Lunchbox Envy

By Lunchbox EnvyArts Food

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Lunchbox Envy episodes

May 17 66: 🐔 Why Chickens Need Spectacles
Why would you put spectacles on a chicken? What's the secret to a perfect roast chicken? Do chickens find you beautiful?
Another bite of the drumstick with cook and writer Ed Smith.
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Guest: Ed Smith
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
38 min
May 10 65: 🌱 Screaming For Asparagus Ice Cream
Why shouldn't you snap your asparagus in half? Who was known as The Giant Asparagus? How can you make a knife out of asparagus?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
41 min
May 03 64: 🐑 Why Are Doner Kebabs Cone Shaped?
What's the difference between dagging and redding? Why are doner kebab spits cone-shaped? What makes mint go so well with roast lamb?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
55 min
April 26 63: 🥭 India's Magical Million Mango Tree
Who was the Indiana Jones of mangoes? What's the best way to mail a mango? Do you know the Mango Man?
Hosts: Alex Bell, Jack Chambers, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
38 min
April 19 62: 🍴 Buckingham Palace's Upside-Down Forks
Why are the forks in Buckingham Palace placed face down? Are spoons making us uglier? How do you flirt with a butter knife?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Guest: Tim Hayward
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
41 min
April 12 61: 💃🏻 Victorian Girl Dinners
What does a Victorian girl dinner look like? Why is the plough to blame for gender inequality? What's gay about quiche?
Hosts: Alex Bell, Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
45 min
April 05 60: 🎨 The $6.2 Million Banana
Why did the Romans decorate their dining rooms with leftovers? How do you sell a banana for $6.2 million? Where can you eat dirt for fun?
Hosts: Alex Bell, Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
41 min
March 29 59: 🥥 Performing Brain Surgery With A Coconut
Why would you inject coconut water directly into your bloodstream? How can a coconut help in brain surgery? What do octopuses use coconut shells for?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
43 min
March 23 58: 🥣 The Best Place To Smear Yoghurt On A Hot Day
Whose testicles grow when you feed them yoghurt? Which animal would give you the highest protein yoghurt?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
40 min
March 16 57: ☠️ The Deadliest Dishes Of History
Which food do you need a licence to prepare? When are you at risk of Margarita burn? Why should you never accept marzipan from the Pope?
Hosts: Alex Bell, Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
46 min

About Lunchbox Envy

From the publisher's feed

From the makers of QI and No Such Thing As A Fish: Gastronomically-minded QI researchers Jack Chambers and Manu Henriot join chef and food writer Rosie MacKean to unpack the world of food and drink, one lunchbox at a time.