Best Jay Rayner Podcasts (2024)

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South Lambeth 27:53

1h ago27:53

27:53

Jay Rayner and his panel of culinary experts are in South Lambeth, the home of London's 'Little Portugal'. Joining Jay to offer their best tips, tricks and recipes are chefs, cooks and food writers Melek Erdal, Jordan Bourke, Lerato Umah-Shaylor and Andi Oliver. The panellists share their best ideas for using a pressure cooker and the fool proof wa…

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319 Mark Lewis – After putting half of their $50M fund to work in regen, what has one of the leading VCs in the world learned? 1:09:22

3d ago1:09:22

1:09:22

A check-in interview with Mark Lewis, managing partner at Trailhead Capital, about the inevitability of the "regenerative revolution" and the potential for significant financial and non-financial returns in this space. What does putting almost half of your $50 million VC fund to work in businesses active in the regen space in North America, taught …

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318 Clare Hill and Annie Rayner - The counter-narrative to industrialised chicken: what does it mean to produce deeply regenerative chicken and eggs? 1:03:06

2h ago1:03:06

1:03:06

A conversation with Annie Rayner and Clare Hill, founders of Planton Farm, Roots to Regeneration and Impeckable Poultry, experts in poultry welfare and regenerative agriculture transition pioneers in the UK. We discuss where to start when you want to integrate livestock as a farmer. Many would say poultry, but there are a lot of issues, from lockdo…

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317 Willem Ferwerda - Kickstarted the restoration industry with Commonland 11 years ago, now finally big money shows interest, but we need billions 1:12:32

7d ago1:12:32

1:12:32

A conversation with Willem Ferwerda, one of the founders of the regeneration space, which barely existed 11 years ago when he started Commonland. How and why is it so fundamental to take a landscape view and get all the stakeholders to look at a map- yes, a physically printed large map- together? Because chances are they never have done that. The f…

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316 Alf Gøran Knutsen – The good, bad and opportunities of the multi million dollar salmon industry, from shooting lasers under water to feed 1:07:38

7d ago1:07:38

1:07:38

Salmon: there isn’t a more contagious topic within aquaculture than salmon farming. With Alf Gøran Knutsen, CEO of Kvaroy, a leader in the world of sustainable salmon farming, we discuss the opportunities to grow a potentially very sustainable source of protein and omega-3 in a way that makes sense. We explore the fascinating world of salmon, mostl…

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315 Felipe Pasini - Walking the land of Amadeco Syntropic Farm with regenerative farmer 1:20:49

23d ago1:20:49

1:20:49

What if you could turn a dry, water-scarce plot of land into a thriving ecosystem? In this new episode of Walking the Land with a Regenerative Farmer we follow the journey of Felipe Pasini, as we explore his transformative work on the Amadeco farm in Depressa, Salento, Puglia. Through syntropic farming - also known as syntropic agroforestry or succ…

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Philadelphia Brunch, with Poppy O' Toole 26:34

17d ago26:34

26:34

Andi and Miquita are joined by Poppy O' Toole in this special bonus episode recorded in partnership with Philadelphia. In this episode, Andi creates whipped Philadelphia with green seasoning and crispy roast turmeric smashed potatoes with Honey Baked Chicken. It's all washed down with Miquita's 'Apple Crumble on the Rocks' They talk about all thing…

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Asim Chaudhry - Bossman 51:53

29d ago51:53

51:53

Director, Actor, Writer and Comedian Asim Chaudhry joins Andi and Miquita for lunch - and it’s a joyful, hilarious, sun-soaked, and perfect end to the series. Andi has concocted a slow cooked lamb belly with flageolet beans cooked in rum punch , a pickled fig and apple salad, with a butterbean and white corn puree. Miquita’s drink is a sensational …

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314 Sowmya Balendiran - How to turn seaweed farming into an industry? Start by farming 1000 football fields of tropical seaweed in Indonesia 1:05:09

1M ago1:05:09

1:05:09

A conversation with Sowmya Balendiran, co-founder and chief business officer at Sea6 Energy, about regenerative aquaculture, how to restore the oceans and use them more to reduce the pressure on land systems, get fossil fuel use down drastically, like in fertiliser, plastics, and in food of course. Sowmya is one of the pioneers who helped create th…

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313 Jay Albany - Despite the graveyard of D2C companies, it can work in the world’s most remote city 1:48:48

25d ago1:48:48

1:48:48

A conversation with Jay Albany, CEO of Dirty Clean Food, about what it takes to build a successful direct-to-consumer business- basically buying from regen farmers and delivering to consumer, restaurants, etc.- in the regen space and in the most remote city on the planet. Despite all challenges of B2C, Jay makes a passionate case for the contrary. …

