I am finally joined by Hollywood royalty!! It only took 8 seasons to get there! Paul Feig popped over for a chat, and a couple cocktails to talk all about directing Bridesmaids (my fav film ever!), what the life of a director is really like and why he prefers his martinis stirred NOT shaken.

Paul Feig has been a main player in the entertainment industry for years, and has put his hand to the likes of the aforementioned film, the Ghostbusters remake, The Heat, Spy and Freaks and Geeks to name but a few. He is also a master cocktail maker and recently released his first cocktail book; Paul Feig’s Cocktail Time.

Throughout the episode, Paul made me a couple cocktails and I subsequently got drunk. Success all round! Enjoy this episode, it’s a really fun chat!

@paulfeig

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with Magimix for Season 8 of Crazy Sexy Food!

Magimix is a family owned business that has the amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances that are adored by chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. With their 30-year motor guarantee these machines have always been built to last.

They continue to be relevant as ever in the busy kitchen and make fantastic food processors that make your food go further and reduce food wastage. They are a God-send when it comes to batch cooking and using up leftovers. I use my Magimix every day!

If you’re ready to step into the world of Magimix with a new food processor, blender, ice cream maker or any other bit of kit, then simply pop over to their website and use my exclusive code at check-out for a 15% discount. The code is MAGIMIXCSF.

Make it with Magimix.

I am incredibly honoured to bring you a very special episode this week. I’d like to highlight that this is a very emotional and sensitive conversation between myself and Olia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina, the ladies behind #CookForUkraine; the global movement of supper clubs, restaurants and chefs supporting the people of Ukraine, since the atrocities began earlier this year.

It was a privilege to sit down with these incredible ladies and hear not only about the platform and what they’ve been doing to raise money; but also hear about their life stories and the different cultures they have both come from.

I urge anyone, however small or big, to donate to #CookForUkraine or even host a supperclub in its honour. Follow them on Instagram and go to https://www.cookforukraine.org to find out more.

@cookforukraine

@oliahercules

@alissatimoshkina

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with Magimix for Season 8 of Crazy Sexy Food!

Magimix is a family owned business that has the amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances that are adored by chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. With their 30-year motor guarantee these machines have always been built to last.

They continue to be relevant as ever in the busy kitchen and make fantastic food processors that make your food go further and reduce food wastage. They are a God-send when it comes to batch cooking and using up leftovers. I use my Magimix every day!

If you’re ready to step into the world of Magimix with a new food processor, blender, ice cream maker or any other bit of kit, then simply pop over to their website and use my exclusive code at check-out for a 15% discount. The code is MAGIMIXCSF.

Make it with Magimix.

This week the powerhouse that is Clare Smyth MBE, joins me in my humble kitchen to talk all about being a Michelin starred chef, running 2 restaurants on opposite sides of the world and what it’s really like for a female chef in the restaurant industry.

This was a real honour for me and I was definitely fan girl-ing! Clare is the only female chef in the UK with 3 Michelin stars and is a fierce, fabulous woman in what has been a very male dominated industry.

It was so interesting getting into the mind of a chef; how she approaches her work, how she supports her staff and the food she creates.

I was incredibly lucky to get to her restaurant, Core, after filming this episode and I can honestly tell you it was one of the most memorable and delicious food experiences of my entire life. The woman is a maestro and I am a huge fan!

@chefclaresmyth

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with Magimix for Season 8 of Crazy Sexy Food!

Magimix is a family owned business that has the amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances that are adored by chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. With their 30-year motor guarantee these machines have always been built to last.

They continue to be relevant as ever in the busy kitchen and make fantastic food processors that make your food go further and reduce food wastage. They are a God-send when it comes to batch cooking and using up leftovers. I use my Magimix every day!

If you’re ready to step into the world of Magimix with a new food processor, blender, ice cream maker or any other bit of kit, then simply pop over to their website and use my exclusive code at check-out for a 15% discount. The code is MAGIMIXCSF.

Make it with Magimix.

This week, Lerato Umah-Shaylor joins me to talk all about the beauty of African cooking. Her new cookbook, Africana, takes us on a journey from north to south, east to west; celebrating all that the continent has to offer.

We discuss the politics of jollof rice, and I blow her away with my own jollof rice, which she loved! She opens up about her incredibly interesting childhood both here in the UK and in West Africa, and she explains to me why African food in general is finally having a moment.

@leratofoods

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with Magimix for Season 8 of Crazy Sexy Food!

Magimix is a family owned business that has the amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances that are adored by chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. With their 30-year motor guarantee these machines have always been built to last.

