Dish

Nick and Angela welcome a BAFTA-nominated actor, writer and comedian to DISH HQ. Rose Matafeo was born in Auckland and began doing stand-up at 15. She moved to the UK in 2015 and three years later her debut show Horndog won the Best Comedy show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Having conquered the stage, Rose turned her attention to TV writing and, while on a long-haul flight, created the super successful Starstruck with her best friend Alice Snedden. You can watch all three series now on BBC iPlayer. To celebrate the new Waitrose Japanese Menyū range, Angela prepares a delicious Japanese-inspired meal of edamame with chilli and garlic salt, followed by a recipe by chef, Yuki Gomi, marmalade pork belly with soy and ginger served on steam buns with a shredded quick pickled salad. Nick mixes a mizuwari, a Japanese whisky cocktail to open proceedings and Rose has an Asahi with her meal. Rose entertains Nick and Angela with stories of childhood dinners in New Zealand and her passion for rom coms. And we find out why fellow comedian and friend, Nish Kumar, may be off her Christmas card list. Just so you know, our podcast might contain the occasional mild swear word or adult theme. 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 in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose & Partners.

Nick and Angela welcome two chefs to DISH HQ Richard Corrigan is an Irish chef and restaurateur who has had an illustrious career in food. Over the years he has gained Michelin stars and cooked for the Queen and Barack Obama. He runs four restaurants in London - Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill, Corrigan’s Mayfair and Daffodil Mulligan - and has recently opened The Portrait Restaurant atop the National Portrait Gallery. Richard has won Great British Menu three times and is a regular judge on the BBC series. Valentine Warner is a cook and food writer. He began his career in food at the Halcyon restaurant in London, working under chefs like Alastair Little and Rose Carrarini before starting his own catering company. He has written several books and his most recent, The Consolation of Food, was released in 2020. These days, Val spends a lot of time at Kitchen On The Edge, an extraordinary food adventure set above the Arctic Circle in the Lofoten Islands. Angela delights in cooking for her old friends, preparing Pappardelle with fennel & sausage ragu for Richard and Valentine, who are big pork fans, while Nick pours a Luigi Bosca de Sangre available online at Waitrose Cellar. This episode feels like we have a seat the chef's table. Angela, Valentine and Richard have seen it all when it comes to food. They share stories about culinary trips to Norway, tips on how to make the best brown bread - and listen out for Val’s ill-fated visit to Kensington Palace. Just so you know, our podcast might contain the occasional mild swear word or adult theme. 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 in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose & Partners.

Nick and Angela welcome a comedian and podcaster to DISH HQ. Joanne McNally has been touring her record-breaking stand up show The Prosecco Express for the last two years and is about to embark on the US leg of the tour. It’s clear her star is on the rise as Variety has recently named her one of their Top 10 comedians to watch in 2023. When she’s not on stage, Joanne co-hosts her super successful podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me with Vogue Williams which is coming to a venue near you soon.  As a travelling comic, Joanne likes to keep things simple when it comes to food, so Angela pimps one of her favourites, a perfect roast chicken sandwich while Nick conducts a very fun wine tasting with our guest sommelier. The pair sample a French Picpoul de pinet les canots and an Italian Eccelsa Vermentino chosen by the experts at Waitrose. Around the table, talk turns to the best service station in the UK, Vogue and Spencer versus the Beckhams and why Joanne's stand up show broke records the London Palladium. Just so you know, our podcast might contain the occasional mild swear word or adult theme. 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 in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose & Partners.

Nick and Angela welcome the new hosts of Big Brother to DISH HQ AJ Odudu and Will Best are HUGE Big Brother fans and both have previous when it comes to the original reality TV show. AJ presented Big Brother's Bit on the Side, alongside Emma Willis and Rylan Clark in 2013, with Will appearing as a regular panellist over the years. AJ co-hosted a one-off revival of The Big Breakfast alongside Mo Gilligan in 2021 and more recently appeared on this year’s Eurovision. Alongside his presenting duties, Will Best set up a drinks company, Bloody Drinks, specialising in Bloody Mary cocktails in a can, which are available in Waitrose. Will and AJ are big Mexican food fans, so Angela prepares spicy steak and avocado tacos, guacamole and black bean nachos and spiced corn on the cob, while Nick mixes and serves some fiery lime margaritas. Our foursome talk cooking, Wimbledon and what we can expect from the brand new Big Brother. Listen out for some super tips and tricks from Angela - and for AJ’s Judy Finnigan moment. Just so you know, our podcast might contain the occasional mild swear word or adult theme. 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 in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose & Partners.

Nick and Angela welcome Michael and Hilary Whitehall to DISH HQ. Before making his name as Jack Whitehall’s TV travel companion, Michael Whitehall had an illustrious career as a theatrical agent and producer. His clients included Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender. He and Hilary met while she was in search of new representation, while he, she says, was looking for a wife. Jack and Michael have made five series of Travels With My Father for Netflix and co-authored How To Survive Family Holidays with Hilary. Hilary Whitehall is a massive foodie and furnished Angela with plenty of detail on their dietary requirements. Armed with this information Angela prepares a mouth-watering pan-fried plaice with buttery capers and shallots and Nick pours one of the Whitehalls’ favourites, a M De Minuty Provence Rose. The Whitehalls are hysterical and this episode is brimful of anecdotes about food, family life and famous people. Hilary shares her passion for Waitrose, Michael recalls the questionable advice he gave a Hollywood actor and we hear one of Jack Whitehall’s most embarrassing moments. Just so you know, our podcast might contain the occasional mild swear word or adult theme. 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 in a future episode. Dish is an S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose & Partners.

