Borough Talks Borough Market

Following publication of a new volume of her acclaimed book The Flavour Thesaurus, best-selling author Niki Segnit joins Angela Clutton at Borough Market. While exploring the stalls, they discuss the liberation that comes from cooking without a recipe, the difference between raisins and sultanas, and why allspice smells like clean ironing.

Belgian food writer, photographer and TV star Regula Ysewijn talks to Anegla Clutton about her fascination with British history and culture, her strong ties to Borough Market, and how Belgium’s food traditions act as a bridge across the country’s deep regional divides.

On a flying visit from Melbourne, the much-loved Australian food writer, broadcaster and self-proclaimed ‘vegelante’ Alice Zaslavsky joins Angela Clutton for a stimulating stroll around Borough Market’s stalls, complete with honey tasting, cheese shopping and lots of inspiring chat.

Mike Hill and Richard Dinwoodie of Utobeer and The Rake and drinks writer Emma Inch join Angela Clutton to discuss the shifting landscape of gay pubs, the battle against beer’s macho image, and Borough’s age-old links with brewing.

Clare Finney, author of Hungry Heart and a regular contributor to Borough Market, talks to Angela Clutton about the ties between food, love and human connection, her own complicated relationship with food, and the elemental power of breaking bread together.

Angela Clutton joins one of the regular surplus food collections run by Plan Zheroes and discovers how Borough Market produce that might otherwise go to waste finds its way to people in need. She chats to Plan Zheroes co-founder Chris Wilkie, chef and ambassador Jeremy Pang, traders, volunteers, and one of the many charities that benefit from the scheme.