The Eat, Watch and Binge Read Podcast

Join Dhruv, Anisha and guest podcaster Bhargavi for Episode 24 of the EWBR podcast as they discuss their favs from the Booker shortlist. From Patricia Lockwood's No One Is Talking About This and social media to Anuk Arudpragasam's searing tale of Sri Lanka and war, A Passage North. And of course Anisha's eerily prescient guess re: the actual winner, Damon Galgut's The Promise. A slight detour into the old Booker favourite Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children, The Ground Beneath Her Feet and magical realism. Also 1997's game changing A God of Small Things by literary magician Arundhati Roy. Listen in today! On Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever else you get your podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

Join Dhruv, Anisha and guests Vasanth and DJ for Episode 23 of the EWBR podcast. This week we're talking about the glorious Booker longlist. Sunjeev Sahota's searing masterpiece China Room, with its duality and past/future narratives deserves its place on this list. Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and The Sun with its complicated questions on Sentience and Humanity. Karen Jennings' succinct colonial/post colonial work, The Island. Francis Spufford's World War II novel about second chances and what ifs and the fragility of life. There is a LOT happening in this episode - listen in now! And while we are at it, what/how much value should be truly be ascribing to literary prizes ? Oh, and for good measure, some eerily prescient predictions by Anisha re: the (now announced) winner of the 2021 Booker. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

Join Anisha & Dhruv for Episode 22 of the EWBR podcast. We discuss the new season of the smash Netflix hit, Sex Education, Nicole Kidman starrer Nine Perfect Strangers and Anisha's thoughts on Sally Rooney's delicious new masterpiece, Beautiful World, Where Are You? There's more - some astounding writing by Elif Shafak in her booker nominated 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in This Strange World. A little detour re: the joys of Brunch. And if all this wasn't juicy enough, we have a massive row on the merits of Orange Is the New Black. Tsk tsk. Listen in now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 21 of the podcast, Anisha and Dhruv discuss their favourite “What If” books and movies. From Paul Auster's seminal 4 3 2 1 to Kate Atkinson's Life after Life and companion piece, A God in Ruins to Sue Townsend's lighter Queen Camilla to Curtis Sittenfeld's alternative history novel, Rodham. Also, books we've struggled with: Strange Hotel by Eimear McBride for Anisha and Lincoln in the Bardot by George Saunders for Dhruv. There's loads on the watch front too: Marvel's What If and HBO's latest prestige offering, The White Lotus, with razor sharp observations on privilege and class. We end with Anisha's controversial admission on Pixar movies. Oh yes we do. WATCH Marvel Studios What If / The Butterfly Effect / What is the butterfly effect? / That's 70's Show / Dude, Where's My Car? / Sliding Doors / Grey's Anatomy / Inglorious Bastards / The White Lotus / American Pie / Our discussion on Netflix and its binge strategy / Shang-Chi / Up / Opening montage of Up BINGE READ 4321 by Paul Auster / New York Trilogy by Paul Auster / Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld / Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend / Life After Life by Kate Atkinson / A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson / Strange Hotel by Eimear McBride, also discussed in my latest blog post / A Girl in A Half Formed Thing by Eimear McBride / Lincoln in the Bardot by George Saunders / Our short story episode / Follow us on Instagram and listen to our episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor and wherever you get your podcasts by typing EAT WATCH BINGE READ. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 20 of the EWBR Podcast, Anisha & Dhruv discuss Anisha's latest foray into the saucy older woman/younger man trope, The Idea of You, by Robinne Lee (pure pandemic escapism, apparently). Then we have two solid Indian/origin works of contemporary fiction: (1) The Year of the Runaways, by Booker nominee Sunjeev Sahota (we can't wait to read China Room!), which deals with the plight of immigrant works in Sheffield. What happens when the English class system runs smack bang into the Indian caste system and its prejudices? (2) Neel Mukherjee's devastatingly beautiful "The Lives of Others", which follows the decline of the previously well off Ghosh family. Calcutta, Marxism, Politics, Family Ties and Changing the World. On the watch front we both have a bit of a (therapeutic) rant about the travesty that is Riverdale (UGH). A bit of love for Modern Love, especially the season 1 episode titled "At the Hospital, an Interlude of Clarity". Some beautiful Richard Linklater-esque vibes there - so, so lovely. Finally, views on Ted Lasso season 2 as well as a throwback to our short stories episode. Listen in now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 19 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha & Dhruv discuss Mindy Kaling's smash hit, Never Have I Ever and the importance of diverse story telling and casting. Re: diverse casting and "irrelevant ethnicity", see also Priyanka Chopra starrer Quantico and the upcoming Dev Patel medieval adventure, The Green Knight. Naturally all this talk of colour blind casting is incomplete without Armando Iannuccio's charming movie, The Personal History of David Copperfield and erm, Shonda Rhimes' Bridgerton. On the books front, there's Antonia Hodgson's cracking thriller about life in an 18th century debtors prison, The Devil in The Marshalsea. Anisha's top record for this week is Zakiya Dalila Harris' joyous work, The Other Black Girl. Also, uh, we talk about The Bold Type (Dhruv: "again?!" Anisha: "why not, eh?") Anisha's been painting the town red and tells us about her foray to "Pali Hill". Dhruv's not doing too badly himself and has been brunching at Milk Beach (oh Brunch, how we love you and everything that you represent). Listen in now ! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 18 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha & Dhruv talk about Art borrowing from real life – what are the boundaries and when does “borrowing' becoming “stealing” from someone else? We talk through the controversy around the now viral New Yorker story “Cat Person”, recommend Joe Swanberg's super chilled hipster-esque show Easy and agree to disagree on the prestige television juggernaut that was Big Little Lies. Then, a little segway to Noah Baumbach's work, most notably the Adam Driver/Scarlett Johansson starrer Marriage Story i.e. the modern day successor to Kramer vs Kramer. Finally, an oldie but a goodie from 1999 – Alex Payne's razor sharp satire, Election, with a career best Reese Witherspoon performance. Listen in now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

