Any Way You Slice It Podcast

Emma Henderson and Kate Ng
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Journalists and food writers Emma Henderson and Kate Ng are the hosts of Any Way You Slice It, a podcast where we slice into the big food stories of the week. Food media is evolving in a really exciting way and we want to be a part of it, so every two weeks, we'll be discussing the big headlines, the stories that we love and the people behind them all - as well as what we wish we could write! As journalism becomes more squeezed than ever, we're carving out a space to talk about what we want to talk about.

Episodes

  1. Oct 23

    Frightful food: Sewer vegetables, whale curry and lice-ridden salmon

    Hello and welcome to our SIXTH episode of our podcast, Any Way You Slice It by Emma Henderson and Kate Ng. This is also the final episode of our first season (woohoo!) and we will be taking a short break, but we'll be back very soon! This week, we'll be bringing you our favourite recent stories and content including how Project Slingshot and Chris Packham are highlighting the horrendous conditions in salmon farms; why Britons aren't eating a wider variety of seafood now compared to the 1940s; and whether it's a good idea to harvest vegetables growing from sewage (the answer is no, but we offer some urban foraging alternatives you can actually do!). Show notes: Snacks and starters: Slate: Men cooking: The boyfriends and husbands who do all the cooking The Times: Chris Packham targets factory farmed Scottish salmon sold by M&S Project Slingshot campaign BBC: Girl, 12, campaigns for healthier hospital food Audrina Gould’s petition The Guardian: Whale meat curry for dinner? Study of bygone seafood recipes shows how UK tastes have narrowed The Times: Knives out in Dubai as closed restaurants get Michelin stars The Daily Mail: Michelin Guide draws criticism from foodies who question revered fine dining Bible deals with tourism boards The Observer: Pineapple on pizza deserves your reconsideration Mains: Londoncentric: Eating London’s sewage vegetables Incredible Edibles Wild Food UK Glitch Desserts: M&S Merry Malt Balls Epping Forest Oyster Shack & Seafood Bar We'd love to hear from you, so send any thoughts or suggestions to us at ⁠sliceitpod@gmail.com⁠ or @sliceitpod on Instagram. See you all next time!

  2. Oct 9

    Wokatha Christie, 'Amazown' ick-worthy salmon and the divisive roast 

    Hello and welcome to our FIFTH episode of our podcast, Any Way You Slice It by Emma Henderson and Kate Ng. This week, we'll be bringing you our favourite recent stories and content including how platform London on The Inside laid a Wagatha Christie-esque food news trap on fish and chip noodles after getting fed up with continued copying from competitors, giving it the genius name of 'Wokatha' Christe. We'll also be discussing Amazon's own brand of food that gives one writer the ick, and we celebrate the start of roast season by delving into how divisive the humble roast dinner can actually be. Snacks and starters: The i: I did my weekly shop with Amazon own brand – the salmon gives me the biggest ick https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/shop-amazon-own-brand-salmon-ick-4783217  The Telegraph: 5,000 jams you don’t need: Britain’s farm shops have lost their way https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/in-depth/how-farm-shops-lost-their-connection-to-the-farm/  BBC: Soho House venue under investigation for food safety https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjly4dn9r21qo  The Independent: Dutch woman wins porridge championships with water she brought from home in Netherlands  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/world-porridge-making-champion-winner-b3060950.html  London On The Inside: TimeOut falls victim to London on the Inside’s trap https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd4CKEqiLKl/?stkn=bHlkYTgzd3Q3YXQ5 Sky News: Sainsbury’s and Morrisons ‘held talks this year’ on multibillion-pound merger https://news.sky.com/story/sainsburys-held-talks-about-merger-with-supermarket-rival-morrisons-13595383  Mains:  Hausu restaurant, Peckham, South East London: https://www.hausulondon.co.uk/  Cue Point, British Afghan restaurant, Notting Hill, West London: https://www.instagram.com/cuepointldn/  Guanabana, Halal Caribbean restaurant, Kentish Town, North West London:https://www.guanabanarestaurant.com/ Dessert: Sainsburys' Taste the Difference Westcountry Farmhouse Butter https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/product/sainsburys-farmhouse-butter-taste-the-difference-250g  Spa Terminus, Bermondsey, South East Londonhttps://spa-terminus.co.uk/  Food & Forest: https://spa-terminus.co.uk/producer/food-and-forest  We'd love to hear what you think about what we've been discussing, so send any thoughts or suggestions to us at ⁠sliceitpod@gmail.com⁠ or @sliceitpod on Instagram. See you all next time!

