For episode 19 of 'Adjusting, with...', we are talking to Joey O'Hare and Katy Taylor. Joey and Katy share their exciting and innovative vegcentric recipes through their blog, Food with Time and via Instagram, where you can watch their how-to videos. Joey is also Head of Development at allplants and you can go back and listen to our chat with her a…

For episode 18 of 'Adjusting, with...', we are talking to Rob, CEO at Toast Ale. To listen to our first episode with Toast Ale, scroll back to find season 5, episode 43. Follow Toast Ale @toastale and buy their beers at https://www.toastale.com/ Find us @whatscookingpodcast or email thewhatscookingpodcast@gmail.com. If you're enjoying the podcast, …

For episode 17 of 'Adjusting, with...', we are talking to Mira, author, wellness consultant and founder of Chai by Mira at Tri Yoga Soho. To listen to our first episode with Mira, scroll back to find season 2, episode 13. Follow Mira @miramanek and find out more at www.miramanek.com. Find us @whatscookingpodcast or email thewhatscookingpodcast@gmai…

For episode 16 of 'Adjusting, with...', we are talking to Safia, photographer, food writer and consultant. You can listen to our first episode with Safia, scroll back to find season 1, episode 9!Follow Safia @dearsafia and take a look at Safia's portfolio of work at https://www.dearsafia.com/Find us @whatscookingpodcast or email thewhatscookingpodc…

For episode 15 of 'Adjusting, with...', we are talking to Adam, co-founder of JARR Kombucha, creators of delicious fermented tea driven by a passion to change drinking habits. JARR To hear our first interview with Adam, go back and listen to season 5, episode 49! Follow JARR @jarrkombucha and head to www.jarrkombucha.com to order. Find us @whatscoo…

For episode 14 of 'Adjusting, with...', we are talking to Emily, chef and author of Weligama, recipes from Sri Lanka. To hear our first interview with Emily, go back and listen to season 1, episode 4! Follow Emily @weligama_ldn and check out her book, Weligama. Find us @whatscookingpodcast or email thewhatscookingpodcast@gmail.com. If you're enjoyi…

For episode 13 of 'Adjusting, with...', we are talking to Maxine, founder of Polka Pants. Polka Pants are stylish and practical chef trousers for all, made in London and sold in the UK, US and beyond. To hear our first interview with Maxine, go back and listen to season 5, episode 41. Follow Polka Pants @polkapants or visit www.polkapants.com to or…

For episode 12 of 'Adjusting, with...', we are talking to Saima, founder of The Hampstead Kitchen. The Hampstead Kitchen specialise in catering for private events and it was inspiring to hear how Saima is maintaining the core values of her business. To hear our first interview with Saima, go back and listen to season 6, episode 53. Follow The Hamps…

For episode 11 of 'Adjusting, with...', we are talking to Abi, founder of Le Choux. Le Choux brings classical French patisserie to London with a unique offering of delicious filled choux buns along with a range of cookies and cakes. To hear our first interview with Abi, go back and listen to season 3, episode 29. Follow Abi @lechouxlondon or visit …

For episode 10 of ‘Adjusting, with…,' we are talking to Rebecca, founder of Rock My Bowl. Rock My Bowl are a boutique catering brand, delivering vibrant, tasty and beautifully-styled food for shoots and events.. To hear our first interview with Rebecca, go back and listen to season 2, episode 14. Follow Rock My Bowl @rockmybowl. Find out more and b…

For episode 9 of ‘Adjusting, with…,' we are talking to Clem, founder of Yoga Brunch Club. Clem runs events, bringing people together through yoga classes and delicious brunches, ordinarily across Bristol and London, currently online. To hear our first interview with Clem, go back and listen to season 4, episode 40. Follow Yoga Brunch Club @yogabrun…