Our first guest! We're absolutely thrilled to have author, chef, food enthusiast, Masterchef India 2016 finalist and one half of the epic Naan Curry podcast, Sadaf Hussain join us for Episode 17 of the EWBR podcast this week. We discuss food and cultural appropriation, the dominance of North Indian food outside India, food science, slow cooking vs new fangled quick hacks and some great food books, including the works of Marryam Reshii, K T Achaya, Madhur Jaffrey, Claudia Roden and Nigella Lawson. Plus, some great anecdotes around food history involving spices, heritage rice and using 12th century recipes in 2021. ONLY EAT FOR TODAY Sadaf Hussain's and Archit Puri's Naan Curry Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/naan-curry-with-sadaf-and-archit/id1536365543 Sadaf's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/sadaf_hussain/ Sadaf's writing in the Mint: https://lifestyle.livemint.com/author/sadaf-hussain Sadaf's book, Daastan-e-Dastarkhan https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sadaf-Hussain/e/B08KGPJK6L%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Episode with Krish of Masala Lab https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/ep-31-when-science-evolution-met-food-ft-krish-ashok/id1536365543?i=1000526550925 Our discussion on turmeric lattes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/turmeric-lattes-rick-stein-and-how-we-read/id1543659210?i=1000503855217 Where does Tamarind come from? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarind The myth of Noor Jahan and the 'paan' lipstick: https://www.prithiman.com.np/2021/04/do-you-know-story-of.html Balloon bread: https://tastyhomerecipes.wordpress.com/2017/05/29/how-to-make-turkish-balloon-bread/ Our discussion on biryani: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/biryani-the-crown-jhumpa-lahiri-etc/id1543659210?i=1000501806819 Cook books KT Achaya, read more: https://caravanmagazine.in/reviews-essays/kt-achaya-pioneering-scholarship-indian-food Marryan Reshii https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Flavour-of-Spice/dp/935009908X Madhur Jaffrey https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780091949938 Julia Child https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241956465 Nigella Lawson https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781784874865 Claudia Roden https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780140466096 Mansoolasa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manasollasa, read here: https://ia601607.us.archive.org/31/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.208789/2015.208789.Manasollasa-Of.pdf Follow the Eat Watch Binge Read Podcast at https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ You can listen to all our episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor and wherever you get your podcasts. Just type EAT WATCH BINGE READ in the search bar. You can read Anisha's blog at http://www.fashionandfrappes.com and can follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fashionandfrappes/ and contact Dhruv on https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 16 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha and Dhruv discuss that iconic institution, the (possibly not so humble) sandwich. Coronation chicken, bacon, salmon and cream cheese, egg mayo, with a sneak inclusion of the Dishoom naan roll by Dhruv. How do different cultures perceive this iconic masterpiece - light lunch, fun snack, boring stomach filler or all of the above? Then a drastic change in tone as we talk about Kamila Shamsie's increasingly relevant book "Home Fire" - a modern day retelling (of sorts) of Antigone, set against the contemporary British political climate. On to telly/movies then -what is it with older women bosses being portrayed as horrible people? Anisha's been watching The Bold Type, which avoids the ye olde "Bitch Boss" stereotype and manages to do with nuance and skill what The Devil Wears Prada never did. All this and more - listen in now! EAT Dishoom bacon nan roll https://store.dishoom.com/?_ga=2.40199138.1360945484.1625834741-1503315731.1601583530 The story of the packaged sandwich https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/24/how-the-sandwich-consumed-britain Marks & Spencer Farmhouse Chedder sandwich BINGE READ Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781408886793 WATCH The Bold Type https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bold_Type Devil Wears Prada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_%28film%29 Follow the Eat Watch Binge Read Podcast at https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ You can listen to all our episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor and wherever you get your podcasts. Just type EAT WATCH BINGE READ in the search bar. You can read Anisha's blog at http://www.fashionandfrappes.com and can follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fashionandfrappes/ and contact Dhruv on https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 15 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha & Dhruv (finally) meet and after a ridiculously sized lunch decide to talk all things Batman: from the game changing graphic novels Batman: Year One and The Killing Joke to the movies, which range from seminal to frankly, dumb (yes George Clooney, we're looking at you). Moving on from the caped crusader, Anisha dishes on her latest reads, Other People's Marriages by Kerry Fisher and The Pretenders, by Agatha Zaza. A little detour back to our recommendation from last week, Mare of Easttown and our binge watch obsession with Grey's Anatomy (far more cerebral that it gets credited for), which naturally lead us to Sandra Oh/Jodie Comer and the ground-breaking season 1 of Killing Eve. Bonus: a super quick recipe (if we can even call it that) for Masala Coke. Finally, what is up with Anisha's strawberry ice-cream fixation?! BINGE READ The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781401294052 Other People's Marriages by Kerry Fisher (out on 16/7/2021, thanks to Netgalley for a ARC) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57841258-other-people-s-marriages The Pretenders by Agatha Zsazsa (thanks to Netgalley for the ARC) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781913099565 My May Reads 2021 https://fashionandfrappes.com/may-reads-everything-i-read-in-may/ EAT Strawberry gelato/ sorbet from Venci  WATCH (watch or not) Batman vs Superman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice Vanilla Sky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Sky From Dusk till Dawn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Dusk_till_Dawn Mare of Easttown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_of_Easttown Grey's Anatomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy Sex and the City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_the_City Killing Eve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Eve. Follow the Eat Watch Binge Read Podcast at https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ You can listen to all our episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor and wherever you get your podcasts. Just type EAT WATCH BINGE READ in the search bar. You can read Anisha's blog at http://www.fashionandfrappes.com and can follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fashionandfrappes/ and Dhruv on https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 14 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha & Dhruv discuss their favourite dark and disturbing books: from Christina Dalcher's Vox to George Orwell's 1984 to Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk About Kevin to Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let me Go and plenty, plenty more. Then there's a little rant about the Amy Adams starrer The Woman in The Window (sigh) and some high praise for Kate Winslet's riveting character study in the limited series, Mare of Easttown. Plus, after being lauded as the future of home entertainment, has the Netflix backlash begun? What gives? BINGE READ  Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781780228228 Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780099532927 A Little Life by Hanya https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781529061246 A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571230587 1984 by George Orwell https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781784876555 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781784876258 Vox by Christina Dalcher https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780008300678 V For Vendetta by Alan Moore https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781401285005 Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241953242 My Dark Venessa https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780008342289 Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241989173 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571335770 We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver https://uk.bookshop.org/books/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin/9781781255674 The Push by Ashley Audrain https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241434550 The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-fifth-child/9780586089033 Good Omens by Neil Gaimen and Terry Prachett https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780552176453 Woman in the Window by AJ Finn https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780008333324 AJ Finn (author of Window in the Window backstory): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-deceptions The Dinner by Herman Koch by https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781782394884 Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Plats https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781526602169  WATCH Woman in the Window on Netflix (movie) Mare of Easttown on Now TV, HBO Undoing on House of Cards on Netflix Orange is the New Black on Netflix Tiger King on Netflix Selling Sunset on Netlfix I May Destroy You on BBC  EAT Sorry - nothing to eat! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 13 of the EWBR podcast, Anish and Dhruv discuss the cultural juggernaut that is the new(ish) Planet of the Apes franchise and talk about their favourite books based on a good old fashioned moral dilemma, including An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and Blurred Lines by Hannah Begbie. Also, how does publisher lead marketing ("chic-lit", "guy books" etc) impact how/what we read? Let's not forget the joy inducing (and Pulitzer price winning) Less, by Andrew Sean Greer. Finally, Anisha's been roasting veggies like there's no tomorrow, which leads us to a cracking book recommendation - Rukmini Iyer's brilliant culinary masterpiece, The Green Roasting Tin. Tune in now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 12 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha & Dhruv discuss the Young Adult genre in fiction – marketing ploy or the real deal? For all you Potterheads out there, before there was Potter, there was Ged – we talk about Ursula Le Guin's epic Earthsea series and in the non-fantasy space, Weightless by Sarah Bannan. Then there's Michaela Coel's searing and very, very relevant TV drama of consent in this day and age, I May Destroy You. Finally, Anisha's been having a bit of a salad love-in, so more on that and the ever reliable flavour gurus