Honey & Co: The Food Sessions

• Joy is Patisserie, with Alexina Anatole

  Honey & Co: The Food Sessions is back for season 11 with a brand new theme: JOY.In times like these, when the world can feel a little overwhelming, it’s more important than ever to seek out and savour the joy wherever we can find it. Working in restaurants, we have three moments in a day to bring joy: breakfast, lunch and dinner, but what about the moments in between? This question is at the heart of the latest season of The Food Sessions which sees us sit down with brilliant people from all walks of life: chefs, broadcasters, comedians and fashion designers to not only talk about what they do day-to-day, but also to explore the passions that enrich their lives.In this episode we talk to London-based chef, presenter and writer, Alexina Anatole. Alexina is of mixed heritage: the granddaughter of chicken farmers from Cambridgeshire and Saint Lucian grandparents. She worked in finance for a decade before deciding to apply for MasterChef in 2021. After reaching the final, she made a brave career change from the trading floor to the food world. Alexina has written two cookbooks – Bitter and Sweet, with more on the way – and she also writes Small Wins, a Substack newsletter that enhances your cooking and your life in small, manageable ways. We talked about the joy of growing up in Paris, of picking blackberries with her grandparents and working in a fishmongers as a teen, all things that fed into her love affair food. We talked about the simple pleasures of working away to perfect a meringue recipe and the excitement of exploring new places to eat, plus the turning point at which she felt ready to make the switch from finance to the food world and finding her place within it. This season is sponsored by Square, the point of sale system that we use in all our restaurants. You can use their software and hardware for payments, sales, inventory, bookings, orders, reports and more. Square are currently offering £4,000 worth of free hardware to eligible businesses, so if you're ready to get your business in better shape, head to square.com to learn more and book a demo with the team.Hosts: Sarit Packer & Itamar SrulovichProducer: Miranda HinkleySound Engineer: Melis UsluSound Mixer: Paul BrogdenTheme Song: Daniel WinshallHoney & Co Team: Louisa Cornford & Winnie Thomas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Joy is Water, with Felicity Ward

  Honey & Co: The Food Sessions is back for season 11 with a brand new theme: JOY.In times like these, when the world can feel a little overwhelming, it’s more important than ever to seek out and savour the joy wherever we can find it. Working in restaurants, we have three moments in a day to bring joy: breakfast, lunch and dinner, but what about the moments in between? This question is at the heart of the latest season of The Food Sessions which sees us sit down with brilliant people from all walks of life: chefs, broadcasters, comedians and fashion designers to not only talk about what they do day-to-day, but also to explore the passions that enrich their lives.In this episode we talk to Australian comedian, actor, writer and self-proclaimed knucklehead, Felicity Ward. We were more than a bit starstruck to meet Felicity, someone we've been following for ages... most recently her appearance as Hannah Howard, the first female lead in The Office Australia, and Dancing with the Stars Australia. Born in a small town just north of Sydney, Australia, she started stand up in 2008, following on from successful times writing and starring in The Ronnie Johns Half Hour Sketch Show. She’s spoken at length in her stand up and personally about her struggles with mental health including presenting a documentary Felicity’s Mental Mission, her Netflix special and Live From The BBC. It was so emotional to dig deep into the way she finds joy, from the simple pleasures of dancing to Billy Idol in Milton Keynes to building sand pools on Killcare Beach with her son. We talked about chasing the validation that comes with laughs as a stand up, the immediate joy of figuring out a tricky dance move, and her mother's solution to all problems: water.This season is sponsored by Square, the point of sale system that we use in all our restaurants. You can use their software and hardware for payments, sales, inventory, bookings, orders, reports and more. Square are currently offering £4,000 worth of free hardware to eligible businesses, so if you're ready to get your business in better shape, head to square.com to learn more and book a demo with the team.Hosts: Sarit Packer & Itamar SrulovichProducer: Miranda HinkleySound Engineer: Melis UsluSound Mixer: Paul BrogdenTheme Song: Daniel WinshallHoney & Co Team: Louisa Cornford & Winnie Thomas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Joy is Talking to Strangers, with Hasan Semay