For episode 8 of ‘Adjusting, with…,' we are talking to Meredith, creator of Food at Heart and Calm Cocoa. Meredith specialises in meditation and mindful eating using the medium of chocolate! To hear our first interview with Meredith, go back and listen to season 2, episode 17. Follow Meredith @meredith_foodatheart and buy some at-home mindful choco…

For episode 7 of ‘Adjusting, with…,' we are talking to Andrew, owner of Vanilla Black. Vanilla Black are a pioneering vegetarian restaurant created by Andrew and his wife, Donna. To hear our first interview with Andrew, go back and listen to season 3, episode 28. Follow Andrew @vanilla_black_uk and www.vanillablack.co.uk. Keep in touch and let us k…

For episode 6 of ‘Adjusting, with…,' we are talking to Nynke, Operations Manager at Made in Hackney. Made in Hackney are a plant-based, community kitchen who have completely changed their offering in response to the pandemic. To hear our first interview with founder Sarah, go back and listen to season 4, episode 31.Follow Made in Hackney @madeinhac…

For episode 5 of ‘Adjusting, with…,' we are talking to Dana, founder of Arganic. Arganic produce 100% organic, single origin Argan Oil, both culinary and cosmetic. To hear our first interview with Dana, go back and listen to season 2, episode 12.Follow Dana on Instagram @danaelemara and Arganic @arganic. Visit www.arganic.co.uk for more information…

For episode 4 of ‘Adjusting, with…,' we are talking to Alex Head, founder of Social Pantry. We talk about the impact of the restrictions and how the Social Pantry team are monitoring and managing any ongoing developments in addition to maintaining employee morale and wellbeing. To hear our first interview with Alex, go back and listen to season 4, …

For episode 3 of ‘Adjusting, with…,' we talked to Tessa Stuart. Tessa is an in-store researcher, business consultant and author, helping food and drink brands to understand the market and create stand-out messaging for their products. To hear our first interview with Tessa and find out more about what she does, go back and listen to season 2, episo…

For episode 2 of ‘Adjusting with…,' we spoke to Elly Curshen, food writer, cookbook author, Divertimenti Cookery School teacher and owner of The Pear Cafe from 2006-2018. To hear our first interview with Elly, go back and listen to season 5, episode 42.Follow Elly on Instagram @ellypear, look out for Elly's column in Waitrose Weekend and find all t…

For episode 1 of ‘Adjusting with…,' we talked to Nikki of City Harvest. City Harvest redistribute surplus food to charities and organisations around London to help those in need. To hear our first interview with Nikki and find out more about City Harvest, go back and listen to season 6, episode 52. Follow City Harvest on Instagram @cityharvestlondo…

Welcome back to The What's Cooking Podcast! We were due to begin recording season 7 around now but it doesn’t really feel like the right time to be hearing new stories. Instead, we’ve decided to speak to some of our past guests and put together a miniseries around adjusting in business. These shorter conversations will give an update on their busin…

Creating connections through food, thriving on pressure and drawing on personal experiences to start a new business, with co-founders of Karma Cans and Karma Kitchen, Eccie and Gini. For our final episode of the season we sat down with Eccie and Gini, founders of catering company Karma Cans and Karma Kitchen – a community of co-working kitchens and…

Thinking big, the flexibility of manufacturing chocolate in-house and some very good advice for small businesses with Paul, master chocolatier and founder of fine chocolate producers, Paul A Young. We spoke to Paul, founder of Paul A Young, to talk about how he got started in the world of chocolate. Via catering college, pastry cheffing for Marco P…

Rebranding plant based living, creating a chef led culture & focusing on sustainability - with Alex and Joey from allplants. We chatted to Alex, chief strategy officer and co-founder of allplants, along with allplants Senior Development Chef, Joey. Alex took us through the story of how he and his brother JP started allplants – creating delicious an…

Root to Fruit eating, redefining what we see as food waste and championing sustainability in every area - with food writer, chef and campaigner, Tom Hunt. For this episode, we chatted to Tom Hunt. Tom is a food writer, chef, sustainability campaigner and founder of Poco Tapas Bar - who have just become the first restaurant to be inducted into the F…

