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.It’s the 100th ever episode! So I’ve answered your requests and got a guest a number of you have asked for - the absolutely brilliant Ruby Tandoh. Bake Off star and writer - author of the most brilliant book about eating I’ve ever read so far, Eat Up. We met in the lovely swanky Acast studio and talked about everything from rules to social media to marrow to Minstrels. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019The next Hoovering live is in LEICESTER on 9th February as part of their excellent comedy festival! It’s an afternoon job and you can come and see my work in progress and then my Hench show afterwards on the same day. Anyway - click the big Leicester for hoovering tickets. Come come come! *Don’t forget, discount tickets available on PATREONThen on 13th May we’re up in Hull at the first and best ever official NORTHERN PODCAST FESTIVALHonourable MentionsYou have have have to read Ruby’s book EAT UP, it’s genuinely extraordinary. Beautifully written and compelling and magical and full of the most brilliant ideas. I would very much love to have you come and see my stand up show HENCH, which is at the SOHO THEATRE in London from now until 25th January (with extra shows added now on 24th & 25th Jan) and then I’m off on TOUR all around the UK, IRELAND and MELBOURNE.Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. We mention the incredible HEALTH AT EVERY SIZEAnd the utterly excellent ELLYN SATTERIf you’re looking for other resources to help sooth your friendship with eating in the midst of diet culture hell the back of RUBY’S BOOK has an invaluable reading list in it. We give PRET a little shout out and also the funniest podcast anyone has ever heard ever 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.Happy new bloody year! Think of all the new things we can EAT. This month I’m going deep into everything possible to provide you with a really fun, funny and hopefully useful antidote to all the toxic BS you’ll be hearing from the diet industry asking you to get even less in tune with your actual wonderful body. We’re kicking off with an interview with the amazing Becky Amoi Young whose the founder of the absolutely incredible ‘Anti Diet Riot Club’. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019The next Hoovering live is in LEICESTER on 9th February as part of their excellent comedy festival! It’s an afternoon job and you can come and see my work in progress and then my Hench show afterwards on the same day. Anyway - click the big Leicester for hoovering tickets. Come come come! *Don’t forget, discount tickets available on PATREONThen on 13th May we’re up in Hull at the first and best ever official NORTHERN PODCAST FESTIVALHonourable MentionsFollow the wonderful BECKY AMOI YOUNG and moreover check out the totally awesome ANTI DIET RIOT CLUB. The next event is 19th January and short of dragging my son to the sex toy stuff, I’ll totally be seeing you there. I would very much love to have you come and see my stand up show HENCH, which is at the SOHO THEATRE in London for three weeks of January up until 25th and then I’m off on TOUR all around the UK, IRELAND and MELBOURNE.Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. I made up the recipe for what I made us, a kind of fried potato cake filled with root veg and savoy cabbage that needed eating up, with caraway seeds and a bit of cumin. With it though we had the new Sriracha from TABASCO which is so delicious thank you very much and also some absolutely lush VEGETARIAN BLACK PUDDING gifted from my mrs, smuggled from Glasgow. Becky bigger up a new small plates...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.I’m talking in the last Hoovering of 2019 to the beautiful man and exquisite baker, star of this series of Bake Off just gone, Michael Chakraverty. We get deep into Bake Off gossip, mental health and we both make shortbread from the same recipe. I’ll give you less than one guess whose biscuits ended up being delicious and whose were embarrassing. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019The next Hoovering live is in LEICESTER on 9th February as part of their excellent comedy festival! It’s an afternoon job and you can come and see my work in progress and then my Hench show afterwards on the same day. Anyway - click the big Leicester for hoovering tickets. Come come come! *Don’t forget, discount tickets available on PATREONHonourable MentionsFollow the wonderful MICHAEL CHAKRAVERTY on Instagram, please! And whilst you’re at it why not sponsor his marathon run for ALZHEIMERS UK using the pinned tweet on his TWITTERI would very much love to have you come and see my stand up show HENCH, which is at the SOHO THEATRE in London for three weeks of January. Perhaps get a ticket for someone for Christmas? Yes please. It’s all sold out for October now I’m afraid. Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. Michael provided the recipe for our shortbread and I’ll be splatting that all over PATREON in due courseHe talked about working for the ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY I melted getting my wonky veg from the mighty ODDBOXWe talked about the giant carrot looking like the finger of the BFG We also mention LOVE ISLAND And the excellent cookery work of my future dream guest MEERA SODHAOH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called 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’s episode was recorded live from Thirsk’s inaugural Podcast Social Club. My guests are the brilliantly funny and clever Kate Fox and Bethany Black both giving a beautifully candid and often hilarious insight into eating from the perspective of northern women who incidentally both have both autism and ADHD. We hoof mince pies, naturally and some other beautiful locally foraged cakes and puddings. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019The next Hoovering live is in LEICESTER on 9th February as part of their excellent comedy festival! It’s an afternoon job and you can come and see my work in progress and then my Hench show afterwards on the same day. Anyway - click the big Leicester for hoovering tickets. Come come come! Honourable MentionsWe recording at the brilliant PODCAST SOCIAL CLUB in Thirsk which I am certain will return next year, keep an eye out for it. You should absolutely be following KATE FOX and why not listen to her excellent NAKED VET PODCAST too. And while you’re at it get following the very funny BETHANY BLACK on the socials too. I would very much love to have you come and see my stand up show HENCH, which is at the SOHO THEATRE in London for three weeks of January. Perhaps get a ticket for someone for Christmas? Yes please. It’s all sold out for October now I’m afraid. Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. Our food on this episode came from various lovely Thirskian food outlets. Firstly the minces pies were from THOMAS THE BAKER but all the other beautiful cakes and puddings came from both the Harrogate Cake Company and the Undeniably Charlotte ranges that are all found Thirsk’s very own SUGAR THERAPY. Highly recommend, on all fronts. The nearest place to get swanky food that was mentioned was the BLACK SWAN in Oldstead with its Michelin stars, no less. Beth mentioned that she used to work in WHITTARDSAnd as often happens, someone brings up 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 hoovering with, for the first time, a poet - and not just any old poet, the extraordinary utterly hilarious and heart-blowing, rising mega-star Salena Godden. She schleps all the way to mine and we eat gnocchi and talk about our cortisol superpowers, amongst everything else. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019I’m hoovering live at the LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL on the afternoon of Sunday 9th Feburary. Come come come!And then it’s a very long way off but we’re also at the NORTH PODCAST FESTIVAL in Hull on 13th May! Get in there early. Honourable MentionsI implore you to follow SALENA GODDEN on social media, she’s poeming off there all the time and it’s the easiest place to find out about her live work which I will most definitely be seeing you at. She’s here on TWITTER and here on INSTAGRAM.The books Salena read her poems from would all make pretty glorious presents for a kid you know this Christmas or a grown up for that matter. PESSIMISM IS FOR LIGHTWEIGHTS and MIDNIGHT FEAST and also POEMS FROM A GREEN AND BLUE PLANET. The fierce mushroom gnocchi recipe was from my MOB VEGGIE cookbook I use all the time. I have a stand up show called HENCH all, roughly about strength and gender and a little bit about diet-life too you know. It got nominated for best show in Edinburgh and it won some other shit and got sexy reviews across the board. It’s on tour and I would love love love to have you come to it. In January it’s at the 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 hoovering with the disarmingly talented singer songwriter Saint Saviour. Her music is some of my favourite music in the world. We were tasting a few of the most popular Christmas sandwiches available here in the UK but as you’ll hear we got thoroughly waylaid. She’s one of the most etherial, fascinating people I’ve spoken to and some of her stories blew my heart away, let alone her frank, practical recollections of her bulimia. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019I’m hoovering live at the LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL on the afternoon of Sunday 9th Feburary. Come come come! Secret patron discount code coming soon. Honourable MentionsPlease follow Becky on all social media she’s everywhere as SAINT SAVIOUR. The first single of her new album is out now and it’s called THE PLACE TO BE, featuring Badly Drawn Boy. Follow her, watch her, worship her. Her work is absolutely stunning. I have a stand up show called HENCH all, roughly about strength and gender and a little bit about diet-life too you know. It got nominated for best show in Edinburgh and it won some other shit and got sexy reviews across the board. It’s on tour and I would love love love to have you come to it. In January it’s at the SOHO THEATRE from 6th - 25th. Not Sundays but all the other nights. It’s sold out in October and January is nearly sold out most weekend nights now so get in quick yes please yes please.Then from February to June it’s ON TOUR all around the world with new dates and locations being added ALL THE LOVELY TIME. I’ve recently added dates in Exeter and Swansea as well as an extended third Bristol date because the first two sold out. Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. The Christmas sandwiches we tried were from PRET, MARKS & SPENCERS and BOOTS.The beautiful cakes and rhubarb soda Becky got us were from the formidable WATCH HOUSE CAFE in Bermondsey. I talk about working in the 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’s episode was recorded live from Manchester’s brilliant Lowry Theatre back in October. We recorded so much extra content as well that there’s going to be a mini episode exclusively for $10 patrons coming out in December in addition to all the very funny wonderment contained in this main episode. My guests are the mighty writer and former rock star Alice Nutter and also stand up and actor Amy Gledhill. Local. Bloody. Heroes. Mate.Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019The next Hoovering live is in LEICESTER on 9th February as part of their excellent comedy festival! It’s an afternoon job and you can come and see my work in progress and then my Hench show afterwards on the same day. Anyway - click the big Leicester for hoovering tickets. Come come come! Honourable MentionsWe recording at the lovely LOWRY THEATRE. You should absolutely be following AMY GLEDHILL and ALICE NUTTER on the socials to keep up to date with the brilliant work they’re creating. And go and see Amy in her amazing DELIGHTFUL SAUSAGE at the Soho and on Tour! AND Amy’s supporting me on my tour look! Come and see us both please:I would very much love to have you come and see my stand up show HENCH, which is at the SOHO THEATRE in London for three weeks of January. Perhaps get a ticket for someone for Christmas? Yes please. It’s all sold out for October now I’m afraid. Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. The food we ate was from PIZZA EXPRESS and made by CLAIRE GOODWIN and also lovely listener Barrie White. We discussed the mighty CHICAGO TOWN pizzaAnd then there’s the excellent M & SWe talked of the medicines RENNIES and ALKA SELTZER This is Angela Bassett’s 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 we have the second part of my chat with the extraordinary former chef Paul Flannery who made me a HUGE taster menu of course after course after course of knock out vegan and veggie fine dining and in this part we get into the really really exciting food. Check out instragram or Facebook for all the photos but be prepared for your mouth to cry. If you didn’t have time to hear Part 1 - don’t worry. I start with a recap. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019Our next live show is up in Thirsk on Sat 23rd November as part of the amazing PODCAST SOCIAL CLUB run by the legends behind Deer Shed Festival. My guests include comedian Kate Fox and one more being announced super soon. Then I’m hoovering live at the LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL on the afternoon of Sunday 9th Feburary. Come come come! Secret patron discount code coming soon. Honourable MentionsYou have to follow brilliant Brona she’s here on TWITTER and here on INSTAGRAM and that’s where you’ll learn all the great TV shows she’s writing on and acting in.I have a stand up show called HENCH all, roughly about strength and gender and a little bit about diet-life too you know. It got nominated for best show in Edinburgh and it won some other shit and got sexy reviews across the board. It’s on tour and I would love love love to have you come to it. In January it’s at the SOHO THEATRE from 6th - 25th. Not Sundays but all the other nights. It’s sold out in October and January is nearly sold out most weekend nights now so get in quick yes please yes please.Then from February to June it’s ON TOUR all around the world with new dates and locations being added ALL THE LOVELY TIME. Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. Paul has got lots of exciting stuff coming up - see him in KNIGHTMARE LIVE at Kings Place in March 2020 and read his ROLE PLAY GOURMET blog, and see that live too at the Vaults Festival in February That 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 my lovely friend, actor, professional dweeb games lord type nerd and most importantly former super chef - Paul Flannery. Amazingly, Paul knocked me up an entire (mainly vegan) taster menu so this episode has two parts, this week the first few courses and next week a whole three more - what a FEAST! It. Was. Brilliant. As you’ll hear. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019Our next live show is up in Thirsk on Sat 23rd November as part of the amazing PODCAST SOCIAL CLUB run by the legends behind Deer Shed Festival. My guests include comedian Kate Fox and one more being announced super soon. Then I’m hoovering live at the LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL on the afternoon of Sunday 9th Feburary. Come come come! Secret patron discount code coming soon. Honourable MentionsYou have to follow brilliant Brona she’s here on TWITTER and here on INSTAGRAM and that’s where you’ll learn all the great TV shows she’s writing on and acting in.I have a stand up show called HENCH all, roughly about strength and gender and a little bit about diet-life too you know. It got nominated for best show in Edinburgh and it won some other shit and got sexy reviews across the board. It’s on tour and I would love love love to have you come to it. In January it’s at the SOHO THEATRE from 6th - 25th. Not Sundays but all the other nights. It’s sold out in October and January is nearly sold out most weekend nights now so get in quick yes please yes please.Then from February to June it’s ON TOUR all around the world with new dates and locations being added ALL THE LOVELY TIME. Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. Paul has got lots of exciting stuff coming up - see him in KNIGHTMARE LIVE at Kings Place in March 2020 and read his ROLE PLAY GOURMET blog, and see that live too at the Vaults Festival in February That 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 an absolutely brilliant author, Rose Ruane in her badass, beautiful home in Glasgow. Just yesterday her new novel ‘This is Yesterday’ came out and you’ll hear from how utterly MIND-BLOWINGLY masterous she is with words here, how amazing her book is. I’ve just finished it and it jangled my insides around completely. She is truly something else. My personal favourite episode in a while. Enjoy, and please do get her amazing book. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019Our next live show is up in Thirsk on Sat 23rd November as part of the amazing PODCAST SOCIAL CLUB run by the legends behind Deer Shed Festival. My guests include comedian Kate Fox and one more being announced super soon. Honourable MentionsRose isn’t on social media but I implore you to please please please get this book. She and it are so off the charts brilliant. ORDER THE BOOK HERE ON AMAZON but you can get it in any of the usual places, obvs. I have a stand up show called HENCH all, roughly about strength and gender and a little bit about diet-life too you know. It got nominated for best show in Edinburgh and it won some other shit and got sexy reviews across the board. It’s on tour and I would love love love to have you come to it. In January it’s at the SOHO THEATRE from 6th - 25th. Not Sundays but all the other nights. It’s sold out in October and January is nearly sold out most weekend nights now so get in quick yes please yes please.Then from February to June it’s ON TOUR all around the world with new dates and locations being added ALL THE LOVELY TIME. - just added ticket links for Poole in Dorset, the Machynleth Festival in Wales, Liverpool and Birmingham. Outside of that I’ll be doing new material gigs and I’m always sticking new dates on MY WEBSITE so have a check. The Hoovering Live dates go on there too. The food we wolfed in this episode was from TAPA and MESA, both brilliant places to eat if you’re passing through Dennistoun, Glasgow. These are the ELENA FERRANTE books we talk briefly about, they’re really exquisite. As per I mention Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.