What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory

Tom and Lee
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Two chefs, one podcast. Join your hosts Tom and Lee as they take you on a journey through their lives in food and hospitality! Enjoy conversations with award winning and Michelin star chefs, hospitality business owners, mixologists, brewers and more... Tom & Lee's story sees two knowledge hungry chefs start their adventure in the world of hospitality and food, discover how they took their business, The Rustic Kitchen & Deli, from humble beginnings to an award winning and recognised powerhouse of incredible food and service. Make sure to subscribe to the show!

  1. MAR 12

    Tom & Lee invited the firefighters who saved the cafe round for some scran

    Hello! Welcome back to What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory! With your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding of The Rustic Kitchen & Deli! It’s been a while since our last episode… We do have an excuse. Way back in 2025, RKD suffered a disastrous fire that destroyed a lot of the building, we were closed for months, but, we’re now back up and running and we’re delighted to welcome back the firefighters that attended! We wanted to do something to show our gratitude, so we did the thing we do best. We created a dish.  After learning what their go to foods are, we created the THREE ZERO PAPA ONE. A stunning medley of poached eggs, roasted chorizo, toasted sourdough, Aleppo pepper flakes, avocado, spinach and cherry tomatoes with £2 from every dish going towards the firefighters charity. So, this week we hosted the firefighters that helped save Rustic for a breakfast they’ll never forget, their very own THREE ZERO PAPA ONE. A few even got behind the mics and cameras and joined us to talk about how it went down when they got the call about RKD. We also have news! We entered into the Pie Awards and we won...well you’ll have to find out what we won by listening to the episode! As ever, thank you for listening. You can find out more about the firefighters charity by heading here:https://www.firefighterscharity.org.uk You can find RKD here:https://rustickitchendeli.com And as ever, thank you so much for tuning in! Tom and Lee x

    45 min

  2. 09/10/2025

    Cookies, hash browns, expansion and more...something big is cooking at RKD!

    Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory? We're your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding and this week we're joined by Ole Ryan of St Martin's Coffee Roasters! A lot has been going on at RKD in the last few weeks, from planning permission to the works actually commencing to rebuild our beloved cafe and deli. We share some updates about this but more importantly... We share (with the help of our friend Ole), some INCREDIBLE news about the expansion of RKD into Loughborough! We did a live podcast recording where our lovely customers and members of the audience could phone in, ask questions and find out exactly what we've been cooking up. So, get your snacks and beverages ready, as we reveal all in this exclusive episode of the podcast! Find St Martin's here: https://www.stmartinscoffee.co.uk Find us here: https://rustickitchendeli.com As ever, thank you for listening!

    43 min

  3. 07/02/2025

    The king of brisket talks bbq, meat rubbing and smoking at Feast And The Furious

    Hello and welcome to What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory! We’re your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding! This week, we’re joined by the fantastic Jon Oakes, owner of Feast & The Furious in Melton Mowbray. From starting his journey with a food truck in 2017 to opening his incredible bbq smokehouse just a few years later, Jon’s talent for serving up some absolutely mind blowingly good meat is incredible. We talk about his journey in food so far, the ups and the downs, and what he’s got planning for the future. Situated in the heart of Melton Mowbray at The Stockyard, (right next to Round Corner Brewery!), Feast and The Furious host numerous food filled evenings, from burger nights to all out bbq style feasts. We discuss everything from what goes into growing such an amazing food business and the difficulties that sometimes come with it, from growth to adaptation. We also cover the importance of consistency with menus and of course, our legendary quiz makes its appearance. You can find Feast And The Furious here: https://feastandthefurious.co.uk You can find Lee and Tom here: https://rustickitchendeli.com As ever, thank you so much for listening and make sure you leave us a 5* review!

    59 min

  4. 06/09/2025

    Epic coffee, epic business growth and epic...golf clothing...with St Martin's Coffee Roasters!

    Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory, with your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week, we're joined by the wonderful chaps at St Martin's Coffee Roasters, Ole Ryan and Andy Hall. We dive into their early days as a business and how they grew into an absolute powerhouse, creating some of the best coffee around. They're both thoroughly lovely chaps with years worth of experience and stories between them, from helping start up coffee shops flourish to producing a wide variety of roasts that'll have you salivating for more! You can find St Martin's here: https://www.stmartinscoffee.co.uk You can find us here: https://rustickitchendeli.com As ever, thank you so much for tuning in and make sure to subscribe and leave a 5* review, it really helps us out!

