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Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

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    Food in Extreme Places: Antarctica (1/3)

    Mon 4 Apr 2016

    What does it take to be a chef in the frozen South, the wildest place on Earth?

  • Food Is Mad - The Update

    Mon 28 Mar 2016

    Dan Saladino hears how inspiring food projects from the Mad Symposium have spread globally

  • The Pizza

    Mon 21 Mar 2016

    Dan Saladino charts the rise, fall and rise of traditional Neapolitan pizza.

  • Ferment

    Mon 14 Mar 2016

    Sheila Dillon discovers why fermentation is the catalyst for a delicious revolution.

  • 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards 2016: The Finalists

    Mon 7 Mar 2016

    Sheila Dillon unveils the list of the 2016 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards finalists.

  • Feeding India

    Mon 29 Feb 2016

    Dan Saladino explores the fierce debate over how 1.2bn people will be fed in the future.

  • The Sake Revelation

    Mon 22 Feb 2016

    Sheila Dillon can't stand sake... but she is about to have a revelation.

  • First Bite

    Mon 15 Feb 2016

    Sheila Dillon, author Bee Wilson and guests discuss how food habits can be changed.

  • Eating to Run: Part 2

    Mon 8 Feb 2016

    Ultra-marathon champ Scott Jurek tells Dan Saladino how to eat vegan and run 100 miles.

  • Newcastle: The Story of a City through Its Food

    Mon 1 Feb 2016

    Dan Saladino meets the people working to improve the food future of Newcastle.

  • Cardiff: The Story of a City through Its Food

    Mon 25 Jan 2016

    Sheila Dillon finds out how waves of migration have shaped Cardiff's vibrant food scene.

  • Leeds: The Story of a City Through Its Food

    Mon 18 Jan 2016

    Leeds is a city on the rise when it comes to food and drink. Dan Saladino finds out why.

  • 2016 Food and Farming Awards Launch

    Mon 11 Jan 2016

    Sheila Dillon and this year's judging team launch the 2016 蜜芽传媒 Food and Farming Awards.

  • Eating to Run: Part 1

    Mon 4 Jan 2016

    How important is diet to running performance? Dan Saladino looks at, and tries, new ideas.

  • Yotam Ottolenghi: A Life Through Food

    Tue 29 Dec 2015

    Yotam Ottolenghi shares his life through food with Sheila Dillon.

  • No Mere Trifle

    Mon 21 Dec 2015

    Tim Hayward discovers the secret underground culture of 'dirty trifle'.

  • Juliet Harbutt: A Life Through Food

    Mon 14 Dec 2015

    Cheese educator and campaigner Juliet Harbutt shares her life in food with Sheila Dillon.

  • Food Museums

    Mon 7 Dec 2015

    With two new food museums in London and New York, Sheila Dillon asks how to exhibit food.

  • Cookbooks of 2015

    Mon 30 Nov 2015

    Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on a year of cookery books and food writing.

  • Chinatowns

    Mon 23 Nov 2015

    The changing story of the world's Chinatowns. Dan Saladino looks at the biggest and best.

  • Scotch Egg! Scotch Egg!

    Mon 16 Nov 2015

    How did the scotch egg rise from humble bar snack to a chef's favourite? Joe Warwick knows

  • Trish Deseine Goes 蜜芽传媒

    Mon 9 Nov 2015

    The Northern Irish farmer's daughter who changed food writing in France for good.

  • A Fat Lot of Good

    Mon 2 Nov 2015

    With a growing array of oils on sale, Sheila Dillon cuts through the latest thinking.

  • The Pear

    Mon 26 Oct 2015

    Sheila Dillon discovers the secrets of that misunderstood and overlooked fruit: the pear.

  • A Milk Appreciation

    Mon 19 Oct 2015

    Do we take cows' milk for granted? Sheila Dillon asks if we need a reintroduction to it.

  • How Did the Chicken Cross the World?

    Mon 12 Oct 2015

    Dan Saladino tells the story of a bird at the centre of human civilisation, the chicken.

  • Bitterness

    Mon 5 Oct 2015

    Dan Saladino on whether bitterness is disappearing from our food, and why it matters.

  • Food Stories from Syria 1

    Mon 28 Sep 2015

    From losing daily bread to an ancient food culture - what conflict has meant for Syrians.

  • The Ark of Taste: The Story so Far

    Sun 20 Sep 2015

    Dan Saladino revisits highlights from our regular mini-series of endangered world foods.

  • Jam Tomorrow... Today

    Mon 14 Sep 2015

    Diana Henry hosts a jam-making 'canning party'.

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