Desert Island Dishes

S14 Ep17: Claire Thompson, the 5 o'clock apron on the dishes that have shaped her life and taught her who she is


Listen Later

My guest today is Claire Thompson otherwise known as the 5 o’clock apron.


Claire is a chef, food writer and the author of 8 cookery books. Her writing is focused around the idea of creating proper food for modern families. And she aims for her food to Inspire but it’s also down to earth enough not to be intimidating 


She was born and raised in Zimbabwe and Botswana and over many generations her family has had a deep connection with Africa, she returned to London at the age of 8 beofre heading to deepest darkest Shropshire aged 10 for her teenage years. 


She says she got the cooking bug on a trip to Sydney in her early twenties and then spent her twenties working in restaurants, even setting up her own, the Flinty Red in Bristol with her husband who is also a chef. 


Hope you love today's episode, let us know what you think. Thank you to Lloyds for sponsoring today's episode. And thank you for listening!





Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Desert Island DishesBy Desert Island Dishes

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

54 ratings


More shows like Desert Island Dishes

View all
Desert Island Discs by BBC Radio 4

Desert Island Discs

1,990 Listeners

Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware by Jessie Ware

Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware

1,620 Listeners

Happy Place by Fearne Cotton

Happy Place

1,185 Listeners

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day by Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

1,315 Listeners

White Wine Question Time by Stak

White Wine Question Time

143 Listeners

Changes with Annie Macmanus by Annie Macmanus

Changes with Annie Macmanus

102 Listeners

The Travel Diaries by Holly Rubenstein

The Travel Diaries

111 Listeners

Good Food by Good Food

Good Food

40 Listeners

The Mid•Point with Gabby Logan by Spiritland Creative

The Mid•Point with Gabby Logan

322 Listeners

Comfort Eating with Grace Dent by The Guardian

Comfort Eating with Grace Dent

134 Listeners

Ruthie's Table 4 by iHeartPodcasts

Ruthie's Table 4

307 Listeners

Dish by Cold Glass Productions

Dish

615 Listeners

Amanda Wakeley: StyleDNA by Amanda Wakeley

Amanda Wakeley: StyleDNA

19 Listeners

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth by Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Productions / Keep It Light Media

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

306 Listeners

Young Again by BBC Radio 4

Young Again

51 Listeners