Biting Talk

On this week's Biting Talk with Two Chicks, we find out what happens after you successfully pitch a business on Dragon's Den. Private chef venture YHangry got the money, but a year on do they have the customers? Then we nip to the Scottish Lowlands where spirits entrepreneur Finnian Gill introduces us to John Paul Jones, a rum steeped in seaweed…Then, reflecting on a tumultuous year in hospitality, we talk to chef Michel Roux Jr. Plus there's our cocktail of the week from Biting Talk mixologist Farhad Heydari from the House of Heydari. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this edition of Biting Talk with Two Chicks, we learn to shop sustainably for charcoal with Chris Taylor of Whittle and Flame, meet Charlie Gent, the man giving a helping hand to some of Britain's budding food entrepreneurs, and find out reasons to get into the restaurant business from rising chef talent Ruth Hansom. Plus our resident mixologist Farhad Heydari makes a cocktail totally unsuitable for summer. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this edition of Biting Talk with Two Chicks, we meet restaurateur Edoardo Pellicano who explains how small can be beautiful and profitable, we get the holiday lowdown of how much beer costs from Dubai to Dublin, Birmingham to Bournemouth, get the frothy lowdown on egg whites from the co-founder of Two Chicks Alla Ouvarova and Farhad Heydari from the House of Heydari salutes us with an impeccable Army and Navy. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

In this edition of Biting Talk with Two Chicks, William finds out what's changed in Indian dining in London over 20 years with Cinnamon Club found Vivek Singh, discovers how restaurateur Mike Robinson has a recipe for staff and customer happiness amid the labor shortage, meets nightclub boss Luca Maggiora and rounds off the show with a sublime taste of New York from in-house mixologist Farhad Heydari. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this new edition of Biting Talk, William catches up with Spanish cooking maestro Jose Pizzaro as he gears up to launch two new restaurants at London's Royal Academy, chats restaurant design with DesignLSM's Holly Hallam, meets prosecco purveyor Toby Khalife and cocktail hero Farhad Heydari rounds off the show as usual with something special, delicious and strong. 

On this edition of Biting Talk with Two Chicks, William meets sausage innovator Dickie Kieswick, who's putting booze into bangers. He also catches up with nightclub boss Eric Yu, who needs to catch up on some sleep, and chats 'Freedom Day' with Hospitality UK boss Kate Nicholls. William rounds off the show with a visit to the House of Heydari, where mixologist Farhad Heydari has an exquisite idea for those delectable and light Two Chicks egg whites. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this episode of Biting Talk with Two Chicks, William catches up with Mexican chef Edson Diaz-Fuentes, hitches a ride with chef Paul Ainsworth, and gets a scoop of tasty ice cream with Baboo Gelato's Annie Hanbury.  Biting Talk's in-house mixologist Farhad Heydari rounds off the show with a very special Sidecar with a splash of Remy Martin.  Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this edition of Biting Talk with Two Chicks, William Sitwell investigates the future of food delivery by drone with Irish businessman Brody Sweeney, talks chilli bombs - the Cincinnati kind - with restaurateur Tim Brice, get all joyful as he ponders a glass of rosé with Mirabeau founder Stephen Cronk, and ducks a crazy glass of something from the House of Heydari with mixologist Farhad Heydari.

On this edition of Biting Talk with Two Chicks, we applaud the amazing staying power of celeb chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen who's been at the helm of Lancashire's Northcote for two decades, we're joined by Dan Warne who has good news for budding wannabe restaurateurs, and we meet Ludovic du Plessis, a champagne maker who's stirring things up in Epernay. Farhad Heydari rounds off the show by making something sweet, lively and very addictive… Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this edition of Biting Talk with Two Chicks, with staff shortages besetting the hospitality business I get an inspiring lesson from restaurateur Tim Siadatan in what might lie ahead in this business for a budding chef, waiter, sommelier, baker, you get the picture, there's news of steak club - exclusive cuts, inspiring ideas from butcher Struan Robertson, we meet top chef James Knappett who's expanding his amazing Kitchen Table restaurant and Farhad Heydari has the answer for a thirsty crowd who want drinks by the jugful. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this edition of Biting Talk with Two Chicks I meet global avocado head honcho Xavier Equihua and ask if our love of avos is getting out of control. Anna Richey of Two Chicks talks versatile egg whites, Omar Allibhoy celebrates opening another branch of his tapas revolution and mixologist Farhad Heydari mixes where no man has mixed before…yup, his wife's locked him in his bathroom. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello  

