S12 Ep6: Epilogue
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The epilogue has landed! After all these years romping around glasses with the world’s loveliest sippers, it’s time for me to hang up my headphones with a final joyful roar for all the splendour that wine - and all drinks - offer when shared in good company. Thank you for listening and for your encouraging messages. You can still find me across social media ( on Instagram and on TikTok) through my website or via my brand new book The World Cocktail Atlas released in October 2023. Available for pre-order . Thank you to my producers PodMonkey and everyone who contributed to this show...
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S12 Ep5: Freddy Bird
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In this episode of A Glass With..., Olly is joined by good friend and critically acclaimed Bristol-based chef Freddy Bird. Freddy runs the restaurant Little French with his wife, Nessa, and his love of French cuisine inspired Olly to pair him with a bottle of Les Hauts de Saint Martin Saint-Chinian 2020 from the Languedoc region, as they talk about growing up, all things France, making their own wine and the best music to cook to. Find out more about Olly at his website or follow him on Instagram . You can find Freddy and his restaurant Little French at their website or...
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S12 Ep4: Georgia Glynn Smith
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In this episode of A Glass With..., Olly is joined by world-leading food and lifestyle photographer and director Georgia Glynn Smith. Georgia's love for the Languedoc region of France has inspired Olly to pair her with a bottle of Domaine Azan Organic Picpoul de Pinet 2021 as they talk about her career working with the likes of Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver, photographing the faces behind wine, pivoting careers during lockdown and buying a house in the South of France over lunch. Find out more about Olly at his website or follow him on Instagram . You can find Georgia at her...
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S12 Ep3: Ching He Huang
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Olly is joined by Ching He Huang, a celebrity chef and cookbook extraordinaire who has been at the cutting edge of Chinese food for over a decade. A lover of champagne, Olly and Ching talk about her upbringing, breaking it onto our screens and the joys of Asian delicacies over a glass or two of Taittinger Prélude 'Grands Crus' cuvée. Find out more about Olly at his website or follow him on Instagram . You can find out more about Ching at her website
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S12 Ep2: Nigel Ng
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Olly is joined by comedian and YouTube sensation Nigel Ng, who's challenged Olly to find a wine that pairs well with Asian cuisine. Over a glass or two of Ilahe Vineyard's Pinot Gris from the Willamette Valley in Oregon, Olly and Nigel talk celebrity chefs, Sauternes and stand-up comedy. Find out more about Olly at his website or follow him on Instagram . You can find out more about Nigel, including details of his tour, at his website . The Pinot Gris Olly and Nigel enjoyed is available from .
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S12 Ep1: Paul Ainsworth
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In the first episode of 2022, Olly is joined by good friend and Michelin-starred chef Paul Ainsworth, and over a Tom Collins (made according to Olly’s very own recipe) they discuss, amongst other things, growing up in hospitality, running a business during lockdown and Paul’s love for TV classic Only Fools & Horses. Find out more about Olly at his website or follow him on Instagram . Paul can be found at or on Instagram . His podcast Knives, Forks & Tunes is available through your usual podcast providers . Olly’s Tom Collins...
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S11 Ep6: Tori Longdon
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In this episode Olly is joined by Tori Longdon, conductor and co-founder of the , who he pairs with a Matusalem 30-Year-Old Oloroso Sherry, as they talk the similarities between Sherry and choral music and Tori's career as one of the few female conductors working today. Find out more about Olly at his , or follow him on Instagram . You can find out more about Tori at her . The Matusalem Sherry featured is available through . This episode is brought to you by .
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S11 Ep5: Asma Khan
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Olly gets to sit down for a face-to-face chat with chef and old friend Asma Khan at her Covent Garden restaurant to talk, amongst other things, all-female kitchens, finding her place at the hospitality industry table, serving lunch to Paul Rudd, and chai, all over a glass of Everleaf non-alcoholic aperitif. Find out more about Olly at his , or follow him on Instagram . Asma's Instagram is . This episode is brought to you by .
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S11 Ep4: Ben Miller
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In this episode Olly pairs actor and writer Ben Miller with the fermented drink kombucha as they talk Caribbean filming, cuddly toys and kids books, including Ben's latest effort, Diary of a Christmas Elf. Find out more about Olly at his , or follow him on Instagram . You can find Ben @ActualBenMiller on and .
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S11 Ep3: Tommy Banks
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In this episode, Olly gets to sit down and talk canned wine and cricket with chef Tommy Banks, pairing Tommy with not one but two wines from his own Banks Brothers range – Syrah Mourvédre No. 1 and Chardonnay No. 3. Find out more about Olly at his , or follow him on Instagram . You can find out more about Tommy and his new Banks Brothers range of canned wines at their .
info_outlineFor his latest face-to-face chat, Olly pairs actress and writer Martha Howe-Douglas with a bottle of François Cotat's 2017 Sancerre Les Monts Damnés (available from Lay & Wheeler) as they talk ghosts, Ghosts and homemade wine.
Find out more about Olly at his website, or follow him on Instagram @ollysmith.
You can also follow Martha on Instagram @marthahowedouglas.
Olly and Martha were chatting at The Mayfair Townhouse, so our thanks to the team there for their hospitality.