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Adjoa Andoh - That's Punk 52:11

27d ago52:11

52:11

Actress Adjoa Andoh joins Andi and Miquita for lunch. She brings her friend, Producer and Creative Consultant, Adele Cross. It's a meal fit for a Lady Danbury. - an Andi special of a sweet potato and coconut dumpling, tamales, caramelised onions with prunes, with an oyster mushroom and an ackee puree. It's all washed down with Miquita's sake, white…

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312 Maarten van Dam – How to fund the transition of the first pioneers in regenerative agriculture 1:08:17

1M ago1:08:17

1:08:17

A conversation with Maarten van Dam, founder of Schevichoven Regenerative farm, about numbers when transitioning from conventional to regenerative agriculture and keeping records on inputs, prices, and machinery. Maarten is keeping a lot of records of their pioneering farm transitioning from a mono dairy farm to a diverse agroforestry system. Remem…

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Vanessa Feltz - Vanessa's Evanescent Fish Dish 49:36

1M ago49:36

49:36

Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz joins Andi and Miquita, and becomes the first guest to have a dish named after them - a salted cod, steamed over curried fennel and onion, with green gazpacho. Vanessa discusses growing up in "Swimming pool and chopped liver belt" of Jewish North London, a world of 70's dinner parties, and a neighbours including the likes …

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Fireside Chat with John Kempf & Koen van Seijen @ Groundswell '24 58:13

1M ago58:13

58:13

Ever wondered how podcasting can transform the field of regenerative agriculture? This fire side chat with John Kempf and Koen van Seijen, hosts of the most followed and longest existing podcasts in the regenerative agriculture and food space, was recorded live at Groundswell 2024. This is an intimate conversation where we dive deep in the the long…

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Emily Campbell - Be What You Can See 45:16

1M ago45:16

45:16

Athlete Emily Campbell joins Miquita and Andi for a salt fish salad, pickled cucumber & jalapeño broth, sweet potato fritters, roast garlic oil, and seared wagyu beef - a huge menu because it's not every day you have an Olympian in the house! The three of them discuss how Emily has become the most successful British Weightlifter of modern times, an…

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311 Henk Mooiweer - If you can get paid now by Nestlé, Shell and Microsoft to change grazing practices, why wait? 1:13:47

1M ago1:13:47

1:13:47

A conversation with Henk Mooiweer, co-founder of Grassroots Carbon, about the current state of carbon markets, high quality soil carbon removal credits, how this company manage to sell 5 million dollars’ worth of them, and where the market is going. Why did Nestlé, Microsoft and Shell start buying? Why does Henk argue that now is the time to sign u…

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Sandi Toksvig - A Table Of Excellent Women 52:52

2M ago52:52

52:52

Writer, Comedian, and Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig takes her place at Andi and Miquita's table today, and it's one of those rare Stirring It Up occasions where there are two extra guests. Sandi brings her wife, Therapist Debbie Toksvig, and Author and Journalist Catherine Mayer On the menu today is wild garlic grits, slow braised lamb, and plantain, a…

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310 Jason Hayward-Jones - Corporates paying for low carbon grains and why virtual twins are key in gaming and Scottish whiskey 51:55

2M ago51:55

51:55

A check-in interview with Jason Hayward-Jones, founder & director at REGENFARM Ltd., and Sustainable Agriculture Specialist at Cefitra, about why corporations are suddenly paying for low-carbon grain, the revolutionary impact of digital twins and satellite technology on sustainable farming practices and, finally, why it is connected with gaming and…

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309 Bridget Emmett – Moving over carbon soil compaction is the real issue in agriculture 58:50

2M ago58:50

58:50

A conversation with Bridget Emmett, a principal scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and a board member of the EU Mission Soil. Bridget shares her inspiring journey from a passionate botany student to a leading soil scientist, revealing the critical, yet often overlooked, intricacies of soil health. We explore its complex structure,…

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Alison Steadman - Cocktails and Quizzes 41:37

2M ago41:37

41:37

It's a special afternoon in the Oliver household, as Actress Alison Steadman joins Andi and Miquita for an afternoon gimlet, and three types of fish - red mullet, sea bream and mackerel, finished with tamarind butter and wild garlic oil. She brings her husband, Actor Michael Elwyn. High on the agenda is the business of acting - as you'd expect with…

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308 Georg Baunach - More than half of the fish you eat is farmed: basics, potential and risks of investing in aquaculture 1:22:41

