Episode 7 features former Masterchef champion and Japanese food devotee Tim Anderson, who cooks sushi hand rolls with fish fingers in the middle, and talks about everything from the joy of Japan’s convenience stores to why running a restaurant is a terrible idea. It’s a lovely episode. Buy his latest book ‘Your Home Izakaya’ here: https://dauntbook…

This episode features a brilliantly rambling conversation with Tim Hayward - writer, critic, journalist, broadcaster, bakery owner and self-confessed food nerd of the very first order. Tim is a man who can, will and often does spend a whole week thinking about nothing but the differences between mayonnaise and salad cream, then telling us all why t…

This week’s guest is Santiago Lastra. Santiago has been cooking at the top of the restaurant game, all over the world, for years. Spain, Italy, France, the Ukraine, Denmark, Mexico - think of a country, he’s probably run a successful pop-up there. Now he’s opened a restaurant in London called Kol that’s creating intricate, complex Mexican dishes, b…

Simon Rogan is a chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, businessman and all-round ambassador for the unique brilliance of UK food. He invited us to Aulis in London earlier this year to cook a little something inspired by his Greek restaurant beginnings, talk about how you manage an empire, and explain why it’s getting harder and harder for people to …

This week’s guest on Root & Bone is baking legend Ravneet Gill, who seems determined to build an empire, fix the restaurant business and get us all baking to a higher standard, all at the same time. If you want to be inspired about the future of UK cooking, look no further - Rav’s on a mission to make things better. She took time out to invite us o…

He’s helped Luke Skywalker cook roast beef, accidentally set fire to a large swathe of the Suffolk countryside and been a food telly staple for the last 20 years - our latest podcast guest is Jimmy Doherty. Jimmy had us round for lunch at his home in the country just outside Ipswich, and laid on a real feast - Sri Lankan beef curry, spiced dahl, co…

Our first guest for Season 2 is Anna Jones. She’s one of the most successful, accessible and interesting cookbook writers this country has ever produced, with writing and recipes that make a truly tempting case for a vegetarian and vegan diet. Her latest book 'One' is a chart-topping bestseller, and she can count Yotam Ottolenghi, Jamie Oliver, Sop…

Pig fat. Salty desserts. Being called a wanker. In this episode of Root+Bone, dessert legend Terri Mercieca from Happy Endings tells us a love story about growing up, taking risks and how much she adored her Nanna, through the magic of a simple tomato sauce. Contains a lot of swearing.

Chef Vivek Singh (Cinnamon Club, Cinnamon Kitchen) takes us back to his roots with an '...unctuous dairy dream of a dish.' Which turns out to be paneer with butter, yoghurt and cream served with a vegetable pilau. We hear about the perils of cooking for politicians and journalists, the fight to get recognition for Indian food as fine dining and the…

He started charging his parents' friends to cater dinner parties when he was just 14, and now he's got three of the capital's most successful Indian restaurants before the age of 30. As the culinary force behind Kricket restaurants cooks us his most comforting dish, we talk illegal curry leaves, upsetting the elites of Mumbai and hear a jaw-droppin…

She's been cooking since she was 12, and now she's Head Chef of a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant Murano in London. Em Brightman cooks up a storm as she lets us into the secrets of risotto rice, why she hates custard and why we should all stay positive in 2020. Recorded prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, in Jan 2020.…

This was recorded the day before Boris Johnson announced the closure of all pubs, restaurants and non-essential businesses on 23rd March 2020. We talk (remotely) to some of those caught up in the lockdown to get some perspective on how they're coping, how to adapt and how to stay positive in this unprecedented time for everyone who loves restaurant…

We sit down for breakfast with the co-owner of El Pastor to talk cartel avocados, lime juice controversy and some genuinely terrible customer behaviour. Includes some swears.

Root + Bone Podcast Trailer

Welcome to the first-ever Root+Bone podcast. Our debut episode features a heart-stoppingly delicious beef lunch, cooked by Richard H. Turner from Hawksmoor. We talk meat, Marco and misbehaviour. Warning - contains bone marrow. www.rootandbone.co.uk @rootandbone #rootandbone https://www.facebook.com/rootandbone/…