Hugh's Joy Of Food

By Hugh Smithson-Wright

A bitesize podcast celebrating all that's amazing about everything edible, from the simplest snack to the fanciest feast. Each week, in around 20 minutes, host Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews a restauran... more

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

Hugh's Joy Of Food episodes:

April 11, 2021Chapati Club restaurant review, easy ways to eat more vegetables, and restaurant critic Grace Dent's moving memoir Hungry
This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews a fantastic Indian at-home banquet from Chapati Club; helps a listener who wants to eat more vegetables, but is lacking inspiration - and willpower; and works up an appetite reading restaurant critic Grace Dent's moving memoir, Hungry.

Links:
chapati club
Nigel Slater's 'Greenfeast' (as mentioned in Ask Hughgle)
'Hungry' by Grace Dent

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18min
April 04, 2021Lusitania restaurant review, planning the perfect post-pandemic dinner party, and eggs - not just for Easter!
This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews Portuguese restaurant Lusitania, in London's Little Portugal; helps a listener to plan the menu for her first post-pandemic dinner party; and shares his love of eggs - not the Easter kind!

Links:
Lusitania Restaurant

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22min
March 27, 2021Brasserie Zedel restaurant review, how to always order the best thing on the menu, and what to do with wild garlic
This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews a much-visited restaurant that always brings him joy, Brasserie Zedel; takes on two listeners' questions about how to get the best out of any restaurant's menu, in Ask Hughgle; and shares his favourite ways with wild garlic in Treat Of The Week.

Links:
Brasserie Zedel
Marjorie in Seattle's masterclass in menu-writing

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21min
March 13, 2021Darby's restaurant review, making cooking for one fun, and Belazu's unusual-yet-indispensable ingredients.
This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright celebrates St Patrick's Day with a review of Irish-owned Darby's in Vauxhall, advises a listener on how to make cooking for one interesting and fun in Ask Hughgle, and shops for unusual-yet-indispensable ingredients by Belazu in Treat Of The Week.

Links:
Darby's
'Solo: The Joy of Cooking for One' by Signe Johansen
Belazu

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20min
March 06, 2021Bouillon Chartier restaurant review, finding the perfect steak tartare, and retail therapy at Fortnum & Mason
This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews historic Bouillon Chartier in Paris, helps a listener who's on a quest to find the perfect steak tartare, and enjoys a spot of retail therapy in the famous food halls of London's legendary Fortnum & Mason.

Links:
Bouillon Chartier, Paris (English website)
Fortnum & Mason

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20min
February 28, 2021JOY At Portobello restaurant review, what to say when trying the wine, and spreading the love of butter
This week Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews Stevie Parle's canal-side west London oasis, the aptly-named JOY; reveals exactly what's expected of you when tasting the wine in a restaurant; and melts as he talks about his one true love, butter.

Links:
JOY at Portobello
Star Wine List

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20min
February 19, 2021SOLA restaurant review; the best non-alcoholic drinks to enjoy with food; and exploring culinary Aladdin's cave, SousChef.
This week Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews a Michelin-starred meal kit from SOLA in Soho; recommends the best non-alcoholic drinks to enjoy with food; and finds every ingredient he could dream of in culinary Aladdin's cave, SousChef.

Links:
SOLA Soho
Wolfe's Shrubs, Twining's Cold Infuse and Vichy Catalan as recommended in Ask Hughgle
£10 off your first order at SousChef [affiliate link]

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18min
February 12, 2021Maison Patron restaurant review, beating the queue at no-reservations restaurants and delicious recipes from Syria
This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews the delivery menu from Parisian-style bistro Maison Francois, tells an impatient listener how to beat the queues at no-reservations restaurants, and discovers some wonderful Syrian recipes raising money for good causes.

Links:
Maison Patron
Yalla Let's Eat Syrian charity cookbook

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17min
February 05, 2021BaoziInn Soho restaurant review; how to have fun with an aubergine; and the underrated pleasure of pimped packet noodles.
This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews the exhilarating Sichuanese cuisine at BaoziInn in Soho; advises a listener on how to extract maximum pleasure from an aubergine; and gets very excited about the pleasure afforded by pimping packet noodles.

Links:
BaoziInn in Soho
'Zaika' by Romy Gill, as recommended in Ask Hughgle
Packet noodles for pimping

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16min
January 29, 2021The Wolseley restaurant review, how to score the perfect table for one, and singing the praises of the Virgin Mary
This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews one of London's few truly legendary restaurants - and one of his all-time favourites - The Wolseley; reveals how to always get the best seat in a restaurant when you're only a party of one; and sings the praises of his favourite alternative to alcohol, the blessed Virgin Mary.

Links:
The Wolseley
Peckham Smoker and Shedletsky's hot sauces, as recommended for the perfect Virgin Mary

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16min

FAQs about Hugh's Joy Of Food:

How many episodes does Hugh's Joy Of Food have?

The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.