The Go To Food Podcast

Today we're joined by one of the most important chefs to ever grace this earth in Ashley Palmer-Watts, who alongside Heston Blumenthal, completely reinvented the world of food during his 20 year tenure as Head Chef at the 3 Michelin Starred 'Fat Duck' & 2 Michelin Starred 'Dinner By Heston'. Today for the first time ever, Ashely opens up and reveals all the secrets, accidents and development work that went into changing the way we as humans think about, taste and appreciate food. He also reveals the genius mind of Heston Blumenthal and how he was the first man to break the barriers on fine dining  and hence why he will go down in the history book alongside the likes of Escoffier & co.  ----------- Please subscribe and leave us a comment and share it with your friends!

Today we're joined by one of London's most in demand chefs in Anna Søgaard, recently Head Chef and creator of Bistro Freddie, to discuss her incredible culinary journey that's taken her from working at the best restaurants in Copenhagen, before ending up in London via the critically acclaimed Erst in Manchester. We discuss; how she managed to create one of London's most sought after restaurants, the joys of recreating fish and chips, the challenges of dealing with drunken customers, and why she left so suddenly, the joys of old Danish food, why we're experiencing the death of new nordic cuisine, the culinary secrets to implement during Thanksgiving, where the hottest places in Copenhagen are to visit, how her female led 'Suppher Club' is giving a voice back to females in hospitality, the dangers of giving power to customers to complain and much much more...... --------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK Follow Anna here - https://www.instagram.com/annasogaard/?hl=en

Today we're joined by everybody's favourite chef and food creator and now cookbook author, the wonderfully charming & ridiculously talented Seema Pankania. We discuss her incredible journey from studying neuroscience at University to becoming a chef working for Gordon Ramsay to becoming one of the most followed and loved food creators online! We're also given a preview of her incredible new cookbook 'Craveable' which has the perfect edible anecdotes for any mood/situation you may find yourself in. We also debate a whole of host of ridiculous topics from; pack up lunches, to airplane food, to near death experiences, the risk of getting murdered at Midsommar and much much more..... ------- Pre-Order Seema's wonderful cookbook here  now - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Craveable-want-flavours-every-mood/dp/1405957433

Today we're honoured to be joined by the owner and exec-chef of the Michelin starred 'The Ninth' restaurant in Fitzrovia to discuss a career that is almost unrivalled in terms of experience and success. Chef Jun has worked at eight Michelin star restaurants throughout his career (including his own) and has learnt from 3 of the 4 founding fathers of British Gastronomy in; Albert Roux, Nico Ladenis and of course Marco Pierre-White. He's also worked under the guidance of Michelin starred icons Phil Howard and Eric Chavot and in this episode he takes us through all the craziness he has witnessed throughout his years, the highs, lows, tears and sometimes regrets of working at the greatest restaurants this country has ever created. We were lucky enough to also sample a couple of dishes from his genius mediterranean inspired menu at 'The Ninth' and find out in terrifying detail about a fire a couple of years ago that very nearly put his business and career into extinction; plus much much more.... -------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK