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.This week I’m hoovering with lovely, funny, extremely clever sausage off of Taskmaster as well as a hundred other cool things, comedian Phil Wang. And under the urging of former guest, amazing chef Sven-Hanson Britt, Phil and I are eating chocolate on toast. Well. On crumpets. Dinosaur shaped crumpets. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksExcuse me but if you’re not already following PHIL WANG on social media, sort that out. That’s also where you’ll find his rescheduled TOUR DATES. He has a truly glorious filthy podcast called BUDPOD which he does with the excellently funny former hoovering guest PIERRE NOVELLIE. 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. MY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! Phil and me did a serious amount of stuff mentioning in this episode so strap on in…Chocolotes AMEDEI and M&MsChefs OTTOLEGNHI and SVEN-HANSON BRITTWe talked about the SHERYL SANDBERG book LEAN INDutch snack HAGLESLAGThe clothes and surprisingly also pasta shop TK MAXXAnd the telly show SUNDAY BRUNCHHe made the WINE SOCIETY sound amazingAnd here are the many many amazing sounding restaurants mentioned: LEON, Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 talking to Fast Show legend Arabella Weir and we get nips deep into the horror of having a parent who is absolutely horrible to her about eating and her body. It’s still a funny one though, somehow. And it’s chilly now isn’t it so we hoovered soup to get through it. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksYou can GET TICKETS HERE to see Arabella on tour early 2021 with ‘Does my Mum loom big in this?’ And she’s ace on the old TWITTER as well. 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. MY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! The only reason I ever held a bucket at the end of my show is because it’s literally what you are meant to do - when you’re playing in a venue at the amazing, and unbeatably brilliant MONKEY BARREL venues at the fringe which I do, and intend to always do. So fucking there. She mentions comedians KIERAN HODGSON and STUART GOLDSMITHWe mention the following TV shows and films - STATH LETS FLATS, TENET, SUCCESSION and SHRILL We nod to excellent books THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE and THE FUCK IT DIETAnd of course amazing photographer IDIL SUKANSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 walloping a really lush broccoli, miso and mango salad fresh out of the new Speedy BOSH book which I made at home then drove round and fed to the authors of the actual book. Brave. Mad? Nope, brave. Henry Firth and Ian Theasby are lovely, chipper, talented chaps. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFirst things first you’ve gotta get your mits on SPEEDY BOSH. Seconds things second follow the BOSH BOYS on social media. Their recipes go up as videos and it’s all so good. 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. MY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! If you’ve never heard of a BLUE PETER BADGE it’s that.They mentioned recipe testing software TRELLO, ASANA and CLICK UPIf you’re not in the United Kingdom this is DELIVEROOAnd last but not least they shouted out to CANDY TOWN in Sheffield, which sadly appears to have closed but I did at least find this very fun thread about it’s closure which is a mixture of ‘mice shaming’ and the sharing of amazing childhood eating memories, so - swings and roundabouts. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 wolfing a vegan and gluten free cornetto (you’re just as surprised as me) with brilliant actor Amanda Bright. We came round to mine and we laughed our tits off while she taught me absolutely loads of stuff I didn’t know actually about the nuances of cultural impact on upbringing when it comes to eating. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow the absolute socks off of Amanda please ON INSTAGRAM and ON TWITTERI’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. MY TOUR IS RESCHEDULED - COME! We ate SOY & GLUTEN FREE, VEGAN CORNETTOSI compared COCA-COLA to PURDEYS as hangover curesAn amazing restaurant in Lewisham called SPARROWA shit pub everywhere called WEATHERSPOONSAnd genius writer, my fiancé, STEF SMITHSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 the brilliant chef and co-founder of awesome catering company ‘Butch Salads’, Rachel Rumbol. We eat the most delicious salads I’ve ever got my face into ever, which she kindly rustled up for us and talk about everything from the jeopardy of school friendships through to her throwing me a very very dark curve ball about crisps. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow Rachel and find out all about her and her amazing company by following BUTCH SALADS on instagram. My TOUR DATES have been rescheduled and I’d love it if you came. 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. This is the LONDON FERMENTARY next to the incredible greengrocers PUNTARELLEI talk about silly clothes shops H&M and PRIMARKShe mentions chefs JOE RYAN and ODED ORENWe talk about Hollywood people CATE BLANCHETT and WOODY ALLENWe tooted beautiful south east London restaurants BABUR in Brockley and THE VINEYARD in Camberwell. Gross food we mentioned was TORFURKEY and NUTRIGRAIN BARS and lush food we mentioned, but still contentious (it turns out) was DORITOS and AEROS. Last but not least, a link just incase you hadn’t heard of Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Professional Masterchef finalist chef, brilliant funny and also just good, kind, wonderful man, Sven-Hanson Britt. I feed him, a real life chef, an actual fucking RICE CAKE and he, in turn, truer to form, brings me the most delicious chocolate and salt (that he then gifts me) which I have ever tasted in my whole life. