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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Good cheesemongers do a fantastic job. Not only do they offer a chance to buy a variety of cheeses in peak condition, they share the stories behind the cheeses as well. We talk to five cheesemongers in countries around the globe: Anthony Femia, founder of Maker and Monger, Melbourne, Australia, Jessica Fernandez of Mexican Mongers, Mexico City, Mexico, Gordon Edgar of the Rainbow Grocery, San Francisco, California, USA, Julia Treloar of Cheese Boutique, Toronto, Canada and Chris Hallam of Chorlton Cheesemongers, Manchester, UK. What comes across loud and clear is their love of cheese and their enthusiasm for and commitment to their work.

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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by Club Oenologique spirits columnist, Joel Harrison, and The Wine Society buyer and IWSC judge, Freddy Bulmer, to talk about the latest trends in spirits and wine as we approach a summer season and a trio of bank holidays.

Drinks featured (all spirits, all gold outstanding):

AQ - Sakagura Ohtemon Aku No Kurobuka

Deanston 21 YO Sherry Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Koch ‘Arroqueño’ Mezca

Black Tot Master Blender's Reserve Rum 2022

Aalborg Taffel Akvavit

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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - This year the World Cheese Awards will take place in Trondheim, Norway, so a timely moment to look at the world of Scandinavian cheese. Food writer Signe Johansen, author of two appetising Scandilicious cookbooks, sets the scene for us. We talk to two notable Norwegian cheese makers whose cheeses have each won Supreme Champion at previous World Cheese Awards: Kristen Waagen of Tingvollost and Magnus Hafslund of Ostegarden, Finally Bernt Bucher Johanessen, of Hanen, a Norwegian trade organisation for rural farm produce, discusses the Norwegian cheese scene and why he wanted the World Cheese Awards to come to Norway.

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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Representing the seventh generation of his family at the helm of Billecart-Salmon, its President, Mathieu Roland-Billecart, talks about what it takes to be in charge of one of the most famous names in Champagne and invites David to the release of its latest premium cuvée, Nicolas François 2008, at multi-Michelin-starred restaurant, Mirazur, in the South of France.

Drinks featured:

Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Extra Brut NV (gold)

Jacquart Mosaïque Rosé Brut NV (gold)

Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes D'Or Brut 2008 (silver)

Castelnau Brut 2006 (silver)

Tesco Finest Brut Premier Cru Champagne (silver)

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Si Alexander talks to Michelin-starred chef/patron and Masterchef judge, Monica Galetti, live from the Vision Stage at the Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Show in London's ExCel. They discuss the future of hospitality, working in TV, the evolution of hotels today and answer questions from the audience.

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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - This episode would celebrate the historic role of women in cheesemaking. On many British farms, it was women who sustained the family tradition of cheesemaking and passed it down the generations. We talk to Mary Quicke of Quicke’s Cheddar – a major and influential figure in the world of British cheese. Rose Grimond of Nettlebed Creamery tells us how she set up a cheese business to help save her family farm. We also meet the acclaimed American cheesemaker Veronica Pedraza of the Blakesville Creamery in Wisconsin, a woman-owned and operated farmstead creamery which offers a model of sustainable farmstead cheese. Cheese educator Katy Fenwick gives us an insight into the role of women in cheese past and present.

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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. Celebrating the success of fashionable Grower Champagne, David is joined by Master of Wine, Essi Avellan, one of the world’s most influential sparkling wine critics, to discuss her special report on Grower Champagne for Club Oenologique.

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Carolien Kenyon talks to longstanding judges of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year, Liz Galbraith, Creative Director and Emma Sleight, M&S Head of Food Content, about some of their favourite images in the stunning 2023 Shortlist

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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Cheese plays a very special part in French cuisine. Food writer Debora Robertson - noted for her humorous, witty writing as well as her delicious recipes - moved to France in 2021 and shares her insights into the French love of cheese. Legendary chef and restaurateur Bruce Poole of Chez Bruce tells us about he likes to use cheese and serve it at his Michelin-starred restaurant and Pierre Mairesse of Cheese Plus Fizz tells us which classic French cheese dishes go down well with his customers.

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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David’s guest is Trevor Durling, Chief Winemaker at Beaulieu Vineyard, one of the Napa Valley’s most historic wineries, to hear how he went from a future Top Gun to a celebrated cellar master making sought-after Cabernet Sauvignon.

Wines featured:

Cellar 777 Beauzini Zinfandel 2019 (gold)

Dark Horse Zinfandel 2020, Gallo (gold)

Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (gold)

Chateau Ste Michelle & Dr. Loosen Eroica Riesling 2020 (silver)

Quady Winery Essensia Orange Muscat 2019 (gold)

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