The Kitchen Cabinet

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The Kitchen Cabinet 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.

Episodes

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Harpenden

    Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts are answering questions from an audience of keen home cooks in Harpenden. Joining Jay for the first time is cook, writer and former Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain, alongside chefs Jocky Petrie and Tim Anderson, and food historian, Dr Annie Gray. The panellists offer their star recipes to win a baking competition, discuss how they’d use up a glut of cooking apples, and decide whether cinnamon should be banned. And if you’re thinking of throwing away your banana peels, orange skins, or eye-filled potatoes, think again, and find out how to make use of all of these items instead. Producer: Dominic Tyerman Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4

    28 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    Norwich

    Jay Rayner and his rabble of cooks and writers are in Norwich to share their best recipes, food combos and hot takes. Joining Jay to share their best kitchen advice are food blogger, Will Hughes AKA WhatWillyCook, food writers Melissa Thompson and Melek Erdal, and food historian Dr Annie Gray. The experts explain how to avoid chewy steak, the best foods to embellish with crisps and perhaps the most pressing of questions: what to cook for a grumpy husband. While Will reminisces about crisp-coated prawns, Jay chats to the chef at XO Kitchen, about his recipes involving snacks, cereals and crisps. After convincing an audience member that mussels are, in fact, edible, Jay takes a moment to chat to local fishmonger, Gary Howard about the process of harvesting Brancaster mussels. Producer: Dan Cocker Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Senior Producer: Carly Maile

    28 min

  3. SEP 14

    Leeds

    Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts are in Leeds sharing their top tips and recipes. They deliberate over the perfect roast dinner, offer ideas for a self-catered wedding and discuss the most pressing of tableside debates: can you ever have too much gravy? The panel share their secrets for making the crispiest roast potatoes, exciting recipes involving beans, and discuss whether it’s valid to love raisins, and hate sultanas. On the panel this week are food historian Dr Annie Gray, chef Rob Owen Brown and writer and restaurateur Tim Hayward. They are aided in their pursuit of roast dinner excellence by executive chef Nick Robertson from one of the city’s oldest pubs. Assistant producer: Dulcie Whadcock Senior producer: Dom Tyerman Executive producer: Carly Maile A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

    28 min

  4. SEP 7

    Stoke-on-Trent

    Jay Rayner and his panel of chefs, cooks and writers are offering their best culinary advice from Stoke-on-Trent. Joining him to debate the do’s and don’ts of cooking, chopping and crumble topping, are Dr Zoe Laughlin, Rob Owen Brown, Melissa Thompson and Melek Erdal. The panellists advise on what to do with a glut of mint, marvel at Melissa’s dehydration techniques, and parley over what truly belongs in a full English breakfast. We also hear about the award-winning delicacy, Staffordshire cheese. Meanwhile, Jay chats to Ibrahim Jabarkhel from a local Afghan restaurant, Karwan, about the key flavours, ingredients and dishes of traditional Afghan cookery. Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Producer: Bethany Hocken Executive Producer: Ollie Wilson A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

    28 min

  5. AUG 31

    Aldershot

    Jay Rayner and his panel of chefs, cooks and writers are in the army town of Aldershot answering questions from a crowd of eager home cooks. Jay is joined by specialist in Mauritian food, Shelina Permaloo, materials expert Dr Zoe Laughlin and chefs Sophie Wright and James "Jocky" Petrie. The panellists put their minds to an array of cookery concerns, including things to do with blackberries, the best way to give flavour to calamari, and the crucial debate - does oven temperature really matter? Inspired by Aldershot's monument to the Duke of Wellington, the panel also discusses the multi-step method behind the perfect beef wellington and how to avoid a soggy bottom. Jay stops to chat to TV presenter and member of the British Army Reserve, Jimmy de Ville who reveals the most inventive modes of cooking while on army duty, what an army lunch may consist of, and the key elements of military ration packs.

    28 min
  • 5 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
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2024
  • Show Website
    The Kitchen Cabinet

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