Spanish Cuisine - and Debunking The Image of Sherry - with Owen Morgan
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In this episode, host James Golding sits down with acclaimed Welsh chef Owen Morgan, co-founder of the award-winning 44 Group, for a vibrant, flavour-packed conversation full of passion for Spanish food and culture. From unforgettable childhood food memories in Spain to building a thriving restaurant empire, Owen shares the moments that shaped his journey and the philosophy behind his bold, ingredient-led cooking rooted in seasonality and a true sense of place. Get ready for lots of inspiration as the conversation explodes with creative flavour combinations, including the unexpected magic of...
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Smokin' Elk: Good, Mouth-Watering Barbecue For Everyone
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Join host James Golding as he sits down with Elky Whittaker, better known as Smokin' Elk, a barbecue phenomenon and founder of the Smoking Elk Barbecue School near Portsmouth. In this lively conversation, Elky shares his inspiring journey from a 20-year IT career to becoming a celebrated chef and educator. Discover how Elky turned his passion for fire cooking into a thriving business, blending American barbecue traditions with UK flavours and techniques. He dives into the differences between UK and US barbecue culture, emphasising the importance of temperature control and mastering the...
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Cherie Tu: Deliciously Simple Home Cooking
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In this episode, we’re joined by Cherie Tu, Maple from Canada Australia ambassador, home cook, and content creator behind @thrivingonplants on Instagram. In this episode, Cherie, who is known for her vibrant plant-based recipes, discusses where her passion for food began and her journey to adopting a plant-based diet. She also shares the philosophy behind the plant-based recipes she develops; accessible recipes that don’t compromise on taste. Reflecting on her childhood, Cherie shares how Chinese and Vietnamese influences still play a role in the recipes she creates today, alongside her...
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André Garrett on Heritage, Mentorship, and a Career at the Top of British Dining
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André Garrett, Group Culinary Director at Claude Bosi Restaurants and one of the UK’s most accomplished chefs, joins us to share the story of a career shaped by classical technique, mentorship, and a deep love of hospitality. Growing up in Bath, his earliest food memories were spent in the kitchen with his mother and watching his father grow vegetables on the allotment, which instilled in him an early appreciation for good, honest food. André reflects on the influence of classical French cuisine throughout his journey and the discipline required to master it. He also discusses his...
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Ashley Alexander: Deliciously Simple Home Cooking
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In this episode, we’re joined by Ashley Alexander, Maple from Canada Australia ambassador, author, recipe developer, and the creative force behind Gather and Feast, a Melbourne-based hub sharing home-friendly recipes. Ashley shares how her love of cooking started young, inspired by her mother’s cookbooks, and how this grew into creating her own recipes. Encouraged by her husband to document them, she launched Gather and Feast, publishing recipes designed to be easy, flavourful, and enjoyable for anyone to make. She discusses her food philosophy, emphasising recipes that help people succeed...
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Innovative fine dining with Carlo Scotto
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In this episode, James sits down with Carlo Scotto, Chef patron of Bear at The Crazy Bear in Beaconsfield, one of the most intimate and imaginative Chef’s table experiences in the UK. Carlo speaks about his extraordinary journey from a chaotic childhood in Naples to finding purpose in the kitchen after a life-changing encounter with a Michelin-starred chef. Cooking became his path to discipline, creativity, and redemption, and this conversation explores how those early experiences shaped his philosophy today. James and Carlo discuss his early life, the loss and anger that defined his...
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Inspiring the Chefs of Tomorrow with Ashley Marsh.
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In this episode, James Golding speaks with chef lecturer and food-education advocate Ashley Marsh, a member of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, educator at the University of West London, and lead for the Chefs Adopt a School programme. His career spans professional kitchens, international events and extensive community outreach, all driven by a commitment to building young people’s confidence and curiosity through food. Ashley shares how his passion began with family influences especially his grandmother and uncle and how cooking helped him gain confidence as a teenager. Early career...
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Chef Jean Delport on Heritage, Maple Inspiration and Michelin Star Success
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South African born chef Jean Delport, the creative mind behind Michelin starred Restaurant Interlude at Leonardslee Gardens in West Sussex, joins us to share his journey from Cape Town to the UK. In 2019, Jean became only the second South African chef to earn a Michelin star, celebrated for blending French and British cuisine with his South African heritage and nature inspired philosophy. Jean recalls how his love of food began at home after his mother’s accident, and how time spent on farms and in the bush with his father shaped his farm to table approach. He reflects on the challenges of...
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Baking, Art and Maple Magic with Alice Fevronia
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Former Great British Bake-Off finalist, baker, and content creator Alice Fevronia joins us to share her journey from geography teacher to full-time creative, a career she describes as a “happy accident.” Known for her beautifully decorative bakes and inventive flavour pairings, Alice reflects on how her love for baking began with her grandmother, grew through baking birthday cakes at university, and flourished on national television. Alice recalls her career highlights, including dancing around the tent eating cake behind the scenes on Bake Off and the surreal experience of teaching Prince...
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Verna Gao: Nostalgic Recipes, Maple Magic & Global Food Adventures
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In this fun, flavour-packed episode, Shanghai-born home cook, content creator and influencer Verna Gao shares her journey from growing up in China to becoming a full-time recipe creator with over 900k followers on TikTok and Instagram. She reflects on how her love for teaching others to cook Chinese food began at university and flourished during the pandemic, leading to her debut cookbook Have You Eaten?, which celebrates nostalgic recipes from different stages of her life. Verna talks about the rise of Asian cuisine in mainstream culture, her fascination with sweet and spicy...
info_outlineHere James speaks to one of the UK’s most loved chefs, Tom Kerridge. In this episode the pair chat about the beauty of British produce, the excitement of working in a kitchen, cooking for kids lots of other interesting foodie topics.
https://www.instagram.com/james_golding_chef/ and Maple from Canada UK https://www.instagram.com/maplecanadauk/ for more seasonal recipe inspiration.
James’ recipes are available here: https://www.maplefromcanada.co.uk/benefits-of-maple/ambassadors/james-golding/
Follow Tom here: https://www.instagram.com/cheftomkerridge/
Resources mentioned in the interview:
New Forest Fruit episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DYexIqusNkNzemy7aqbpA?si=467c1b5b6f794838
Calcot https://www.calcot.co/dining/
The Savoy https://www.thesavoylondon.com/
Check out Tom’s restaurants here: https://tomkerridge.com/restaurants/