  3. Sep 25

    Joyful 'messy' eating, cooking after divorce and mackerel-free tinned mackerel

    Hello and welcome to our fourth episode of our podcast, Any Way You Slice It by Emma Henderson and Kate Ng. This week, we'll be bringing you our favourite stories and content from the last couple of weeks, and discussing ex-TV presenter Michael Barrymor's unexpected TikTok fame, how to feed your feelings after divorce and the association food has with life's milestones, and why we should forgo following old fashioned rules on eating, as messy eating and eating with your hands is so much more enjoyable. Snacks and starters: The Guardian: Michael Barrymore becomes unlikely TikTok star with nearly 5m followershttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/12/michael-barrymore-becomes-unlikely-tiktok-star-with-nearly-5m-followers? How to feed your feelings after divorceNew York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/podcasts/carla-lalli-food-is-a-feeling-divorce.html?eafs_enabled=false Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/how-to-feed-your-feelings-after-divorce/id1065559535?i=1000788640663 The Financial Times: UK canned ‘mackerel’ now contains no mackerel https://www.ft.com/content/980adf6d-27fc-47fb-b812-b468ea90e15f?syn-25a6b1a6=1 France 24: France’s record heatwave pushes champagne alcohol levels to historic high https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260909-france-s-record-heatwave-pushes-champagne-alcohol-levels-to-historic-high  The English Olive Oil Company: https://www.englisholive.co.uk/  BBC: Deep-fried food banned under new school dinner rules in England https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4zrepw78eo The Observer: Apple crumble sandwich? Sainsbury’s latest fusion offering could be a mixture too far…https://observer.co.uk/style/food/article/apple-crumble-sandwich-sainsburys-latest-fusion-offering-could-be-a-mixture-too-far? Mains:  The Financial Times: The joy of messy eating: https://www.ft.com/content/ceb38ebf-f439-4986-995b-82eaba79d985 Dessert: Romy Gill at The Pem, Westminster, London: https://romygillatthepem.com/  Dr Dough, Chiswick, London : https://www.instagram.com/drdoughpizza/?hl=en  We'd love to hear what you think about what we've been discussing, so send any thoughts or suggestions to us at ⁠sliceitpod@gmail.com⁠ or @sliceitpod on Instagram. See you all next time!

  4. Sep 11

    Seagull mafia, Mr Whippy turf wars and the 'influencerification' of food journalism

    Hello everyone and welcome to our third episode of our podcast, Any Way You Slice It by Emma Henderson and Kate Ng. This week, we'll be bringing you our favourite stories and content from the last couple of weeks, and discussing one of the restaurant world's hottest topics right now: food influencers, including the strange relationship between influencers and journalists; what - and who - makes a recommendation good; and how the social media ban for teenagers will affect one prominent 12-year-old food influencer. Snacks and starters: The Guardian: US tipping culture coming to the UK https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/24/us-tipping-culture-uk-service-charges?Bon Appétit: Is It Ever OK to BYO Seasonings to a Restaurant?https://www.bonappetit.com/story/byo-seasoningLondon Centric: Intimidation, illegality and Mr Whippy: We join London’s ice cream wars https://www.londoncentric.media/p/ice-cream-wars-london-westminster-bridgeThe Telegraph: Long-lasting strawberries on the way as gene-editing bears fruit https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/02/gene-edited-strawberries-and-tomatoes-to-be-sold-in-britain/The Independent: Seagulls stealing £171m worth of food https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/seagulls-steal-food-fish-chips-seaside-b3040262.htmlThe Food Foundation: Kids free school meals extended https://foodfoundation.org.uk/news/new-era-free-school-meals-england Mains Vittles Magazine: Who is paying for all of this?https://www.instagram.com/p/DcyJidZjQOh/?img_index=1 and https://www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/vittles-issue-3-the-influencersThe Guardian: A crisis of authenticity’: the truth about food influencers (shorter version of the Vittles story) https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/03/a-crisis-of-authenticity-the-truth-about-food-influencersBBC: Will social media ban affect young food influencer's dream? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9v9yx43lj0o Desserts: Teals Farm Shop on the A303https://teals.co.uk/Alder Carr Farm Shop, Suffolkhttps://www.aldercarrfarm.co.uk/Cafe Kowloon, London Fields, Londonhttps://cafekowloon.co.uk/ We'd love to hear from you, so send any thoughts or suggestions to us at ⁠sliceitpod@gmail.com⁠ or @sliceitpod on Instagram. See you all next time!

  5. Aug 28

    Bakers behaving badly, farmers fighting drought and can Nigella Lawson save GBBO from crumbling?

