Lunchbox Envy

By Lunchbox EnvyArts Food

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Lunchbox Envy episodes

August 17, 2025 27: 🧀 The Bank Vault Full Of Parmesan Cheese
How do they put the holes in Swiss cheese? Who eats the world's hardest cheese? Why would you put Parmesan in a bank?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
47 min
August 10, 2025 26: 🌸 The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Gave The World Vanilla
Which 12-year-old boy do we have to thank for all the vanilla we have today? What links vanilla to a beaver's anus? What hack lets you use your vanilla pods more than once?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Guest: Edd Kimber
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
34 min
August 03, 2025 25: 🧈 How Butter Caused The Catholic Reformation
How did butter cause the Catholic Reformation? Where does extra-yellow butter come from? Who wants a buttershag?
Hosts: Alex Bell, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
41 min
July 27, 2025 24: 🥪 What's The Ultimate Supermarket Meal Deal?
Why would you eat a cotton wool sandwich? What is an earth sandwich made of? Who once ate a $275 sandwich containing over 8000 calories?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
41 min
July 20, 2025 23: 🥐 The Secret Curvy Croissant Code
What on earth is a Piecaken? Why are some croissants curvy and some straight? Which pastry was invented by a literal idiot?
With special guest Edd Kimber.
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot
Guest: Edd Kimber
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
40 min
July 13, 2025 22: 🍓 The World's Most Delicious Anal Secretion
What does the opposite of a strawberry taste like? Who liked to bathe in strawberry juice? What have strawberries got to do with a beaver's anal glands?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
38 min
July 10, 2025 Bonus: 🎾 Europe's Largest Annual Catering Event
Happy Wimbledon everyone! Who's got room for an extra-creamy second helping this week?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
14 min
July 06, 2025 21: 🍫 Why Does American Chocolate Taste Like S***?
When is Dairy Milk not chocolate? Whose chocolate tastes like vomit? Where can you use KitKats as postcards?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
37 min
June 29, 2025 20: 🥑 Sainsbury's and M&S's Avocado Feud
Why would you tattoo an avocado? Which bird has to vomit up the avocado stone before it can fly? How did avocados spark a row between Sainsbury's and M&S?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
37 min
June 22, 2025 19: 🍕 Does Pizza Really Count As One Of Your 5-A-Day?
Who paid their rent in pizza? Where would you need a 3D-printed pizza? How do you make pizza with beer?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
35 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.