Food is culture, business and pleasure as well as fuel. London Real’s Food interviews go behind the kitchen door and the shop counter. Brian Rose has sat down with a three-Michelin-star chef, London restaurateurs, the founders of YO! Sushi and Ella’s Kitchen, farmers, food writers and drinks entrepreneurs. They talk about how they built their names, why they cook the way they do and how food reaches our plates. Every full interview is free to watch.
From three-Michelin-star chef Heston Blumenthal and London restaurateur Mark Hix to YO! Sushi founder Simon Woodroffe, Ella’s Kitchen founder Paul Lindley, farmer Joel Salatin, food writer Mark Bittman and Dirty Vegan chef Matthew Pritchard: how food is grown, cooked and sold.
Heston Blumenthal, whose Fat Duck in Bray holds three Michelin stars, explains where his passion for cooking comes from and why he wants to change how we approach food. Mark Hix looks back on his career in London restaurants, why he pays artists with food and why he does not believe in using organic produce. John Quilter, the Food Busker, explains why he left his life as a Michelin-listed restaurateur to cook for musicians. Matthew Pritchard tells how he went from Dirty Sanchez stunts to presenting the BBC’s first vegan cookery show, and Sumayya Jamil shares her love of Pakistani cooking.
Simon Woodroffe, founder of YO! Sushi and one of the original Dragons on Dragons’ Den, explains how following his fear led him to build the brand. Paul Lindley describes founding the organic baby food company Ella’s Kitchen and why he believes society needs risk takers. Stephen Rapoport tells the story of Pact Coffee, and wine entrepreneur James Dawson explains how he arrived in London with £50. Louis de Bonnecaze, CEO of InterCellar, explains how he believes technology can change the wine and whisky trade. Gregory Sams recalls opening what he describes as London’s first natural food shop and restaurant in the late 1960s, and creating the VegeBurger.
Joel Salatin, who calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer, discusses the politics of agriculture and why he believes farming builds character. Former JLS singer JB Gill talks about the farm he set up in the Kent countryside. Remi Warren, a hunter and TV presenter who spends most of the year in the wild, argues that hunting is a natural human instinct. Mark Bittman, a former New York Times food columnist and author of How To Cook Everything Vegetarian, links food to politics. For the nutrition debates, see our Diet interviews.
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Who has London Real interviewed about food? Brian Rose has interviewed Heston Blumenthal, Mark Hix, Simon Woodroffe, Paul Lindley, Joel Salatin, Mark Bittman, Matthew Pritchard, Gregory Sams, John Quilter, Sumayya Jamil, Stephen Rapoport, JB Gill and Remi Warren, among others.
Which chefs have been on London Real? Heston Blumenthal of The Fat Duck, restaurateur Mark Hix, Dirty Vegan presenter Matthew Pritchard, John Quilter, the Food Busker, and Pakistani cook Sumayya Jamil.
Do the episodes cover the business of food? Yes. Simon Woodroffe (YO! Sushi), Paul Lindley (Ella’s Kitchen), Stephen Rapoport (Pact Coffee), Mark Hix and the wine entrepreneurs James Dawson and Louis de Bonnecaze talk about how they built and run their businesses.
Where can I find the vegan and carnivore debates? Guests such as Dr Michael Greger, Dr Neal Barnard and Dr Shawn Baker are covered on our Diet page.
Are the full food episodes free to watch? Yes. Every full-length interview on this page can be watched free on londonreal.tv.
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