Working from an organic perspective, building quality relationships and developing a strong intuition for baking and business with Dee, co-founder of Fortitude Bakehouse. Fortitude Bakehouse is a craft bakery that specialises in sourdough. Fortitude is Dee’s most recent project and with her she has brought a wealth of experience from running many b…

We sat down with Annabel Thomas, founder of Scotland’s leading 100% organic and sustainable whisky distillery, Nc’nean. Inspired by the location of their family home on the west coast of Scotland, Annabel decided to embark upon creating whisky in a different way – uninhibited by tradition and with full focus on doing things sustainably, aiming to r…

For this episode we spoke to Elizabeth, co-founder of Kaizen House. We discuss Elizabeth’s extensive experience within the food industry - from starting out and working up to head chef roles to designing residencies, pop-ups and restaurants within Kaizen House. We discuss the different elements of Kaizen House which includes restaurants, pop-ups, r…

For this episode, we spoke with Saima, founder of The Hampstead Kitchen. Saima is a private chef, philanthropist and activist who cooks for private events all over the world. We hear the story of how a chance meeting with and opportunity to cook for her now mentor, Warren Buffet, led to her starting the business. Saima talks us through The Hampstea…

For this episode, we chatted to Nikki, COO of City Harvest. City Harvest are a London-based charity who redistribute surplus food to over 300 organisations, food banks and charities every single week. We debunk the myth that surplus food is only for the homeless. 1 in 4 Londoners are dealing with food poverty and City Harvest are acting as a crucia…

For our first episode of season 6, we spoke to the founders of Form Nutrition - Damian and Natalia. Form provide products to support holistic nutrition for body and mind – all plant based and backed by scientific research. The company was launched to fill a need for a different kind of nutrition brand and through their design-led branding, strong r…

Growing a high impact business, drawing on Silicon Valley experience and foreseeing a new way of eating with Grace, founder of Spice Box. For our final episode of the season and our fiftieth episode, we spoke to Grace, founder of SpiceBox. SpiceBox serve delicious, innovative food that “happens to be vegan.” Starting out selling from her front door…

Demystifying kombucha, the learning curve of scaling up and building a business with friends - with Adam, co-founder of JARR Kombucha. For the penultimate episode of the season, we spoke to Adam - co–founder of JARR Kombucha. JARR are an East London based kombucha brewery who have based their business around creativity, connection and innovation. T…

Street food, supperclubs and launching a product with Dixie - chef and creator of Aphrodite’s Food For this episode we spoke to Dixie about her seriously impressive experience within the food industry. From growing up around artisan food at an early age to moving to London and starting a course at a catering college, Dixie has so many interesting s…

Raising awareness of food waste, creating value from surplus and what it takes to run a crowdfunding campaign, with Jenny - founder of Rubies in the Rubble. For this episode, we sat down with Jenny, founder of Rubies in The Rubble – makers of “condiments with a conscience.” Rubies in the Rubble make delicious relishes, mayos and ketchup from ingred…

Maintaining trust, longevity and relevance in a 15+ year career and leading a successful multi-hyphen business with Dale - chef, nutritionist, presenter and author of 14 books For this episode we spoke to Dale about all the different elements of The Medicinal Chef, including: books, TV, podcasts, online programmes and Instagram. It's fascinating to…

Winning MasterChef, writing a book and campaigning for better NHS meals with Saliha - cook, NHS doctor and author of new book Khazana. For this episode we spoke to Saliha about her experience as a contestant, and eventual winner, of MasterChef UK - we talked about the parallels between working in a high pressure kitchen and working as an NHS doctor…

Creating a network for chefs, promoting fair and equal working conditions in kitchens and what it really takes to put on an event - with Rav, founder of Countertalk. For this episode we sat down with Rav, pastry chef and creator of Countertalk – the new platform helping to connect chefs within an equal and supportive environment. We heard about the…

