Season 5: Episode 07: Lily Jones

I am so excited to be partnering with Taste of London Festival as their official podcast this year!For the month run up to this year’s festival (15-19th June!) I will be sitting down with some of the famous faces of Taste.This week I am joined by Taste legend, Vivek Singh, who kindly hosted me at The Cinnamon Club in London. He talks all about his childhood growing up in West Bengal, India, his mother cooking 4 meals a day and he dissects the complexity of Indian cuisine, how it differs from region to region, and what makes it so special!Vivek has been a Taste regular since it’s inaugural year! He talks all about how its evolved over the years and why their relationship is so great.I was invited to join him for lunch after recording, which was such a treat. What a lovely gentleman Vivek is! Bring on the festival in June!@viveksingh@crazysexyfood@hannahharley@tasteoflondonwww.crazysexyfood.comMusic by @casnova____I am beyond excited to be partnering with Taste of London, the city’s biggest and best food and drink festival, for this special 4-part series. Bringing together some the best restaurants, bars and superstar chefs of London for 5 days of feasting in Regent’s Park; you get up close and personal with some of your favourites at wonderful immersive experiences like the Diner’s Club Cook School, Fire Pit with Food Network and a whole host of masterclasses, wine tastings and so much more. So, what’s stopping you?! Book your tickets for the festival, which is on from the 15th – 19th June, and you may even get a chance to see yours truly!Use my code SEXYFOOD to get a complimentary premium bottled cocktail from Tails with every ticket.Book now at tasteoflondon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Maj 20221h 2min

I can’t believe we’ve come to the end of Season 6! Thank you again for joining me on this incredible journey, continuously supporting and listening to me. Don’t worry – I’ll be back sooner than you think for another bigger and better season!To finish things off, I’m joined by Judy Joo, the Korean chef behind shows such as Iron Chef and restaurants JinJuu and Seoul Bird.She opens up about her childhood in New Jersey, growing up in a Korean household with her mum fermenting kimchi in the family garage and drying chillis on top of the fridge. She discusses the frustration with people trying to understand Korean food, with critics trying to compare it to Thai food in the early days (!) and she explains the difference in chopsticks per each Asian cuisine. My mind is blown!And don’t worry – I ask her the all important question; why is Korean fried chicken is SO DAMN GOOD?!!@judyjoochef@crazysexyfood@hannahharleywww.crazysexyfood.comMusic by @casnova____I am so excited to be partnering up with Gorillas again this season! The original, sexy grocery delivery app is revolutionising online shopping. Fresh food delivered to your door in minutes, catering to all your food needs! Operating in 9 countries around the world, Gorillas supports small businesses as well as local producers to bring your favourite brands to your door. Run out of wine during the dinner party? Gorillas can sort that. Run out of eggs for your Sunday morning pancakes? Gorillas can also sort that!Don’t believe me when I say how great they are?! Then download their app and get £10 off your first order when you spend £20. Use the code SEXY10 at checkout… and thank me later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Apr 202241min

What a character Rosemary Shrager is! Be prepared to laugh your way through this episode with her infectious laugh and wonderful sense of humour!She talks all about her new book – her first novel aptly named The Last Supper and the story behind the story. We bond over being introverted extroverts (if you can believe that!) and I ask her whether she’s suffered from any prejudice as a self-taught female chef.She opens up about her long-standing friendship with Pierre Koffmann and working under him in his kitchen – and she finds him quite sexy! You heard it here first!!!Rosemary’s beautiful energy and positive attitude to life made her time on I’m A Celebrity a little easier than others. She loved it in fact! And used the experience as a way to lose weight!@rosemaryshrager@crazysexyfood@hannahharleywww.crazysexyfood.comMusic by @casnova____I am so excited to be partnering up with Gorillas again this season! The original, sexy grocery delivery app is revolutionising online shopping. Fresh food delivered to your door in minutes, catering to all your food needs! Operating in 9 countries around the world, Gorillas supports small businesses as well as local producers to bring your favourite brands to your door. Run out of wine during the dinner party? Gorillas can sort that. Run out of eggs for your Sunday morning pancakes? Gorillas can also sort that!Don’t believe me when I say how great they are?! Then download their app and get £10 off your first order when you spend £20. Use the code SEXY10 at checkout… and thank me later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Apr 202251min

What a charming chap musician Jack Savoretti is! It had been a long time coming but we finally sat down to talk all about his Italian heritage, childhood family dinners and some of his naughty food vices!He’s currently on tour so we talk all about finally being out there performing live, his new album, Europiana and he opens up about the music industry; the difficulties he overcame, the time he was asked to change his name as it wasn’t “British” enough (!) and he discusses stepping away from the industry.This conversation felt very full circle to me – I was first introduced to Jack in 2012 when I was taken to his concert in Shepherds Bush – close to where I live now! We end the chat realising we may be soulmates – but you’ll need to listen to find out!!@jacksavoretti@crazysexyfood@hannahharleywww.crazysexyfood.comMusic by @casnova____I am so excited to be partnering up with Gorillas again this season! The original, sexy grocery delivery app is revolutionising online shopping. Fresh food delivered to your door in minutes, catering to all your food needs! Operating in 9 countries around the world, Gorillas supports small businesses as well as local producers to bring your favourite brands to your door. Run out of wine during the dinner party? Gorillas can sort that. Run out of eggs for your Sunday morning pancakes? Gorillas can also sort that!Don’t believe me when I say how great they are?! Then download their app and get £10 off your first order when you spend £20. Use the code SEXY10 at checkout… and thank me later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Apr 20221h 4min