Meera Sodha, Ottolenghi and Sabrina Ghayour. (The links below are affiliate links. We may earn a little commission from any purchases you make which can support the podcast so thank you! This comission does not impact the price you pay.) BINGE READ The Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn keenehttps://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781534468016 Enid Blyton (The Famous Five Collection is a good place to start https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781444910582) Jeffrey Archer books (start with Kane and Abel https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781509808694 ) The Twilight Series by Stephanie Mayer https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780349001326 The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781338686531 The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781408856789 The Earthsea Series by Ursula K. Le Guin https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781473223547 The Narnia Series https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780007528097 The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781406387933 Weightless by Sarah Bannon https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781408856314 Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571333134 Normal People by Sally Rooney https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571334650 The Goldfinch by Donna Tart https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780349139630 Great Expectations by David Copperfield https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781989631928 Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781474613460 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781780228228 WATCH The College Admissions Scandal on Netflix I May Destroy You by Michaela Coel Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge EAT Radish and pomegranate salad by Meera Sodha The Green Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781910931899 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

Ep. 11 - Anisha and Dhruv mark International Women's Day by discussing two of their favourite women writers, Zadie Smith (White Teeth, On Beauty, Grand Union)  and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Americanah, We Should All Be Feminists). Then there's the irreverent 2000s British comedy,-drama Teachers and Anisha's latest Apple TV comedy recommendation, Ted Lasso. Plus, a cracking Iraqi burger meal kit recommendation. Finally, is an Instant Pot worth the fuss? BINGE READ - Women's Day Special Zadie Smith Writing about London discussed in episode 3 https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/episodes/ Episode-3-About-Lo-Fi-Sci-Fi--Woke-Friends--Evocative-Writing-and-Dumplings-eo4jdo Grand Union https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241463376 On Beauty https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241989166 White Teeth https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241463376 Swing Time https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780141036601 Changing my Mind https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780141019468 Embassy of Cambodia The Lazy River https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/18/the-lazy-river Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi Americanah https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780007356348 Half of a Yellow Sun https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780007506071 Zikora (available on Kindle) We Should All Be Feminists https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780008115272 Arundhati Roy Writing discussed in episode 1 https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/episodes/Episode-1-About- Biryani--the-Crown--Jhumpa-Lahiri-etc-ener34 WATCH Ted Talk, We Should All be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists/transcript Teachers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teachers_(British_TV_series) Ted Lasso https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy Megan Markle on Oprah (available on iTV) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

Japan special! Join Anisha & Dhruv for Episode 10 of the EWBR podcast as they discuss (Haruki) Murakami, magic realism and other Japanese literary favourites, notably Nobel prize winner Yasunari Kawabata, Banana Yashimoto and Riku Onda. Then there's the brilliant BBC/Netflix genre mash-up Giri/Haji and an almost bust-up on differing (sigh) views on Ramen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

The new and improved EWBR podcast is back with a sharper, shorter, leaner (etc) format. Join Anisha & Dhruv as they discuss Neil Gaiman's seminal masterpiece, the Sandman series and The Wachowskis sprawlinglyambitious global (ish) saga, Sense8. Anisha's been hate watching Bridgerton, so expect loads of opinionated dissing. Then, thoughts on colour blind casting and a bit of Beth O'Leary (The Flatshare and The Switch), Brit Bennett (The Vanishing Half) and Gail Honeyman. Finally, the joy of surprise, curated book subscriptions!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 8 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha and Dhruv talk about their favourite comedies – from the classic American sitcom format mastered by Seinfeld, Friends and The Office, to the cynicism of Veep and Schitt's Creek and Phoebe Waller Bridge's dark masterpiece Fleabag. Also, do subtitles detract from the tv/movie experience or is dubbing massively overrated (hint: it is!). Moving on to reading resolutions – John Steinbeck, Stephen King, Iris Murdoch, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, William Faulkner, William Thackeray and many, many more. Finally, are meal kits worth the fuss? Tune in now!  