  Honey & Co: The Food Sessions is back for season 11 with a brand new theme: JOY.In times like these, when the world can feel a little overwhelming, it’s more important than ever to seek out and savour the joy wherever we can find it. Working in restaurants, we have three moments in a day to bring joy: breakfast, lunch and dinner, but what about the moments in between? This question is at the heart of the latest season of The Food Sessions which sees us sit down with brilliant people from all walks of life: chefs, broadcasters, comedians and fashion designers to not only talk about what they do day-to-day, but also to explore the passions that enrich their lives.In this episode we talk to chef, author and TV presenter, Turkish Cypriot Hasan Semay (or Big Has, as he is affectionately known). Hasan is a half Turkish Cypriot half British chef, YouTube and Instagram sensation, as well as a self-confessed “proper North Londoner”. Has was accepted onto the prestigious Jamie Oliver 15 programme in 2011 and his relaxed and informative approach to cooking without pretentiousness has won him legions of fans over on his YouTube platform, Sunday Sessions. His debut cookbook, Big Has: HOME is a Sunday Times Bestseller and his latest book, Smoke and Seasoned Bread: Recipes from Türkiye is out now. We talked about the joy of a pets unconditional love, of getting cab drivers to take you to their favourite spot, and of talking to strangers. Has is such an incredibly warm and engaging guest and it was such a pleasure to have him join us for an afternoon of conversation.This season is sponsored by Square, the point of sale system that we use in all our restaurants. You can use their software and hardware for payments, sales, inventory, bookings, orders, reports and more. Square are currently offering £4,000 worth of free hardware to eligible businesses, so if you're ready to get your business in better shape, head to square.com to learn more and book a demo with the team.Hosts: Sarit Packer & Itamar SrulovichProducer: Miranda HinkleySound Engineer: Melis UsluSound Mixer: Paul BrogdenTheme Song: Daniel WinshallHoney & Co Team: Louisa Cornford & Winnie Thomas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Joy is Dogs, with Emily Maitlis.

  Honey & Co: The Food Sessions is back for season 11 with a brand new theme: JOY.In times like these, when the world can feel a little overwhelming, it’s more important than ever to seek out and savour the joy wherever we can find it. Working in restaurants, we have three moments in a day to bring joy: breakfast, lunch and dinner, but what about the moments in between? This question is at the heart of the latest season of The Food Sessions which sees us sit down with brilliant people from all walks of life: chefs, broadcasters, comedians and fashion designers to not only talk about what they do day-to-day, but also to explore the passions that enrich their lives.In this episode we talk to British journalist and news presenter, Emily Maitlis. She notably presented the BBC Flagship nightly current affairs show Newsnight where she specialised in election coverage in the UK and the USA. She's interviewed countless prime ministers, the Dalai Lama, and has been played by both Gillian Anderson and Ruth Anderson in drama adaptations exploring the story of her interview with Prince Andrew. Emily now hosts The News Agents, the Global daily news podcast, with Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall. It was such a delight to have Emily in the studio and to turn the questions on her for once! Itamar gave her a joyful grilling on all the important things – from fish with tomato (good or bad?) to her earliest memories of joy (a gerbil called Humphrey and birthday teas featuring heavily) to how her herb garden brings her peace and tranquility today.This season is sponsored by Square, the point of sale system that we use in all our restaurants. You can use their software and hardware for payments, sales, inventory, bookings, orders, reports and more. Square are currently offering £4,000 worth of free hardware to eligible businesses, so if you're ready to get your business in better shape, head to square.com to learn more and book a demo with the team.Hosts: Sarit Packer & Itamar SrulovichProducer: Miranda HinkleySound Engineer: Tony OnuchukwuSound Mixer: John Scott & Paul FordTheme Song: Daniel WinshallHoney & Co Team: Louisa Cornford & Winnie Thomas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• S10SPECIAL An OTK treat for you

  A little Christmas treat from us to you! Something to get your teeth stuck into while you're wrapping your presents, stuffing your turkey or out for a walk.You may know that we're OG Yotam Ottolenghi superfans, having both worked at Ottolenghi before we set up our own place, so we've been dying to get him on the podcast since we started. If you don't know the Ottolenghi brand, then you've probably been living under a rock for the last 20 years: they have amazing delis and restaurants in London, era defining cookbook, a weekly recipe column in the Saturday Guardian and regularly contribute to the New York Times. Today we're joined by Yotam Ottolenghi, Noor Murad and Verena Lochmuller from the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen, another exciting part of the Ottolenghi empire! The Ottolenghi Test Kitchen was founded by Yotam and is headed by Noor Murad alongside a collaborative team of chefs, writers, doers and thinkers. Together they cook, taste, converse and put into writing all the recipes they truly hope will make it onto your tables. We talked about how OTK came into being, what it's like to work in such a collaborative, creative environment, and of course we drooled over their latest cookbook, Extra Good Things.Pick up a copy of OTK Extra Good Things and OTK Shelf Love for Christmas! Available where all good books are sold. With thanks to our guests Yotam Ottolenghi, Noor Murad and Verena Lochmuller.Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast if you've not already, and check out our back catalogue if you're new to the podcast, there are lots of juicy morsels to enjoy.With thanks to everyone who helps make this podcast happen:Producer: Miranda HinkleyAudio Engineers: John ScottTheme Tune: Daniel Winshall Head of Comms: Louisa Cornford Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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