The Food Chain Podcast
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
Episodes to download
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What the wedding caterer is really thinking
Thu 13 Jul 2023
The thrills and spills of putting on a celebratory feast
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How did salt get so gourmet?
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Find out how a basic seasoning went from store cupboard staple to luxury ingredient.
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Can you feed a city from its rooftops?
Thu 22 Jun 2023
We meet the people farming on top of buildings
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The power of heritage brands
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Sauces, snacks and drinks: a secret history of brands that have stood the test of time
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How did TV cooking competitions get so big?
Thu 8 Jun 2023
We delve into the global success of the cookery competition on television.
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Let鈥檚 take a lunch break!
Thu 1 Jun 2023
Advocates of the working lunch tell us why we should make time for it
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Teaching tomorrow's chefs
Thu 25 May 2023
Meet the culinary school lecturers training the next generation.
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Is the food you鈥檙e eating what you think it is?
Thu 18 May 2023
A visit to a spice testing lab reveals how fraudsters tamper with food to make money
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A dish fit for the King
Thu 4 May 2023
What does the coronation dish - a quiche - tell us about King Charles III?
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The growth of GM food
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Governments in India and Kenya want their citizens to eat genetically modified food.
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How AI could design our diets
Thu 20 Apr 2023
Are machines better at deciding what we should eat, than we are?
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Is this the end of the British caff?
Thu 13 Apr 2023
Why the home of the 鈥榝ull English鈥� breakfast is closing 鈥� and what鈥檚 at stake.
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Can small farms feed the world?
Thu 6 Apr 2023
What sort of farm is best for our planet, wallet and diet?
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Bringing dark kitchens into the light
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Are the hidden-away catering spaces undergoing an image change?
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What do medics really eat?
Thu 23 Mar 2023
Healthcare staff discuss the challenge of eating healthily on shift
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A taste of home
Thu 9 Mar 2023
What does a family forced to leave their country eat on their journey to safety?
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The joy of feeding birds
Thu 2 Mar 2023
Who鈥檚 getting more out of this human-animal interaction 鈥� the birds or us?
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Feeding the VIPs
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Lifting the lid on the high pressure and unsung world of high-end mass catering
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The growth of food banks in Africa
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Food banks have arrived in Africa 鈥� can they tackle food poverty?
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What's the big deal about fine dining?
Thu 2 Feb 2023
The world鈥檚 so-called 鈥榖est restaurant鈥� is closing 鈥� so what?
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Why can鈥檛 my child swallow?
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Dysphagia: parents share their experiences of feeding a child with swallowing problems
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Chefs who changed course
Thu 5 Jan 2023
Chefs who left the heat of the professional kitchen, and what they do now.
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A Ukrainian table at Christmas
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Ukrainians living in the UK talk about how they鈥檒l mark the festive season
Food Chain highlights
Tea, coffee, spices, chillies ... snack on a selection of programme highlights
