Farmer's Kitchen: The Podcast

17 March 2023: Liam Collens finds out why some gym goers are adding dog food to their diet The founder of Turkish restaurant Sirali joins Helen in the studio Can we be sustainable during Ramadan, we ask Chef Candice Dinner Time Story is an enchanting food experience at JA Resorts Helen finds out what Gunbae Nights is all about And Spinneys is celebrating St Patrick's Day with some great Irish reci...

10 March 2023: It's Foodie Friday and we chat to the co-founder of Break Bread  Chef Michel Sarran is talking posh toasties We find out about two new eco restaurants Dan Fahy is updating us on this week's food news Chef James Adams has put Paramount Midtown on the map And a brand new restaurant called RIA has just opened. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

03 March 2023: Hattem Mattar, the first Arab pit master is in the studio Courtney Brandt has all the latest food news Chef Ilias Doulamis is bringing his Greek touch to the Conrad Dubai Tiffany from Spinneys is getting spicey And Roberto's Head Chef is sharing his signature Italian dishes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helen finds out the details of how chefs get together to benefit earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. What has to be on your plate to call it a roast dinner? We ask the guy who reviews roast dinners every single week. The Dibba Bay Oyster Festival is back We're reflecting on the last five days of Gulfood with Spinneys' Tom HarveyIt's Chef Jacob Villarreal from Sofitel on our Chef's Table this w...

17 February 2023: Helen chats to the husband and wife team behind Wokyo Jones the Grocer shares their Ramdan menu Co Chocolat opens the First Farm-to-Table Chocolate Factory in the Middle East Alice from What's On has got the latest food news Chef Eyal Shani talks about his new restaurant North Miznon And the founder of Couqley is taking us back to France. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

10 February 2023: Blu Matcha is a cafe focused purely on matcha We catch up with the Head Chef of Miss Lilly's Courtney Brandt is filling us in on all the food news Flower Power is taking over some of the top restaurants in the UAE Bread Ahead is back for good And we find out about the slow food movement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

03 February 2023: Friday means food and we start of with a Chef, artist and environmental advocate Claudio Cardoso A chef from Texas has opened an authentic Mexican restaurant called Lila Taqueria Liam Collens is giving us the latest food news Are we drinking too much coffe? We ask the experts And we find out how Spinneys is using their social media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

16 December 2022: We are celebrating the season with Spinneys, and talking about Christmas trees, recipes and all the goodies you will find in their store. And to top it off Santa is answering all your questions today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09 December 2022: Peggy Porschen has brought in some of her infamous pink cupcakes in for a treat The team from Arbor School are talking farm to plate Chef Trisha Singh Henault is making her mark in Dubai's foodie scene We have all the food news from Courtney Brandt Chef Stuart Sage joins us from the Waldorf Astoria Palm Jumeirah And a new Turkish restaurant is opening its doors See omnystudio.com...

25 November 2022: Helen is joining Spinneys today for the farm to table veg pledge, and encouraging children to start eating more vegetables. Sophie Corcut explains how eating more veggies helps the planet Zu from Interact explains how they are educating 1 million people in the UAE on healthy eating Olivier shares his bee farm with the kids  We find out what Elite Agro are growing Warwick Gird fro...

18 November 2022: Helen is live at the DP World Tour Championship and gets a taste of House of Pops golf-themed lollies, and finds out about the Family Day taking place there too with Graham Glynn. We find out about the story behind the new Kasibeyaz Turkish restaurant. Chef Michael Mina from Mina Brasserie is sharing his new creations. Helen chats to Chef Pierre Gagnaire who is in town. Al Bayade...

11 November 2022: We are heading to Italy with Chef Fabio who is sharing his secret to the perfect Napolise pizza. Chef Francesco Bagnato from Isola joins Helen in the studio. Courtney Brandt is back with the latest weird & wonderful food news. Chef Grégoire Berger is talking about his latest collaboration at Ossiano. We find out about a new initiative by Dubai Cares called Dubai Cares DINE. F...

Lewis Hamilton is part of the new Neat Burger. And Helen chats to the founders.  Courtney Brandt keeps us updated with the latest food news A young entrepreneur has created her own vegan ice-cream brand called Majama What's in the latest Nourish magazine, we ask Tiffany from Spinneys  The Chef at JA beach hotel gets our taste buds buzzing And the UAE is now growing its on Saffron See omnystudio.co...