    1h 16m

  5. 05/27/2025

    Lord of the pies, Jamie Oliver’s ‘Pie King’, Calum Franklin talks all things pastry!

    Welcome to another episode of What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory… We’re your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding! Whilst RKD is still in the process of being rebuilt, we’ve been very lucky to use the OAC in Loughborough to record this incredible episode with our latest guest… This week, we’re joined by the lord of the pies, Jamie Oliver’s ‘Pie King’, Calum Franklin! Author of ‘The Pie Room’, the mastermind of pies at The Georgian (Harrods) and insanely talented chef, Calum visited us on the pod to talk about many things, but mainly…pies! What else?! We were in our element for this one, as you all know, we’ve got a soft spot for pastry! We dive into the nitty gritty behind what makes a great pie and so much more. We learn about Calum’s background and journey into food and what’s coming next… You can find Calum here: https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/c/restaurants/the-georgian?srsltid=AfmBOorJjvgiSvfmAyjhpCjAonJeLGnrqh2FwUVrbl5_VaqAkdSt7xvK You can find us here: https://rustickitchendeli.com As ever, thank you so much for listening!

    1h 4m

  6. 05/12/2025

    Conquering the world one cookie at a time with Marta from Bom Bom

    Hello and welcome to the ‘What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory’ podcast, with your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. The podcast tour continues as our beloved deli is being rebuilt! This time, we’re at the fabulous Bom Bom Patisserie in Loughborough, joined by Marta! Bom Bom has gone from strength since it began many moons ago, now famous for its delectable cookies, they’ve grown, expanded and are ready to take on the world!  In this episode, we speak with Marta about the humble beginnings of the business, problems they’ve had to overcome and how they’re continuing to expand and develop into new things. They're approach to food and hospitality is awesome, no detail left unnoticed, no customer left unsatisfied...It was great hearing their story. You can find Bom Bom here: https://bombompatisserie.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopMzUYhT4qOPbmfHmdQSWusuR-ENUmQ9ps6Q0YGZXH1MrInrKd2 You can find us here: https://rustickitchendeli.com As ever, make sure you're subscribed to the pod and thanks for listening!

    1h 18m

  7. 04/29/2025

    Building a pizza empire, conquering festivals and opening a restaurant with Alpine Pizza

    Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory with us, your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding. This week, we're on tour! We've taken a trip over to the wonderful Alpine Pizza, a pizza catering business that's taken festivals ,events and the world by storm! Sam's journey from buying his first trailer to operating a fleet of different set ups for a wide variety of use cases is nothing short of incredible! We were both taken aback with just how much he and his team have accomplished. From winning contracts with major UK music festivals to preparing to open their very first restaurant, Alpine Pizza are recognised as one of the best places for pizza! We delve into operations, planning, growth, barriers and lessons learned, all in this jam packed episode of the pod. You can find Alpine here: https://www.thealpinepizzaco.com You can find RKD here: https://rustickitchendeli.com

    1h 3m

  8. 04/14/2025

    Master developer Thomas Allen joins us to talk awards, sandwiches and what goes into designing one!

    Hello and welcome to yet another episode of 'What's the story? Hash brown glory!' with us your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding.This week we're joined by that mastermind behind some of the best sandwiches out there, Thomas Allen.He's created sandwiches for the likes of M&S, won countless awards and has even been a little bit of an idol for our dear old Lee!We discuss what goes into development a great sandwich, how they're made at a rate that satisfies millions of bellies every week and so much more in this episode!You can find RKD here:https://rustickitchendeli.comAs ever, thank you for listening!

    1h 2m
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Two chefs, one podcast. Join your hosts Tom and Lee as they take you on a journey through their lives in food and hospitality! Enjoy conversations with award winning and Michelin star chefs, hospitality business owners, mixologists, brewers and more... Tom & Lee's story sees two knowledge hungry chefs start their adventure in the world of hospitality and food, discover how they took their business, The Rustic Kitchen & Deli, from humble beginnings to an award winning and recognised powerhouse of incredible food and service. Make sure to subscribe to the show!

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