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Today on Mise En Place we're joined by Twisted co-founder and recipe book writer Tom Jackson to discuss his awesome new book 'Cool Pasta: Reinventing The Pasta Salad', plus we hear about how he started the biggest food media company in the world. We also reveal what you should be cooking this weekend, why Amsterdam's vending machines are worth visiting, the joys of Eel Sashimi, we discuss why Mackerel is currently on every menu plus of course the usual sections of; Plate Peeves, The Go-To Hall of Fame and of course we try to tackle your questions!
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Buy Tom's incredible book here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cool-Pasta-Reinventing-Salad/dp/178488572X

Alex Jackson joins us today on the podcast to discuss his truly incredible career so far in the world of cooking and his latest cookbook; Frontières: The Food of the French Borderlands. Alex takes us through how his love for reading cookbooks had led to many failed relationships, how he was converted by Stevie Parle at The Dock Kitchen from a waiter to a head chef, the wonders of working at the legendary Chez Panisse in San Francisco, the highs and lows of running his critically acclaimed restaurant 'Sardine' for 4 years, what restrictions he's had on his cooking as head chef of Noble Rot and why he's decided to leave, why he quit the kitchen for 2 years and became a cheesemonger in Borough Market, his favourite French recipes, foods and wines and of course his incredible new book Frontières and much much more.. 
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Today we're joined by a real rock 'n' roller in Flora Phillips aka Floffal who quit her job as a fine art dealer to retrain as a butcher in order to pursue her calling as the 'saviour of offal'. Flora has taken over the mantle from Fergus Henderson to become known as the figurehead of championing offal in this country and her 'Floffal' supper clubs and soon to be residencies in London celebrate offal in all its forms from Pickled Tripe to Chocolate & Pigs Blood Cake. In this incredible interview Flora opens up about why she left the art world, the terrifying abuse you receive as a female butcher, her favourite offal dishes, why she thinks St John's has gone 'PG' with their offering, her dishes which have gone wrong (including a pigs blood cocktail), eating an urban fox for supper, her plans for what would surely be London's coolest new food venue and much more, plus of course we uncover her 'Go-To's! 
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Please go sample Flora's food this Sunday in Camberwell at Veraison Wines from 12.30 and give her a follow on instagram to stay upto date with everything - @floffal 

What an honour it is to be joined by the Pasta Queen herself Rosie Mackean to celebrate the launch of her new cookbook ''Good Time Cooking' and to hear her fascinating stories from her time as a chef in professional kitchens. From learning how to make pasta from Angela Hartnett at Murano to cooking alongside Russel Norman in Italy to ending up in AnE with a severed arm, you're in store for some wonderful stories. We also hear about her incredible Dinner Party weekly newsletter where she curates the perfect 4 course meal and also the dishes which will be making up her wonderful new cookbook. On top of this as always we delve deep into her 'go-to's, which take us from Bologna to Hackney to Cornwall via a morning drinking capri suns to cure her hangover - it's all there! 
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You can pre-order Rosie's new cookbook here - https://harpercollins.co.uk/pages/good-time-cooking

Today we're delighted to be joined for a 'Pizza Special' by James & Grace from the award winning 'Gracey's', who've quickly become one of the top 3 pizza places in the country alongside Crisp W1 & Vincenzos. We hear about their incredible rise to fame; from doing a pop up post lockdown to now servicing customers who've flown all the way from; Asia, America and even Australia just to try their New Haven inspired pizzas. We hear about why everyone has seemingly become obsessed with pizza, the secrets to a great dough, what toppings should never be on pizzas, several nightmare days they've encountered along the way & what defines 'London Pizza'. We also hear about James incredible previous career working at some of London's finest institutions including; The Canton Arms, Camberwell Arms, Hope & Anchor and his rock n roll days working under Jackson Boxer at Brunswick House. 
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Today we're joined by one of our culinary heroes in Michelin Starred Chef Adam Byatt, to discuss his incredible journey, from starting out as a 16 year old in Claridge's under the legendary tutelage of Chef John Williams to working with the iconic Philip Howard at 'The Square' to running one of the UK's finest Michelin starred restaurants. 

Adam is such a fascinating orator and takes us through his incredible stories and shares all his highs and lows from over 40 years working in the industry. From; throwing out celebrities in his restaurant for abusing him to his regrets on his trailblazing multi-award winning restaurant Thyme being forced to close, to his insights into how the industry is finally cleaning itself up post-covid to his memories of working alongside the iconic 2 Michelin Star Chef Phil Howard to of course his go-to's and much much more - Adam is such a treat for your ears and we're incredibly grateful for him giving us his time. 
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