Sonder & Salt

In the age of constant supply and globalisation, do we still need to eat with the seasons? Can you taste if your produce is in season or not? Can more be done to enable access to affordable local produce for all? Join the conversation! Get tickets for An Evening with Sonder & Salt on Oct 5th 2023 now: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-sonder-salt-tickets-716727379887?aff=oddtdt...

For this (rather lengthy) mini-sode, Malaika and Harleigh jump onto a trending topic over on X about a well known black owned pub, Prince of Peckham, that hosts the non-black owned residency ‘White Men Can’t Jerk’. Is this a harmful or playful play on words? Are patrons of WMCJ enabling erasure of genuine Jamaican and Jerk establishments? Is there more that black chefs and restauranteurs could be...

Harleigh and Malaika follow on from last week's food hygiene and home episode to venture into restaurant kitchens, decoding food hygiene ratings and understanding exactly what is getting scored. Does a 5* quality restaurant always have a top cleanliness rating? Harleigh is shocked to find out the rating of her local mini-marts and Malaika is pleasantly surprised by her local favourites. Get ti...

Thank you for 1 year of support, streams, shares and love. 🧡 Get tickets for An Evening with Sonder & Salt on Oct 5th 2023 now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-sonder-salt-tickets-716727379887?aff=oddtdtcreator Sonder & Salt: a weekly food podcast about the magic of eating. Love this podcast? Support us here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sonderandsalt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fo...

An Evening With Sonder & Salt... Tickets available now on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-sonder-salt-tickets-716727379887?aff=oddtdtcreator There are rules and regulations surrounding food hygiene on farms, in factories and restaurants, but standards vary from country to country and in some cases state to state. The average consumers expectations of food hygiene when...

Today, Malaika and Harleigh are joined by special guest Ryan Panchoo. Ryan is the owner, founder and product developer at Borough 22 - home of Malaika’s favourite gluten free doughnuts. Borough 22 has been awarded a Great Taste Award for their baked gluten-free and vegan doughnut, and also a Free From Product of the Year Award in 2023 for the classic fried doughnut. On this episode Ryan shares the...

Pizza is Harleigh's love language, but Malaika's gluten avoidant love affair. This episode takes a journey around Italy, a la Liz Gilbert, to learn about the foundations, rules and certifications of Neapolitan Pizza. Cafe KoKo: https://www.cafe-koko.co.uk/ Bubala, Spitalfields: https://bubala.co.uk/ Chef Vicks: www.instagram.com/chefvickz The True Neapolitan Pizza Association (Associazione...

Everyone's going gluten-free, and we're all drinking oat milk but... why? Do we need to? Are our food avoidances doing more harm than help? On today's episode Harleigh and Malaika discuss their food allergies and intolerances, what coeliac testing requires and how challenging it is to navigate being a foodie whilst trying to avoid food groups. Shout out all the gluten avoidant babes. M...

Join Malaika, Harleigh and very special guest Melissa Thompson for a deep dive on Jerk Chicken. What are the key components of Jerk Chicken? Is there a difference between Jerk Chicken and Pan Chicken? Can you jerk rice? Thank you so much to Melissa for joining us on this episode! Follow @Fowlmouthsfood on Instagram for incredible recipes and hilarious stories from Melissa. Buy 'Motherland: A J...

Girl Dinner: who, what, when, where, why?? The official definition (as per dictionary.com): The informal term girl dinner is used to refer to  a meal typically consisting of snacks, side dishes, and small portions of (often randomly assembled) foods. Love this podcast? Support us here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sonderandsalt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast for updates and video content ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This is the third part of a mini-series about taste and flavour. In this episode, Malaika and Harleigh sit down with Kerry, who shares her personal experiences and strategies for enjoying the pleasures of dining out despite lacking the sense of taste. Discover the best ways to share restaurant experiences with friends and family, how Kerry relies on textures and mouthfeel, visual cues, and inventi...

So you think you know MSG? I bet you don't know how many names it has and how many of your cupboard staples it may be in... In this episode, Harleigh and Malaika are joined by very special guest, MiMi Aye. MiMi Aye is a cookbook author, blogger, podcast host, activist and MSG advocate. MiMi first gives a brief education into Burmese food and its differences to other Asian cuisines, their natio...

This week, Malaika and Harleigh sit down to unpack what flavour is. What are the different taste profiles? Can you have a positive flavour experience without enjoying the taste of a food? 'The Flavour Equation' by Nik Sharma: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flavor-Equation-Science-Explained-Essential/dp/1452182698/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QGI5FLH1O5I4&keywords=the+flavour+equation&qid=1690154094&a...

