The Go To Food Podcast

Today we sit down in the holy grail of pubs in The Devonshire where we're joined by the most famous publican in the world in Oisin Rogers to unveil his secrets behind turning this place into the most popular Pub in the world. We discuss; the secrets behind what makes his Guinness taste so good, what it's like creating an award winning menu with Ex Fat Duck Head Chef Ashley Palmer-Watts, the importance of having an in house bakery and butchers, his favourite pubs to eat in, where are the best places in Soho to party, the crazy lockins he's had with A List celebs, his crazy career which has taken him from rural Ireland to becoming the most famous publican in the world, the premier league footballer he had to ban from his previous pub, why San Sebastian is the greatest food city in the world and why the smoking ban wouldn't 'mean fuck all' for business...plus much more.....

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Today we’re joined by a chef who’s had such a huge impact on London’s food scene it’s almost immeasurable, especially with the creation of The Dairy - a restaurant that defined the Nordic-flecked, produce-focused fine dining movement that has become commonplace in London today. He’s worked for the best chefs in the industry from Marco Pierre White to Raymond Blanc to René Redzepi & is now championing the next generation under his own stewardship. Today he takes us through his incredible career starting out in the most toxic kitchen imaginable in Dublin via Marco Pierre White's in London and then off to Napoli to work at the 2 starred Don Alfonso an experience which changed his perception on seasonality and the importance of farm to table eating. This was strengthened by his time cooking from the garden at Le Manoir and reaffirmed beyond belief when he went to work at Noma. Robin shares with us the highs and lows of opening one of London's most iconic restaurants from the critical acclaim to the physical abuse from drunk customers and all in between. We also celebrate his latest genius outlet in Darbys, which is everyones favourite place to eat Sunday Lunch, a revelation which actually angers Robin! Listen in to find out why.............

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Today we're joined by multi-award winning photographer David Loftus who's worked with everyone from Jamie Oliver to Nigella Lawson and everyone in between and is the most in demand food photographer in the world. He's also shot some of the biggest celebrities, musicians and models and in this no hold barred interview reveals all the craziest sights he's witnessed in his career so far. From A Listers ripping up priceless books to snort cocaine with, to getting nearly killed in New Orleans by a gang who mistook him for someone else, to witnessing Gordon Ramsay's horrendous abuse first hand when he photographed in his kitchen, to getting used and abused and going unpaid by some of the most famous 'instagram chefs' around and much much more.....

David is such a wonderful orator and has so many brilliant stories that you're all in for such a treat over the next 45 minutes......

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DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.

Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.

Today we pay Ben Marks a visit at his neighbourhood restaurant Perilla in Newington Green, sadly it was closed for Lunch on the day so we couldn't sample any of his creations, but we did get to hear about his incredible career so far. As a young boy, Ben Marks loved food and enjoyed cooking with his father in London. At 13 years old, he was already working in professional kitchens. and at 15, on the advice of his bosses, he moved to Sweden to become commis chef at the Michelin-starred Operakällaren in Stockholm. A year later he was back in the UK, at a formal apprenticeship with the Academy of Culinary Arts, which landed him at Claridge's, followed by working at Noma for over a year and then rounding off this incredible hattrick of establishments by becoming Phil Howards right hand man at The Square. Ben now co-owns & is head chef at both the award winning Perilla & Morchella. 

We're honoured to be joined by one of the most important food writers in the world in the incredibly charming Melissa Hemsley, who takes us through her ridiculously successful career as a figurehead in the healthy eating movement, initially with her sister as part of Hemsley & Hemsley and now on her own. From her times working as a private chef for some of the most famous and musicians and actors in the world to becoming a 6 time best selling cookbook author to introducing this country to healthy living - we uncover all of Melissa's incredible stories from her illustrious career.

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DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.

Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.

Welcome back to another episode of Mise En Place and today we're in Chelsea sitting down for an absolutely stunning meal with Chef Masaki Sugisaki at his restaurant Dinings SW3. He's on incredible form as he takes us through his journey from; working as a child for his dad at the family restaurant in the early hours of each day, to moving to London and being disgusted by the state of Japanese food, to eventually becoming Chef Nobu's protégé and putting his learnings into creating arguably the greatest Japanese restaurant in Europe. We also discuss the brutality and hierarchy of a Japanese kitchen, why he fell out of love with the food scene in Japan, how he's improved the level of fish quality in this country by teaching fishermen the ancient Japanese method of Ikejime and takes us through why the Japanese eat KFC for Christmas and love chicken sashimi plus much much more.....

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Having risen from being Nathan Outlaw's protégé to go onto open his own Michelin Starred restaurant 'Cornerstone' & latterly the award winning 'Pearly Queen'; Chef Tom Brown is one of the most respected chefs in London. Today he opens up as he talks about; the struggles he's faced with having to close Cornerstone and the personal identity crisis which followed, bullying in the kitchen, the fight restaurant's currently face to stay competitive yet profitable, the magic of working for Nathan Outlaw, how he's become the most copied chef in the business, what it was like to direct Stephen Graham in the award winning 'Boiling Point' and much much more....

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DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.

Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.

We're joined today by Rishabh Vir, the co-owner and exec chef at Caia in Golborne Road. Rishabh was working in property in Mumbai before moving over to London to pursue his love for food and trained at the esteemed Cordon Bleu. It was then to work for Heston Blumenthal at the 3 Michelin Starred 'Fat Duck' followed up by bagging a job at one of the best respected restaurants in the city 'Kiln'. Rishabh then met his business partner Tim Lang, best known for Street Feast & Dinerama and they decided to open Caia inspired by all their shared professional experiences. Today we get to sample Rishabhs genius creations, whilst hearing about everything from the Mumbai food scene to deboning chicken feet for Heston to cooking for 70 michelin starred chefs and much more.....

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Today we're joined by the Head Chef of the critically acclaimed Maison Francois and a man who's managed to amass a loyal following of over 2 million foodies in the incredibly charming and talented Matthew Ryle. He takes us through his incredible career so far; running some of the best kitchens in London, his controversy at loosing the final of Masterchef the Professionals, the challenges of hiring chefs in this day and age, his 'flatbread beef' with Thomas Straker, his tips for enjoying the best Bistros in France, his number one hack to make everyone a talented chef, the importance of gaining a classical cooking education, his secret to how he's managed to amass over 2 million followers in less than a year and much much more... including an incredible list of recommendations through his 'Go-To's!

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DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.

Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.

Today we're bringing you something slightly different as we sit down with Depop & Delli founder Simon Beckerman & one of their 'makers' Lil Wong Bakes to discuss their ambitious plans to take over the weekly shop, reinvent the online food scene and what they've learnt from the trends in the fashion world and brought to the food industry. We also find out what it was like taking Depop from a startup to become one of the biggest companies in the world, how he achieved it and what it's like selling a company for £1.25 Billion plus much much more......

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DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.

Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.