Gordon Ramsay, the world-renowned chef with a staggering 17 Michelin stars, joins the hosts to share insights from his illustrious career. He reminisces about the early days at Aubergine, discussing the emotional journey of pursuing culinary excellence. The conversation dives into the complexities of earning Michelin stars and the pressures of the culinary world. Gordon also shares how social media, particularly TikTok, is revolutionizing food culture. Plus, he breaks down the secrets of making crab linguine paired with fine wines.

Nick and Angela welcome an author and podcaster to DISH HQ for the final episode of series 3. Candice Brathwaite is a critically acclaimed writer, journalist and TV presenter. A self-confessed fashion and beauty addict, Candice often appears on ITV's Lorraine and has designed a bestselling handbag collection with the sustainable accessories label, Been. Her first book, I Am Not Your Baby Mother, made it onto the Sunday Times Bestsellers List in 2020, and her first foray into fiction, a young adult novel called Cuts Both Ways, was released in August 2022. Candice hosts a podcast called Closet Confessions with Coco Sarel, in which they and their listeners share confessions in a safe space. It is now in its second season. Angela prepares a mouth-watering spaghetti agli scampi and Nick tops up the wine pairing, an Ara Single Vineyard Pinot Gris. There is a beautiful balance of light and shade in this episode as Candice shares memories of her childhood and how it has informed her writing, her kids’ reaction to her cooking and there’s an incredible closet confession from Angela! Just so you know, our podcast might contain the occasional mild swear word or adult theme. 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 in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose & Partners.

Nick and Angela welcome their first siblings to DISH HQ. Stephen Mangan is an actor, writer and presenter known for his roles in Green Wing with Olivia Colman, I’m Alan Partridge and The Split opposite Nicola Walker. He currently presents Portrait Artist of the Year with Joan Bakewell. Anita Mangan is an illustrator who has designed over 70 cookbooks including Kelis' My Life on a Plate, Gizzi Erskine’s Seasons Greetings and Fearne Cotton’s Cook Happy Cook Healthy. The brother and sister have just released their third kids’ book, The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge. Angela cooks the most delicious Palestinian slow-roast lamb for Stephen and Anita, which leaves the crew salivating on the sidelines. Nick mixes a Stanley Tucci-inspired negroni to start, and then pours an organic red, Los Tontos Sabios. Stephen and Anita are a charming pair who share stories of their relationship over the years, Anita presents Nick and Angela with a gift she’s made herself and Stephen reveals the (hilarious) impact that Alan Partridge has on his daily life. Just so you know, our podcast might contain the occasional mild swear word or adult theme. 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 in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose & Partners.

Nick and Angela welcome radio royalty to DISH HQ. Clara Amfo is an award-winning broadcaster, podcaster and television presenter best known for her work on BBC Radio 1, where she now presents Future Sounds. Clara has interviewed some of the biggest names in music including Jay-Z,  Kendrick Lemar, Sir Elton John, and Billie Eilish who personally requested Clara for her LA Special. On her podcast This City she chats with guests like Louis Theroux, Little Simz and Edward Enninful who share their stories of life in London. Obsessed with all things pop culture and trivia, Clara was crowned the winner of all of her appearances on The Weakest Link, Pointless and The Hitlist. As Clara is a big goat's cheese fan, Angela prepares Lucas Hollweg’s cherry & quinoa tabbouleh with goat's cheese and Nick mixes a cosmopolitan. This episode is a riotous romp through topics like Clara’s mum’s infamous whatsapp messages, her admiration for Nick’s brother and what the inside of Elton John’s house looks like. Shout out to Nick Grimshaw who made a cheesecake that nearly went to plan. Just so you know, our podcast might contain the occasional mild swear word or adult theme. 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 in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose & Partners.

Nick and Angela welcome a bestselling author and journalist to DISH HQ. Caitlin Moran grew up in Wolverhampton in a family of eight kids and spent most of her time reading books at the local library instead of attending school. Unsurprisingly, Caitlin had written her first novel by the time she was 13. She  moved to London at 16 and began writing for Melody Maker where she met her husband, Pete Paphides. Caitlin has written several bestselling books, including How to be a Woman and How to Build a Girl and has been writing for the Times about feminism, politics, culture and her personal life since 1992. Her new book What About Men is out now. Angela prepares a tasty egg & dill salad with smoked mackerel and a rösti for Caitlin, while Nick pours a delicious Blueprint Viña Taboexa Albariño. Our trio dive straight into conversation, discussing topics like Caitlin’s builder chat, how to make a good rösti and what is so special about wind turbines.  Just so you know, our podcast might contain the occasional mild swear word or adult theme. 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 in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose & Partners.