The Fine Food Podcast

Join me as at the World Cheese Awards 2019 in Bergamo Italy.  I'm chatting to Carlos Yescas former UN diplomat and now advocate for small scale raw milk production both in his native Mexico, his home in the USA and around the world.  

Fortnum & Mason one of the shining lights of fine food retail hosts five experts from the world of retail who discuss the past, present and future of fine food retail.  Join us for The Fine Food Podcast.

Join me in Haywards Heath where I chat to Sebastian Candelon MD of The Fresh Fish Shop Ltd.

Join me as I travel down to Dorset to take part in the beer section of The Great Taste Awards 2019.  I spend the day tasting a wide array of beers and chat to the other judges about their process and what, in their opinion, makes a great beer.

Join me in an undisclosed location in rural Hampshire. I am at one of the only places in the UK that Wasabi is cultivated and distributed, so how did this quintessentially Japanese food stuff end up being grown here?     

Join me as I chat to Sumear from Food by Sumear a vegan cheesemaker making a delicious product using techniques learnt in a dairy cheese environment. 

Join me in the heart of London's South Bank - Bermondsey.  I'll be meeting two people with a passion for sustainability, the ethics of food and above all a passion for honey bees.  Meet Sarah and Dale of Bermondsey Street Bees.

Join me in Southwark, London a short walk from the iconic Borough Market.  I talk coffee with The Head of Coffee of The Gentlemen Baristas, Anthony Khouri.  How is coffee like wine?  And where can you find a good cup of coffee these days?

Join me as I chat to Guy Tullberg of Tracklements.  Guy is the second generation of Tullbergs running Tracklemements, his father, William, founded the business in 1970 making whole-seed mustard.  Now Tracklements exports a wide range of preserves to a global marketplace.

Join me as I venture to North London to see how one award winning cheese retailer is preparing for the most intense and potentially profitable time of the year...  IIITTT'SSSS CHRIIISSSTTMAAAASSS!!

Join me as I meet Dhruv Baker, former Masterchef winner and one half of Tempus Foods Charcuterie.  We talk great meat, why age is good and the unlikely crossover between charcuterie and Veganism.....    

Join me for an insiders view of Norwegian cheesemaking.  I chat to Tim about how he got into cheesemaking and why Norway has such a good record at the World Cheese Awards....

Join me for The World Cheese Awards in Bergen, Norway as we go from 3,472 cheeses from nearly 41 countries, judged by 235 cheese people from all over the world, down to one world beating cheese. Will it be one of the classics or a complete unknown?  Listen to the Fine Food Podcast to find out!

Join me at Home Farm where Mary Quicke is the 14th generation of her family to farm the land - home of the multi-award winning Quicke's Cheddar.   We discuss the finer points of cheddar making, the joys of farming and an unexpected take on the potential impact of dairy farming on climate change.  

Discover the best Food and Drink producers with Sam Wilkin and The Guild of Fine Food.