Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

This episode was recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival just last week with an absolutely incredible panel of guests, Fern Brady, from India the rising Netflix superstar Aditi Mittal and extraordinary theatre maker Travis Alabanza. 

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

Hoovering is on A WHOLE BLOODY TOUR from the Autumn. First dates are released here if you click where it says ‘bloody tour’ and dates are being added all time. This is big shit. I really want you to come and bring everyone you’ve ever heard of. The guests are going to be off the flipping charts. 

Honourable Mentions

My show stand up show HENCH is now almost entirely sold out but there are a few dates with tickets AND especially you should come to my second extra show on 23rd at 10.30pm. 

Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs from the autumn and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. 

Go and see the shows of my brilliant guests ADITI MITTAL, FERN BRADY and TRAVIS ALABANZA.

The cakes we got were utterly mind blowing, they were courtesy of the fantastic NORTH FORT CAFE which if you’re a cake fan and in Edinburgh ever - well - you have to get to there. Absolutely off the charts good. I’ll be honest they blew my expectations out of the water.

Food we mentioned included SOLERO EXOTICS, TABLET, EMPIRE BISCUITS and TUNNOCKS TEACAKES. Oh! And the mighty KITKAT CHUNKY. 

Sort of food we mentioned was HUEL

We talked about YO SUSHI and I ‘think’ this is the ETHIOPIAN PLACE in Camberwell

I’m going to be getting along to there as soon as I can. And I clearly haven’t lived if I’ve not tried this awful but amazing sounding STINKY TOFU.

OH, And

If you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content for your hard earned cash which means I can keep doing and improving the...

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Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

This episode was recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this very week with extraordinary guests, local TV chef Tony Singh, South African rising star comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout and NY smash hit comedian Liza Treyger. 

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

Hoovering is on A WHOLE BLOODY TOUR from the Autumn. First dates are released here if you click where it says ‘bloody tour’ and dates are being added all time. This is big shit. I really want you to come and bring everyone you’ve ever heard of. The guests are going to be off the flipping charts. 

Honourable Mentions

My show stand up show HENCH is now almost entirely sold out but there are a few dates with tickets AND especially you should come to my extra show in 21st August at 10.30pm. 

Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs from the autumn and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. 

Go and see the shows of my brilliant guests SCHALK BEZUIDENHOUT and LIZA TREYGAR, I think they both sound SO amazing. 

Our cakes were from the absolutely excellent MISSY’S VEGAN CAKE BOX served out of a Tardis down on Marchmont. They were soooo gooood. 

OH, And

If you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content for your hard earned cash which means I can keep doing and improving the podcast.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering.

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Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

In this episode I’m joined by the utterly charming comedian, singer and impressionist Jess Robinson, for brunch in my flat up at the Edinburgh fringe, where we’re both performing. 

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey Barrell

And then we’re only on A WHOLE BLOODY TOUR from the Autumn. First dates are released here if you click where it says ‘bloody tour’ and dates are being added all time. This is big shit. I really want you to come and bring everyone you’ve ever heard of. The guests are going to be off the flipping charts. 

Honourable Mentions

Jess’ show up at the fringe this year is called JESS ROBINSON: THE JESS ROBINSON EXPERIENCE. It’s on at the Assembly every day at 7pm and I implore you to go.

If you want to come and see my Edinburgh show HENCH then please do, and for tickets to any shows and gigs just go to my WEBSITE

The show Jess was on her way to doing was called MERVIN STUTTER and is a bit of a crusty old institution. 

The swanky restaurant they were eating at later was THE WITCHERY. Slightly further down the swank-scale we also gave a nod to the ever comforting MUMS.

FORAGE LONDON company are where I learnt my mushroom trick. 

Funny humans we mentioned were RACHEL STUBBINGS and ROSIE JONES

She did a funny version of a NICKI MINAJ song

I had a bit of a pop about how you get treated on WOMANS HOUR

Jess’ ‘sick day film’ is MRS DOUBTFIRE

Her life changing hypnotherapist was called JAMES MALLINSON

And the life changing dinner I had on holiday was called TARTIFLETTE

OH, And

If you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content for your hard earned cash which means I can keep doing and improving the podcast.

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Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

This week’s episode was recorded live at the lovely Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury as part of the Marlowe festival. My brilliant guests were the hilarious Jenny Eclair, Corrie’s Naomi Cooper-Davis and genius comedy writer Gaby Hutchinson-Crouch. From tomato ulcers to yoga poses, this one was very very fun. 

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey Barrell

And then we’re only on A WHOLE BLOODY TOUR from the Autumn. First dates are released here if you click where it says ‘bloody tour’ and dates are being added all time. This is big shit. I really want you to come and bring everyone you’ve ever heard of. The guests are going to be off the flipping charts. 

