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Tom Holland, Christmas dinner with all the trimmings

Dec 18, 2024

Tom Holland, the beloved Spider-Man actor and West End star, joins the festive table to celebrate his new alcohol-free beer, Bero. The conversation sparkles as they dive into holiday traditions, culinary delights, and family anecdotes. Tom shares what Zendaya thinks of his cooking and jokes fly about Christmas crackers and Spider-Man-themed dad jokes. With a sumptuous Christmas feast prepared, the trio toasts to holiday memories and culinary triumphs, blending laughter and nostalgia amidst the festive spirit.

49:17

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Tom Holland shares his holiday cooking traditions and experiences, emphasizing the joy of family gatherings over festive meals.

Angela Hartnett provides practical cooking tips for holiday dinners, highlighting the importance of quality ingredients and stress-free meal preparation.

The podcast showcases the balance of celebrity life as Tom discusses maintaining authenticity while navigating fame and public recognition.

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Festive Atmosphere and Guest Experience

The episode captures the vibrant spirit of the holiday season as the hosts, Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett, prepare for a Christmas special. They emphasize the joy of the festive period, sharing anecdotes about their busy schedules filled with restaurant invitations and cooking traditions. Their guest for the episode is Tom Holland, bringing a sense of excitement and humor to the conversation. The informal setting allows for a delightful exchange about holiday cooking and memorable dining experiences.

Intro

2min

Festive Feasts and Friendly Competitions

2min

Festive Culinary Delights and Appetizers

2min

Festive Feasting and Conversation

3min

The Art of Hospitality and Brewing Non-Alcoholic Beer

3min

Nostalgic Holiday Feasts

15min

Festive Flavors and Family Traditions

6min

From Reluctance to Fame

15min

Festive Feasts and Football Dilemmas

3min

Nick and Angela continue their Christmas tradition and welcome a Hollywood star to Dish HQ.

Born and raised in South-West London, Tom Holland’s career began on the West End, when he won the part of Billy Elliot in 2008. He went on to star in the critically-acclaimed film, The Impossible with Naomi Watts in 2012. He is best known for his role as Spider-Man and his first foray into the Marvel Universe came in Captain America: Civil War in 2016. He has since reprised the role in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and several Avengers movies. Tom Holland is here to celebrate the launch of Bero, his new alcohol-free beer.

Angela prepares a festive feast of slow-cooked pork shoulder with peas & mint with roast potatoes with rosemary salt, sticky pigs in blankets, the best cauliflower cheese, by Martha Collison and orange & honey glazed carrots. The experts at Waitrose pair this with a No.1 Piccini Chianti Classico Riserva. To finish, Angela makes Tom’s favourite, orange Jaffa cakes and serves some No.1 brown butter mince pies.

This episode is the perfect end to another wonderful year on Dish. Nick and Angela share their plans for the holidays and we find out what happens at a Holland family Christmas. Our trio pull crackers and read some Spider-Man-themed 'dad jokes', while Tom reveals what Zendaya really thinks of his cooking.

You can now watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube

All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes

A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish

We can’t all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help.

Send your dilemmas to dish@waitrose.co.uk and she’ll try to answer them in a future episode.

Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose

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Tom Holland, Christmas dinner with all the trimmings

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