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This week, my brilliant guest is the cheesemonger of all cheesemongers Mick James of Queso! Mick was a secondary school teacher who quit teaching and followed his passion for cheese, after he was introduced to the cheese world by a friend. He has some great stories, good energy and just has a really nice vibe about him. You’ll enjoy listening to him. I’m sure! I get into the summer vibes and talk...

The one with my superb guest Akudo Agokei, a private chef who started his cheffing journey self taught, and is now fully qualified he’s knocking it out of the park! We talk about the big changes that led him to becoming a chef and the tricky times that have helped him to become the brilliant chef he is today! In this episode, I road test a new cocktail in a can so you don’t have to - thank me late...

My guest this week is the brilliant Jess Latchford! Not only is she the founder of Waste Knot, but she’s also created foraging phenomenon Leading Wild. Jess tells us all about what she does and her passion shines through in this interview. It’s good to hear. We also step back in time and talk about her food memories. All I have to say is, this woman is handy with a knife and some offal. Haha! I gi...

This week I tell you about my foodie trip to Lightswood Park, courtesy of Digbeth Diner. I give an account of my adventure at a foodie event, and get the microphone out as soon as I get in there, haha! It was lovely to soak up the atmosphere. Pure sunshine and good vibes all round. Listen to how it went down in Bearwood’s famous Park. After that you must listen to my brilliant guest Chris Connolly...

My guest this week is BaxterStorey's Lizzie Hennig, a top Nutritionist. She knows her onions...literally! Lizzie gives advice to us foodies who love our food and talks about the importance of lifestyle when it comes to eating well. And...guess what...she loves a naughty potato! Haha! I take a trip down memory lane and remember the days when Spanish onions ruled the land. I'm not sure what's happen...

In this week’s episode, I’ve been chatting to Hospitality and Culinary Art Management degree Students at University College Birmingham (UCB), when I did a talk for them about this very podcast! They got creative ideas for their own food podcast. Some really good stuff suggestions came up. I enjoyed my time with them. I continued my culinary adventures when I met my guest Phil the foodie. We even d...

In this episode I’ve been out and about, took myself down to Unilever kitchens in Surrey to get involved in the Chaine UK Young Chef Competition! I was invited by Chef Ben Purton. It was a wonderful day, really positive - great bunch of people! The chefs competing and judges were in their element! Was a real hive of activity in the kitchen. The final four chefs are Michalis Kashis from Harrods. Ma...

This week my podcast guest is the brilliant Paul Watters! An accomplished well travelled chef who's not only a food columnist, but also a regular on American TV! Paul's doing a great job of spreading his glorious message of  simple, tasty, healthy food! And, as it’s Easter, I tell you what you can do with the middle of your Cadbury creme egg - if like me, you’re not a fan of the horrible middle bi...

My guest this week is the fantastic Joan Blaney, whose allotment legacy work is in the name of her late husband, a GP, who believed food was medicine. Joan has beautiful, fond and loving memories of her husband and his nourishment food-filled work. She also talks about her food memories when she was a child in Jamaica, and how food and friendship is important in her life. Also, I give you a review...

My guest this week is the brilliant Jose’ from A La Mexicana. You will love his food stories of food and tequila and how he ended up in Birmingham from his sun-drenched country of Mexico. He gives us the low down on how he came to Bearwood and the superb food and drink combinations he brought with him, as well as discussing the traditional way the food is cooked in his restaurant. And. Can I just...

This week my guests are a plethora of peeps all here to celebrate food memories and their fantastic mothers. Happy Mother’s Day! We listen to beautiful, funny, poignant and warm stories of my guest’s moms in the kitchen whisky up memories for life. Memories from Rosa, Zong, Glynn Purnell, Ben, Povan, Mel, Jason, Michael and plenty of others. Listen to fantastic mom filled memories on this week’s e...

This week my guest is the brilliant Roger Edwards, an entertainer whose part of a long-standing cooking family. And will have you in hysterics! His food family stories are superb. You'll love it! He's from a long-standing cooking family, and tells us the crazy food adventures he and his cousin got up to in the café they ran at a market (family owned since 1948) in the Black Country, West Midlands....

This week my guest is the fantastic Michael Wilkinson, a Sports Performance Chef. Michael tells us about the sports performance chef world, and what he does when working with athletes. After chatting sporty food stuff, we take a wander down memory lane, where he tells us all about the great family meals he had growing up and the love of food. We also have a chat about his pet peeves when going to...