Honourable Mentions

JENNY ECLAIR has written a brilliant book called INHERITANCE. GABY HUTCHINSON-CROUCH has been writing on BBC R4’s ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (which I’m on on 8th August) and has written a badass looking book called DARKWOOD. And follow NAOMI COOPER-DAVIS for all her work and look out for her on CORONATION STREET. 

If you want to come and see my Edinburgh show HENCH then please do ro for tickets to any shows and gigs just go to my WEBSITE

We got our lush salads and fancy cakes from THE VEG BOX in Canterbury

TV shows mentioned were AUSTRALIAN MASTERCHEF, BLOWN AWAY and MONKEY DUST

Humans mentioned, who couldn’t all be more different were SU POLLARD, MICKY FLANAGAN and MAYA ANGELOU

TANGFASTICS got a little nod, not for the first time

Restaurants we mention include GEE...

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Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

This week I’m talking to the comedian and all round badass woman, Cally Beaton. We talk about everything from disordered eating through to yogurts - a complicated woman with the palette of a baby. All while we eat a load of absolutely processed SHIT imported from America. 

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey Barrell

And then we’re only on A WHOLE BLOODY TOUR from the Autumn. First dates are released here if you click where it says ‘bloody tour’ and dates are being added all time. This is big shit. I really want you to come and bring everyone you’ve ever heard of. The guests are going to be off the flipping charts. 

Honourable Mentions

Cally’s show is called INVISIBLE and it’s on everyday at the Edinburgh fringe this year, 5.10pm in the Assembly. 

If you want to come and see my Edinburgh show HENCH then please do ro for tickets to any shows and gigs just go to my WEBSITE

We mention CELIAC disease and also AUTISM - not in the way that they’re related, obvs. 

Rarely an episode goes by where someone doesn’t mention OTTOLENGHI 

The Michelin starred restaurant in Machynlleth I spoke of is YNYSHIR

I mentioned a comedian you should already know called SIMON MUNNERY

Films mentioned included 127 HOURS and VERA DRAKE

And the food we ate was: CHEETOS, CREAMY ALMOND BUTTER SNICKERS and the excellently named MOUNDS

We also mentioned Australia’s CHERRY RIPE and the International delicious Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering.

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Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

This week I’m talking to a lovely man called Ben Lebus whose the author of a badass new book called MOB Veggie. We talked about what it’s like setting up a food platform and then we covered everything from party rings to being a constantly naked child. What a lovely chat it was! 

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey Barrell

And then we’re only on A WHOLE BLOODY TOUR from the Autumn. First dates are released here if you click where it says ‘bloody tour’ and dates are being added all time. This is big shit. I really want you to come and bring everyone you’ve ever heard of. The guests are going to be off the flipping charts. 

Honourable Mentions

My guest was the wonderful BEN LEBUS from the excellent MOB KITCHEN - and I can promise that his new book MOB VEGGIE is a fucking great cookbook. Simple, cheap recipes for really really good food. 

MY WEBSITE is here, should you want to come to any of my stand up gigs, previews, Edinburgh tour dates and most importantly for now HOOVERING TOUR DATES.

As usual I mention the mighty ASDA supermarket 

He mentions the websites for recipes of JAMIE OLIVER and BBC GOOD FOOD

Foods we mention are ‘This’ fake chicken which I couldn’t find a link to sadly, ENCONA hot sauce, yummy DORITOS and of course the delicious Fox’s PARTY RINGS

I mention the music of the brilliant SQUAREPUSHER

Ben talks about HARLEY STREET which is basically a road where rich people go for their surgeries. 

He talks about the food in CARTAGENA in Colombia. 

OH, And

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Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

This week’s episode comes from the totally brilliant Underbelly Festival on the Southbank, where I ate stunning brownies and Indian street food joined by such a banging audience and all-star guests: Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles from Bake Off. 

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

18th JULY - MARLOWE COMEDY FESTIVAL, Canterbury - Guests include the mighty Jenny Eclair and Corrie’s brilliant Naomi Cooper-Davis. 

12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey Barrell

And then we’re only on A WHOLE BLOODY TOUR from the Autumn. First dates are released here if you click where it says ‘bloody tour’ and dates are being added all time. This is big shit. I really want you to come and bring everyone you’ve ever heard of. The guests are going to be off the flipping charts. 

Honourable Mentions

My guests were in the glorious TOM ALLEN. SARA PASCOE whose new book SEX POWER MONEY is available to pre-order now and out at the end of August. And of course the brilliant LIAM CHARLES whose the new judge of C4’s BAKE OFF JUNIORS This episode was recorded at the UNDERBELLY FESTIVAL on the Southbank.

What we ate was from the beautiful HORN OKAY PLEASE who are sharing the Indian Street food love all over London most flipping days. It was mind-blowing. And the vegan brownies that blew everyone’s heart in the end were made in Norfolk and available online, all the time from SIMPLY CAKE COMPANY. 

MY WEBSITE is here, should you want to come to any of my stand up gigs, previews, Edinburgh tour dates and most importantly for now HOOVERING TOUR DATES.

