Desert Island Dishes

My guest today is Ruth Rogers.

Ruth is the Chef and co founder of the River Café . She is without doubt, one of the most respected and celebrated chefs in the world.

In 1987, Ruth, along with her friend and business partner, Rose Grey opened the River Café in what was then a fairly unfashionable part of London in what used to be a warehouse on the bank of the River Thames.

The pair became famous for simple, authentic Italian food and 30 years later the River Café has grown to be one of the most famous restaurants in the world. Quite an achievement for two friends who weren’t trained chefs, and who started out with a space big enough for just 9 tables.

To mark 30 years of the river café, Ruth has brought out a new book. River café 30. Of the book Ruth writes: ‘Change is timeless. A good restaurant is alive. It lives, It grows and so do its recipes. We have grown. We have a new vision, but the same conclusion: with good ingredients and a strong tradition change and recipes can be timeless. “

Desert Island Dish: Chocolate nemesis cakeLuxury item: Olive oilCookbook: Marcella Hazan’s first book

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*This was recorded back in December but it's one of my favourites so I wanted to share it with you again for anyone that missed it. Forgive the Christmassey references at the beginning, I hope it doesnt make you feel too discombobulated but Levi is a superstar, and I didnt want you to have missed out by not hearing it.

My castaway this week is Levi Roots.

Levi was born Keith Valentine Graham in Jamaica. After his parents moved to the UK when he was 4, he was brought up by his grandparents until he eventually moved to Britain at the age of 11.

He shot to fame in 2007 by appearing on Dragon’s Den with his famous Reggae Reggae sauce. He wowed the dragon’s and managed to secure a £50,000 investment from Peter Jones and Richard Farleigh.

Within 4 weeks his Reggae Reggae sauces were outselling Heinze tomato ketchup in Sainsbury’s and since then his business has gone from strength to strength. He now has so many products ranging from sauces, to snacks, to seasonings and ready meals. He’s written 7 books, released 4 albums and opened a successful restaurant. He does a lot of work with the Prince’s Trust and is a key figure in the Brixton community.

We recorded this at Levi’s restaurant in Westfield Stratford so you can hear a little of the hustle and bustle of the restaurant in the background which I kind of like.

Levi has a whole host of delicious Desert Island Dishes in his selection and oh my goodness – Levi’s final desert island dish sounds like complete heaven. I love the sound of the porridge his grandmother used to make, and his choice of sandwich was not what I was expecting at all. I think Levi’s story is really inspiring, and he talks so eloquently about his time in prison and how to worked to turn his life around with huge success.

I just thought there were so many interesting and inspiring nuggets in there.

Hope you enjoyed listening to Levi.

Desert Island Dish:

Jerk chicken, rice and peas with coleslaw and plantain

Luxury item: guitar

Don’t forget to check out the website www.desertislanddishes.co to see which recipe has been inspired by Levi’s desert island dishes and I will see you next time for another exciting episode

In the meantime come and say hello on Instagram, you can find me @madebymargie.

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My guests today are The Hairy Bikers, whose real names are Dave Myers and Simon King.

Dave previously worked as a make-up artist, for the BBC where he specialised in prosthetics. Si worked for many years as an Assistant Director and Locations Manager for film and television, including the Harry Potter films.

The pair met on the set of a TV drama 23 years ago and discovered that they found they shared a love of riding motorbikes, cooking – and eating. Since then their popularly has soared, they have gone on to have countess TV shows and they have written more than 20 successful cookbooks which is pretty impressive!

Desert island dish:

starter: Italian Salumi

Main Tournedos Rossini

Pudding: banana crème brulee and cheese board

Luxury item:

Dave: motorbikeSi: Sharp knives

I definitely had a little fan girl moment trying to invite myself to supper – pretty sure I wanted to nominate myself to be the 3rd hairy biker – but I don’t quite have the beard for it…

Don’t forget to come and find me on Instagram. I’m @madebymargie where I share recipes, more desert island dishes inspired food and I’d love to see you there.

Thanks for listening!

Bye!

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My guests today are The Hairy Bikers, whose real names are Dave Myers and Simon King.

Dave previously worked as a make-up artist, for the BBC where he specialised in prosthetics. Si worked for many years as an Assistant Director and Locations Manager for film and television, including the Harry Potter films.

The pair met on the set of a TV drama 23 years ago and discovered that they found they shared a love of riding motorbikes, cooking – and eating. Since then their popularly has soared, they have gone on to have countess TV shows and they have written more than 20 successful cookbooks which is pretty impressive!

Desert island dish:

starter: Italian Salumi

Main Tournedos Rossini

Pudding: banana crème brulee and cheese board

Luxury item:

Dave: motorbike

I definitely had a little fan girl moment trying to invite myself to supper – pretty sure I wanted to nominate myself to be the 3rd hairy biker – but I don’t quite have the beard for it…

Don’t forget to come and find me on Instagram. I’m @madebymargie where I share recipes, more desert island dishes inspired food and I’d love to see you there.

Thanks for listening!

Bye!

