Lunchbox Envy

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Lunchbox Envy episodes

June 15, 2025 18: 🫒 Beware The Italian Olive Mafia
What did we use olives for before we ate them? What is the SPF of olive oil? Why should Americans be suspicious of Italian olive oil?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
35 min
June 08, 2025 17: 🥔 A Potato-Only Diet: Surviving Or Thriving?
How do you milk a potato? Can you survive on a potato-only diet? Why do potatoes make daughters-in-law cry?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
35 min
June 01, 2025 16: 🍷 Does More Expensive Wine Actually Taste Better?
Does alcohol actually burn off when you cook with wine? Does more expensive wine actually taste better? How do you take communion in outer space?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
37 min
May 25, 2025 15: 🧅 The Day Onions Broke Wall Street
Which is the wrong direction to cut onions in? How did Viking doctors use onions to save lives on the operating table? Why do capuchin monkeys go wild over onions?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
37 min
May 18, 2025 14: 🍋 Your Lemons Might Not Be Vegan
Why might your lemon not be vegan? How does a lemon affect your empathy? Who used lemons as a contraceptive?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
38 min
May 11, 2025 13: 🍚 Your Rice Might Have Been Farmed By Ducks
Why do risotto spoons have holes in them? Why do rice farmers like ducks swimming in their fields? Why are we all so scared of reheating rice?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
38 min
May 04, 2025 12: 🥜 The World's Most Average Jar Of Peanut Butter
How can you make peanuts dance? Which insect tastes great with peanut butter? Why is the most expensive jar of peanut butter the most average?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
35 min
April 27, 2025 11: ☕ The Drink That Fuelled The Enlightenment
Why should you put salt in your coffee? How does caffeine actually keep us awake? And do we really have coffee to thank for The Enlightenment?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
45 min
April 20, 2025 10: 🥚 Egg Maths Ain't Mathing
What is the deal with egg maths? What can you smuggle inside an egg? And what are green eggs actually eaten with?
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
36 min
April 17, 2025 Bonus: 🐣 Happy Easter!
A little extra morsel all about chocolate eggs. Happy Easter!
Hosts: Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot, Rosie MacKean
Producer: Alex Bell
© Quite Interesting Ltd 2025
9 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.