-of-curry full 2 5 Lewis Bassett talks all things curry with the writer Sejal Sukhadwala. Find Sejal's book, The Philosophy of Curry, here.


You can also find Sejal's work in the Guardian, the FT, Atlas Obscurer, The Fence and elsewhere.


Find out more about the course on Food, Politics and City which I mention in the show in this YouTube video or at the Birkbeck website here.


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]]> Lewis Bassett talks all things curry with the writer Sejal Sukhadwala. Find Sejal's book, The Philosophy of Curry, here.


You can also find Sejal's work in the Guardian, the FT, Atlas Obscurer, The Fence and elsewhere.


Find out more about the course on Food, Politics and City which I mention in the show in this YouTube video or at the Birkbeck website here.


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]]> Jerry Percy on whether Brexit has been good for the fishing industry Jerry Percy on whether Brexit has been good for the fishing industry Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:27:41 GMT 46:00 63eb621e2d25dc00117866f3 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/jerry-percy-has-brexit-fishing-industry 63eb621e2d25dc00117866f3 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc jerry-percy-has-brexit-fishing-industry full 2 5 Fishing was often at the heart of the Brexit debate. But three years on, what are the results? Lewis speaks to Jerry Percy, a retired commercial fisherman and director of the chair of New Under Ten Fishermen's Association. If anyone has a grasp of what Brexit has, and could, mean for commercial fishing its Jerry.


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]]> Fishing was often at the heart of the Brexit debate. But three years on, what are the results? Lewis speaks to Jerry Percy, a retired commercial fisherman and director of the chair of New Under Ten Fishermen's Association. If anyone has a grasp of what Brexit has, and could, mean for commercial fishing its Jerry.


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]]> Why are we in love with Greggs? Why are we in love with Greggs? Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:02:46 GMT 24:48 63c9da26ebbb6700111f8688 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/love-with-greggs 63c9da26ebbb6700111f8688 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc love-with-greggs full 2 4 Greggs is one of the biggest food to go retailers in the UK, selling 3 million sausage rolls each week. It has its own line in branded sportswear and a huge fan base. But how did Greggs get so big and what does it all mean?


Lewis Bassett speaks to Jake Grover (aka Pasty), Ed Cumming, Sam White, Kate Magee and Sabine Benoit.


Pasty can be found on Instagram here.


Check out Ed Cumming's article on Greggs in The Guardian here.


Sam White is the Editor of Bakery Business Magazine. Kate Magee is the editor of Management Today. And Sabine Benoit teaches at the University of Surrey, and you can find her here.


I also mention this article in the Guardian about the rise of the packaged sandwich.


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]]> Greggs is one of the biggest food to go retailers in the UK, selling 3 million sausage rolls each week. It has its own line in branded sportswear and a huge fan base. But how did Greggs get so big and what does it all mean?


Lewis Bassett speaks to Jake Grover (aka Pasty), Ed Cumming, Sam White, Kate Magee and Sabine Benoit.


Pasty can be found on Instagram here.


Check out Ed Cumming's article on Greggs in The Guardian here.


Sam White is the Editor of Bakery Business Magazine. Kate Magee is the editor of Management Today. And Sabine Benoit teaches at the University of Surrey, and you can find her here.


I also mention this article in the Guardian about the rise of the packaged sandwich.


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]]> James Meadway on why our food is so expensive now James Meadway on why our food is so expensive now Sat, 17 Dec 2022 09:20:13 GMT 32:57 639d89cdc7693300124d8461 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/interview-james-meadway 639d89cdc7693300124d8461 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc interview-james-meadway full 2 3 Why is our food so expensive now? James Meadway explains. We also discuss the link between inflation and trade unions, and the current wave of strikes in the UK right now.


James has held senior roles at the New Economics Foundation and the Progressive Economy Forum. He hosts the weekly economics podcast Macrodose.


This interview forms a part of an upcoming episode on whether high food prices (still) make us angry. Be sure to check that out in the New Year!


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]]> Why is our food so expensive now? James Meadway explains. We also discuss the link between inflation and trade unions, and the current wave of strikes in the UK right now.


James has held senior roles at the New Economics Foundation and the Progressive Economy Forum. He hosts the weekly economics podcast Macrodose.


This interview forms a part of an upcoming episode on whether high food prices (still) make us angry. Be sure to check that out in the New Year!


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]]> <![CDATA[Diane Purkiss on a people's history of English food]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 17:23:13 GMT 46:45 638decec41e41a00101a0a3f false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/interview-diane-purkiss-on-english-food 638decec41e41a00101a0a3f 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc interview-diane-purkiss-on-english-food full 2 2 Lewis Bassett speaks to Diane Purkiss about her new book 'English Food: A People's History'.


We talk about what English food is, how and when English food became bland, why Elizabeth David is a food snob, why we fear GMOs and how what we eat in England is so deeply interwoven with our social class.


Diane Purkiss is a professor of English Literature at Oxford University. Her book 'English Food' is out now.

