Much Ado About Michelin
For many chefs winning a Michelin star, or two or three, is often considered the pinnacle of their career. It could put them on the path to money and fame. But some critics claim not all stars are equ...
8 Juni 201727min
Talking Rot
If you found some mould on a slice of bread - would you eat it, cut it off, or throw the loaf away? What exactly is that green fur anyway?In this episode we’re asking whether we’ve become overly cauti...
1 Juni 201727min
Hands Off My Food!
When it comes to aspects of cultural life being shared, adopted or borrowed in an increasingly globalised world - where more so than food? But should a culture be able to claim ownership of a cuisine,...
25 Maj 201727min
The Real Value of a Cup of Tea
Coffee addict Dan Saladino sets out to understand what a cup of tea is really worth. Do we pay enough?In south west India, food writer Vanessa Kimbell gets up close to the leaf and hears the reality o...
22 Maj 201727min
Foodunnit?
A forensic look at food and its crime-solving powers.We start with one of the most challenging cases London’s murder squad has ever faced. The BBC’s Emily Thomas meets the Metropolitan Police’s former...
11 Maj 201726min
I Don't Cook
In the antithesis of a cookery programme, we meet people from around the world who can’t, don’t or won’t cook. Cooking from scratch will bring us health and happiness. Well that’s what we hear from co...
4 Maj 201726min
The Fish Japan Ate
The wild bluefin tuna is being eaten to extinction, but this hasn’t curbed the global appetite for this valuable fish in Japan and across the globe.In the last 70 years the fish has become a staple of...
27 Apr 201726min
Liberte, Egalite, Gastronomie?
Ahead of the French national elections, we’re looking at the food and politics of a country that for many is the epicentre of gastronomic excellence, with a tradition stretching back hundreds of years...
20 Apr 201726min