WATCH  Friends (specifically the pivot episode) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends ; Modern Family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Family ; Parks and Recreation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation ; Seinfeld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld ; Fleabag https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p070npjv/fleabag ;Malcolm In the Middle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_in_the_Middle ;Titus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_%28TV_series%29 ;The Office (USA version) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series) ;Schitts Creek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt%27s_Creek ;Brooklyn Nine Nine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Nine-Nine ;Watch this clip and you will love Brooklyn Nine Nine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlBYdiXdUa8 ;Coupling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupling_(British_TV_series) ;Good Girls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Girls_%28TV_series%29 ; The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marvelous_Mrs._Maisel ; Sex Education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Education_%28TV_series%29 ; Veep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veep ;That 70's Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_%2770s_Show ; One Day At A Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Day_at_a_Time_%282017_TV_series%29 ; Kim's Convenience https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%27s_Convenience  Dhruv's recommendations for subtitled shows/movies  Open Your Eyes https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125659/ House of Flowers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Flowers_%28TV_series%29 Call My Agent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_My_Agent! ;Deutschland 83 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschland_83 ;Gran Hotel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Hotel_%28TV_series%29  BINGE READ Dhruv's reading resolutions Read Iris Murdoch Sea the Sea https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780099284093 2. Read John Steinbeck East of Eden https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241980354 Of Mice and Men https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781781125939 Grapes of Wrath https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241980347 Winter of our Discontent https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780141186313 The Moon is Down https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780141395371 Sweet Thursday https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780141185521 3. William Faulkner Sound and the Fury https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780099475019 Light in August https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780099283157 4. Gabriel Garcia Marquez 100 Years of Solitude https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241968581 Love in the Time of Cholera https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241978924 Collected Stories https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241968758 Speical mention: I Only Came to Use the Phone Anisha's reading resolutions 1. Read Stephen King On Writing https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781444723250 Dead Zone https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781444708097 2. Middlemarch by Mary Anne Evans (George Eliot) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9788027305056 3. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780141439839  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 7 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha and Dhruv discuss and recommend their favourite short story collections from Neil Gaiman, Somerset Maugham, O Henry, Roald Dahl, Michel Faber, Jeffrey Archer and more. Then there's the excellent political potboiler Collateral, headlined by Carey Mulligan, copper show Line of Duty, Gillian Anderson starrer The Fall and the eerily prescient drama Years and Years. Also, eating out vs eating at home in your jammies, post lockdown food wishlist(s) and a recommended versatile food ingredient that allows for culinary culture hopping within the comfort of your own home. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 6 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha and Dhruv discuss books that were successfully adapted for cinema and television, including Sally Rooney's Normal People and Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Then there's Alfonso Cuarón's version of the enduring Dickens classic, Great Expectations and Vishal Bhardwaj's epic Hindi Shakespearean trilogy. Also, accidental Veganism, dry January and miscellaneous food trends (activated charcoal muffins, anyone?!) EPISODE 6 SHOW NOTES  (Please note show notes may include affiliate links)  WATCH AND BINGE READ  Normal People by Sally Rooney  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571334650 (book)  TV Show: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571367863 (script)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089g8rs/episodes/guide (TV show)  Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780099765219 (book)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club (movie)  Choke by Chuck Palanuik https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/jul/22/fiction.chuckpalahniuk  Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571333134  Atonement by Ian Mcewan   https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780099507383 (book)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atonement_%28film%29 (movie)  The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780099532927 (book)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_%28film%29 (movie)  Forrest Gump  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781405876759 (book)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump (movie)  Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571335770 (book)  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571275489 (script)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Let_Me_Go_%282010_film%29 (movie)  The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571325689  Jhumpa Lahiri discussed in episode 1  The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571322732  The Goldfinch by Donna Tart  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780349139630 (book)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goldfinch_%28film%29 (movie)  A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Suitable_Boy_%28TV_series%29 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781989631928 (book)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119223/ (movie)  Two other movies by Alfonso Cuarón:  Y Tu Mamá También https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245574/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_11  Roma https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6155172/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_3  Fitoor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitoor  King Uncle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Uncle  Hamlet by Shakespeare https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780199535811  Haider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haider_%28film%29  Othello by Shakespeare https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781678146269  Omkara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omkara_%282006_film%29  Jane Austen's complete works https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781474938143  Little Women by Louisa May Alcott  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780593118092 (book)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3281548/ (movie)  EAT  Veganuary  Dry January Food and cultural appropriation discussed in Episode 4  Activated charcoal infused food Mushroom Coffee --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 5 of the EWBR Podcast, Anisha and Dhruv talk about their favourite books and authors, including Ernest Hemingway, David Szalay, Judy Blume, Arundhati Roy and Vikram Seth. Then there are some great recommendations for children's books by Russian authors. Also, the machiavellian politics of The Morning Show, verbose Aaron Sorkin vehicle The Newsroom, Defending Jacob and the fluffy Anna Kendrick starrer, Love Life. (Please note show notes may include affiliate links) WATCH The Morning Show - Apple TV https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-morning-show/umc.cmc.25tn3v8ku4b39tr6ccgb8nl6m The Dark Knight (movie) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_(film) The Newsroom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Newsroom_(American_TV_series) The West Wing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing Almost Famous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_Famous Watchmen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_%28TV_series%29 Defending Jacob - Apple TV https://tv.apple.com/us/show/defending-jacob/umc.cmc.5h5mr0shyyqqahqdv55ywyilr Primal Fear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_Fear_%28film%29 Love Life - BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p08nbxcw/love-life BINGE READ A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781447294832 (also discussed in episode 1) Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780099285038 The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781781396803 The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780007141784 Summer Sisters by Judy Blume https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780751542738 All That Man Is by David Szalay https://uk.bookshop.org/books/all-that-man-is-shortlisted-for-the-man-booker-prize-2016/9780099593690 A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781474618793 An Equal Music by Vikram Seth https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780753807736 The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780006550686 The Ministry of Utmost Happiness https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241980767 When Daddy Was a Little Boy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6672414-when-daddy-was-a-little-boy Eleven Stories for Boys and Girls https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/646895.Eleven_Stories_for_Boys_and_Girls The Adventures of Dunno and Friends by Nikolay Nosov https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1137064.The_Adventures_of_Dunno_and_his_Friends?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=d2PpTgej1H&rank=1 AND NOTHING TO EAT THIS WEEK! You can find the Eat, Watch and Binge Read Podcast @eatwatchbingeread https://instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread You can find Anisha on her blog Fashion and Frappes http://www.fashionandfrappes.com and on Instagram as https://instagram.com/fashionandfrappes Dhruv is shy and likes to pretend he's mysterious (also he can't "work the internet") so he's probably reachable at @eatwatchbingeread https://instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 4 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha and Dhruv discuss the act and aesthetics of reading on paper vs electronic vs audio books and dwell on food, cultural appropriation and the mainstream narrative. Then there's traditional Middle Eastern cookery with Claudia Roden, modern Persian with Sabrina Ghayour and Rick Stein's India. Also, Sentient Yogurt! Listen in now! SHOW NOTES READ Little Deaths - Emma Flint https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781509826582 Borrow Box app - to use library books in the UK A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781474618793  4 3 2 1 - Paul Auster https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571324651 Exhibit A - Guy Bourdin https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780224062046 The Dishoom Cookbook https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781408890677 A Promised Land - Barack Obama https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241491515 (also mentioned as an audio book) Matilda - Roald Dahl https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781849673495 Harry Potter books - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781408856789 (written by J K Rowling of course but audio book narrated by Stephen Fry) A Book of Middle Eastern Food - Claudia Roden https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780140465884 India - Rick Stein https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781849905787 Persiana - Sabrina