The Kitchen Cabinet

BBC Radio 4

4.7 (100)
POLITICS
UPDATED SEMIMONTHLY

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.

12/20/2025

Christmas Special

Jay Rayner and the panel are celebrating the festive season at the Pleasance theatre in London answering questions from an audience of home cooks. Joining Jay are chefs, cooks and food writers, Andi Oliver, Jocky Petrie and Lerato and resident food historian, Dr Annie Gray. The panellists discuss the best alternatives to Christmas pudding, the best Christmas dinners they've ever eaten in their life, and the festive food items they'd shut away in room 101. Meanwhile, Jay stops to chat to food product developer Rachel Auty, about the process of getting Christmas products on the supermarket shelves. Producer: Matt Smith Assistant producer: Dulcie Whadcock A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

28 min
12/13/2025

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

2 Episodes

Jay Rayner

Host

4.7

out of 5

100 Ratings

My favorite! Sad new episodes aren’t available.

06/22/2025

ELJ80

This is the most fun food show I subscribe to. The combination of great host + array of panelists + lively audience members + broadcast across different locations works so well! Lately apple cruelly teases me that there are new episodes, but they are unplayable. I long for the day I can listen again! (I’m in the US, so I’m assuming they’re still available elsewhere in the world.)
Please come back

04/14/2025

Keisha de G

I absolutely love this podcast and am so very bummed it isn’t playing in the US right now. Why????????
Podcast unplayable

05/24/2025

Midtown Jimmi

Used to love the show. For MONTHS it won’t play on my Apple devices in the US
Podcast no longer available to play?

03/24/2025

AdriLovesCasey

I love listening to The Kitchen Cabinet, however, the past couple months, I have not been able to play the podcast on any service. I am located in the US, and I am so disappointed! i’m assuming it’s not available outside of the UK anymore! But I love the podcast!

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.