Deliciously Ella tries to pinpoint what makes her blog so appealing to millions of readers, Justin Hall the man regarded as being one of the first ever bloggers explains why he started it and we try to get to the bottom of why some people have a problem with the blogging community.

Plus the story of how Dr. Oetker upset a room full of bloggers.

Fred Sirieix is the manager of Michelin starred French restaurant “Galvin at Windows” on Park Lane, London. He’s also the smooth talking French Maître D' on Channel 4’s First Dates.

In this podcast Fred and Matt discuss turning up leathered to a date, TripAdvisor and the importance of good customer service.

Mike Joyce was the drummer in The Smiths – one of the most iconic and influential bands 0f the 80s. But he’s also bang into his food and drink. In this podcast, we spend the day with Mike down on his allotment talking food, music, bees and vegetarianism.

Street Food is massive at the minute - but what exactly is it?

We visit GRUB FOOD FAIR to find out, speak to veterans of the scene at BEASTRO - road test Heston Blumenthal gadgets and take a Daily Mail columnist and etiquette expert for his first ever street food experience (spoiler - he hated it)

How is the food and drink scene in Bolton? We decide to find out by talking to the Bolton chef that’s had two Michelin stars, eating at the only restaurant in Bolton to feature in The Good Food guide and spending time at Bolton Market and exploring the Pasty Barm.

Over the last 2 years Manchester restaurants have been helping to feed hundreds of homeless people across Manchester.

In this podcast we join “Not Just Soup” the people behind the project and we meet the homeless man who calls himself the “Jay Rayner of the street" and reviews the food donated.

Why did Mancunians eat beaver's tail?

What is The Hip Hop Chip Shop?

And did you know you can get a buzz from necking oysters.

All this and more is discovered in this episode of Fodder.

Things are happening in Stockport. Foodie things. In this podcast, Matt speaks to some of the key players in the up and coming food and drink scene. You’ll hear Sam Buckley from the restaurant “Where The Light Gets In”, Matthew Nutter the vegan Chef from Allotment and we’ll also talk to the organisers of Foodie Friday.

As MFDF16 launches Fodder takes a look at some of the highlights.

Jackie Kearney (ex-masterchef finalist) talks about her Experimental Vegan Banquet and head chef at The French Adam Reid talks about making the finals of The Great British Menu and his pop up restaurant in The Festival hub. We also hear from Luke Cowdrey about new project Refuge by Volta.

The Boozy Podcast.

Jimmy Doherty (Food uncovered) suggests that beer may be a superfood*, Matt discovers an office with the largest collection of spirits in Manchester and Kate Goodman from Reserve Wines discusses being the BBC Food and Drink Programme’s wine expert.

*sort of.