
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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Dec 24, 2020 • 48min
Hoovering - Episode 150: Santa
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.It’s actual Christmas so I’m hoovering with actual Santa - YASSSSS PLEASE. Yes please. Actual Santa mate. On MY podcast. Get innnn.Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksI know you can’t really follow Santa on social media but in like a totally unrelated way there’s a brilliant actor friend of mine called DRUMMOND BOWSKILL who you might as well follow, seeing as the big S himself isn’t on the social meeds. 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! We talked and devoured the mighty Cadburys CHOCOLATE ORANGE FINGERS, home made mince pies and talked of the festive only TERRYS CHOCOLATE ORANGE. You didn’t believe me about KITKAT IN MEAT FLAVOURS? Thanks to the listener who told me about them, it brought me as much joy as it did nausea The actor I know called Drummond may be a big part of the cast of a really lovely and funny interactive boardgame podcast called THE DANGER CLUB PODCASTWe also mentioned my new favourite game AZUL and lets not forget this glorious sounding COME DICE WITH ME Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 18, 2020 • 1h 2min
Hoovering - Episode 149: Kiell Smith-Bynoe
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.I’m hoovering with totally brilliant actor and star of all the best sitcoms at the moment from Ghosts to Stath Lets Flats, it’s Kiell Smith-Bynoe. We ate absolutely loads of cakes, remotely and oh what a time we had! Yes PLEASE. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksIf you’re not already following KIELL SMITH-BYNOE on the socials, click his name in big just there and it’ll be easily done. He’s starring in pretty much every funny narrative comedy show there is just now and there are returning series and Christmas specials to catch of GHOSTS, STATH LETS FLATS and MAN LIKE MOBEEN. 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! My cakes were from the very relish CINNAMON in Catford and Kiell’s were from the deeply swanky RODNEYS CAKEHOUSELets not forget his favourite hot chocolate haunt, LITTLE HUDSON CAFE by Royal Docks in LondonWe also mentioned the London chain restaurants and cafes COSTA, KASPAS, BURGER & LOBSTER as well as MAC. In Edinburgh we begged up OX184, http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 11, 2020 • 1h 4min
Hoovering - Episode 148: Katy Brand
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.I’m hoovering with absolute wondersmash superstar comedian and author, Katy Brand. We met, over the zooms (during lockdown #2) for a breakfast of her choice, which turned out to be the breakfast I have most days actually - hard boiled egg and toast. Yummyyyyy. We pimped them to our own specifications, as you’ll hear. God she’s a clever and funny one - this episode is a treat for us all, chaps. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksSurely you are, but if you aren’t then get all over KATY BRAND on the Twitter and get your eyes and hearts and brainses all over her new book (maybe for someone for Christmas, it’s all about a Mary Poppins obsession) PRACTICALLY PERFECT. 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! I mentioned an ode to beige food that the always-brilliant Grace Dent wrote for the Guardian a few years ago, and HERE IT ISI talked of a book called Sophie’s Choice but I meant this book called SOPHIE’S WORLDKaty talked about guesting on the awesome Radio 4 show THE INFINITE MONKEY CAGEAs per, IKEA and LIDL got a shout outThese are the mighty CHIPSTICKSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 4, 2020 • 58min
Hoovering - Episode 147: Sukh Ojla
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.I’m hoovering with magical comedian, recent star of Mock The Week in fact, and all round brilliant woman, Sukh Ojla. She chose what we ate, and it’s Nigella’s ‘doughnut bread’ which as you’ll hear I almost have a heart attack of joy about. I can’t remember any food on this podcast making me quite so giddy, I nearly burst something. You’re welcome. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow SUKH OJLA on Twitter immediately, her 2021 tour of LIFE SUKHS is on sale now! And her novel, no blooming less is out next September, keep an eye out for it it’s called ‘Sunny’ as in ‘sunny day’. 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! The recipe for what we ate is from the beautiful mind of Nigella and it’s online here, DOUGHNUT FRENCH TOAST - but obviously, please, buy all her books. We mention dreamy comedian AMY GLEDHILLStunning foods CHICAGO TOWN PIZZA, MCCAIN MICROWAVE CHIPS and ICELAND CAULIFLOWER CHEESE GRILLS (Rest In Peace)And why wouldn’t we have mentioned KFC and GREGGSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 27, 2020 • 1h 3min
Hoovering - Episode 146: Sarah Keyworth
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.I’m hoovering with brilliant comedian Sarah Keyworth, recorded on the first day of lockdown 2.0 we both gobbled some deeply unessential novelty/ limited edition chocolate - remotely, as is so often the modern way. Sarah made me honk with laughing and we shared excellently similar French childhood holiday stories and all the times we’ve had totally platonic baths with friends. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksSarah is super funny on TWITTER just there and excitingly has a new series out called ‘Are you a boy or a girl?’ ON RADIO 4 RIGHT HERE. 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! Food we mentioned and walloped included Terry’s Chocolate Orange CRANBERRY BAR, the slightly more impressive AERO SNOWBUBBLES, the stuff of dreams, Cadbury’s ORANGE TWIRLAnd of course, Rest In Peace, dear VICE VERSASYou won’t catch me ever going an hour of life without mentioned WAGAMAMAThe taste of holidays for me as a kid was ORANGINAThis is CASSANDRA the bit of talking skin from Dr Who. And...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 20, 2020 • 58min
