

olive
Immediate Media
Want to stay ahead of the latest food trends and be top of your game in the kitchen? The olive podcast is your essential guide to everything new and exciting in food, drink, eating out, travel, and wellbeing. Consider it the perfect soundtrack to your cooking. Hosted by olive magazine’s Deputy Editor Janine Ratcliffe, each episode takes you on a journey as chefs, writers, producers and characters from the food world share stories, top tips and exclusive insider advice, covering everything from must-try ingredients and cooking techniques to the hottest global travel spots and ways to improve your health and wellbeing.Each week, discover the latest food trends, explore the cultural significance of iconic dishes, and learn the secrets behind mastering everything from wok cooking to fermentation. Whether you’re looking to elevate your BBQ game, explore regional cuisines, or become a cocktail connoisseur, we’ve got you covered.The olive magazine podcast is brought to you by the food- and drink-obsessed olive magazine team… welcome to the club! Help us understand how the Olive podcast fits into your life by taking part in our latest research.SURVEY LINK:https://immediateinsiders.com/uc/admin/a1cd/?a=1&b=4
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Jun 4, 2025 • 10min
Gurd Loyal’s little black book – Philadelphia edition
Gurd Loyal’s little black book – Philadelphia edition
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May 30, 2025 • 42min
Gurd Loyal on the store cupboard heroes that will elevate your cooking
On this week’s podcast author, trends expert and olive columnist Gurd Loyal @gurd_loyal joins Janine to talk about his exciting new book, Flavour Heroes. Gurd is on a mission to use store cupboard staples like mango chutney, harissa and peanut butter to amplify your cooking and also shares some brilliantly inventive recipes along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 28, 2025 • 9min
Letitia Clark’s little black book – Cagliari, Sardinia edition!
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May 23, 2025 • 43min
Letitia Clark on her love affair with lemons
Chef writer and illustrator Letitia Clark (@letitia_ann_clark) joins the podcast this week to share recipes and stories from her new book For the Love of Lemons. She explains why this versatile fruit is so synonymous with her adopted home of Italy and gives some brilliant and inventive ways of using it in our cooking.
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May 21, 2025 • 7min
Kenjo Morimoto’s little black book
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May 16, 2025 • 46min
Kenji Morimoto on simple fermentation techniques anyone can do at home!
This episode we welcome Kenji Morimoto (@kenjcooks) to the podcast. Kenji is a content creator, educator and food writer who is on a mission to demystify the ancient art of fermentation. He joins to talk about his new book, Ferment, and explains how to make things like kimchi, miso and cheong without any specialist equipment as well as giving some delicious recipes to use them in.
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May 14, 2025 • 10min
Julie Lin’s little black book
Julie Lin’s little black book
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May 9, 2025 • 32min
Julie Lin on her unique Malaysian-Scottish comfort food
This week chef and author Julie Lin joins the podcast to share recipes and stories from her new book Sama Sama. She talks about her journey in food and explains how she’s reclaiming the word fusion to describe the food she cooks – a delicious mash up of her Malaysian and Scottish heritage.
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May 7, 2025 • 6min
Keshia Sakarah’s little black book
Keshia Sakarah’s little black book
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May 2, 2025 • 28min
Keshia Sakarah on Caribbean food culture
On this week’s podcast we chat to chef, food writer, educator, and author Keshia Sakarah. Her new book Caribe explores the many nations that make up the Caribbean islands with history, personal stories and recipes. Keshia wants to celebrate the diversity of the food eaten across the whole region including her home nations of Montserrat and Barbuda, but also show the threads that link many of these places together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


