MALLIKA BASU
Food writer and culture, diversity & comms consultant Mallika Basu offers her insights into writing cookbooks, building a personal brand, ‘feeding the beast’ of social media, and bringing cultural sensitivity to the language of food.
HENRIETTA GREEN
Legendary food writer and organiser Henrietta Green joins Angela Clutton to discuss her role in the dramatic rebirth of Borough Market in 1998, the alarming shape of food retail, and the ongoing revolution in British charcuterie.
ROMY GILL
Romy Gill, the British-Indian chef, food writer, broadcaster and author of the beautiful On The Himalayan Trail cookbook, joins Angela Clutton to discuss the roots of her approach to food and the intense experience of exploring the Himalayas.
FROST FAIR SPECIAL
This special episode looks back at the Frost Fairs – wild, spontaneous festivals that repeatedly erupted on the frozen River Thames. Mark Riddaway, author of Edible Histories, gives us the history, while Tim Wilson of Ginger Pig and Andy Geddes of The Cinnamon Tree Bakery discuss the food sold at the Frost Fairs and how these historic events resonate with today’s Market traders.
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITH JEREMY LEE
For our second Christmas podcast Angela is joined by Jeremy Lee, charismatic chef-proprietor of Quo Vadis and author of the hit cookbook Cooking. The pair wander around the Market’s stalls visiting butchers, greengrocers and cheesemongers and chatting about everything from Jeremy’s memories of the Market’s formative days to his predictably indulgent approach to Christmas food.
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITH MELISSA HEMSLEY
For the first of our special Christmas podcasts, the cookery writer and self-proclaimed ‘queen of leftovers’ Melissa Hemsley wanders around the Market with Angela. They talk to traders, admire the design of Spanish fish tins, try Indonesian snake fruit and discuss Melissa’s love of Christmas pudding with cheese. Less an interview, more two friends chatting about food with the microphones left on.
HOW TO WRITE A COOKBOOK
Creating a complex cookbook like Borough Market: The Knowledge is an epic undertaking, requiring the input of lots of people with a diverse range of skills. For this highly informative podcast episode, Angela Clutton is joined by photographer Kim Lightbody, graphic designer Dave Brown and publisher Liz Gough to lift the lid on how Borough’s new cookbook came to be conceived.
ITAMAR SRULOVICH INTERVIEWS ANGELA CLUTTON
The tables are turned in our latest podcast, as regular Borough Talks host Angela Clutton finds herself in the hotseat being interviewed by Itamar Srulovich of Honey and Co. Recorded live at the Market, she tells us about her love of history, theatre and food, her approach to cooking, and how she came to write our new book, Borough Market: The Knowledge, then shares some of the many insights she gained from traders along the way.
KARAWAY BAKERY, HOOK & SON, JUMA
Our new book, Borough Market: The Knowledge, is out on 27th October. Written by Borough Talks host Angela Clutton, it explores how the knowledge of Borough’s traders can enhance your shopping, cooking and eating, and distils their expertise into beautiful recipes. Here, Angela is joined by three of those traders: Nadia Gencas of Karaway Bakery talks about the wide world of rye breads, Steve Hook of Hook & Son discusses the wonders of raw milk, and Phil Juma of JUMA shares his recipe for three-cheese bourek.
CYNTHIA SHANMUGALINGAM
Earlier this year, Cynthia’s debut cookbook Rambutan made a huge splash, thanks to the vibrancy of her recipes and writing. In October, her restaurant of the same name will launch on Borough Market’s Stoney Street – one of the most keenly awaited openings of the year. In our latest podcast, Cynthia joins Angela to discuss how her Sri Lankan heritage and her experiences growing up in Britain have shaped her approach to food.