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]]> Lewis Bassett speaks to Diane Purkiss about her new book 'English Food: A People's History'.


We talk about what English food is, how and when English food became bland, why Elizabeth David is a food snob, why we fear GMOs and how what we eat in England is so deeply interwoven with our social class.


Diane Purkiss is a professor of English Literature at Oxford University. Her book 'English Food' is out now.

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]]> Did Margaret Thatcher invent Mr Whippy Ice Cream? Did Margaret Thatcher invent Mr Whippy Ice Cream? Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:11:04 GMT 24:05 634fdcca6c5a8700129546d4 false https://www.patreon.com/fullenglish 634fdcca6c5a8700129546d4 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc Mrs-thatcher-mr-whippy full 2 1 Did former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher help invent Mr Whippy Ice Cream? And what can Mr Whippy tell us about the Conservative Party today?


With guests:


Zoe Philipson, award winning ice cream retailer from Tyne Valley Ices

Jon Agar, author of Science in the 20th Century and Beyond

Ian Lavery, Labour MP for Wansbeck

Will Davies, author of Nervous States


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]]> Did former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher help invent Mr Whippy Ice Cream? And what can Mr Whippy tell us about the Conservative Party today?


With guests:


Zoe Philipson, award winning ice cream retailer from Tyne Valley Ices

Jon Agar, author of Science in the 20th Century and Beyond

Ian Lavery, Labour MP for Wansbeck

Will Davies, author of Nervous States


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]]> The fish finger bhorta The fish finger bhorta Sat, 02 Jul 2022 16:12:50 GMT 42:48 62b99f9f5530dc0013922da8 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/the-fish-finger-bhorta 62b99f9f5530dc0013922da8 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc the-fish-finger-bhorta full 1 6 In this final episode of season one, Lewis Bassett and Forest DLG make a fish finger bhorta with the journalist and commentator Ash Sarkar. Does the fish finger bhorta count as English food? We hear from the academic Jason Edwards on what national cuisine actually is. Lewis eats Ghanian food in London with the cook and author Riaz Phillips. The chef Andrew Wong and the academic Catherine Hall question the boundaries of national cuisines. And journalist Adam Ramsay, Sunder Katwala from the think tank British Future and the academic Mike Kenny examine why so few people discuss English identity today.


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]]> In this final episode of season one, Lewis Bassett and Forest DLG make a fish finger bhorta with the journalist and commentator Ash Sarkar. Does the fish finger bhorta count as English food? We hear from the academic Jason Edwards on what national cuisine actually is. Lewis eats Ghanian food in London with the cook and author Riaz Phillips. The chef Andrew Wong and the academic Catherine Hall question the boundaries of national cuisines. And journalist Adam Ramsay, Sunder Katwala from the think tank British Future and the academic Mike Kenny examine why so few people discuss English identity today.


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]]> <![CDATA[The invention of 'modern European' food in England]]> Sat, 02 Jul 2022 16:12:33 GMT 51:58 62b99dd3b1730f00128384b4 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/the-invention-of-modern-european-food-in-england 62b99dd3b1730f00128384b4 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc the-invention-of-modern-european-food-in-england full 1 5 How did the English go from eating cans of baked beans to dribbling olive oil over a fresh rocket and sundried tomato salad? In this episode, we’ll look at how a movement of cooks and cookery writers helped to challenge the status of elite, classical French cuisine as the gold standard of food in England with provincial French and Mediterranean cooking. It’s also the story of the rise of a new middle class movement whose European tastes not only assumed a central place at our dinner tables but lent politics and culture in England a repertoire of feelings and sentiments that have been mobilised in debates around the EU and inequality in Britain.


Featuring: Shaun Hill, Fay Maschler, Rowley Leigh, Jonathan Meades, Dan Lepard, Margot Henderson, Anna Tobias, Jeremy Lee, Ben Highmore, Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver.


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]]> How did the English go from eating cans of baked beans to dribbling olive oil over a fresh rocket and sundried tomato salad? In this episode, we’ll look at how a movement of cooks and cookery writers helped to challenge the status of elite, classical French cuisine as the gold standard of food in England with provincial French and Mediterranean cooking. It’s also the story of the rise of a new middle class movement whose European tastes not only assumed a central place at our dinner tables but lent politics and culture in England a repertoire of feelings and sentiments that have been mobilised in debates around the EU and inequality in Britain.


Featuring: Shaun Hill, Fay Maschler, Rowley Leigh, Jonathan Meades, Dan Lepard, Margot Henderson, Anna Tobias, Jeremy Lee, Ben Highmore, Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver.


