
Hoovering with Jessica Fostekew
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 4min
Hoovering - Episode 180: Pixie Turner
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.In this episode I’m purposely having a ‘processed’ ‘ready meal’ with amazing nutritionist, therapist and self-declared former wellness-wanker, Pixie Turner. I had a Soulful one pot West African stew which was fucking delicious you know, if not the most photogenic lunch. I picked her beautiful mind and had a laugh whilst I was at it. Everything covered from the necessary rebrand of ‘comfort’ through to the list of people who need a few more orgasms. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksGet over to Instagram and make sure you’re following PIXIENUTRITIONSee her in the brilliant wellness-smashing documentary BAD INFLUENCER: THE GREAT INSTA CONCOME AND SEE POWERHOUSE HALF HOUR FOR FREE by applying and then coming to Greenwich on 28th July in the evening, to the Up The Creek Comedy Club. Will you come and SEE ME DOING HENCH ON TOUR? Cool. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…Quorn PICNIC EGGS and COCKTAIL SAUSAGESMy dinner was a SOULFUL West African Peanut and Chickpea stewAnd I bragged about getting my bread delivered from COOPERS BAKEHOUSE in BrockleySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 15, 2021 • 55min
Hoovering - Episode 179: Becky Excell
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.This week I’m talking to the hugely successful ‘queen of gluten free baking’ (according to Nigella no less), Becky Excel. I got my bits on her last book and cooked myself her gluten free courgette and hallumi muffins for lunch and we zoomed between Essex and London and got deep about everything from anorexia through to me spilling a fresh hot coffee all over my tuppence - as is the way on this podcast really. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksMake you’re immediately that you’re following BECKY EXCEL on Instagram, it’s full of fit recipes. And you can preorder her new book HERE and get your hands instantly on her first book HERE. Delicious. Those muffins were genuinely, absolutely fucking delish. Don’t need gluten a muffin, turns out. So there. COME TO HOOVERING LIVE WITH JO BRAND AND JAY RAYNER for fucks saaaake - in Soho on 17th July at 5pm. Please. That’s tomorrow please - crumbs! COME AND SEE POWERHOUSE HALF HOUR FOR FREE by applying and then coming to Greenwich on 28th July in the evening, to the Up The Creek Comedy Club. Will you come and SEE ME DOING HENCH ON TOUR? Cool. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…The amazing charity for people with eating disorders BEATWe talked kindly about delicious Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 3min
Hoovering - Episode 178: You Look Like A Man
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.This episode is a FORCE, so there. I’m hoovering with American strong woman and the absolute genius behind Instagram sensation ‘You Look Like A Man’, Jess Fithen. We zoomed, as she’s in the States and we wolfed gendered MANS FOOD, naturally I devoured a Yorkie. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksGet all over Jess’ blogs and merch right now on the YOU LOOK LIKE A MAN website and on JESS’ OWN INSTAGRAM HERE there’s a link tree to alllll the amazing You Look Like A Man Stuff - and whilst the battle rages to get the epic, iconic Instagram page reinstated, you have to follow VAGINAS IN THE WEIGHTS ROOMCOME TO HOOVERING LIVE WITH JO BRAND AND JAY RAYNER for fucks saaaake - in Soho on 17th July at 5pm. Please. Hench is now doing THREE EXTRA SHOWS AT SOHO THEATRE on 12th, 13th & 14th July if you fancy it?COME AND SEE POWERHOUSE HALF HOUR FOR FREE by applying and then coming to Greenwich on 28th July in the evening, to the Up The Creek Comedy Club. Will you come and SEE ME DOING HENCH ON TOUR? Cool. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…I couldn’t find the American gendered food she scoffed but I had a YORKIE and a Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 1, 2021 • 56min
Hoovering - Episode 177: Sunil Patel
