Food FM

Caroline Kenyon talks to Dr Sean Rickard, former Chief Economist of the NFU and Liz Webster, farmer and founder of Save British Food about empty supermarket shelves and where we're heading

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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - Making good cheese is not a simple thing to do. This week A Slice of Cheese explores the care and skill that goes into making artisan cheese. I get insights into what makes great cheese from talented cheesemaker Martin Gott, whose acclaimed St James cheese has a cult following, Adele Ravisio of CasArrigoni in Valtaleggio, maturers of traditional raw milk Taleggio, and cheesemonger Perry Wakeman of Rennet and Rind, winner of the Affineur of the Year Award in 2022.

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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. A pioneer of premium rum, Richard Seale, Master Distiller and Master Blender at Foursquare Distillery, representing the fourth generation to work in the family business, he tells David about the innovation that’s put rum at the pinnacle of fashion.

Drinks featured:

R L Seale & Co Doorly's 14 YO Rum (gold)

R L Seale & Co Foursquare Indelible Rum (silver)

The Equiano Rum Co Equiano Light Rum (silver)

Mount Gay XO Triple Cask Blend Rum (silver)

Marks and Spencer Bajan Estate XO Barbados Rum (silver)

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Caroline Kenyon talks to chef/campaigner Asma Khan, newly World Food Chef Advocate, and Rasha Abou Dargham of WFP Lebanon, about their recent travels through the country together, where 1 in 3 is supported by WFP, to bear witness to the scale of the operation and the inspirational projects that bring hope.

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In partnership with Peter’s Yard petersyard.com - This week on A Slice of Cheese we’re travelling around Britain talking to cheesemakers. Our journey begins on a Scottish island, where we talk to cheesemaker Chris Reade and hear the remarkable story of Isle of Mull Cheese. Next we head to Lancashire to talk to Graham Kirkham, dairy farmer and maker of the world’s only raw milk, farmhouse Lancashire cheese. In Wales Robert Savage-Onswedder tells us of Caws Teifi, the pioneering artisan cheese business his father set up. Finally, we head south to Cornwall to meet two cheesemakers: Giel Spierings of the Cornish Gouda Company and Philip Stansfield of the Cornish Cheese Company.

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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. To celebrate the ‘double’ of winning IWSC Best Supermarket for Wine and also Spirits, Pierpaolo Petrassi MW joins David to talk about buying for Britain’s best-loved supermarket, sustainability and the latest trends in wines and spirits.

Drinks featured:

Bodagas Toro Albalá Don PX Gran Reserva 1999 (gold)

Gabrielskloof The Landscape Series Cabernet Franc 2020 (gold)

Montidori Sangiovese 2020 (silver)

Waitrose & Partners No.1 8 YO Blended Scotch Whisky (silver)

Waitrose & Partners Pure and Smooth Triple Distilled Vodka (silver)

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In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. For the 100th episode of the Drinking Hour, David talks to Dr Rachel Barrie, Master Blender for Brown Forman's Single Malt Scotch distilleries, the first female to hold the title and the first woman to be inducted into Scotch whisky’s Hall of Fame. 

Drinks featured:

GlenDronach Distillery 16 YO Boynsmill Single Malt Scotch Whisky (gold / trophy)

Benriach Distillery ‘The Twenty Five’ 25 YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky (gold)

Tomatin Distillery 1976 Single Malt Scotch Whisky (gold / trophy)

Teeling Whiskey 30 year-old Single Malt Irish Whiskey (gold)

Starward Left-Field Single Malt Whisky (highball - gold / trophy)

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In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. He’s known as Mr Bubbles for his prowess with traditional method sparkling wine. Graham Beck’s winemaker, Peter Ferreira, talks to David about why he has dedicated his entire career to South Africa’s trademark sparkler, Cap Classique.

Wines featured:

Graham Beck Cap Classique, Ultra Brut 2016 (bronze)

Robertson Winery, Constitution Road, Chardonnay 2021 (silver)

Vergelegen GVB White 2020 (gold)

Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 (gold)

Incendo Distillery Barrel And Bean Liqueur (gold)

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In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David is joined by entrepreneurs Rob Wallis and Sam Hunt, co-founders of ready to drink cocktail brand MOTH, Britain’s fastest growing RTD brand - and also The Wine Society buyer Freddy Bulmer, taking about his recent trip to New Zealand.

Drinks featured:

Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2020 (gold)

Craggy Range Single Vineyard Te Muna Road Pinot Noir 2020 (silver)

Marisco Vineyards The King's Wrath Pinot Noir 2020 (silver)

Yibeiqi Wat Apple Pie Cocktail (gold and trophy RTD)

Curatif Archie Rose Espresso Martini (gold RTD)

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In partnership with the International Wine and Spirit Competition www.iwsc.net - using the best in the world to judge the best in the world. David meets the Chief Winemaker of Yealands, Natalie Christensen, to talk about her journey from classical music to sustainable winemaking in New Zealand’s Marlborough region, including her latest creation, a Kiwi Albariño.

Wines featured:

Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (silver) 

Yealands Babydoll Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (silver)

The Ned Pinot Noir 2020 (gold)

Church Road Grand Reserve Syrah 2019 (gold)

Saint Clair Family Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (silver)

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