The Go To Food Podcast

Tom Kemble - Why I Quit Michelin Stars to Make Pizza & My Near Death Experience At Fäviken

What makes a Michelin-starred chef give up fine dining to start selling pizza from a van? And how did he nearly lose his life working at one of the world's most extraordi

Kavi Thakrar - The Secrets Behind Dishoom’s Extraordinary Success

How did Dishoom go from an empty restaurant in Covent Garden to one of Britain's most successful and sought-after restaurant empires, with customers queuing for THREE HOU

Clodagh McKenna: How I Shut Down New York, My Life on TV & Partying With Bob Geldof

From selling homemade pâté at a market in Cork to becoming one of Ireland’s best-loved chefs and television personalities, Clodagh McKenna has had an extraordinary journe

Matt Tebbutt - From Getting Fired by Marco Pierre White to Saturday Kitchen Success

After two years of chasing him, we've finally got him! This week we're joined by the brilliant Matt Tebbutt, Saturday Kitchen presenter, former MasterChef judge and one o

Chef Feuds, Restaurant Gossip & A Reluctant Straker | Patreon Preview

Chef feuds, restaurant gossip, outrageous rumours and a rather reluctant Thomas Straker... Welcome to the Go-To Food gossip show! To celebrate the launch of our brand-ne

Anna Higham - River Café Secrets, Reinventing British Baking & Why She Refuses To Sell Croissants

Why would one of London's most exciting bakeries refuse to sell croissants? This week on the Go To Food Podcast, we're joined by the brilliant Anna Higham, the acclaimed

Jean-Georges Vongerichten - Trump's Wedding, Marco Pierre White's Meltdown & Losing His Third Michelin Star

Jean-Georges Vongerichten is one of the most influential chefs of all time. From revolutionising New York's restaurant scene to building an empire of around 60 restaurant

Spudman: The Secrets Behind Britain's Most Viral Food Business

How do you turn a humble jacket potato into one of Britain's biggest viral food sensations? This week we're joined by the one and only Spudman, the man behind Britain's

Dylan Jones: Inside London’s Wildest Restaurant Era | David Bowie, The Groucho Club & Boris Johnson

Dylan Jones has spent more than four decades at the heart of British culture, from i-D and The Face to GQ, the Evening Standard and some of London’s most legendary dining

Jacob Kenedy - How Bocca di Lupo Changed Italian Food in London & Why Great Restaurants Struggle to Survive

Today we're joined by one of the most important figures in modern Italian cooking in Britain, Jacob Kenedy, chef and co-founder of the legendary Bocca di Lupo and Gelupo.

Robert Reid & J-C Slowik: The Madness of Running Harveys, Winning 3 Stars for Marco at The Oak Room & Working for Raymond Blanc, Joël Robuchon & Roger Vergé

Between Robert Reid and Jean-Christophe “JC” Slowik, you have nearly 80 years of extraordinary restaurant history. From Roger Vergé and Raymond Blanc to Marco Pierre Whit

Sertaç Dirik & David Carter: How They Created London’s Restaurant of the Year 'KID' | Reinventing Turkish Food, Michelin-Star Kitchens & Becoming Action Bronson’s Favourite Chef

🔥 Two of the most exciting names in London restaurants join us this week as David Carter and Sertaç Dirik reveal the story behind KID, their hugely anticipated new Turkis

EXCLUSIVE - John Torode - From Running Terence Conran's Restaurants To Life After MasterChef

In his first interview since his shock departure from MasterChef, John Torode joins us for an exclusive and deeply personal conversation about the end of his extraordinar

Pam Brunton - Creating Scotlands Greatest Restaurant 'Inver' & The Craziness Of Working For Tom Aikens, Noma & Fäviken

We travelled to the shores of Loch Fyne to sit down with the brilliant Pam Brunton, chef and co-owner of Inver, one of Scotland’s most remarkable restaurants and the firs

Lorna McNee - Winning Glasgow’s First Michelin Star in 18 Years, How Great British Menu Changed Her Life & The Night Police Had To Drag Protesters Out of Her Restaurant

Lorna McNee joins us at Cail Bruich to tell the remarkable story behind becoming the chef who brought a Michelin star back to Glasgow for the first time in 18 years. She

Josh Niland — The Chef Who Reinvented How We Cook Fish, Heston Blumenthal’s Magic & Why Some Chefs Think He’s Crazy

This week we’re joined by one of the most influential chefs of his generation, Josh Niland, the Australian chef who has completely changed the way the restaurant world th

An Italian Odyssey, Rumours & Behind-the-Scenes Chaos

Welcome to a special edition of Go-To Food where Freddy and Ben ditch the guest and get into the industry gossip, rumours and behind-the-scenes stories that normally don’

Jack Coggins - Creating Smash Hits In Goodbye Horses & The Dreamery & Why Food Creators Need to Stop Stealing Recipes

This week we’re joined by Jack Coggins, the chef behind Goodbye Horses, Stable Wines and The Dreamery, for a brilliant journey through one of the most unconventional care

Aktar Islam - Chasing 3 Michelin Stars, How Gordon Ramsay Saved My Career & The Problem With Curry Houses

Gordon Ramsay told Aktar Islam he needed to break free. What followed changed his life and helped set him on the path to two Michelin stars — and now he wants a third. In

Sam & Alicja Bryant: How We Accidentally Created The UK’s Best Burger, Why We Ditched Service Charge & Why Every Restaurant Needs Draught Beer

After seven years of residencies and pop-ups, Whole Beast have finally found a permanent home on Coldharbour Lane — and Sam and Alicja join us to tell the gloriously chao