The Kitchen Cabinet

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The Kitchen Cabinet

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.

Episodes

  1. 4 HR AGO

    Hitchin

    Jay Rayner and the panel are in Hitchin answering questions from an audience of eager home cooks. Joining Jay to discuss risotto rice and rose water are food historian Dr Annie Gray, food writer Melek Erdal2, and chefs Sophie Wright and Tim Anderson. Melek shares a Persian recipe for crispy saffron rice, while Annie takes us through the history of risotto, and the panel debates the perfect methods of making it. Situated in Hitchin, a town known for its lavender fields, the panellists also discuss how flowers can be used in cooking, including the 17th century dessert, the Pudding of Many Colours’ Senior Producer: Dan Cocker Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Executive Producer: Ollie Wilson A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

    28 min

  2. 23 NOV

    Wolverhampton

    Jay Rayner and the panel are in Wolverhampton discussing Desi pubs, mouli, and marinades. Joining Jay to answer questions from the audience are chef Rob Owen Brown and food writers Sumayya Usmani, Lerato Umah-Shaylor and Melissa Thompson.                       Filmmaker Zaki Solosho joins the team to talk about his new film Desi: A Pub Story which explores the origins, traditions and cultural significance of Desi pubs in the UK.   Jay and the panel also discuss what to do with celeriac leaves, the difference between tikka and tandoori, and how long we should be marinating meat. We also hear the panel’s favourite winter warmers, including an indulgent Maltese hot chocolate, Imbuljuta tal-Qastan.     Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Senior Producer: Dom Tyerman Executive Producer: Ollie Wilson A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

    28 min

  3. 16 NOV

    World Children's Day Special

    To mark World Children’s Day, Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts are at St Paul's Primary School, Whitechapel, answering questions from a room full of inquisitive kids. Joining Jay for his TKC debut is Young Masterchef judge Big Has, along with materials expert Dr Zoe Laughlin, and chefs Sophie Wright and Tim Anderson. Jay and the panel answer the most intriguing of questions from their audience of young foodies, including the grossest foods they’ve ever eaten, how to make vegetables taste nice, and the most pressing question of all - which foods make you fart? Meanwhile, Zoe Laughlin stops the show to make the Gruffalo’s favourite food of all, owl ice cream, using a very special ingredient. Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Producer: Bethany Hocken Senior Producer: Ollie Wilson A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4

    28 min
  • 3 Episodes

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About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    BBC Radio 4
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2024
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2024
  • Show Website
    The Kitchen Cabinet

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