2M ago1:22:41

1:22:41

A conversation with Georg Baunach, managing partner and co-founder of Hatch Blue, a knowledge-driven aquaculture and alternative seafood specialist. We discuss what aquaculture is and why it is important; what, where, and how to farm; what are the potential and challenges of regenerative aquaculture, and why is it important to look into it. We end …

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307 Kat Bruce - Going from putting insects in a food processor to raising $27M in 10 years and building the biggest eDNA biodiversity monitoring company 1:18:26

2M ago1:18:26

1:18:26

A conversation with Kat Bruce, founder of Nature Metrics , going from scooping insects with a small net and putting them in a food processor, to analysing the goo with an EDNA machine, to working with lots of large food corporations on measuring their biodiversity, food footprint, and impact. How do you look back at raising 27 million dollars and s…

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Father's Day Special - The Lesser Spotted Garfield 38:33

3M ago38:33

38:33

Ahead of Father's Day we welcome Garfield Hackett... To his own table! As Andi's partner and step-father to Miquita, Garfield has been - in the word's of his loved ones - "the thread that holds the family together, the backbone". Over a feast of soft pumpkin fungee, fried snapper, wild garlic oil and charred pardon peppers, they discuss first meeti…

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306 Fernando Russo - From selling Playboy's to growing coffee, cacao, credit and lots of cows 1:34:59

2M ago1:34:59

1:34:59

A deep dive conversation with Fernando Russo about the reasons why he is going deep into coffee and cacao without being a coffee drinker and how he turned from being a Playboy’s salesman and a travel entrepreneur to an impact investor in the regenerative agriculture and food. We also talk about fashion and heights, the Amazon, deforestation, refore…

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Tom Kerridge - Have You Had Rice Today? 47:19

3M ago47:19

47:19

Chef Tom Kerridge is invited around to Andi and Miquita's table for a feast of slow cooked pork belly simmered in sour orange juice, mofongo (mashed plantain and green banana), shredded spring greens, pickled rhubarb, and Chinese cabbage. He brings his wife, the sculptor Beth Cullen-Kerridge. Choosing chaos over calm, solving problems through swimm…

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305 Scott Poynton – Crises drive change: stories from within the transformation of Nestlé's palm oil value chain 1:36:42

3M ago1:36:42

1:36:42

A conversation with Scott Poynton, founder of the Forest Trust, now known as the Earthworm Foundation, about supply chains, environmental regeneration and addressing environmental scandals from the forests of rural Australia to his groundbreaking work with major corporations like Nestlé on no-deforestation commitments. Scott’s experiences in Vietna…

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304 Henry Dimbleby - Biodiversity on balance sheet, role and risks of gene editing and AI and the case for less meat 1:03:49

3M ago1:03:49

1:03:49

This is the second part of a wider conversation with Henry Dimbleby, founder of Bramble Partners and LEON Restaurants (please find the first below as episode 303). We continue our deep dive into the three compartment model and we discuss what should we grow where and why, the invisibility of nature and why biodiversity is not on the balance sheet. …

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Davina McCall - Together Again, Finally. 1:04:32

3M ago1:04:32

1:04:32

Broadcaster Davina McCall joins Andi and Miquita for a real family affair. She brings her best friend Sarah Hiscox for a lunch of chicken with a chilli and nduja glaze, yellow beetroot fritters, wild garlic oil and Cavalo Nero. Laughter recalling the days up together in West London, Davina's start in TV, and being Miquita's 'coolest babysitter', se…

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Andi and Miquita - The Work You Do When No One is Watching 35:23

3M ago35:23

35:23

Stirring It Up is BACK for another series, with Andi and Miquita using the first episode as a chance for the two of them to catch up on each others news Throwing fabulous parties for turning forty, and celebrating a best friend's sixtieth. How entering a new decade has changed everything. Puppy life, milestones, and adventures apart are all on the …

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303 Henry Dimbleby - From designing the National Food Strategy for England to starting a £50M fund focussed on food transition 51:47

3M ago51:47

51:47

A wide range conversation of almost two hours- second episode will follow soon- with Henry Dimbleby, founder of Bramble Partners, a venture capital firm, that invests in businesses seeking to improve food security. Before Bramble Partners, Henry co-founded Leon Restaurants and the Sustainable Restaurant Association and also served deep in the heart…

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302 Jonas Steinfeld – The many shades of green of agroforestry systems 1:10:59

3M ago1:10:59

1:10:59

A conversation with Jonas Steinfeld, a researcher and consultant based in Brazil specialising in agroforestry systems, about the many different levels of complexity in agroforestry. Does complexity lead to more or less work? Does complexity lead to more or less carbon storage, and why? And are complex agroforestry systems more profitable? The scien…

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