The one with guest Rosie Wells, a tv presenter and head honcho behind food show Bearwood Bites. Rosie tells us how the show came about and why she’s so passionate about the food scene in her community - Bearwood. We also take a walk down memory lane and Rosie gives us a taste of her food tales growing up. Including a stint in Scotland when she was a kid and lived with her gran - cooking up some lo...

The one with guest Povan Bharadwaj, a freelance chef based in Wolverhampton. Povan tells us his food tales and eclectic journey as a chef and how his background and culture brought him back to his home town. Great family stories around food and great tales of food memories! Povan tells us about his food tales and his eclectic journey as a chef. He also talks about how his background and culture br...

The one with everyone talking about the day of LOVE - Valentine’s Day! I have interviews with Ben Purton, Rosa Brough, Jason McCrelis, Micheal Wilkinson, Zong Tang. Along with Jose’, Povan Bhardwaj, Jeffery Koren and Aduko Agokei. They give us the highs and lows of Valentine’s Day with lots of different stories. These tales will make you go “arrrrh". They’ll make you laugh. And they make you say “...

The one with guest Zong Tang, a head chef for a top notch golf club in Wakefield. Zong's food story is of a man whose family escaped from a country, was in a jungle in Vietnam, and then got rescued to England! Remarkable! Food was a major part of the whole journey! Just shows what a powerful role food can play in your life! It really is a brilliant and inspirational interview. You WILL love listen...

The one with guest Melinder Williams, a nurse and chef who cooks amazing Trinidadian food. Yum! Melinder tells us about how her business came about, her Trini cuisine, and her superb food memories from the Caribbean and the UK. The story of her mom at the restaurant in Hilton hotel in London is funny! Wish I was there. Haha! This episode also includes my food memory of the kitchen table at my gran...

The one with guests, yes that’s plural, ha!....I have Ros McAteer a Senior Lecturer at University College Birmingham (UCB) - an education establishment that teaches you all you need to know about the hospitality industry. Ros joins me with her brilliant students, Ines and Nelise. All three guests have superb food stories, telling us about their family memories covering the globe - Ireland, Portuga...

The one with guest Ben Purton, a Hospitality Consultant and Executive Chef, who’s worked for Harrods and Selfridges. You can also get stuck into my x2 dinner dating story. Where I found out that one man had a very low food dining out limit, haha. Can’t believe the x2 dinner was a rule! Also listen to my first ever experience of a cruffin. Yes, the croissant and muffin mash up, I never had it befor...

The one with guest Jeff Koren, a former Sommelier who's now a wine and spirit buyer. Me and my friend Meena met him on a Malta food tour. I know! It’s good to talk, eh. I’m also bringing the Malta sun with me in January, and feature my culinary adventures of my food tour in Valletta. It was superb! We didn’t just hear about and taste great local food, we also got an interesting history lesson too!...

Happy New Year Menu lovers! This is the one that’s all about the podcast interview adventures of 2022. It’s my best bits! Listen to fun and joyous food tales from top chef and restaurateur, Glynn Purnell, Rosa Brough of Seven Fifty Films, Conrad Brunton of Tonic Talent. Along with food memories and restaurant pet peeves from Jack Brabant of Digbeth Dining Club, Nicola Burston of the Drinks Trust,...

The Birmingham Christmas Shelter one, where I volunteered at a local charity on Christmas Day. The Shelter provides adults who are homeless or alone at Christmas with a free warm, safe and welcoming place to eat, shower, sleep and enjoy Christmas. With guests Jim the chef, music from Jess the volunteer, Dean who volunteered in the kitchen, and my running commentary of the day. And of course, as al...

The one with guest Conrad Brunton of Tonic Talent, a speacilist recruitment company within the catering and hospitality industry. Also includes my Christmas food memory when I was a kid. And a little Greggs experience which made me laugh, so just had to record a clip of what happened. And of course we have the social share. Get your ears into Menu, the feel-good food podcast.

The one with guest Phil Oldershaw an event host and presenter. Also includes my superb getaway to Malta with my brilliant friend Meena. Listen to the Mediterranean foodie adventures, as I talk you through my food highlights of Malta’s culinary delights. And of course, we have the social share. Get your ears into Menu, the feel-good food podcast.