Desert Island Dishes

S18 Ep8: Asma Khan on her unstoppable quest for social change in the food industry.

I've admired Asma and her work for many years now, I absolutely loved her episode of Chefs Table on Netflix, Ihighly recommend if you haven’t seen it.  So it really was a

S18 Ep7: Nicola Lamb the beloved pastry chef on turning her passion into a career

Nicola is the best selling author and pastry chef behind the Sunday Times bestselling Sift and also her hugely successful newsletter Kitchen Projects. Her knowlege of bak

S18 Ep6: Martha Swales the Gardening Guru on the dishes that have shaped her

Martha is something of an anomaly these days. She grows (a lot of) her own food… and is an avid urban gardener from London.  With over 1 million followers on Instagram,

S18 Ep5: Natalia Rudin, the social media sensation Nats Nourishments on the dishes that have shaped her

My guest today is Natalia Rudin otherwise known as Nats Nourishments  Shooting to social media stardom, gaining over a million followers in 1 year, Nat is a personal che

S18 Ep4: Gordon Ramsay: One of the World's Greatest Chefs on the dishes that have shaped him

As Gordon prepares to open his most ambitious project to date, 22 BISHOPSGATE, Margie got the chance to sit down with him and talk about the dishes that have shaped his l

S18 Ep3: José Pizarro

My guest today is José Pizarro. José has been been cooking in the UK for over 25 years. He grew up in the outermost Western province of Spain and never thought of workin

S18 Ep2: Ferne McCann, TV presenter and reality TV star on the dishes that have shaped her

Ferne is a TV presenter, reality TV star, social media sensation and entrepreneur. She shot to fame on hit reality series The Only Way is Essex where she quickly became a

S18 Ep1: Gwyneth Paltrow, Oscar winning actress and founder of Goop on the dishes that have shaped her life

Gwyneth won an Oscar for her role in Shakespeare in love at the age of just 26 and she has since gone on to become an entrepreneur as the founder of the digital media, e-

S16 Ep9: Superstar chef Nuno Mendes on the dishes that have shaped his life, his greatest success and the best dish he'd ever eaten

We have a bonus episode for you today in the form of Nuno Mendes. Described as the chefs chef, Nuno has had an incredible career. He thought of becoming a marine biologis

Side Dish: The Dream Dinner Party with Georgina Hayden (mini episode)

My guest this week on The Dream Dinner Party is Georgina Hayden. Georgie was on Desert Island Dishes a few years ago now, well worth going back and having a listen if you

S16 Ep8: Manon La Greve on how The Great British Bake Off Changed her life, turning failure into a positive and

It's the season finale and my guest today is Manon La Greve. Born and raised in France, Manon came to the UK to work as an au pair and then rose to fame as a quarter fin

Side Dish: The Dream Dinner Party with Melissa Hemsley (mini episode)

My guest this week on The Dream Dinner Party is Melissa Hemsley. Melissa was on Desert Island Dishes a few years ago now, well worth going back and having a listen if you

S16 Ep7: Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York on the dishes that have shaped her life

My guest today is Sarah, Duchess of York Sarah is a Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author, award winning producer and philanthropist. For over 30 years sh

Side Dish: The Dream Dinner Party with Eleanor Wilkinson (mini episode)

Eleanor Wilkinson is this weeks guest on our mini episode and I loved hearing about her Dream Dinner Party. Eleanor is the Queen of One Pot One Portion cooking so I was v

S16 Ep6: Melissa Thompson: award winning writer and chef on the dishes that have shaped her life

My guest today is Melissa Thompson  Melissa is a writer, author and broadcaster. A columnist for BBC Good Food magazine, she is also ambassador for Weber Grills and an a

Side Dish: The Dream Dinner Party with Matt Adlard (mini episode)

Matt Adlard, social media star and self taught pastry chef talks us through his Dream Dinner Party this week. The concept is simple: who would you invite to your Dream Di

S16 Ep5: Marco Pierre White: The original rock and roll chef

My guest today is Marco Pierre White. The original rock and roll chef, Marco Pierre White was the chef who cooked like an angel, looked like a rock star and changed the w

Side Dish: The Dream Dinner Party with Ed Smith (mini episode)

Ed Smith is this weeks guest on the Dream Dinner Party.  Ed is a cook and food writer based in London. He writes award winning cookbooks, recipe columns for magazines and

S16 Ep4: Eleanor Wilkinson on the joy of cooking for one, how one podcast changed her life and the dishes that have shaped her life

My guest today is Eleanor Wilkinson.  Eleanor is a content creator and recipe developer from East Yorkshire. Having always loved food and cooking she made the decision t

Side Dish: The Dream Dinner Party with Gizzi Erskine (mini episode)

Welcome to another episode of our side dish: The Dream Dinner Party and our guest today is Gizzi Erskine This is the mini episode where we invite a guest to tell us thei