Join William Sitwell for the first in a new season of Biting Talk with Two Chicks. On this episode, Tom Conran reveals how he persuaded Westminster Council that his Notting Hill pub The Cow was not in fact a den of iniquity. We then meet Annette Woolcock who says don't feed the squirrels, just cook them! And chef turned coffee entrepreneur Ashley Palmer Watts makes a brew and sticks his fingers in his ears when I say milk and two sugars please. Farhad Heydari then closes the show by losing his temper shaking up Tarquin's Cornish Gin. This new tasty bunch of shows comes to you in association with Two Chicks Free Range Egg Whites. Two Chicks was founded by Anna and Alla, two chicks indeed who felt it was time the nation, indeed the world, needed effortless egg whites, packed in a cute carton and pasteurised, perfect for your souffles, fluffy omelettes or cocktails.  Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

In this, the last episode of the current Biting Talk season we have a special edition with a single interview with the presenter, innovator, art historian and rock musician that is Loyd Grossman. Plus, of course, there’s a cocktail from our in-house mixologist - the man who out the ice into cocktail, Farhad Heydari.Hear bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitingtalkFollow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwellProduced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/)Edited by Nathan CopelinMusic by David Cantello

On this week’s Biting Talk, William is joined by co-founder of Indian restaurants Kricket Will Bowlby, Austrian café owner and purveyor of fabulously phenolic wines Hubert Zanier, Gentleman barista Henry Ayers and there’s blossom in the air and in the cocktail shaker of our in-house mixologist Farhad Heydari. Hear bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitingtalkFollow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwellProduced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/)Edited by Nathan CopelinMusic by David Cantello 

On this week’s Biting Talk, William chats futuristic restaurant tech with Alexandre Santamaria, discovers what a Green Michelin star is from hotelier Debbie Cappadonna, catches up with super-talented chef Tom Aikens and gets mixology magic from personal and very private bartender Farhad Heydari. Hear bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitingtalk Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this week’s Biting Talk, William chats about the crisis in British seafood with Ed Baines, easy planting for everyone with Julia Parker, reasons why we need to lunch with Stephen Bayley and gets a cocktail from legendary mixologist Farhad Heydari. Hear bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitingtalk Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello  

Hello and welcome back to another Biting Talk! Join me William Sitwell where I chat empty hotels with Corinthia’s Thomas Kochs, Chinese New Year with Michelin-starred Andrew Wong, glitz and champagne buttons with Leonid Shutov and Farhad Heydari gets mixology inspiration from a pile of snow. Hear bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitingtalk Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this new episode of Britain's liveliest food and drinks podcast, William finds out about the battle to save London’s Indian Club from developer destruction, chats with Bag Mamma restaurateur Victor Lugger, meets MasterChef finalist Philli Armitage-Mattin and celebrates 162 years of Bacardi with my mixologist  Farhad Heydari. Hear bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitingtalk Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this week’s Biting Talk, Mike Robinson attacks M&S for stocking New Zealand venison, we chat with Michelin-starred waiter Joe Warwick and meet the brilliant chef Marianne Lumb. Farhad Heydari rounds off the show as usual with a cocktail inspired by the recent US presidential election.  Hear bonus content on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitingtalk Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this episode of Biting Talk, William Sitwell chats with Dublin-born chef Robin Gill, catches up with Harriet Mansell of Lyme Regis establishment Robin Wylde, Farhad Heydari has a cocktail to beat the winter chill and Scottish restaurateur Ranald Macdonald delivers the greatest ever rendition of Robert Burn’s Ode to a Haggis.  Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello Update Description (https://audioboom.com/posts/7756459-the-best-of-biting-talk-2020/edit)