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]]> Factory farms Factory farms Sat, 02 Jul 2022 16:12:16 GMT 35:44 62b99b21ceba5f001258dac2 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/factory-farms 62b99b21ceba5f001258dac2 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc factory-farms full 1 4 Is regenerative agriculture the answer to the problems caused by factory farms, or might modern forms of food production have an important role to play in the future of food in England? In this episode, Lewis Bassett speaks to: Matt Chatfield, sheep farmer and advocate of alternative farming techniques; the nutritionist Lucy Williamson; the historian David Edgerton; the farmer and director of the Soil Association Liz Bowles, Oxford based climate scientist Michael Clark; author and journalist Aaron Bastani; and Elena Walden from the Good Food Institute. Tess Kelly, a spokesperson for Quorn, tells us about their ambitions to see the world eat less meat. And the author Pen Vogler and celebrity chef Tom Kerridge explain how factory food and class intersect in England.


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]]> Is regenerative agriculture the answer to the problems caused by factory farms, or might modern forms of food production have an important role to play in the future of food in England? In this episode, Lewis Bassett speaks to: Matt Chatfield, sheep farmer and advocate of alternative farming techniques; the nutritionist Lucy Williamson; the historian David Edgerton; the farmer and director of the Soil Association Liz Bowles, Oxford based climate scientist Michael Clark; author and journalist Aaron Bastani; and Elena Walden from the Good Food Institute. Tess Kelly, a spokesperson for Quorn, tells us about their ambitions to see the world eat less meat. And the author Pen Vogler and celebrity chef Tom Kerridge explain how factory food and class intersect in England.


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]]> A nice cup of tea (with sugar) A nice cup of tea (with sugar) Sat, 02 Jul 2022 16:11:56 GMT 44:46 62b996a3afd86a00128a9ee9 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/a-nice-cup-of-tea-with-sugar 62b996a3afd86a00128a9ee9 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc a-nice-cup-of-tea-with-sugar full 1 3 What could be more innocent than a nice cup of cha? In this episode we hear from Seren Charington-Hollins, Markman Ellis, Mathew Mauger and Mukta Das on how England's love of tea is deeply intwined with the British Empire, including how Britain once forced the trade of opium for tea in China. The historians Catherine Hall and Padraic Scanlan also tell us about England's taste for sugar and its origins in slavery.


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]]> What could be more innocent than a nice cup of cha? In this episode we hear from Seren Charington-Hollins, Markman Ellis, Mathew Mauger and Mukta Das on how England's love of tea is deeply intwined with the British Empire, including how Britain once forced the trade of opium for tea in China. The historians Catherine Hall and Padraic Scanlan also tell us about England's taste for sugar and its origins in slavery.


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]]> A land of sheep and glory A land of sheep and glory Sat, 02 Jul 2022 16:10:56 GMT 30:51 62b990d49b608b0012697a57 false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/a-land-of-sheep-and-glory 62b990d49b608b0012697a57 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc a-land-of-sheep-and-glory full 1 2 Why did the English stop eating mutton? And what can sheep farming tell us about the birth of capitalism in England? In this episode, Lewis Bassett visits Smithfield's meat market with Pen Vogler, the author of 'Scoff'. He speaks to Maia Pal and George Comninel about the what, where, when and why of capitalism. We hear from Susan Rose on how wool made England rich. Ben Rogers explains how the English cooked their meat with the help of dogs. We visit Matt Chatfield's farm in Cornwall. Hear how Jeremy Chan, head chef at Ikoyi, cooks mutton and chef Rezaul Haque tells us about the status of mutton in Bengali cuisine today.


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]]> Why did the English stop eating mutton? And what can sheep farming tell us about the birth of capitalism in England? In this episode, Lewis Bassett visits Smithfield's meat market with Pen Vogler, the author of 'Scoff'. He speaks to Maia Pal and George Comninel about the what, where, when and why of capitalism. We hear from Susan Rose on how wool made England rich. Ben Rogers explains how the English cooked their meat with the help of dogs. We visit Matt Chatfield's farm in Cornwall. Hear how Jeremy Chan, head chef at Ikoyi, cooks mutton and chef Rezaul Haque tells us about the status of mutton in Bengali cuisine today.


This show was produced by Lewis Bassett, with music from Forest DLG.

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]]> Breakfast Breakfast Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:42:25 GMT 36:39 62b8dc79507f4f00133c5c5a false https://shows.acast.com/the-full-english/episodes/breakfast 62b8dc79507f4f00133c5c5a 62b8d83e507f4f00133c4adc breakfast Is English food really that bad? full 1 1 What is English food? And what is England? Looking at the English breakfast can tell us something about the character of England and how the country acquired a bad reputation when it comes to food.


Featuring: David Edgerton, Kaori O'Connor, Ben Rogers, Paul Freedman and Rowley Leigh


Music by Forest DLG. Hosted and produced by Lewis Bassett. Sign up on Patreon for extra content and to support the show.


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]]> What is English food? And what is England? Looking at the English breakfast can tell us something about the character of England and how the country acquired a bad reputation when it comes to food.


Featuring: David Edgerton, Kaori O'Connor, Ben Rogers, Paul Freedman and Rowley Leigh


Music by Forest DLG. Hosted and produced by Lewis Bassett. Sign up on Patreon for extra content and to support the show.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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