My guest today is Bettina Campolucci Bordi

Bettina is a qualified vegan raw chef having trained at the Matthew Kenny Culinary Institute over in Los Angeles.

She was born with a passion for food and cooking she says has remained a constant pleasure in her life. Brought up by a Norwegian father and a Danish-Bulgarian mother Bettina’s food is inspired by the countries she’s lived in.

She’s worked in the catering industry for over a decade, has a wildly popular blog filled with fast, fresh, simple, vegan recipes, has amassed an army of followers and she’s just released her very first cook book Happy Food.

Ultimately Bettina’s philosophy on food is simple…she believes that food is meant to make you happy.

Desert island dish:

Large bowl of Asian noodle soup with hearty broth and lots of noodles or rice Vegan salted caramel ice cream

Luxury item: notebook and pen and /or a phone

Cookbook: Any book by Rene Voltaire

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My guest today is Naomi Smart

Niomi is a lifestyle blogger and Youtube sensation who aims to help her audience to look, live and feel better.

Niomi has garnered a very impressive audience of more than 1.7 million followers on her YouTube channel and 1.8 million followers on her Instagram.

She inspired millions of youtube videos with her popular video series ‘What I Eat In A Day’ which in turn inspired Niomi to write her own recipe book ‘Eat Smart’, which was released in September 2016 and which is packed full of plant-based recipes.

Desert island dish:

Starter: chocolate and beetroot cake

Main: Mauritian red curry

Luxury item: a puppy

Best cookbook: the Happy Pear cookbook

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and do come and say on Instagram @madebymargie

And most importantly, thank you for listening! Margie x

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My guest today is Naomi Smart

Niomi is a lifestyle blogger and Youtube sensation who aims to help her audience to look, live and feel better.

Niomi has garnered a very impressive audience of more than 1.7 million followers on her YouTube channel and 1.8 million followers on her Instagram.

She inspired millions of youtube videos with her popular video series ‘What I Eat In A Day’ which in turn inspired Niomi to write her own recipe book ‘Eat Smart’, which was released in September 2016 and which is packed full of plant-based recipes.

Desert island dish:

Starter: chocolate and beetroot cake

Main: Mauritian red curry

Luxury item: a puppy

Best cookbook: the Happy Pear cookbook

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and do come and say on Instagram @madebymargie

And most importantly, thank you for listening! Margie x

My guest today is Jo Elvin

Jo was the Editor of Glamour of Magazine for 17 years. With Jo at the helm, Glamour sold more copies in its sector than any other in Europe. Jo has recently become the editor of the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine. Throughout her career, Jo has won many awards including being voted one of the 100 most powerful women in Britain and Jo has been awarded ‘Editor of the Year’ no less than five times by the British Society of Magazine Editors

She is without a doubt one of the most respected editors in the industry today.

Having grown up in Australia, she moved to London in the early 90s and we are very glad she did.

Desert island dish:

Main course: Hamburger with several kind of cheese with a side of sausages

Salted caramel truffles

Pudding: Ultimate rice pudding

Luxury item: space food sticks

Don’t forget to come and find me on Instagram. I’m @madebymargie where I share recipes, more desert island dishes inspired food and I can often be found waffling on Instagram stories and I’d love to see you there.

Thanks for listening!

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My guest today is Jo Elvin

Jo was the Editor of Glamour of Magazine for 17 years. With Jo at the helm, Glamour sold more copies in its sector than any other in Europe. Jo has recently become the editor of the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine. Throughout her career, Jo has won many awards including being voted one of the 100 most powerful women in Britain and Jo has been awarded ‘Editor of the Year’ no less than five times by the British Society of Magazine Editors

She is without a doubt one of the most respected editors in the industry today.

Having grown up in Australia, she moved to London in the early 90s and we are very glad she did.

Desert island dish:

Main course: Hamburger with several kind of cheese with a side of sausages

Salted caramel truffles

Pudding: Ultimate rice pudding

Luxury item: space food sticks

Don’t forget to come and find me on Instagram. I’m @madebymargie where I share recipes, more desert island dishes inspired food and I can often be found waffling on Instagram stories and I’d love to see you there.

Thanks for listening!

My guest today is Lucy Williams

Lucy is one of the UK’s most successful bloggers. She is a fashion journalist turned style blogger, writer and stylist. She lives in London but travels the world and shares her adventures through her blog Fashion me now.

Lucy started out as a fashion assistant at places such as Sheerluxe.com and Instyle Magazine, before working as a assistant fashion editor for Stylus before she took the leap to go freelance and has now amassed over 324,000 followers on instagram alone. Which is just amazing!

Desert island dish:

Starter: Arancini balls with truffle, smoked salmon blinis

Lasagne – classic with really good garlic bread and salad

Fish lasagne – her mum’s version. Fish pie mix with lots of dill, layered with lots of cheese and pasta. With loads of garlic bread

Pudding: really good gelato with treacle tart

Luxury item: kindle full of books and some suncream

Don’t forget to go to the website www.desertislanddishes.co for the full list of episodes plus the recipes I’ve created inspired by each episode.

Come and say on Instagram @madebymargie

Thanks for listening!

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