They continue to be relevant as ever in the busy kitchen and make fantastic food processors that make your food go further and reduce food wastage. They are a God-send when it comes to batch cooking and using up leftovers. I use my Magimix every day!

If you’re ready to step into the world of Magimix with a new food processor, blender, ice cream maker or any other bit of kit, then simply pop over to their website and use my exclusive code at check-out for a 15% discount. The code is MAGIMIXCSF.

Make it with Magimix.

What a gorgeous woman Maimie McCoy is! The British actress came over for a chat about her childhood growing up in a restaurant in Yorkshire, her nostalgic memories of both our childhood restaurant San Lorenzo, and how she learns her lines for each production she’s on.

We talk about her brilliant career, working on productions such as ITV’s Van der Valk, the BBC’s The Muskateers and the film The Virgin Territories. We bond over our love of Adam Garcia, and what it was like to act and dance alongside him on their latest project. And of course, we talk all things food; her brother’s former restaurant, Ducksoup, in London, her favourite crisps and which country has the best catering on set!

@maimie69

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with Magimix for Season 8 of Crazy Sexy Food!

Magimix is a family owned business that has the amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances that are adored by chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. With their 30-year motor guarantee these machines have always been built to last.

They continue to be relevant as ever in the busy kitchen and make fantastic food processors that make your food go further and reduce food wastage. They are a God-send when it comes to batch cooking and using up leftovers. I use my Magimix every day!

If you’re ready to step into the world of Magimix with a new food processor, blender, ice cream maker or any other bit of kit, then simply pop over to their website and use my exclusive code at check-out for a 15% discount. The code is MAGIMIXCSF.

Make it with Magimix.

You are in for SUCH a treat this week my lovely listeners. The OG TV chef, the king of the cooking show, Ainsley Harriott joined me at the kitchen table to talk all about growing up in South London, his short career as a singer in a band, why hula hoops are the best crisps ever and why Ready, Steady, Cook is still the best cooking show of all time!

Ainsley is also back on our screens at the moment with his new show, World Cup Flavours, which sees him chop and chat with some of our greatest footballing heroes in the run up to the muchly anticipated World Cup.

Ainsley provided all the entertainment; he is literally the same person as you see on TV. A total joy to chat to, jazz hands and all!!!

@ainsleyfoods

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with Magimix for Season 8 of Crazy Sexy Food!

Magimix is a family owned business that has the amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances that are adored by chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. With their 30-year motor guarantee these machines have always been built to last.

They continue to be relevant as ever in the busy kitchen and make fantastic food processors that make your food go further and reduce food wastage. They are a God-send when it comes to batch cooking and using up leftovers. I use my Magimix every day!

If you’re ready to step into the world of Magimix with a new food processor, blender, ice cream maker or any other bit of kit, then simply pop over to their website and use my exclusive code at check-out for a 15% discount. The code is MAGIMIXCSF.

Make it with Magimix.

This week I am joined by the wonderful Amanda Wakeley! The fashion designer is known the world over for her clean and glamourous signature style. She has dressed some of the most famous women in the world including Princess Diana, Michelle Obama and Angelina Jolie.

Most recently, Amanda has delved into the podcasting world launched her debut show, Amanda Wakeley: Style DNA, which sees her delve into her guest’s sartorial choices, fashion faux paxs and everything in between.

We talk all about the evolving fashion industry and what it means today, the changing body image debate, and what it was really like working with Princess Diana!

@amandawakeley

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with Magimix for Season 8 of Crazy Sexy Food!

Magimix is a family owned business that has the amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances that are adored by chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. With their 30-year motor guarantee these machines have always been built to last.

They continue to be relevant as ever in the busy kitchen and make fantastic food processors that make your food go further and reduce food wastage. They are a God-send when it comes to batch cooking and using up leftovers. I use my Magimix every day!

If you’re ready to step into the world of Magimix with a new food processor, blender, ice cream maker or any other bit of kit, then simply pop over to their website and use my exclusive code at check-out for a 15% discount. The code is MAGIMIXCSF.

Make it with Magimix.

I am so excited to introduce you to Lorraine Copes, the founder of Be Inclusive Hospitality. BIH is a non-profit organisation set up to advance racial inequality in hospitality, food and drink. Launched in 2020, Lorraine’s background working some of the most well known restaurant brands, has paved the way for her to really shine the light on the lack of diversity within the industry and make the much needed changes, as well as educate and coach companies on how to better the workings of their companies.