Creating a product with surplus bread, tackling food waste through positive action and putting the mission for change before profits with David, Head Breadwinner at Toast Ale. We spoke to David from Toast Ale about all things food waste and how to tackle it. We heard how Toast are making their ale using surplus bread – leading the way in a new side…

Honing the book writing process, creating a community online and testing recipes with Elly Curshen, chef, food writer and more! For this episode, we spoke to Elly Curshen, who's third cook book, Green, has just been published and is already finding huge success. Elly’s recipes have always been affordable, accessible and delicious and those in Green…

Creating practical and stylish chef trousers for women, creating a pattern that fixes the issues with current options – drawing on personal experience - and keeping production in the UK with Maxine, founder of Polka Pants. Welcome back to The What’s Cooking Podcast, series FIVE!! We are delighted to be back with our first episode where we spoke to …

Making yoga more accessible through food, collaboration and running sell-out events with Clem, founder of Yoga Brunch Club. We spoke to Clem, founder of Yoga Brunch Club about how she is making yoga more accessible through her beautiful and welcoming events in Bristol and London. We talk about Clem’s own journey with yoga and she shares her persona…

Manufacturing a frozen product, building a white label success into a one of a kind retail brand and creating a family business, with Howard & Vivien - co-founders of Little Moons, makers of delicious, high quality mochi. For this episode, we chatted to siblings and co-founders of Little Moons, Howard and Vivien. This was such an interesting and ey…

Crowdfunding before launch, creating a strong brand from the outset and encouraging a new perspective on food. We spoke to Pip, founder of Pip & Nut, about how she went about launching a new type of nut butter. Pip & Nut create 100% natural, nutritious nut butters without palm oil. The absence of this ingredient was quite revolutionary at the time …

Launching a top podcast, the importance of sharing accessible recipes and throwing yourself in at the deep end with Margie, creator of Desert Island Dishes, chef and food writer. For this episode we spoke to Margie about her hit podcast Desert Island Dishes – where the idea came from, how she got her first guest and the journey it’s taken her on so…

Fulfilling a need with a new product, constant innovation and the importance of mentorship with Melanie, co-founder of Smith & Sinclair. We chatted to Mel about how she and co-founder Emile started their brand to fulfil a need for non-liquid alcoholic treats at their event nights and how this quickly lead to being thrown straight in to business wit…

Creating a new breakfast product, promoting through alternative methods and learning to appreciate your achievements with Danielle, founder of Qnola. For this episode we chatted to Danielle, founder of Qnola. Danielle created a Quinoa based cereal which began as a nutritious way to provide breakfast for herself and friends but quickly built into a …

Turning a pop up success into a permanent site, the challenges of learning on the job and allowing a second site to form it's own identity with Joel, co-founder of The Good Egg. For this episode, we spoke to Joel, one of three founders of neighbourhood restaurant The Good Egg, with sites in Stoke Newington and more recently, Soho, in London. It was…

Award winning packaging, scaling the production of single origin & single estate chocolate and growing a ‘retirement’ project into a destination bakery with Joanna, co-founder of Pump Street Bakery and Pump Street Chocolate. For this episode, we spoke to Joanna, co-founder of Pump Street Bakery and Pump Street Chocolate on becoming one of the count…

Growing a catering business into a six site operation, employing ex-offenders and going with your gut with Alex, founder of Social Pantry. For this episode, we sat down with Alex of Social Pantry to hear the hugely inspiring story of how she has grown her catering business into a company which now manages up to thirty events per week, has a café, k…

Building an eco-community kitchen and what that means, creating fun but educational experiences around food and adapting to the reality of the business with Sarah from Made in Hackney. Welcome back to The What’s Cooking Podcast! For episode 1 of season 4, we spoke to Sarah, founder of eco-community kitchen and charity Made in Hackney. Sarah has cre…