The food we spoke of included LEON JACKFRUIT WINGS and BEN & JERRY’S VEGAN range

The sitcom Sara face-planted a cake in was called CAMPUS

The humans we mentioned were AMY SCHUMER, DUA LIPA and CARMEN CORTEZ from the Spy Kids. 

And a series of books and now a TV series that got a nod was TRACY BEAKER

OH, And

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Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

This week I’m joined by a productivity ninja, no less, author of a book called ‘work fuel’ which is all about eating in the most productive way possible - Graham Allcott. We talk about everything from whether sugar addiction exists to my hatred of the word ‘willpower’ and this episode includes some fascinating stuff about how what we scoff and guzzle can affect our energy throughout a day and night. 

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

18th JULY - MARLOWE COMEDY FESTIVAL, Canterbury - Guests include the mighty Jenny Eclair and Corrie’s brilliant Naomi Cooper-Davis. 

12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey Barrell

And HUGE NEWS! Hoovering is officially going on TOUR from the autumn. Click on huge news or tour for a link to the Live Nation website for tickets. Snap em uuuup! 

Honourable Mentions

GRAHAM ALLCOTT's website here will take you to his social media, podcast and I found his book so interesting - check it out, it’s called WORK FUEL 

MY WEBSITE is here, should you want to come to any of my stand up gigs and previews. 

We were eating in a very cool hireable workspace in Brighton called PLATFORM 9 and our frankly delicious lunch was from the mighty IDEYA

I mentioned a pub down there which certainly used to at least, do half and half roasts - called the LION AND LOBSTER

The frankly terrifying energy drink he talks about is called MONSTER

THIS is Yorkshire decaf tea and THIS is Dairy Milk ‘Darker’, actually I said it wrong it’s called Cadbury Darkmilk, whatever the fuck that means. 

The places he says you can get relatively productive food on the go in the UK are LEON, M&S and PRET

And I looked up those Sri Lankan Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering.

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Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

In this episode I’m eating all sorts of salty wonderfulness with the absolutely brilliant big potato over at Anglesey’s amazing Halon Mon salt - Jess Lea-Wilson.

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

18th JULY - MARLOWE COMEDY FESTIVAL, Canterbury - Guests being announced super soon

12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey Barrell

MORE to be announced very soon from the autumn onwards! 

Honourable Mentions

You can follow HALON MON salt on Twitter and get your lovely bits on Jess’ excellent BOOK called ‘The Magic of Seasoning’ too - I’ve already cooked a ‘quickle’ from it and it was genuinely the most knock-out yummy salad snack and took me about 3 minutes to make

MY WEBSITE is here, should you want to come to any of my stand up gigs and previews. 

That jeweller I mentioned who admitted all his stock was shit and went bankrupt was GERALD RATNER

I give a little toot to the majestic HORNIMAN MUSEUM

Jess baked us mind-blowing cookies courtesy of a Clare Patak recipe, the brains and braun behind VIOLET CAKES - my favourite thing about which, obviously is that it sounds like ‘violent cakes’

We talk about W H Smiths which is a UK stationary shop, and more

As ever I toot the mighty ODDBOX where I get my wonky, rejected or surplus fruit and veg

THIS is a super noodle and as if it needs a link, but here is the GUILTY FEMINIST

The long forgotten rice puff sweets Jess likens to ant snacks are RAINBOW DROPS

And lets not forget her dream guest, KIRSTY YOUNG

OH, And

If you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content for your hard earned cash which means I can keep doing and improving the podcast. Click on the word PATREON, either of them. 

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering.

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Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.

This week I’m joined by a great American comedian called Abigoliah Shauman. She’s as frank and she is funny which in both cases is ‘very’. And we have a very open chat about mad dalliances with terrible diets and consequent mental health spirals into binge eating. Lovely to share a podcast with someone who has absolutely been where I’ve been - and also have it be so fun, funny and delicious. 

Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. 

Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019

18th JULY - MARLOWE COMEDY FESTIVAL, Canterbury - Guests being announced super soon

12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey Barrell

MORE to be announced very soon from the autumn onwards! 

Honourable Mentions

You can follow ABIGOLIAH on Twitter and that’s also where you’ll find a link to her tour which is autumn 2019 and I implore you to go! 

MY WEBSITE is here, should you want to come to any of my stand up gigs and previews. 

We were eating in an absolutely gorgeous little place called NUMBER TWENTY ONE and we were in Machynlleth where we were both performing at the brilliant MACH COMEDY FEST.

We mention the absolute Hollywood superstars TOM HOLLAND and ROBIN WILLIAMS 

Between us we also big up three books…

THE GUILTY FEMINIST by Deborah Francis-White, THIS IS HOW by Augusten Burroughs and FAT IS A FEMINIST ISSUE by Susie Orbach

THIS is Kentucky Bourbon

And the steakhouse she raves about in New York is called HOMESTEAD

OH, And

If you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering.

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