Tiffany from Spinneys has been eating her way through a cheese farm William Drew, Director of Content for The World's 50 Best Restaurant joins the show Nahla Tabbaa is  a lady of many skills and combines art with food. We talk vegan life with Little Erth Chef Cesar joins us from Tamoka We talk to the founders of home-grown Greek restaurant Philotimos  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Alvin Leung is known as the demon Chef, and we find out why Authentic Belgian waffles are on the menu courtesy of La Maison. Michelin Star chef Rohit Ghai is talking about the launch of his new restaurant at Global Village. Courtney Brandt has the latest food news. Creams is bringing their sweetness to the UAE. We chat to Tribe Creators about what makes a successful restaurant. See omnystudio.com/...

07 October 2022: Helen talks to one lady who survived breast cancer and is now contributing a lot of it to eating healthier A husband and wife team made the most of Covid and founded a new business called Varak If you like wholesome plant-based meal plans, you will love Sage A new supper club has arrived inspired by Nigerian Owambe parties Cooking with Zahra has just launched her news snacks at Sp...

30 September 2022: Sam Rhodes, the son of the late and great Chef Gary Rhodes joins Helen Chef Omar from LDC talks about his freshly cooked in-house recipes Dan Fahy shares his culinary fiasco in Spain Tom Harvey from Spinneys is talking about some exciting new products Avatara is Dubai’s first and only all-vegetarian degustation fine dining experience The Emirates Bio Farm is educating us on agri...

Punam chats to celebrity Chef Vivek Singh who has just opened his first restaurant in Dubai Chef Osama Jalali will be serving his traditional hometown recipes to The Golden Fork Is Dave's Hot Chicken worth the hype, Punam finds out. Spinneys share their latest recipes from Nourish And we find out how sushi and sustainability go hand in hand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spinneys' Category Manager - Deli & Meal Solutions Conor Roman fills us in with their cheese of the month and meal deal while Neil Gibson, Produce Category Manager, takes us to Africa to experience Kenyan herbs and veggies. Three chefs join us on our weekly Chef's Table: Kelvin Cheung of Jun's, Carmen Hernandez of BRIX Desserts and Timo from Ernst. And Alice Holtham, Group Editor of What's On,...

The first shellfish farm in the Middle East has obtained the Friend of the Sea certification. Dibba Bay Oysters' Founder and CEO Ramie Murray gives us the details. Two chefs join us for our weekly Chef's Table: Lily Nguyen of Vietnamese Foodies and Atip Intarakased of Mango Tree Thai Bistro at the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah. The person behind the flavours of four brands of the Tashas Group, Jill Okkers...

James Knight Pacheco, Group Executive Chef of Cove Beach tells Helen how they change menus depending on the season and the importance of a chefs community in the emirate. An online cake shop by the Waldorf Astoria DIFC is now up and we're meeting the woman behind that.  Spinneys' Tiffany Eslick shares details of her recent trip to Australia where she visited their beef suppliers Dan Fahy fills us...

Food writer Courtney Brandt updates us with all the latest food news, including this 'rule' for dropped food. Helen speaks with Chef Roberto Seguro of Infini Concepts about the different pressures chefs face these days. Born and raised in the Philippines, but specialising in Greek cuisine and more, Chef Anthony Pelea from Zoe Modern Greek Kouzina in Abu Dhabi talks about his culinary journey, incl...

24 June 2022: Helen chats to Lowe who is the winner of the Michelin green star The International Director of Michelin explains the process when it came to choosing the best restaurants Lento has just opened in Dubai, and Chef Faisal joins us in the studio Sushi Samba is bringing over authentic Brazilian entertainment and flavours to Dubai Karen from Spinneys updates us on the latest recipes in the...

17 June 2022: Courtney Brandt has the latest food news including one of the world's best restaurants that is losing clients  Will we soon be drinking local water? We find out from BE WTR Wander With Nada is sharing her visit to Dubai's new library A brand new Italian fine dining restaurant has opened at Dubai Opera And the chef from the trendy San Beach is in the studio. See omnystudio.com/li...

10 June 2022: Wabi Sabi is the first vegan concept to open in Saudi Arabia and now, it has arrived in Dubai. Papillon is a new dining experience with a difference.  If you like your pastries, you will love what's on the menu at The Lighthouse. Two mums are cooking up a storm with their new cookbook. The manager of Nette is talking sustainability in the F&B industry. And Spinneys has some...