Surprises all around for our Christmas epsiode! Hannah and Victoria each chose a Christmas book to cook from without telling the other which one until recording! Find out our thought process and if the books we chose were worth it...Intro track: Disco - All Good Folks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2025
54 min
This episode, we're twirling our way through the new cookbook, Padella: Iconic Pasta at Home, taking on cult-favourite recipes and asking the big questions: is fresh pasta truly worth the effort? And can any home cook recreate that famous Padella magic? Intro track: Disco - All Good Folks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 20, 2025
1 hr
We're excited to cover Alice Waters' - of Chez Panisse fame - first cookbook, as a culinary figure who's often been referenced by other chefs we've discussed on the pod. Find out what we thought of her simple, seasonal cooking. Intro track: Disco - All Good Folks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 6, 2025
1 hr 1 min
Oh we're going back, way back to where it all began - if we're going to talk restaurant cookbooks, how can we not include the French Laundry? Enjoy the youth in our voices, if not the chaotic Michelin-star level failures... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 23, 2025
53 min
For this stop on our restaurant cookbook tour, we're visiting Imad's Syrian Kitchen - a gorgeous mezze of delicious-looking dishes, with Imad's personal story and Syria's history interspersed throughout.Intro track: Disco - All Good Folks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 9, 2025
59 min
Pok Pok is not named after the sound a chicken makes, but Andy Ricker does say that the wings on the menu (and in this book!) paid the restaurant's rent. Find out what we thought of this Thai restaurant cookbook in this week's episode. Intro track: Disco - All Good Folks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 25, 2025
53 min
We're keeping things loose this episode as we update you on our respective holidays, LOTS of crisps chat and some great recipes (and a cookbook!) we've been enjoying lately. We're taking a short break for August but see you after summer! Intro track: Disco - All Good Folks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 31, 2025
48 min
No, no, you've not travelled back in time or got a glitch with your podcast player! We're bringing you a restaurant cookbook from Season 3, Dishoom. An absolutely legendary part of London life, we spent some time checking if the cookbook was a shortcut to the front of the Dishoom queue... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 17, 2025
1 hr 26 min
We continue on our pursuit of the most renowned restaurant cookbooks - this time taking it sweet with the Hummingbird Bakery, famous for bringing its American-style sweets to the UK. Find out what we baked and whether we think this one is worth dusting off...Intro track: Disco - All Good Folks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2025
1 hr 5 min
And the latest in our series of restaurant cookbooks: Wagamama, our first book from a chain of restaurants. We were intrigued to try this one - not least Victoria, the Japan enthusiast... Find out what we thought!Read Tim Anderson's article hereIntro track: Disco - All Good Folks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2025
1 hr 11 min
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