We talk about the rather shocking stats within the hospitality world when it comes to ethnic minorities working in the industry, how she set up the business and why Jamaican food is just so good!

@lorraine.copes

@beinclusivehospitality

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with Magimix for Season 8 of Crazy Sexy Food!

Magimix is a family owned business that has the amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances that are adored by chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. With their 30-year motor guarantee these machines have always been built to last.

They continue to be relevant as ever in the busy kitchen and make fantastic food processors that make your food go further and reduce food wastage. They are a God-send when it comes to batch cooking and using up leftovers. I use my Magimix every day!

If you’re ready to step into the world of Magimix with a new food processor, blender, ice cream maker or any other bit of kit, then simply pop over to their website and use my exclusive code at check-out for a 15% discount. The code is MAGIMIXCSF.

Make it with Magimix.

I’m back for Season 8!! I cannot believe we’re here already and I have one of the best line ups for you this season.

I am kicking things off with the one and only Melanie Blatt from All Saints. Her and the other girls were part of one of the best selling girl bands of all time and are known for their killer tunes Never Ever, Bootie Call and Pure Shores.

In recent months, Mel competed on Celebrity Masterchef and was a finalist! Damn can that woman cook! And so it only felt right to have her on the podcast to talk all about her time in the band, what the girls ate backstage, her experience on Masterchef and why she now wants to work in a professional kitchen! She loves a Maccy D’s and isn’t ashamed of saying so – that’s our Mel! Enjoy the episode, she’s an absolute star!

@melanieblatt

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered with Magimix for Season 8 of Crazy Sexy Food!

Magimix is a family owned business that has the amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances that are adored by chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. With their 30-year motor guarantee these machines have always been built to last.

They continue to be relevant as ever in the busy kitchen and make fantastic food processors that make your food go further and reduce food wastage. They are a God-send when it comes to batch cooking and using up leftovers. I use my Magimix every day!

If you’re ready to step into the world of Magimix with a new food processor, blender, ice cream maker or any other bit of kit, then simply pop over to their website and use my exclusive code at check-out for a 15% discount. The code is MAGIMIXCSF.

Make it with Magimix.

To commemorate the Season 7 finale, I have my mum, Susan Young, on!! You are in for such a treat to get to meet the woman who has inspired me, fed me and loved me my whole life!

I felt like after 7 seasons it was time to introduce the queen in my life, my best friend, my “momager”, my disco diva!

Mum delves into her incredible childhood between Iran, Norfolk and London and how it set her up for life. She goes back to when her mother met her Iranian father at a dance in the 1950s in England, and subsequently moved back to Iran where my mother became quite ill. She was brought back to the UK, had her identity changed and didn’t meet her real father until she was 17! 

She reminisces about coming down to London aged 18 to become a Bunny Girl at the original Playboy Club in the 70s, meeting her first Iranian boyfriend and embarking on a career in the antiques and jewellery business.

We cover her whole life in food; how she was taught to make Iranian food, where her ethos comes from when thinking about cooking and making delicious meals. We reminisce about the best dishes of my childhood, her gourmet packed lunches and what makes a great home cook.

I love my mum so much, and she really is the foundation to my knowledge of food, taste, flavour and cooking. I owe so much to her, particularly my appreciation of eating. And for that, I will be forever grateful.

@susanyoung110

@crazysexyfood

@hannahharley

www.crazysexyfood.com

Music by @casnova____

I am beyond excited to announce that I have partnered up with Magimix for this season of Crazy Sexy Food!

As the inventor of the food processor, Magimix is a family owned business that has an amazing reputation as makers of quality kitchen appliances and are cherished and adored all around the world by both chefs and home cooks alike.

I remember growing up and always seeing my mum's beloved Magimix on her counter top, and the utter ease of how she used it. Fast forward to today and my beautiful Magimix Cook Expert is literally the most used appliance in my kitchen! This latest innovation is both a food processer and multi-cooker in one machine – it's a game changer for me and such a dream to use.  

I think of it as my "personal sous-chef" – I give it all the hard work to get on with so I can focus on more interesting jobs like tasting, flavouring and serving up delicious meals.

And don't even get me started on their ice cream machine, the Gelato Expert – it makes ice cream to rival even the best Italian delicacies! Oh – and if that isn't enough – come September they’re launching a new range of Blenders.

Fancy getting your hands on one of their products? Then use my code CSFMAGIMIX for a 15% discount at magimix.co.uk!

Follow Magimix UK on social, download their brilliant app for hundreds of delicious recipe ideas and see how the amazing Magimix can become your "personal sous-chef" in your kitchen too!

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