This week, James chats to Thom about how life has changed since his time on Great British Menu, taking over the restaurant he first worked at when he was just 17 years old and suffering with imposture syndrome. Thom shares the format and equipment he uses for his viral social media cooking videos, which he posts regularly to his 2.5M+ TikTok followers, and tonnes more.

https://www.instagram.com/james_golding_chef/ and Maple from Canada UK https://www.instagram.com/maplecanadauk/ for more seasonal recipe inspiration.

James' recipes are available here: https://www.maplefromcanada.co.uk/benefits-of-maple/ambassadors/james-golding/

Follow Thom Bateman here: https://www.instagram.com/chefthombateman/ or on TikTok here https://www.tiktok.com/discover/chef-thom-bateman?lang=en

Resources mentioned in the interview:

Pub In The Park: https://www.pubintheparkuk.com/

Great British Menu: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071y6r

Check out Thom's restaurant here: https://www.theflintlockcheddleton.co.uk/