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.This week I’m hoovering with incredibly funny man and almond croissant disciple, Sunil Patel. He’s a banging actor and comedian and all round lovely man. We sat in our garden and pitted our favourite fancy almond croissants off against each other and because we read a tweet saying to just really enjoy ourselves we did actually. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksSunil’s new series for Dave online is called BACK CHAT and I might be playing an absolute horror monster as part of that. He’s also got a brilliant podcast with former Hoovering guest and brilliant comedian HARRIET KEMSLEY called WHY IS HARRIET CRYING And you can, and should follow him on TWITTER and INSTAGRAM, please. COME TO HOOVERING LIVE WITH JO BRAND AND JAY RAYNER for fucks saaaake - in Soho on 17th July at 5pm. Please. It might be all gone now but you can apply to come and see my show Hench get filmed at the SOHO THEATRE FOR TELLY on 6th July using THIS LINK, clicking ‘current shows’ and then if you write ‘Jungle’ in the comments box, they’ll prioritise you as a proper fan. Will you come and SEE ME DOING HENCH ON TOUR? Cool. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…The places we got our almond croissants from POPHAMS in Hackney and then Ladywell’s rival croissant paddlers LE DELICE and OSCARSHe mentioned the beautiful Chris Cantrill of Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 24, 2021 • 1h 1min
Hoovering - Episode 176: Anna Jones
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.In this pretty fucking special episode I’m Hoovering with none other that hugely acclaimed, award-winning and household-name chef and food writer Anna Jones. Yeah. I fucking know. And meeting this hero was like a dream, as you’ll hear she’s the most funny, lovely, articulate whizz - it was the most gorgeous, easy, enlightening and nourishing (excuse the pun) conversation, all whilst I walloped a bit of double ginger and apple cake from a recipe in her latest book, One. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksIt’s pretty imperative if you’re not already that you follow Anna on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER. You can buy her new book ONE: POT, PAN, PLANET and why don’t you look at all her work and find lots of gorgeous extra, seasonal recipes on HER WEBSITEAnd she has an online course that’s just gone up, called The Vegetarian Kitchen - MORE INFO HERE COME TO HOOVERING LIVE WITH JO BRAND AND JAY RAYNER for fucks saaaake - in Soho on 17th July at 5pm. Please. Will you come and SEE ME DOING HENCH ON TOUR? Cool. That’s also where you’ll find the last few tickets (mostly standing now I’m afraid) to see it at the SOHO THEATRE. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…The Lebanese place with my best baba ganoush ever is FAYROOZ in CatfordGreisch imaginary paint comes from FARROW AND BALL If you’ve never eaten NUTELLA or a Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 2021 • 1h 5min
Hoovering - Episode 175: Joz Norris
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.In this episode I dragged funny, kind, innovative comedian Joz Norris down to Catford Mews, my local cinema which is full of really delicious independent street food vendors for chicken kareage and corndogs with tater tots. Ooof we had a giggle. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow this lovely man and smashing comedian right now please on TWITTER and INSTAGRAM and I implore you to listen to his RADIO 4 SPECIAL ‘A Small Talk on Small Talk’ thievery second you’ve got a spare half hour please.COME TO HOOVERING LIVE WITH JO BRAND in Soho on 17th July at 5pm. Please. Will you come and SEE ME DOING HENCH ON TOUR? Cool. That’s also where you’ll find the last few tickets (mostly standing now I’m afraid) to see it at the SOHO THEATRE. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…We got our food and also sat down inside at the totally brilliant CATFORD MEWS and if you click that you’ll find links to the mighty food vendors too. We talked about sweet things KITKAT CHUNKY, STARBURST, SNICKERS and the now extinct PANDA POPSWe mentioned the eggs BURFORD BROWNS which may or may not be related to the brilliant comedian LUCY PEARMANFor once, amazingly I only...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 10, 2021 • 58min
Hoovering - Episode 174: Aisha Nash