This week I invite you to listen in on the live recording from my first LIVE event at White City House in London, with the gorgeous Shivi Ramoutar. Following Soho House’s monthly theme of Nourishment, we talk all about how we nourish ourselves from the inside in, eating in moderation and Shivi’s incredible life being born and raised in Trinidad before settling in the UK.She explains the deliciousness of Trinidadian food and how it differs from other West Indian islands.I then opened up to the floor to a really wonderful, exciting and interesting Q&A!@shiviramoutar@crazysexyfood@hannahharleywww.crazysexyfood.comMusic by @casnova____I am so excited to be partnering up with Gorillas again this season! The original, sexy grocery delivery app is revolutionising online shopping. Fresh food delivered to your door in minutes, catering to all your food needs! Operating in 9 countries around the world, Gorillas supports small businesses as well as local producers to bring your favourite brands to your door. Run out of wine during the dinner party? Gorillas can sort that. Run out of eggs for your Sunday morning pancakes? Gorillas can also sort that!Don’t believe me when I say how great they are?! Then download their app and get £10 off your first order when you spend £20. Use the code SEXY10 at checkout… and thank me later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Apr 20221h 10min

When I started Crazy Sexy Food, I wrote a list of dream guests I’d love to have on. If you’d seen it, you would have laughed and told me “Yeah Right!”.So, when I got the call a couple weeks ago that Nobu Matsuhisa was in town to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Nobu London Park Lane, and he was doing a select number of interviews and that CSF was in the running I could not believe it!But here we are. And here I was, in this episode, sitting down with the man himself discussing his life in food, dealing with childhood trauma, setting up his business 50 years ago and his meeting with Robert De Niro.Nobu is a gentle but very fun man. He was so incredibly open and hospitable; this really has been the greatest honour. He eloquently discussed the hardships in his life, namely when one of his restaurants burnt down and he lost everything. This in turn lead to depression and suicidal thoughts.He managed to use his inner strength and family support to start again, and here we are, all these years later, and he’s still at the helm of the global empire!This was an honour of the highest level, and being in Nobu’s presence is something I will never forget.I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did recording it.@therealnobu@crazysexyfood@hannahharleywww.crazysexyfood.comMusic by @casnova____I am so excited to be partnering up with Gorillas again this season! The original, sexy grocery delivery app is revolutionising online shopping. Fresh food delivered to your door in minutes, catering to all your food needs! Operating in 9 countries around the world, Gorillas supports small businesses as well as local producers to bring your favourite brands to your door. Run out of wine during the dinner party? Gorillas can sort that. Run out of eggs for your Sunday morning pancakes? Gorillas can also sort that!Don’t believe me when I say how great they are?! Then download their app and get £10 off your first order when you spend £20. Use the code SEXY10 at checkout… and thank me later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Mars 202246min

Crystelle Pereira is the rising star we all need to know about. If you’re an avid GBBO then you’ll know exactly who she is! Not only is she my first ever GBBO contestant, but she came over for baclava and a glass water (!) and gave me in inside scoop of how the show works, what it’s like to film in secret for 6 weeks and her favourite bakes from the season.We touch on her Goan Portuguese heritage where she explains the cuisine - did you know Vindaloo originates from Goa?! Me neither.We discuss Focaccia-gate! And talk about how we are never in control of things in life and that everything happens for a reason.Crystelle is at the beginning of her career and I predict great things for this gorgeous woman! Oh – and she also has amazing eyebrows!@crystellepereira@crazysexyfood@hannahharleywww.crazysexyfood.comMusic by @casnova____I am so excited to be partnering up with Gorillas again this season! The original, sexy grocery delivery app is revolutionising online shopping. Fresh food delivered to your door in minutes, catering to all your food needs! Operating in 9 countries around the world, Gorillas supports small businesses as well as local producers to bring your favourite brands to your door. Run out of wine during the dinner party? Gorillas can sort that. Run out of eggs for your Sunday morning pancakes? Gorillas can also sort that!Don’t believe me when I say how great they are?! Then download their app and get £10 off your first order when you spend £20. Use the code SEXY10 at checkout… and thank me later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Mars 202254min

I am FINALLY joined by my first world champion boxer this week! Lawrence Okolie sat down with me just after retaining his WBO Cruiserweight title (well, not literally straight after, but you know what I mean!).He may have zoomed in from his bed (!), but the champion spoke all about growing up in a Nigerian household and how he STILL doesn’t know how to make jollof rice, his unique success story and his book, Dare to Change Your Life.He opens up about his relationship with food as a child; he was overweight and bullied and sought comfort in food and we bond over the fact we both used to skive of off school sports.As an athlete, he explains how he structures his time in the lead up to a fight, sparring with Anthony Joshua and why he decided to become vegan!@lawrenceokolie@crazysexyfood@hannahharleywww.crazysexyfood.comMusic by @casnova____I am so excited to be partnering up with Gorillas again this season! The original, sexy grocery delivery app is revolutionising online shopping. Fresh food delivered to your door in minutes, catering to all your food needs! Operating in 9 countries around the world, Gorillas supports small businesses as well as local producers to bring your favourite brands to your door. Run out of wine during the dinner party? Gorillas can sort that. Run out of eggs for your Sunday morning pancakes? Gorillas can also sort that!Don’t believe me when I say how great they are?! Then download their app and get £10 off your first order when you spend £20. Use the code SEXY10 at checkout… and thank me later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Mars 202234min