On this special edition of Biting Talk, William Sitwell looks back on an extraordinary year in food and drink with the Best of Biting Talk 2020. Including Marcus Wareing, Grace Dent, Claude Bosi, Genarro Contaldo, Tom Parker Bowles, Clarissa Ward and Sabrina Ghayour.  Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this week’s Biting Talk we chat the with founder of Street Food business Kerb, Petra Barran, snack entrepreneur Jack Mayhew, cheese master Gary Bradshaw and the brilliant chef and restaurateur Mark Hix. Plus there’s a festive cocktail from Biting Talk mixologist Farhad Heydari. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this special edition of Biting Talk, we explore one of London’s most iconic culinary landmarks: Borough Market. William chats to Borough’s MD, Darren Henaghan, about the unique challenges this year has posed to the market and its vendors. We meet Matthew Jones, founder of Bread Ahead, one of the market’s most successful and enduring traders. We also hear from two experts on the history and food of Borough: Rachel de Thample, co-author of the Borough Market Cook Book, as well as Mark Riddaway, author of Borough Market: Edible Histories.   Download the Vidi Guides Borough Market Podcast Tour: https://www.vidiguides.com/borough-market-walking-tour   Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell   Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/)   Edited by Nathan Copelin   Music by David Cantello    

On this week’s biting talk we delive into the history of iconic ingredients from Borough Market with Mark Riddaway, meet extraordinary Devon farmer and food producer Peter Grieg, hear a story of amazing transformation from Daniel Szor, founder of the Cotswold Distillery, and we get our weekly tipple from the Biting Talk mixologist, Farhad Heydari.  Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello  

On this week’s Biting Talk we talk chops with Blacklock’s Gordon Ker, we meet Cardiff-based former bad boy chef Tommy Heaney, miracle-working Indian restaurant owner Nandana Syamala, co-founder of Pizza Pilgrims Thom Elliot and mixologist Farhad Heydari has a cocktail to make us grateful for small mercies. Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe, rate us 5 stars and leave a review! Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this week’s biting talk we talk Parmigiano Reggiano with the great Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo, entrepreneur Laura Riches reveals her re-imagined Laylo wine-in-a box, we chat British cheese with expert Francis Gimblett and hear the moving story of cookery writer Justine Murphy. Plus mixologist Farhad Heydari has something stiff and strong for the weekend  Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this episode we chat to Grace Dent, The Guardian restaurant critic, about her seriously wonderful memoir, Hungry. We also meet young restaurateur of Notting Hill’s 7 Saints James Gummer and speak to Michelin-starred Surrey chef Steve Drake. We hear from a man from Remy on a mission to dispel cognac’s reputation as an after dinner sip for old buffers and Biting Talk Mixologist Farhad Heydari mixes a sultry Autumn Leaves cocktail. Plus you could win a small mountain of Belgian chocolate courtesy of Guylian. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this week’s episode of Britain’s liveliest food and drink podcast William Sitwell speaks to up-and-coming talent Harriet Mansell. Her debut restaurant in Lyme Regis, Robin Wylde, opened to the public just seven days before lockdown forced its closure. William also meets chef of Birmingham Indian restaurant Aktar Islam; the Michelin-starred chef has a love of British ingredients and a menu unlike any other curry house in the country. We also catch up with celebrated Scottish chef Adam Handling who reveals his secrets to coping in a crisis. And Biting Talk mixologist Farhad Heydari reveals a cocktail to help put you on a war footing… Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

Welcome back to another jam packed episode of Biting Talk - Britain’s liveliest food & drink podcast. This week, William Sitwell talks TV chefs with Gilly Smith, chef residencies with The Carousel’s Ed Templeton and joyful weeknight cooking with Clodagh McKenna. Our resident mixologist Farhad Heydari rounds off the show in style with a Prospector... Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

