The Kitchen Cabinet

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Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits that might change the way we think about food, cooking and eating. An expert panel answers audience questions.

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Abergavenny

Jay Rayner and the panel are answering questions from an audience of keen home cooks in Abergavenny. Joining Jay to discuss toasties and mead are chefs, cooks and food writers, Rob Owen Brown, Angela Gray, James ‘Jocky’ Petrie and resident food historian Dr Annie Gray. The panellists share their best ideas for perfecting the humble toastie, discuss ideal recipes for batch cooking and provide their opinion on the age old debate of Ketchup or Brown Sauce on a sausage sandwich. Later on, Jay chats to local mead brewer, Matt Newell from Hive Mind Meadery about the process and flavour profiles of mead. Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Assistant Producer: William Norton A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

28 Min.
7. MÄRZ

Episode 3

Jay Rayner and the panel of chefs, cooks and food writers are in Cambridge discussing romantic recipes for vacuum flasks and the complex history of the pineapple. Joining Jay at Wolfson College, Cambridge are chefs, cooks and food writers Lerato, Tim Hayward, Sophie Wright and resident food historian, Dr Annie Gray. The panellists explore Cambridge's connection with pineapple, debate the essential condiments every fridge should hold, and consider the most pressing of questions - do chefs use too much butter? Later, Jay chats to professor Melissa Calaresu of Gonville and Caius College about the discovery of the fruit in Europe. Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Assistant Producer: William Norton A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

28 Min.
28. FEB.

Margate

Jay Rayner and the panel are in Margate answering questions from an audience of hungry home cooks. Joining Jay are chefs, cooks and food writers, Maria Bradford, Jeremy Pang, Rob Owen Brown and Melek Erdal. The panellists discuss budget meals for four, ideas for savoury donut fillings, and the question that every home cook has ponderedn- do we really need to salt water for pasta? Jay welcomes local co-founder of the Margate Crab Museum, Chase Coley to discuss why crabs have fascinated the public for so long and how the renaming of the British Spider Crab intends to shift perceptions and create an appetite for more local produce. Executive Producer: Ollie Wilson Producer: Matt Smith Assistant Producer: William Norton A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

28 Min.
21. FEB.

University College London

Jay Rayner and the panel are at the Institute of Making at University College London. Joining Jay to answer questions from an audience of keen home cooks are chefs and food writers Melissa Thompson, Jocky Petrie, Tim Anderson and, on home turf, materials expert Dr Zoe Laughlin. The panel discuss the trials and tribulations of fermentation at home, the Peruvian delicacy involving bacteria from feet, and whether Jocky's knife collection is excessive. Later in the show, Zoe puts the noisiest of foods to the test with her very own UCL food 'choir' to assess which lunches make the loudest crunches. Produced by Dan Cocker Assistant Producer: William Norton A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

28 Min.
13.12.2025

Dundee

Jay Rayner and the panel are in Dundee answering questions from an audience of keen home cooks. Joining Jay are chefs, cooks and food writers Jocky Petrie, Sarah Rankin, Rachel McCormack and Paula McIntyre. The panel discuss cooking with wine, haggis nachos, and whether chips are an acceptable topping for pizza. We also hear from Scottish writer, Billy Kay about the importance of claret in Scotland. Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Producer: Dan Cocker A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.

28 Min.

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05.10.2025

DrWhoZee

Cannot play any of the current episodes. No longer available outside the UK?
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25.03.2025

Your_Listener

Can't listen to TKC from Germany anymore since "Newtownabbey" :-(

Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits that might change the way we think about food, cooking and eating. An expert panel answers audience questions.