Your 2017 starts here – Sue Nelson and Paul Andrews are back with an incredibly appetising show, in more ways than one.

Forget the preamble, we jump straight into the action because Sunny Mudhar has bought us a post-Christmas banquet to have in the studio. Sunny founded ‘Family Secret’ – he has travelled around the world picking-up secret recipes from locals and using them in the most amazing cooking sauces. 

Sunny also gives us a taste of the finest Bombay-style street food – it’s safe to say that it’s one of the nicest treats we’ve had before. If hearing our rumbling stomachs isn’t enough for you, head over to our Twitter where we streamed it live.

It was tough to take ourselves away from the food but luckily we had another fantastic guest to hear from. Phil Owens has something of a foodies crystal ball – his company ‘Flavour Feeds’ are keeping everyone up-to-date with the latest food and flavour trends for the future – a very useful listen.

Christmas is over and now you’re wondering what to eat? –  sound about right? Have a listen to the best bits from 2016…

It has been an incredibly fun year for us at FoodTalk – the studio has been awash with fantastic produce from the best companies and we’ve been on the road at plenty of shows. 

Our presenter Sue Nelson has earmarked her favourite chats from 2016 in this special show. You’ll hear everything from top department stores and household names to a tipsy gin bar session and discussions around the future of food.

Enjoy the show and join us again in 2017 for even more FoodTalk.

It’s ever so nearly Christmas, and we decided to spice up the festive season with an Indian Cookery special.

If you ever find yourself struggling to buy a gift for the foodie in your life, as Sue Nelson points out, make sure you buy some cookery lessons at the Kent Cookery School rather than boring old socks.

Sue caught up with the fantastic chef Hari Ghotra as she was giving an Indian Cooking demonstration, and we heard all of the action from a great event. Hari has quite the reputation, seeing as though she’s a chef at the first Indian Restaurant to receive a Michelin Star restaurant.

We even had the fruits of Sue’s labour in the studio – much to the delight of Paul Andrews.

Chocolate, lunch and alcohol… It must be Christmas time – luckily, Sue Nelson and Paul Andrews have plenty to taste and talk about.

We jump straight into a chat with Noelle Ghanem who is here to talk to us about her company, Food Swapp. The statistics around UK workers and their boring (and expensive) lunchtime habits are shocking, and that’s why Noelle has stepped forward with ‘The Tinder of Food’. Fancy swiping food left or right? – You need to take a listen.

Next up, we keep the festive spirit alive with a spirit of a different kind – both go hand-in-hand of course though. Sue caught up with Peter Andrew recently to talk all about his lovely White Heron Cassis – their ‘adult Ribena’ would be perfect alongside the Christmas Turkey.

We’ve had talk of lunch and alcohol, so the next logical step is to get the chocolates out. Thankfully, Grace Simpson has bought enough of her ‘Goupie’ chocolates to last us a lifetime. It’s known as a ‘devishly moreish chewy chocolate confection with a hint of crunch.'

Sue Nelson and Paul Andrews are plunged into the varying worlds of Farmers Markets, Fortnum & Mason and a healthy alternative to the traditional baddies that goes by the name of sugar in this week’s Food Talk. 

We start with a chat with Daniel Reeds from Total Sweet. Trying to cut sugar out of your diet isn’t easy but Daniel believes he has found the answer with the ingredient Xylitol. It looks, tastes and feels like sugar – but it’s better for you. We needn’t say anymore – take a listen for further information. 

Steve Woods was then able to tell us all about Farmers Markets work in Kent. His experience managing Tonbridge Farmers Markets and being on the board at Kent Farmers Market gives us a great insight into something we all ought to support.

Surely one of the goals for the stallholders at Steve’s market is to get their produce sold in one of the big department stores in this country – therefore it was apt that we heard from Andrew Cavanna, a buyer from Fortnum & Mason, arguably one of the best-known stores in London.  He explains exactly what you need to make the cut.

Sue Nelson and Paul Andrews present the final special show from Food Matters Live 2016 that took place at London's Excel Arena a few weeks ago.

We hear from some fantastic companies who were exhibiting at the event...Everything from a company growing greens underground in an abandoned WW2 bunker to a company creating easily chewable foods for Hospitals and Care Homes.

Join us again next week for some more FoodTalk.

Sue was busy looking for interesting companies at the Takeaway Innovations show, and she came across Graham Cowe and his company ‘Moven’ and their new cooking system.

The concept sounds simple enough – it’s water immersion – however, Graham’s company, fascinatingly, have made it possible to cook food in bags without gas or power and instead use things like engine coolant…ideal for people at sea and others on the move.

Find out how it all works by visiting their website

While on a hunt for new and innovative companies at the Takeaway Innovations show, Christie and Brady bumped into Chris Howard from Hey Menu who are shaking up the online takeaway industry. 

You’ve heard of companies like Just Eat, but Hey Menu are keen to distance themselves from their commission model which Chris says is negatively affecting the hard-working takeaway companies.

They want to be fair and their subscription-based service is better for customers and companies alike.

Find more information here.

Christie and Brady are on a recycling hype at the Takeaway Innovations show, and therefore it’s fitting that they run into Adam James from Green Man Packaging.

They are packaging experts and, as the name suggests, they are making sure that they are eco-friendly. Adam notes how the industry has become a lot better at recycling in the last couple of years too, and why it was one of the reasons behind him setting out a business that he wanted to be future proof.

Find out more about Green Man Packaging here

Our presenters Christie and Brady took the time at a busy Takeaway Innovations show to go and visit Peter Ellis from Dempson.

Dempson is a UK paper products manufacturer – basically, they are the kings of papers bags, they make everything you could possibly think of related to a paper bag. Graham explains you how you can put any branding over their bags and they are keen to be eco-friendly.

Find out more about Dempson here