Welcome back to another episode of Britain's liveliest food and drink show! This week William is joined by Ian Warren, the esteemed Cornish butcher/farmer making wagyu beef affordable. Tapas Revolution founder Omar Allibhoy stops by as his restaurant celebrates its 10th birthday. And as United Biscuits admit ceasing production of the Bath Oliver, the owner of Bath’s Fine Cheese Co. John Siddall reveals his cunning plan...Biting Talk’s mixologist Farhad Heydari rounds off the show as usually, with his recipe for ‘the only cocktail you can drink under water.’ Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

Welcome back to another jam-packed episode of William Sitwell's Biting Talk with Life Kitchens. On this week's show, award-winning conflict reporter Clarissa Ward talks about eating on the front line, pie master Calum Franklin gives his essential tips and recipes from The Pie Room, Zam Baring joins from the vineyard to give a harvest report, and Welsh farmer Freddie Archdale explains why you should always choose Welsh lamb over New Zealand...As always, our in-house mixologist Farhad Heydari rounds off the show with 'the cocktail that reminds me of the time I almost fell into Mount Etna’.  Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this week's episode of William Sitwell's Biting Talk, John Devitt gives a chef’s guide to launching small restaurants in pandemics, and Emma Schwarz is asked if The Little Barn, London could change the way we shop for food. The Trinity's Adam Byatt then joins William to dispel the gloom with a new menu of his greatest hits, and Sarah-Jane Evans ponders if 2020 could be the greatest English wine harvest to date. As always, the show is rounded off by our in-house mixologist Farhad Heydari, who mixes up a very special Symphony No.2... Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this episode of Biting Talk with Life Kitchens, acclaimed chef and MasterChef host Marcus Wareing joins William to talk about re-opening Marcus at the Berkeley after being closed for six months. Kate Nicholls is asked if the gloves are off in UK Hospitality’s dealings with the government. Francesca Strange, the founder of dessert creators The Proof, discusses the importance of pudding and MasterChef finalist and ex-Claridge’s sous chef Olivia Burt talks about her new project Stanley’s. As always, our in-house mixologist Farhad Heydari rounds off the show with 'the cocktail that made me question my very existence.’ Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this edition of Biting Talk with Life Kitchens, William catches up with London's leading nightclub boss Carlo Carello, who makes a plea for nightlife to have a life line. Chutney Mary co-founder Camellia Panjabi stops by ahead of her iconic restaurant turning 30. Design guru Stephen Bailey remembers his friend and collaborator, the late Sir Terence Conran. Charlie Bigham, the founder of Britain's biggest independent food brand, talks William through his retail journey and partnership with this year's virtual Wells Food Festival. And finally, our in-house mixologist Farhad Heydari puts together 'the cocktail that saved my marriage'. All that and more on another busy episode of the UK's liveliest food & drink podcast! Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

In this episode of Biting Talk, William discusses analogue cooking with iconic Nordic chef Niklas Ekstedt. Supper club super star and Persiana author Sabrina Ghayour chats about every day, no-fuss Middle Eastern food, and Cornish fishmonger Paul Trudgian talks about his lobster Zoomidor. As always, mixologist Farhad Heydari finishes the show with a cocktail, this week, a special Remy cognac. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this episode of Biting Talk, William chats with drinks expert Henry Jefferys about his new book The Cocktail Dictionary: An A–Z of Cocktail Recipes. Bags of Taste founder Alicia Weston stops by to discuss how everyone should be able to afford good food. Celebrated Indian restaurateur Andy Varma reflects on Eat Out to Help Out. The show ends as usual with our in-house mixologist Farhad Heydari, who puts together a cocktail to help summer last... Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this edition of Biting Talk, William chats with Ben White from Coombe Farm Organics, celebrated London chef and restaurateur Stevie Parle, and Stem & Glory's Louise Palmer Masterton talks all things vegan. As always, resident mixologist Farhad Heydari rounds off the show with a two minute dirty cocktail masterclass. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this episode of Biting Talk, William talks low alcohol beer with James Grundy of the Small Beer Brew Co, Simon Rogan of L'Enclume fame chats about re-opening chef's table Aulis London, we hear from the queen of neighbourhood restaurants Rebecca Mascarenhas, and to round things off, our resident mixologist Farhad Heydari concocts a limoncello based cocktail creation. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this episode of Biting Talk, presented by Telegraph restaurant critic William Sitwell, we meet Jun Tanaka, chef and owner of The Ninth in London who gives us his tips on how to BBQ like a gourmet. Executive chef of West End London hotel The Corinthia, André Garett, explains how he manages his mini dining empire and we head to the Peak District to meet deli owner Lauren Wilson who tells us why she’s bullish about re-starting her supper programme.  And Biting Talk regular Joe Warwick describes what happened when he, a critic, became a waiter again after 20 years…

