Join Rory Stone, the best Cheddar maker in Tain, as he takes me around his mouldy old dairy and tells me how and why he makes such fabulous mould-ripened cheeses, some of his which could be lazy pseudonyms for members of his wife family!.

A peculiar childhood on board ship, finding freedom in the kitchen with the women in her family and a penchant for young men, the Queen of Pakistani food, Sumayya Usmani, has a lot to talk about!

Stories of spirit, stories of characters, stories of community with Islay whisky heavyweights - Billy Stitchell (Caol Ila), Simon Coughlin (Bruichladdich), Jim McEwan (Bowmore and Bruichladdich) and James Donaldson (The Botanist)

Smoked tomato chutney, fish skins, foraging, flavoured cheese and goose hunting with Liz Ashworth, Ann Rendall, Anna Canning, Callum McInnes and Richard Shearer during the Orkney International Science Festival and Foraging Fortnight 2019.

Whisky tasting and whisky tales at Scapa with Alan Winchester, former Master Distiller of The Glenlivet, and Mick Swanney who makes the fruity spirit.

Neolithic grain and Orkney bannocks with Liz Ashworth, the author of The Book of Bere, at the magical Barony Mill. With thanks to Ellen Hay, Margaret Phillips, Issy Grieve, Karen Budge, the Orkney Science Festival and Foraging Fortnight.

Buffalo feasts, whisky confessions, fine women, the joys of Orkney and the big buffet of life!

From her grandad's pickles to winning awards for her busy cafe in Aviemore, Kirsten Gilmour has come a long way from that little girl on the farm in New Zealand. She has shared her story and recipes in the Mountain Cafe Cookbook, but her success has been bittersweet as she and her husband, Al, have had to face the challenges of his cancer and treatment while trying to keep her passion for food and the cafe alive. Kirsten and Al talk candidly about how this has affected their lives.

Eating like a feral animal, eating for physical fuel, eating for fun - food plays different roles in the life of Lee Craigie. Nomadic storyteller, elite racer, bike adventurer, mountain bike champion and Active Nation Commissioner for Scotland, Lee is a cycling legend. As long as there is food and a bottle of wine in my pack, I feel inspired to hop on a bike and head for the Highland Trail with her!

Before she appears at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, cookery author and teacher, Ozlem Warren chats to Ghillie about her fond memories of growing up in Antakya in southern Turkey and how cooking aubergines at Stirling University led to marriage!