    Hello everyone and welcome to the second episode of our new podcast, Any Way You Slice It by Emma Henderson and Kate Ng. This week, we're bringing you our favourite food stories and content we've gobbled up recently, and discussing the magnificent choice of bringing in Nigella Lawson (@nigellalawson) as a judge on The Great British Bake Off (@thebakeoff), and whether she can bring the show back from the brink of staleness with a turn in her mee-cro-wa-vey. Snacks and starters: Freeloader #7 by Kieran Morris and Joe Bishhttps://freeloader.beehiiv.com/p/freeloader-7 Pickle hype in The Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/food-cooking/pickle-flavor-snacks-drinks-541ae075 Terry Bakes gets in big trouble https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/26474513.12-people-report-terry-bakes-trading-standards/George Monbiot in The Guardian on farming, drought and food security  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/13/britain-food-crisis-government-summer-weather-war-stockpiles  The temporary disposable barbecue ban https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jlyqdj6geoThe branded baby foods in breach of sugar and salt guidelineshttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/21/baby-foods-uk-too-much-sugar  Mains: The Great British Bake Off is back on Channel 4 in September – with new host, @nigellalawson. Watch the new trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2P93GwpbhI Dessert: Napoli on the Road, Soho's new pizza tasting menu @napoli_ontheroadBute Brewery's bananalaga beer @butebrewcohttps://isleofbutedistillery.com/collections/beer Julie Lin's Chicken with rendang, lime & lemongrass recipe for Waitrose https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/recipe/chicken-with-rendang-lime-lemongrassTean's Gourmet Malaysian Tumisan Rendang Dry Curry Paste https://www.orientalmart.co.uk/tean-s-gourmet-rendang-curry-paste-tumisan-rendangBret's Salted Butter Crisps https://www.souschef.co.uk/products/brets-salted-butter-crisps We'd love to hear from you, so send any thoughts or suggestions to us at ⁠sliceitpod@gmail.com⁠ or @sliceitpod on Instagram. Thank you for listening!

  6. Aug 14

    Introducing Any Way You Slice It by Emma Henderson and Kate Ng

    Hello everyone and welcome to our very first episode of our new podcast, Any Way You Slice It by Emma Henderson and Kate Ng.To kick it off, we'll be bringing you our favourite stories and content from the last couple of weeks, and discussing the release of A24's biopic about chef, author and broadcaster Anthony Bourdain, Tony, starring Dominic Sessa, Leo Woodall and Antonio Banderas. Show notes Snacks and starters: Eva Wiseman - One-star review: A stolen year on The Slow Newscast https://open.spotify.com/episode/51lEIFwq8iqqggt1hFAZEV and in The Observer:​​https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/half-sandwiches-collagen-lollies-todays-lunch-leaves-you-hungry-for-more?@thetalliqueen pub opening in London On The Inside https://londontheinside.com/a-new-indian-pub-is-opening-shepherds-bush/Tiramisu cafe in The Metro https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/31/a-cafe-entirely-dedicated-tiramisu-open-central-london-29261871/  Women-owned restaurants interactive map by Topjaw producer Kayla Lawrie (@kaylawrie) and chef Sally Abe (@littlechefsally) - author of A Women’s Place is in the KitchenBold Beans from @ameliachristiemiller and M&S dupes https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbX6JUFAgPu/?igsh=d2xiZXJ5czI3MDE3Collab-mania in Broadsheet by Jimi Famuwera https://broadsheet.com/london/articles/the-counter-34-dine-outMains: Bon Appétit - Laurie Woolever feature  https://www.bonappetit.com/story/anthony-bourdain-a24-biopic-tony-review? Dessert: Emma: Ripe Cider: https://www.ripecider.com/ Kate: Cafe Murano Bermondsey https://www.cafemurano.co.uk/restaurants/italian-restaurant-bermondsey/ Ardfern restaurant, Edinburgh: https://ardfern.uk/  Corrections - Anthony Bourdain was 56 when he started filming Parts Unknown, not late 40s. -Myanmar is not a colonial name, but is the name the ruling Junta give the country and is also controversial. We'd love to hear what you think about what we've been discussing, so send any thoughts or suggestions to us at sliceitpod@gmail.com or @sliceitpod on Instagram. See you all next time!

    Introducing Any Way You Slice It by Emma Henderson and Kate Ng
  • 6 Episodes

About

Journalists and food writers Emma Henderson and Kate Ng are the hosts of Any Way You Slice It, a podcast where we slice into the big food stories of the week. Food media is evolving in a really exciting way and we want to be a part of it, so every two weeks, we'll be discussing the big headlines, the stories that we love and the people behind them all - as well as what we wish we could write! As journalism becomes more squeezed than ever, we're carving out a space to talk about what we want to talk about.

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  • Creator
    Emma Henderson and Kate Ng
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Emma Henderson and Kate Ng
  • Show Website
    Any Way You Slice It Podcast

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