In this episode William Sitwell celebrates 50 years of chutney with Tracklements boss Guy Tullberg, he chats with spice man Tony Singh about the highs and lows of the restaurant business, and kiwi founder of The Laundry Mel Brown explains how only an entrepreneur can make it in restaurants.

On this episode of Britain’s liveliest food and drink show William Sitwell chats to David Moore, owner of the small and perfectly formed Pied a Terre about how small restaurants can survive. He meets nutritionist Monica Price and discusses the merits - is there are any - of forcing restaurants to add calories to menus. Co-founder of the London Restaurant Festival Simon Davis announces that this years show will go on and Sunday Times wine expert Will Lyons talks cellars - from that dark spot under the stairs to an £80k spiral showpiece.

On this episode - recorded at the Fishers gin distillery on Aldeburgh beach William Sitwell talks pizza and Sir Terry Wogan with Homeslice founder Mark Wogan, he catches up with MasterChef finalist Beverley Joiner and speaks to North Yorkshire’s culinary hero Tommy Banks. Plus a two-minute cocktail from Farhad Heydari and this episode he’s shaking a Clubland Cocktail

On this episode, William catches up with legendary Scottish chef Jeremy Lee, now heading up Quo Vadis where he sells his famous eel sandwich, there’s a chat with Tom Scade and Romain Bourger who head up the food and wine at The Vineyard at Stockcross and Manon Lagreve mounts a defence of French gastronomy as she celebrates Bastille Day. Plus Farhad Heydari’s two-minute cocktail: a strawberry martini. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

In this episode William Sitwell talks to chef Mark Hix as he attempts to re-build his business after it went bust at the start of lockdown (stage 1, he’s bought a food truck), baker Richard Bertinet discusses the sourdough craze and talks of spies in his cookery school kitchen, we meet tea sommelier Jane Milton who tells us how COVID-19 saw Britons drink 112 million extra cups of tea and our mixologist Farhad Heydari mixes a very controversial Bloody Mary. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

In this edition of Biting Talk William Sitwell chats to Indian chef Cyrus Todiwala, he hooks up with South African restaurateur Neleen Strauss, we have this week’s two minute cocktail from Farhad Heydari and Former England cricket player Allan Lamb tells us how he’s gone from sporting star to chilli oil baron. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

On this episode of Biting Talk, William chats to Mail on Sunday restaurant critic Tom Parker Bowles as he relishes the prospect of dining out again. Nutritional Therapist Eve Kalinik tells us how a good gut can help your mood and your posture and we catch up with French chef Claude Bosi who reveals the precarious path he must tread as his restaurant Bibendum looks to open again. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com (http://www.frontearpodcasts.com/) Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello

In this edition of Biting Talk, food critic William Sitwell chats to Kate Nicholls, crusading on behalf of the nation’s restaurants, bars and hotels, he meets George Frost, who talks about how his rum Duppy Share draws inspiration from family holidays with his father, the TV legend Sir David Frost. Fia Gullikson champions the idea of a Swedish feast for this year’s Midsummer festivities and we catch up with Ewan Venters, the ever-positive CEO of London store Fortnum and Mason. Follow William on Twitter and Instagram: @WilliamSitwell Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com Edited by Nathan Copelin Music by David Cantello