Food Stories from Here

Clare McGinn, Napoleon's Nose
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Food is never just food. It is land, sea, weather, work, memory, skill, family, money, pride and place. FOOD STORIES FROM HERE is about the people shaping Northern Ireland’s food culture now: farmers, growers, chefs, bakers, fishers, producers, shopkeepers, writers, broadcasters, community cooks and quiet grafters who keep the whole thing moving. Some stories will be big, like the BBC Food & Farming Awards coming to Northern Ireland for the first time. Others start in a field, kitchen, harbour, market stall or family business. Northern Ireland has a food story worth telling.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Open the Curtains: NI Food

    Open the Curtains: Northern Ireland Food Steps Into the Light In this episode of Food Stories From Here, Clare McGinn talks to Michele Shirlow of Food NI and award-winning producer Peter Hannan about Northern Ireland’s food story ten years on from Year of Food and Drink. As the BBC Food & Farming Awards come to Titanic Belfast for the first time, they explore confidence, craft, collaboration and why now is the moment to nominate the people shaping food and farming here. Nominations: bbc.co.uk/foodawards.

    24 min

  2. May 22

    Bring It Home: The Food & Farming Awards Come to Northern Ireland

    What do King Charles, Stephen Fry and Northern Irish lobsters have to do with Titanic Belfast? Quite a lot, as it turns out. King Charles and Stephen Fry helped launch the BBC Food & Farming Awards 26 years ago. Northern Irish lobsters tell part of the bigger story of how our food scene has changed: once more likely to be shipped to Spain or France than eaten here, now appearing proudly on local plates. And Titanic Belfast will host the awards in October 2026, when they come to Northern Ireland for the first time. In this warm, funny conversation, broadcasters chef Paula McIntyre talks to food journalist Sheila Dillon about how the Awards began, why they matter, and what this moment means for food and farming here. Fascinating for anyone who knows a farmer, grower, baker, chef, producer, food teacher, community project or local food business that deserves recognition. Listen, share, and nominate. Find out how in the podcast.

    19 min
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Food is never just food. It is land, sea, weather, work, memory, skill, family, money, pride and place. FOOD STORIES FROM HERE is about the people shaping Northern Ireland’s food culture now: farmers, growers, chefs, bakers, fishers, producers, shopkeepers, writers, broadcasters, community cooks and quiet grafters who keep the whole thing moving. Some stories will be big, like the BBC Food & Farming Awards coming to Northern Ireland for the first time. Others start in a field, kitchen, harbour, market stall or family business. Northern Ireland has a food story worth telling.

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  • Creator
    Clare McGinn, Napoleon's Nose
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  • Episodes
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