• Charmaine AKA ”Dammy” from Larderbox literally steamrollers the Pod!
    Sep 29 2023

    Hi Folks - Huge thanks as ever for listening

    You can find out more about larder box here

    Charmaine chose

    good Taste as here food book, She would like to drink a Louder martini - and she has nominated Tom Herbert of The Long Table as a future guest.

    I very much hope you all enjoy the episode!

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    40 mins
  • One half of MOMO Kombucha Josh Puddle talks gut health, nutrition, school food and more!
    Sep 1 2023

    Chatty and Knowledgeable Josh Joins us to change his three things about the world of food AND offer us 15% off his fab product - tune in to find out more.

    Josh Nominated Amelia from the Bold bean company as a future guest

    The book he recommends is Quench Your own thirst by Jim Coch

    And like to be drinking IVO from Orbit beers

    You can find out more about MOMO Kombucha HERE and get 15% off using code MADDAMS15. ENJOY!

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    53 mins
  • Gander app director Stacey Williams joins the pod to talk about food waste and technology
    Jul 28 2023

    Gander app was developed in relation to food waste at smaller retailers - the founders of the app wanted to connect people in real time to reductions on items in shops close to them - what a great idea!

    Stacey recommended "The Green Grocer" as his food book and also mentioned "The Cranks cook book"

    He would drink a crispy cold Devon Red cider whilst reading it and he has nominated Harriet Lamb from WRAP as a future guest.

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    40 mins
  • Wylde Market curator Nick Jefferson Joins me to tell us about what he does, and chance three things.
    Jun 30 2023

    After 6 years of family life abroad Nick returned to the UK and was enraged at the lack of availability of incredible produce - not one to sit about and moan, he started Wylde Market - a virtual weekly market connecting foragers, producers and artisans with eager foodies looking for the good stuff - an inspired idea!

    Nick would like to end the tyranny of the supermarkets, their long supply chains and their vicarious ownership of farms. He would also PLEASE like to find some eco friendly vac pack bags that actually work. He also wants kids to learn to cook - at school, at home, anywhere!

    The book Nick simply cant live without is Kimberly Wilsons "Unprocessed" and whilst he is reading that he will drink a cool glass of Limeburn Hill

    Lastly, he has nominated Kimberly Wilson, or Robin Snowdon (the author and wine maker)

    Nick also kindly offered all Maddams Cast listeners the chance to try Wylde Market with a £15.00 off code - simply follow the link to Wydle Market and enter the code MADDAMS at check out.

    Enjoy!

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    47 mins
  • Chef proprietor of the Flintlock Thom Bateman joins me for a lively chat!
    Jun 2 2023

    Listen as Thom talks about the three things he'd like to change about the world of food, with plenty of laughs along the way, and far too many interruptions from me. Theme Park attendance is not compulsory!

    Thom would love to sup a pint of Guinness whilst reading The complete Robuchon

    He has nominated Marco Piere White as a future guest on the pod.

    Thanks as ever to Purple Planet music - for the open source tunes.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Passionate and decisive School of Artisan food founder, Alison Swan Parente takes the hot seat
    Apr 28 2023

    I strongly advise you to take a look at the Summer School offering!

    Alison would like to change many things about the world of food but the three she is most keen to amend are below...

    Combat the effects of and educate against "Ultra high processed foods"

    Return kitchens and real food to Schools

    Action a food strategy with Government - don't leave it to the supermarkets!

    She would like to drink a Kombucha and soda, whilst reading a copy of Julia Child's book - "Mastering the art of French cooking" and Nominates Nicole Pisani - founder of Chefs in schools, as a future guest.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Matt Palmer from ”Off the table” changes his three things - and they are all a bit fishy!
    Mar 31 2023

    Farmed salmon looks like a great choice on the face of things, as everyone knows the wild salmon are in big trouble - but delve beneath the surface of the open net sea farm cages and the murky underbelly is apparently less appetising than we thought......

    Matt chose an Espresso Martini as his nice of drink, his food book choice was Simple and his nomination was Doug McMasters

    You can find out all about the Off the Table Campaign and Wild Fish Conservation here

    Thanks as always to Purple Planet for the tunes.

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    49 mins
  • Nouveau Scotian writer, director of photography and foodie legend Jack Adair Bevan takes a turn at changing the world of food for the better
    Feb 26 2023

    You can find out all about Jack via his site Over here!

    He is also over on Insta - and well worth a follow.

    He chose to change Silly foodie fads, the amount of Ceremony around food and wants to also reimagine the way we interact with food, particularly in an educational setting.You can find his latest book all about Vermouth Over there

    Enjoy the Pod - and support via Patreon if you fancy it.

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    1 hr and 2 mins