It's one of Britain's best-loved and most charismatic chefs on this latest episode of Grilling, as Simon is joined by the legend that is Ainsley Harriott. Ainsley has been a regular on our screens since the 90s with classic shows like the groundbreaking 'Ready, Steady, Cook' and 'Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook' - as well as a host of specials including 'Ainsley’s Barbecue Bible'.
Ainsley is a best-selling author with over 2 million books sold worldwide, and as if that weren't enough he just so happens to be one of the loveliest men in the business! He and Simon talk cricket, backgammon, his brief flirtation with musical comedy, his early career in the restaurants of central London and his experiences of travelling in the US during the 80s. He also takes on our recipe challenge with all the panache you'd expect, and tells us what's cooking in his kitchen as he mellows...
As always, you can win a premium Weber barbecue in every episode - Head to weber.com/grilling to find out how! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ainsley Harriott

Welcome to Grilling! A podcast brought to you in association with Weber BBQs, in which host Simon Rimmer grills world-famous chefs about their passion for cooking. In every episode we take our guests back to where it all began and find out what inspired them to get into the profession. We’ll discover their biggest culinary triumphs and catastrophes, and serve up a few simple tips along the way to help improve your skills in the kitchen.
We’ll also be talking about outdoor cooking and using your barbecue to get fantastic flavours this Summer.
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It's an absolute culinary titan on our latest episode of Grilling, as Marco Pierre White joins Simon to discuss his career - and prepare seared lamb chops and salmon a la plancha with ketchup vinaigrette in real life! Lucky Simon ...
Arguably the finest chef the UK has ever produced, Marco walks us through his career in intoxicating style, from his humble beginnings in Leeds to spearheading the restaurant revolution on these shores in the late 80s and beyond. He stepped away from the kitchen at 38, but did more in his relatively short stint in professional kitchens than most dream of achieving in a lifetime, 
You can watch him prepare his surf and turf dish on a Weber Genesis barbecue at weber.com/grilling - along with recipes by Yotam Ottolenghi, Andi Oliver and John Torode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marco Pierre White

Who better to invite to prepare a dish on a Weber Genesis barbecue than John Torode? The loveable Aussie joins Simon to discuss his culinary upbringing in his homeland, his disastrous first restaurant, why he made the move to the UK, working for the visionary entrepreneur Terence Conran, and, of course, the joys of Masterchef.
We then send him into the garden to grill a whole wild sea bass with seaweed and lemon butter and potatoes, which you can watch in full HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Torode

It's a welcome return to the podcast for Andi Oliver, who not only joined Simon in a beautiful West London home for a chat - but also to cook her delicious bush tea brined tamarind molasses barbecue chicken on a Weber Genesis Barbecue. For that's what we're asking our guests to do in this latest season of Grilling - and you can watch the video HERE, as well as the one with our previous guest, Yotam Ottolenghi.    Among the subjects up for discussion with Andi are her culinary heritage, growing up in the RAF, the origins of jerk chicken, and what she and her best pal Neneh Cherry would make for Simon if he ever popped round for dinner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andi Oliver (Part 2)

Welcome to the brand new season of Grilling in association with Weber Barbecues - the podcast in which Simon Rimmer speaks to the world's best chefs about their passion for food, cooking, and the hospitality business. And, in an exciting change from our previous series, we're not getting our guests to talk about what they'd make on a Weber Grill - but actually do it.
First up is Yotam Ottolenghi. Born in Israel, Yotam is often credited with popularising Middle Easter cuisine, though he's far too humble to accept that claim. We discuss his journey from Jerusalem to London restaurateur, via a sleazy Amsterdam hotel.
And you can watch him prepare his beautiful hasselback beetroot with lime leaf butter on a Genesis barbecue here, so you can impress your friends when they come round for a cook-up at the weekend ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Born in Samoa, raised in New Zealand, and now firmly established as one of our most highly regarded chefs, Monica Galetti is supremely humble, but clearly fantastically gifted in the kitchen. Here she tells Simon about Desert Island Discs, barbecues on Polynesian beaches, representing Oceania in cookery competitions all over the world, getting her first job in the UK with Michel Roux Jr, and juggling the considerable challenges motherhood with the pressures of running of her first restaurant. We love her! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ainsley Harriott

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