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.This week I’m hoovering with specialist anti-diet yogi Aisha Nash. We met on the Guilty Feminist and I fell in brain love with her grounded attitude and mightily informed chat, then her Instagram started filling my heart and head with all the right kind of education - a voice joy in the middle of the cesspit that the ‘wellness’ industry mainly is- so I stole her for an hour to hoover and turns out she used to be a pastry chef and was up for making me pancakes. Get the fuck in. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow her on INSTAGRAM right away and why not also become her PATRON, please. COME TO HOOVERING LIVE WITH JO BRAND in Soho on 17th July at 5pm. Please. Will you come and SEE ME DOING HENCH ON TOUR? Cool. That’s also where you’ll find the last few tickets (mostly standing now I’m afraid) to see it at the SOHO THEATRE. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…That posh not-nutella is from EATALY And she talked about Croydon’s infamous SURREY STREET MARKET Once upon a time she worked at HAKKASAN and her favourite pancake place in the States is IHOP (apparently even the website is inaccessible from the UK, but who knows where you’re clicking from)A book that changed Aisha’s life was FEARING THE BLACK BODY by Sabrina Strings. And this was ANCEL KEYS and this is POORNA BELLTurns out she really does never want to be on Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 3, 2021 • 58min
Hoovering - Episode 173: Peace + Riot
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.In this episode in a Hoovering first I’m in an eatery that isn’t even open yet, in the soon to become ‘Peace + Riot’ in Dulwich, a parent and kid friendly cafe, restaurant, support place and work space and I’m hoovering the cakes that they’ll have on sale with the place’s founder Caroline Newte Hardy and her kitchen managers, which is like chefs, levelled up, Hanne & Rachel, the talent behind Butch Salads. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFirst things first you should probably head over to the PEACE + RIOT website, please. And then why not follow them on INSTAGRAM. And while you’re at it - make yourself acquainted with the glorious BUTCH SALADSCOME TO HOOVERING LIVE WITH JO BRAND in Soho on 17th July at 5pm. Please. Will you come and SEE ME DOING HENCH ON TOUR? Cool. That’s also where you’ll find the last few tickets (mostly standing now I’m afraid) to see it at the SOHO THEATRE. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…The restaurant LOUIS LOUIS where I know there’s often awesome vegan chef residencies The child shunning pub THE ALMA in Crystal Palace. Fair play, I guess. The naughtily nicknamed SCAMPI FRIESAnd the modern era equivalent of Woolworths, its the shop FLYING TIGERSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 27, 2021 • 1h 4min
Hoovering - Episode 172: Sindhu Vee
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.Dear listeners, this episode is a golden, bright orange fragrant GIFT because I’m talking to none other than the disarmingly funny comedian Sindhu Vee who is the wisest clown in the universe and did me the absolute kindness of smuggling me the most beautiful mangoes in the universe, Alfonso mangoes, all the way from India. And they have changed me. For the better. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow Sindhu immediately on INSTAGRAM and TWITTERAnd get off your arse to see her ON TOUR as well from September with her show Alphabet. COME TO HOOVERING LIVE WITH JO BRAND in Soho on 17th July at 5pm. Please. Will you come and SEE ME DOING HENCH ON TOUR? Cool. That’s also where you’ll find the last few tickets (mostly standing now I’m afraid) to see it at the SOHO THEATRE. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…We wanged on about all the Universities from OXFORD to BRISTOL to LSE. That legendary cafe at LSE which nearly got rebranded as ‘Darling for you’ was called WRIGHTS BAR.And last but not least THIS IS A PRET CHOCOLATE MOUSSE. And you’ll notice that excellently, they’ve officially spelt it ‘moose’. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 20, 2021 • 51min
Hoovering - Episode 171: Andrea Thompson
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.There’s no overly complicated way to put this really. In this episode I’m hoovering with the strongest woman in the world. Andrea Thompson. She’s British, she lives near Ipswich and she’s the strongest woman in the whole fucking world. So. We had chilli for lunch because it was what she was having anyway and we got together, for distance reasons, over the zooms. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow Andrea immediately on INSTAGRAMCOME TO HOOVERING LIVE WITH JO BRAND in Soho on 17th July at 5pm. Please. Will you come and see me doing Hench ON TOUR? Cool. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. Things we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…The sports festival and famous strongman competition THE ARNOLDThe SAVOY HOTEL with its lonely steakLegends SINDHU VEE and MAYA ANGELOUAnd the sexiest ice-cream ever invented by MAGNUMSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.