What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory

Hello and welcome to another jam packed episode of What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory! We’re your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding and this week we’re joined by the powerhouse herself, Mel Fowkes of Outbuilding! We dive right into Mel’s incredible journey from her beginnings in the travel industry and being furloughed during the pandemic to building one of Leicestershire most recognisable pop-ups,...

Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory! We're your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding from Rustic Kitchen & Deli! This week, we're all alone. No guest. Nobody else to talk to. Besides producer Adam, but he doesn't count. It's just us two. We dive into a few exciting goings on at RKD, including...OUR VERY OWN BOOK! HOLY MOLY. We're currently debating the title, its contents and s...

Howdy! Welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory! With us your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week, we're joined by the absolutely incredible Lorena Moloney of Pasticceria Lorena joins us for a fabulous chat about all things pastry and baking. From the way Mamma used to measure by eye to creating some of the UK's most unbelievable desserts, we talk about Lorena's journe...

Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory! with your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week, we're joined by Cassie Davison of Kith & Kiln and best selling author of 'Stand Out Hospitality'. Cassie's work in the hospitality sector has given her some incredible insights and knowledge of how the industry works, so much so that she even wrote a book. A book,...

Hello! Welcome back to What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory! With your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding of The Rustic Kitchen & Deli! It’s been a while since our last episode… We do have an excuse. Way back in 2025, RKD suffered a disastrous fire that destroyed a lot of the building, we were closed for months, but, we’re now back up and running and we’re delighted to welcome back the firefighter...

Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory? We're your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding and this week we're joined by Ole Ryan of St Martin's Coffee Roasters! A lot has been going on at RKD in the last few weeks, from planning permission to the works actually commencing to rebuild our beloved cafe and deli. We share some updates about this but more importantly... We share (with the he...

Hello and welcome to What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory! We’re your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding! This week, we’re joined by the fantastic Jon Oakes, owner of Feast & The Furious in Melton Mowbray. From starting his journey with a food truck in 2017 to opening his incredible bbq smokehouse just a few years later, Jon’s talent for serving up some absolutely mind blowingly good meat is incre...

Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory, with your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week, we're joined by the wonderful chaps at St Martin's Coffee Roasters, Ole Ryan and Andy Hall. We dive into their early days as a business and how they grew into an absolute powerhouse, creating some of the best coffee around. They're both thoroughly lovely chaps with years worth of experie...

Welcome to another episode of What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory… We’re your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding! Whilst RKD is still in the process of being rebuilt, we’ve been very lucky to use the OAC in Loughborough to record this incredible episode with our latest guest… This week, we’re joined by the lord of the pies, Jamie Oliver’s ‘Pie King’, Calum Franklin! Author of ‘The Pie Room’, the mast...

Hello and welcome to the ‘What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory’ podcast, with your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. The podcast tour continues as our beloved deli is being rebuilt! This time, we’re at the fabulous Bom Bom Patisserie in Loughborough, joined by Marta! Bom Bom has gone from strength since it began many moons ago, now famous for its delectable cookies, they’ve grown, expanded and are r...

Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory with us, your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week, we're on tour! We've taken a trip over to the wonderful Alpine Pizza, a pizza catering business that's taken festivals ,events and the world by storm! Sam's journey from buying his first trailer to operating a fleet of different set ups for a wide variety of use ca...

Hello and welcome to yet another episode of 'What's the story? Hash brown glory!' with us your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week we're joined by that mastermind behind some of the best sandwiches out there, Thomas Allen. He's created sandwiches for the likes of M&S, won countless awards and has even been a little bit of an idol for our dear old Lee! We discuss wha...

Hello and welcome to another episode of 'What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory' with us, yours hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week we're joined by the amazingly talented and all round good egg, Sam Grubb! Sam's the man behind a lot of our Rustic branded shirts, coffee packets and more, he's a super talented artist with a very unique style. Currently living the dream working as a graphic desig...

Hello and welcome to 'What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory!' the food podcast hosted by us, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week we're joined by the sandwich maestro himself, Sam Tebbatt, award winning development chef that's behind countless sandwiches in the UK! He's worked for many major supermarket chains and more, he's even an actor and all round good egg! We talk about what exactly goes into c...

Hello and welcome to this special little episode of What's the Story? Hash Brown Glory! We'll be putting out the occasional short news bulletin style episode to let you know about all the fruity and interesting things going off at The Rustic Kitchen and Deli with us, your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. If you've not already tried or seen it, our very own signature blend coffee is now available!...

Welcome to another episode of ‘What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory’ with your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week, we’re joined by the open flame cooking phenomenon that is James Peck! James is a renowned open flame chef with some incredible stories to tell, from his early days in the forces to his journey into food, it’s a fascinating tale of learning and developing! His unique approach to...

We are back! Join your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding as they venture on more heroic Hash Brown Glory adventures... This week, we're joined by Amy Roberts of Thirsty Birds and Sustainable Wine Solutions. We discuss the issues and costs with recycling glass, combatting typical stereotypes of wine in a bag being poor quality and how Amy plans to make the wine industry more sustainable. Amy is o...

#12 - A life in food, listener questions and ridiculing producer Adam even more than usual Hello and welcome to season one's final episode! If you've made it all the way from episode one to here, thank you so much for joining us on our adventure! In this final episode of the season, your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding interview each other, recap their lives in food, answer some rather que...

This week, we’re talking all things business and food with the wonderful duo from Deli 58, Sam and Chris Palmer! Join your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding as they speak with the owners of Deli 58, Sam and Chris. Their journey in food has been an interesting and inspiring one, full of learning and growth, their passion for food and hospitality is incredible! Award nominees for The Great Food Club's...

Can you believe we've hit 10 episodes now?! Join your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding of The Rustic Kitchen & Deli as they're joined by Laura from Caked UK. Laura is an expert gluten free baker with countless stories to tell, from creating phallic shaped cakes to creations of outstanding beauty, she's an expert within her field! From creating vagina cakes using dolls to full on mas...

Owner of The Griffin and The Tap and Run, Harry Gurney joins your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding in this cricket fuelled episode of What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory. Hear about Harry's cricket career, his journey into the world of food and hospitality and the countless stories in-between! Find out what it takes for a sports professional to turn their hand to owning and operating a hospi...

What exactly goes into making a great cocktail? Join your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding as they're joined by Thomas Colombo, owner of Mambo Mobile Bars. An expert mixologist and all round cocktail fanatic, his energy and humour is certainly infections! Tune in to this excellent conversation where we discuss everything from pizzas and pasta to busking on the streets of Italy. Available for al...

It's not every day you get a brewing legend on your podcast, ladies and gentlemen, meet Combie Cryan of the Round Corner Brewery! Join your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding as they talk beer, brewing, IPAs, lagers, drinking habits, history and more with the beer man himself, Combie. This episode is just packed with all sorts of wisdom and information, Combie is a fountain of all things knowledg...

Ever wondered where chefs go to eat, or where the best eateries in the East Midlands are? Well, wonder no more as your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding are joined by Matt Wright, the creator and editor of The Great Food Club Magazine! Hear about what goes into the mag, how Matt finds the best places to eat, the need for a good pie company and more in this hilarious and informative episode of What&#...

How many burgers are eaten collectively per year? Burgers are just amazing aren't they? They just make everything better. Join Tom & Lee as they speak with Matt of The Secret Burger Club, a true burger mastermind taking over the food industry one patty at a time. Discover the salivating secrets behind what goes into making the ultimate smash burger, from the toppings to the sauce, hear abo...