Welcome back to 'A Pinch of Salt'. A mini-sode on a single topic in food. Following Malaika's recent trip to Portugal, on this episode she is sharing all the best places to eat in Lisbon. 🇺🇸 Listen to A Pinch of Salt: Where to Eat In New York City - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6auRSOPWTMusq00vEDizCJ?si=596c367da8b94b6b 🌍 Listen to S2 E6: International Food Adventures - https://op...

The great British summer has finally arrived and we are dining al fresco! Your lunch break can be a picnic, you can be spontaneous but let’s make the most of the weather. Grab your hamper, blanket and get picnic planning.  Malaika’s White Sangria: https://www.instagram.com/p/CtrRacPodYG/?hl=en ASDA Chicken Kiev: Shop here BBC ‘The Food Programme’ - Unpacking The Great British Picnic: https://open....

Malaika and Harleigh kick off Season 3 with a recap of what they’ve been up to during the break including a dinner at Darby’s hosted by Samin Nosrat with the US Embassy London, sponsored by Visit California.  For the first guest feature on Sonder & Salt, we have none other than Angela 'The Kitchenista' Davis. Angela is a recipe developer, cookbook author, private chef and grill master....

Season 2 that's a wrap! This is not goodbye, just goodbye for now. Love this podcast? Support us here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sonderandsalt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast for updates and video content ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You can follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Harleigh on Instagram here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow Malaika right here. ...

On this episode, Malaika and Harleigh discuss one of their favourite things to do: dine solo. Sharing why they enjoy it so much, and encouraging all listeners to try it! Cafe Koko: https://www.cafe-koko.co.uk/   ‘WaterTok, beverage girlies & food politics’ by Tiffany Ferg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugTbassYsOE&pp=ygUSdGlmZmFueSBmZXJnIHdhdGVy   Air Up: https://uk.air-up.com/   Soda St...

How much are you currently paying for 6 eggs? On this episode, Malaika and Harleigh discuss the current egg crisis: what's causing it, what we're being told about it and how its effecting daily life. Support this podcast on BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sonderandsalt 💖 Six by Nico: https://www.sixbynico.co.uk/ https://www.sixbynico.co.uk/ Riu Republica, Dominican Republic: ht...

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but which apples? Gala, Red Delicious, Pink Lady... On this episode, Harleigh and Malaika discuss their favourite fruits and how they like to enjoy them. Buns From Home: https://www.bunsfromhome.com/ Wingstop UK: https://www.wingstop.co.uk/ Borough Market (for £15 Pineapples): https://boroughmarket.org.uk/ Click here to see Wild Bananas with seeds! Love this p...

Variety is the spice of life! And so is turmeric, sumac and cinnamon. On this episode Malaika & Harleigh discuss the use of spices in cooking, Malaika's experience at the Dubai Spice Souk, and why saffron is so expensive. 'The Science of Spice' Book: https://amzn.to/3pmfkws [affiliate link] 'The Modern Spice Rack' Book: https://amzn.to/42enaGG [affiliate link] Love this pod...

Apparently there's some kind of British Coronation this week? So Malaika and Harleigh sat down to talk about all the staples dishes Britain has to offer. Some of our listeners weren't too happy with Harleigh's comments about British food on S2 E13 World's Best Cuisines... so let's do it again! Malaika's Parisian Highlights: https://www.instagram.com/p/CroOjn9Iopd/ Love this...

However you're feeling, there's a meal for it. Join Malaika and Harleigh as they share their favourite food for every mood, as inspired by Holly Haines' book 'How To Eat Your Feelings'. Available for instant digital download and physical purchase in the USA here: https://www.itsholly.com/how-to-eat-your-feelings/ Follow Holly on Instagram for more incredible food: https://www.i...

Think Love Island, but no love... just island. What would you take to get dropped off on a desert island? Having a riff on the renowned BBC Radio 4 programme, 'Desert Island Discs', Harleigh & Malaika discuss their ingredient, special item and luxury choices for being castaway. Love this podcast? Support us here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sonderandsalt 1251 Sauce Shop Chilli Jam: ht...

This is not just a podcast episode, this is an M&S Food podcast episode. On this episode, Harleigh and Malaika share their love of the British national treasure: Marks and Spencer. Honourable shout out to the Marks and Spencer Food Development Team particularly, you are doing the Lord's work. Not from around here? No idea what Marks & Spencer is: https://youtu.be/d3nQ4Y-hjZ0 Follow the...