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksTo always be uptodate with his latest everything make sure to follow SVEN-HANSON BRITT on Twitter, please. Keep everything peeled for the opening, soon of his OXEYE RESTAURANT and new chocolate studio Cartografie. The beautiful salt he got me is called BLACKTHORNI’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. Sven teaches me about amazing chocolate AMEDEI and ORIGINAL BEANSWe mention programmes CELEBRITY MASTERMIND and PROFESSIONAL MASTERCHEFWe mention eating places GREGGS, KFC, WAGAMAMA and the way superior BABURThere’s talk of salt & vinegar crisps so of course it gets into MCCOYS v SQUARESThis was a mighty BOOST GUARANA I mentioned when CADBURYS bought GREEN AND BLACKSThis is the Snoop Dog Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Comedian and now author Laura Lexx is my guest for this episode. We’re walloping cheese and fine red wine over zoom and talking about everything from spicy adventures, the thrill of trying new things, routines and post-lockdown-bodies. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow LAURA LEXX please on social media and you’ll see on there where to buy her brand new book, out now, based on some of the fictional complicated love trysts in her Twitter threads. Her book is called KLOPP ACTUALLY (haha) get it now. 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. We talked about WELLS COMEDY FESTIVAL and we talk about brilliantly funny, kind, people BRIONY MAY, RICH WILSON and DESIREE BURCHHer brother’s wine shop is SELECTED GRAPES in Bridport, Dorset. I also bigged up local farm shop FELICITY’S FARM SHOP and not for the first or last time. If you didn’t already know, this is FORTNUM AND MASONFor reference lets compare DR KARGS and RYVITAShe’s made me plan to buy LIGHT AND EASY by Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall Laura’s also made me want to eat at exciting 64 DEGREES in BrightonAnd yeah, the program I was watching on TV at the time was CHERNOBYL. Strikingly brilliant but literally the opposite of comedy. Lets all go out immediately and...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Rose Stokes, journalist and soon to be author whose currently on a mission to pull apart the myth that you can tell how healthy someone is from how they look. Aspiring to thinness isn’t aspiring to health - for me or her, anyway. We’re at mine, tanking white wine, pringles, some little round Italian tiny mini baby pretzel types things and spicy olives. Wallop. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFor updates on what she’s up to, what she’s discovered and to her funny mind follow ROSE STOKES on the old Twitter there. And THIS IS THE ARTICLE that made me contact Rose, to beg her to do a hoovering. 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. We ate PRINGLES, dear me I’m so sorry if you hadn’t heard of them already.The singers we laud up are SAINT SAVIOUR and LIZZOShe used to write for the ECONOMISTAnd we get deep into supermarket chat mentioning no less than TESCOS, SAINSBURYS, LIDL and MORRISONS. Haha. There’s only a few days to go but you want a tenner off a first Oddbox then CLICK THIS LINKSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hope Virgo, a mental health campaigner who is a recovering anorexic and the founder of the amazing #dumpthescales campaign currently raging alongside the incredibly important #curbthecount - out hoovering was a full on one, as you can imagine, in light of how incredibly dangerous elements of the governments health campaign are, for everyone and especially for people with eating disorders. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksPlease please please follow HOPE VIRGO and support her crazily important campaigns. If you’re effected by anything in that episode or indeed keen to find somewhere to financially support services for people with eating disorders - there’s an incredible charity called BEAT - check them out. 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. If you’ve never heard of a CRUNCHIE BAR it’s that and these are the beautiful giant ASDA SNACK A JACKS I meant If you want a tenner off a first Oddbox then CLICK THIS LINKSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 talking to absolutely brilliant comedian, writer and podcaster Evelyn Mok. I can’t believe it took me so long to hoover with Evelyn, I think she’s amazing. We spoke remotely because she’s currently in Sweden and I arrogantly attempted to make Swedish Vanilla and Cardamom buns. It took all day and half were burnt and disgusting. Half though, were secretly amazing. She got hers from a shop, I mean, having used an entire day of my life making four small edible snacks - why the hell wouldn’t you?Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksIf you’re not already you’d be bonkers not to follow EVEYLN MOK on the socials and immediately start listening to her amazingly funny podcast RICE TO MEET YOU.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. Here is the recipe (which was brilliant) that I used for the VANILLA CARDAMOM BUNSAnd THIS IS MY FAVOURITE RECENT VIDEO from Evelyn on TikTokSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.