Michelin-star chef, restaurateur and long-standing friend of Fortnum & Mason, Angela Hartnett has always had a flair for bringing people together through food, most recently fuelling frontline NHS workers through the lockdown of a global pandemic.

Here, she chats to host Tom Parker-Bowles about her involvement in the not-for-profit COVID venture, Cook-19, reveals what working with Gordon Ramsay was really like, and shares how a childhood immersed in authentic Italian cooking inspired her to kickstart her own business.

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The power of food, and the intensely personal relationship we have with it, has come to define more than just our waistlines. Today, it is an extension of our identities; a sense-fuelled tool we can utilise to nourish and nurture, empower and please.

Joining Tom Parker Bowles for this deep dive into the psychology of food is award-winning journalist, author and historian Bee Wilson, who, having written four critically acclaimed books – including Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat (Fortnum & Mason’s Food Book of the Year, 2016) and First Bite: The Way We Eat Now – offers fascinating insight into the culture of consumption.

Here, they debate how to positively tackle the modern obesity crisis; reflect on the transformative, joyful nature of cooking; and discuss how the post-lockdown landscape is shaping a positive future for British produce.

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Joining Tom Parker Bowles is this year’s Fortnum & Mason’s Personality of the Year award-winning chef and much-loved face of Saturday Kitchen, Matt Tebbutt – who recalls how mistaking mentor Marco Pierre White for a waiter led to his first big break in the industry.

Now a positive player in our weekend watching, Matt reveals the thrills and spills of filming live during lockdown, provides the inside track on up-and-coming talent, and reflects on the childhood holidays in Europe that convinced him to trade a career in the RAF for the kitchen.

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Supporting sustainable food systems that nourish people and the planet is crucial for driving positive change, so who better to kick off our Hungry Minds podcast than self-professed ‘back-to-the-lander’, Sustainable Food Trust founder, and Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Award winner Patrick Holden?

Having led the charge for adopting a more holistic approach to food production since starting a community farm in Wales during the 70s, Patrick is now a highly regarded international activist championing carbon-negative farming practices and organic, artisan food movements.

Here, in an inspiring chat with our series host, Tom Parker Bowles, Patrick celebrates the collective power of conscious consumerism, and reveals why farming in harmony with nature is key to tackling climate crisis.

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Nothing brings people together like the power of food...

Through these extraordinary times, the world is redefining its relationship with and value of food, placing importance on integrity and better understanding quality. 

In this new series, hosted by food writer and critic, Tom Parker Bowles, we talk to chefs, farmers and campaigners alike, to explore, challenge and celebrate our shared love of all things food. We debate food trends, new ideas, knowledge and the joy of real eating.

Join us as we chat to old friends and new.

The ideas and views represented in this podcast are not endorsements or views of Fortnum & Mason.

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