The Pass Podcast is back for one last time! Our final series kicks off with a special episode from Mana in Manchester. In this episode I meet with Head chef Simon and front of house Charlie.

The Pass Podcast is edited and mastered by Adam Linder from bespokenpodcasting.com. With thanks to Craig at ambientlightproduction.com for technical support.

Music: The Happy Song, by Nicolai Heidlas Music.

In this Special episode for our partners Chef Works, I was invited backstage to the Nobu Hotel for the GQ Food and Drink awards. In this episode we meet all the winners, and some old and new friends amongst the nominees and the prestigeous guest list.

Expect chats from Jamie Oliver, Marcus Wareing, Jason Atherton, Paul Ainsworth, Nieves Barragan, Tom Kitchin, Ellis and Liam Barrie, Stephen Stevens, Steven Edwards, the team at Hide and the team at the Fordwych Arms, Aktar Islam, GQ editors Paul Henderson and Bill Prince and more!

Back in Brum I meet with Alex Claridge the man behind Rock and Roll fine Dining venue The Wilderness and Cocktail and dining venue Nocturnal Animals.

With thanks to Craig Fields at ambientlightproductions.com for technical support and Ruby Chow who looks after the bookings. The Pass Podcast is edited and mastered by Adam Linder from bespokenpodcasting.com.

In the last 'proper' episode of the series I meet with Andrew Wong chef of A Wong and Kyms in London. We are also joined by Mukta Das a food historian who specialises in asian cuisine. They talk about chineese food history and Andrew lets me taste some of his refined Asian food.

With thanks to Craig Fields at ambientlightproductions.com for technical support and Ruby Chow who looks after the bookings. The Pass Podcast is edited and mastered by Adam Linder from bespokenpodcasting.com.

In this episode I meet with Masterchef contestant, restaurant PR guru and one third of Three Girls Cook supperclubs- Lorna Robertson. She has great fun with her five dishes including some never featured before! She shares stories from her life before, during and after Masterchef and gives some insight into the world of restaurant PR.

With thanks to Craig Fields at ambientlightproductions.com for technical support and Ruby Chow who looks after the bookings. The Pass Podcast is edited and mastered by Adam Linder from bespokenpodcasting.com.

After the festive period normal service resumes with a bang! I meet with head chef and all round lovely man Tom Shepherd from Restaurant Adams in Birmingham. Tom talks about his rather impressive CV including his time working under Adam Stokes including winning a prestigeous Acorn award.

With thanks to Craig Fields at ambientlightproductions.com for technical support and Ruby Chow who looks after the bookings. The Pass Podcast is edited and mastered by Adam Linder from bespokenpodcasting.com.

As a new years treat I catch up with Stuart Ralston, chef owner at the fantastic Aizle Edinburgh. He treats us to some buffet ideas with his trade mark twists.

With thanks to Craig Fields at ambientlightproductions.com for technical support and Ruby Chow who looks after the bookings. The Pass Podcast is edited and mastered by Adam Linder from bespokenpodcasting.com.

As a new years treat I catch up with Stuart Ralston, chef owner at the fantastic Aizle Edinburgh. He treats us to some buffet ideas with his trade mark twists.

With thanks to Craig Fields at ambientlightproductions.com for technical support and Ruby Chow who looks after the bookings. The Pass Podcast is edited and mastered by Adam Linder from bespokenpodcasting.com.

Merry Christmas from all the team at The Pass Podcast.

In this special episode I meet friend of the show Josh Overington from the marvellous Le Cochon Avegule in York.

With thanks to Craig Fields at ambientlightproductions.com for technical support and Ruby Chow who looks after the bookings. The Pass Podcast is edited and mastered by Adam Linder from bespokenpodcasting.com.

In this episode I travelled to the magnificent Moor Hall to meet with Mark Birchall a mere two days before he won his second Michelin star. He was nervous and a little poorly but still a fantastic guest.

With thanks to Craig Fields at ambientlightproductions.com. The Pass Podcast is edited and mastered by Adam Linder from bespokenpodcasting.com.