Ghayour https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781845339104 Indianish - Priya Krishna https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781328482471 WATCH Friends remade? Discussed in episode 3: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread Love, Death and Robots, episode When the Yogurt Took Over https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80174608 EAT A list of stuff discussed for listeners to look up ingredients/recipes: Haldi doodh (turmeric milk) Matcha tea Paratha (flat bread) Rajma recipe: https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/rajma-masala-recipe-restaurant-style/#wprm-recipe-container-139551 Ramen Bibimbap Rose Harissa (try the Belazu brand) Gochujang Garam masala Baingan ka bhartha - mashed Indian aubergine with spices, tomatoes and onions (we agree to disagree on whether acceptable on sourdough) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 3 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha and Dhruv look back at “Friends” and its 90s sensibilities with a 2020 lens, discuss “Lo-Fi” science fiction and the power of evocative writing. Then there's Ruskin Bond, Bernardine Evaristo and Dolly Alderton. Also, the joy of comfort food and cookbook recommendations to help you make your own Dumplings. Listen in now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In Episode 2 of the EWBR podcast, Anisha and Dhruv talk about Richard Linklater's "Before" trilogy, and Ethan Hawke's writing, discuss the hedonistic excesses of City/Finance life as depicted in television and movies and disagree on the use of goodreads. Then there's Richard Osman, Hanya Yanagihara and Diane Cook. Also, jazzing up those Brussels Sprouts with a dash of Rose Harissa. Listen in now! WATCH Before Sunrise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Sunrise Before Sunset https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Sunset Before Midnight - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Midnight_(2013_film) Reality Bites - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_Bites Boyhood - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyhood_%28film%29 Industry https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000pb89/industry Suits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suits_(American_TV_series) The Practice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Practice Boston Legal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Legal Ally McBeal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McBeal Boston Public https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Public BINGE READ Ash Wednesday by Ethan Hawke https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780747561552 A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781447294832 The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241988268 The New Wilderness by Diane Cook https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780861540013 Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781786091338 Haruki Murakami - start with Kafka on the Shore https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780099458326 Jhumpa Lahiri - reference to Episode 1 of the EWBR podcast. EAT Silo - zero-waste restaurant in London https://silolondon.com Dishoom - https://www.dishoom.com. Follow the Eat Watch Binge Read Podcast at https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ You can listen to all our episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor and wherever you get your podcasts. Just type EAT WATCH BINGE READ in the search bar. You can read Anisha's blog at http://www.fashionandfrappes.com and can follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fashionandfrappes/ and Dhruv on https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

In their first ever EWBR podcast,  Anisha and Dhruv discuss the Crown, Cobra Kai and the lure of a good redemptive arc. Then there's Jhumpa Lahiri and other melancholic fiction.  Also, is Biryani the new Sunday roast? Listen in now! You can find Anisha on her blog Fashion and Frappes http://www.fashionandfrappes.com Dhruv is shy and likes to pretend he's mysterious (also he can't "work the internet") so he's probably reachable at  @eatwatchbingeread https://instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread   Eat How to Eat - Nigella Lawson https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781784874865 The Dishoom Cookery Book - Dishoom  https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781408890677 India - Rick Stein https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781849905787 Watch The Crown - Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80025678 Cobra Kai - Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81002370 Sacred Games - Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80115328 Binge read The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9781408843543 The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/jhumpa-lahiri/namesake/9780006551805 Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780747596592 Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780571231218 Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780575097582 The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780241988268 The Strike Novels by JK Rowling as Robert Galbraith https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4569/9780751549256 Follow the Eat Watch Binge Read Podcast at https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ You can listen to all our episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor and wherever you get your podcasts. Just type EAT WATCH BINGE READ in the search bar. You can read Anisha's blog at http://www.fashionandfrappes.com and can follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fashionandfrappes/ and Dhruv on https://www.instagram.com/eatwatchbingeread/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message

Introducing the Eat Watch and Binge Read Podcast. New episodes weekly. Hosted by Dhruv Arora and Anisha Kohli Music by AlexisOrtizSofield from Pixabay --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatwatchbingeread/message