Hoovering - Episode 145: Annie McGrath
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 having a fish finger sandwich over the zooms with brilliant comedian, actor and artist, Annie McGrath. Fish finger sandwich was the brief, and you’ll be impressed how differently we both went within those beautifully simple parameters. Also, best story of a fight over eating that I’ve ever heard, ever. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksYou should be following ANNIE MCGRATH on the Twitters if you’re not already. Her podcast is brilliant and it’s called SECRET ARTISTS PODCASTAlso she’s on Instagram HERE AS HERSELF and HERE FOR ALL HER SWANKY ART or oh lets just ALL HAVE A LOOK AT HER WEBSITE probably too? Yay! 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! My vegan fish fingers that weren’t fish like at all but were blooming lovely were made by SQUEAKY BEANAnd my beautiful sourdough was made by lovely Catford baking genius TOM STABBOther foods we mentioned were TROPICANA, SMARTIES, KP NUTS and also GRAND MARNIEROTTOLENGHI gets a shout...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 13, 2020 • 1h 1min
Hoovering - Episode 144: Paul Savage
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’s episode is with comedian, gin maker, comics man and boat dweller, Paul Savage. We recorded this in the last throws of summer, so I joined him in person on the boat where he lives, on a London canal-side for a beautiful lunch of roasted vegetables, humous and crisps that he rustled up for us. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksYou can follow him on the internet HERE and even better, help him KICKSTARTER HIS BOOK OF COMICS please. 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! Between us we mention the following excellent foods: SABRA HUMOUS, RICICLES, COUNTRY STORE and KELLOGGS SELECTION PACKSWe toot the supermarkets SAINSBURYS and M&SWe mentioned mutual friend and colleague, former chef and Hoovering guest (the only ever two-parter!) PAUL FLANNERYAnd the clip of Natalie Imbruglia doing the ‘tim tam slam’ on Grahame Norton IS RIGHT HERE, and Paul is spot on about it being erotic, that’s gone straight in the wank bank. I toot the horn of incredible intuitive eating counsellor and author and...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 6, 2020 • 56min
Hoovering - Episode 143: Emily Campbell
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.It’s an absolute mega smasher this week please because I’m talking to a commonwealth games medal winning and soon to be olympic weighlifter - amazing Emily Campbell. WE had lunch over the zooms, a basic but beautiful CLASSIC of a lunch. Yes. Blooming. Please. Oh god I got so much dirt out of her about athletic eating. Heaven. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksGet all over EMILY CAMPBELL on the Instagram and that’s where you’ll hear about her line of badass merch coming out soon. Yes please! 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! I gave a shout out to the amazing CROSSFIT CATFORD and it’s creator, incredible weightlifter and hopefully future guest NICOLA STIDDARDAnd she mentioned breakthrough women weightlifter ZOE SMITHSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 30, 2020 • 59min
Hoovering - Episode 142: Chloe Petts
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 an absolutely brilliant stand up called Chloe Petts. We get deep into so many things and fascinatingly, unbeknownst to me, she’s a mega fan of competitive eating and we end up having one of, arguably, the spiciest debates I’ve ever had on this podcast. It’s juicy and respectful and relflectful (not a word) and great. Enjoy please! Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksIf you don’t already follow CHLOE PETTS on the socials, you’re missing out please. Get on it.She’s also contributed to the amazing looking EDINBURGH UNLOCKED available from Penguin. 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! THIS IS THE RECIPE for the beautiful ginger egg fried rice that Chloe had rustled up. Phwoar. I’m trying that. From the mind of the majestic OTTOLENGHI whose new book FLAVOUR really does look a bit like a twat actually. Chloe also mentioned a snazzy restaurant in Kent called READSWe have a little pop at HUEL, standard. I mention ace comedian, author and former guest VIV GROSKOPIf you’ve never heard of LEGOLAND prepare yourself for a joyful time. She nods to fellow eating fan podcast OFF MENUAnd last but not least her favourite beer at the moment is Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 22, 2020 • 56min
Hoovering - Episode 141: Isy Suttie
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 the absolutely glorious comedian, actor, musician and writer Isy Suttie. Lucky me please. We eat big brave taramasalata with pitta and salad over the zooms and I don’t mind telling you - I had a big of leftover veggie moussaka on the side of mine, because I was incredibly hungry, so there. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksBrilliant magical ISY SUTTIE is on the old twitter which I’m sure you know already but if not please click her name in big just there. And THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN PREORDER OR BUY all Isy’s amazing ‘Love Letters & Other Matters of the Heart’ all in one batch. 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. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEMY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! The restaurant in Beckenham where I had the Taramasalta of my dreams was called DEL NENEThe oldest Chop House in Spitalfields is called SIMPSONSThe swanky Indian restaurant in Brockley is BABURIsy used to work for, it sounds like very lovely to work for wine company ODDBINS, and we both turn out to be wankers about pronouncing MOET. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.