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Hoovering with Jessica Fostekew

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Jun 13, 2019 • 52min

Hoovering - Episode 71: Emily Leary

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 joined by Emily Leary, author of a new book called ‘Get Your Kids To Eat Anything’ and I have a lot of fun seeing if she literally means ‘anything’. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201918th JULY - MARLOWE COMEDY FESTIVAL, Canterbury - Guests being announced super soon12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey BarrellHonourable MentionsEMILY LEARY is on social media as A MUMMY TOO and if you’ve. Kid who won’t eat what you want them to then you must get your mits on a copy of GET YOUR KIDS TO EAT ANYTHING. The vegetable muffins we ate and the strawberry pasta she mentions are both hits of the book.If you fancy coming to any of my gigs or hearing what I’m up to MY WEBSITE IS HEREAnd specifically if you’d like to see my new stand up show HENCH in Edinburgh then please do - and also I’m in a play from now til 6th July at the Kings Head in Islington called BREXIT - if you want to see me pretending to be a disgusting Tory grown up. THIS is a lemon drizzle nak’d barEmily mentions the absolutely incredible sounding and innovate CHARLOTTE WHITEAnd finally THIS is the Eat Well For Less book by Gregg Wallace and Chris Bavin. OH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content for your hard earned cash which means I can keep doing and improving the podcast. Click on the word PATREON, either of them and don’t forget the special offer running at the moment! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 6, 2019 • 1h 3min

Hoovering - Episode 70: Matthew Highton

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 joined by lovely man and great, bonkers comedian Matthew Highton. We hoover with a specific focus on what eating might be like in a post-apocalyptic future - and I have to warn you, it isn’t always easy listening, this one. Some of the stuff we eat and talking about eating is frankly fu**ing disgusting. Haha. But yeah, still great, obviously. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 20199th JUNE - UNDERBELLY Festival Southbank - Guests are Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles (off of Bake Off and ‘Liam Bakes’)18th JULY - MARLOWE COMEDY FESTIVAL, Canterbury - Guests being announced super soon12th & 13th AUGUST - EDINBURGH FRINGE Festival, 3pm, Monkey BarrellHonourable MentionsMATTHEW HIGHTON is a brilliant comedian whose also always turning out very cool short films too - click on his great big name here to follow his work.If you fancy coming to any of my gigs or hearing what I’m up to MY WEBSITE IS HEREAnd specifically if you’d like to see my new stand up show HENCH in Edinburgh then please do - and also I’m in a play 11th June til 6th July at the Kings Head in Islington called BREXIT - if you want to see me pretending to be a disgusting Tory grown up. The cockroaches and crickets we ate were from a company called EAT GRUB and the beef-filled indestructible cakes of Hollywood fame was a TWINKIE. And the vegan chocolate that ‘tasted of Holland & Barrett’ was from ALMIGHTY FOODSThose strange and exciting salts we were tasting came from SOUS CHEFComedians we mention are HAL BRANSON, LEE KERN and ADAM LARTERWe mention the relish fake chicken from Hackney’s TEMPLE OF SEITANAnd last but not least - R.I.P you delicious IRUN BRU BARSOH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content for your hard earned cash which means I can keep doing...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 30, 2019 • 59min

Hoovering - Episode 69: Lolly Adefope

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 joined by the absolutely badass comedian and actor, Lolly Adefope. She comes to might for lunch and we get into everything from diet industry pressure through to her historical fear of plums. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 20199th JUNE - UNDERBELLY Festival Southbank - Guests are Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles (off of Bake Off and ‘Liam Bakes’)MORE to be announced very soon including shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on 12th & 13th at 3pm so if you’re there then - make a note! RecipeThis was delicious ‘Quick Cook Leek Orzotto with asparagus, hazelnuts and rocket from the mighty cookbook THE GREEN ROASTING TINHonourable MentionsYou can catch LOLLY ADEFOPE live at her LOLLY & FRIENDS gig in London on 6th June before she jets off to film more massively huge exciting acting parts in America. If you fancy coming to any of my gigs or hearing what I’m up to MY WEBSITE IS HEREWe mention a bunch of brilliant comedians in this episode and you should check them all out: HARRIET KEMSLEY, AL from SHEEPS, JASON MANFORD, BRETT GOLDSTEIN and TOM DAVISI talk about the mighty supermarket MORRISONSThis is the incredible sounding TONYS CHOCOLONELYAnd an lovely south east London pub the BLYTHE HILL TAVERNOH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content for your hard earned cash which means I can keep doing and improving the podcast. Click on the word PATREON, either of them and don’t forget the special offer running at the moment! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 23, 2019 • 56min

Hoovering - Episode 68: Live at Machynlleth Comedy Festival

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 weeks episode was recorded live at the beautiful paradise that is the Machynlleth Comedy Festival in Wales with the most brilliant wonder guests Kiri Pritchard-Mclean, Nish Kumar and flogger of Hay’s finest ice-cream from Shepherd’s Parlour, Jess Hope-Jones.Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201926th MAY - WELLS Comedy Festival - Guests are incredible and being announced super soon9th JUNE - UNDERBELLY Festival Southbank - Guests are Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles (off of Bake Off and ‘Liam Bakes’)13th & 14th AUGUST - Edinburgh Fringe Festival - 3pm @ Monkey Barrell just for those two dates only and it looks like I’m going to be rocking some fu**ing HUGE guests so stay tuned.Announcing one more treat for July soon and then some even mightier more amazing news for the autumn onwards. Honourable MentionsFollow the food output of SHEPHERDS PARLOUR and JESS HOPE-JONES to find out more about her talk with Claire Thompson in Hay-on-Wye this very weekend on the 25th! The mighty NISH KUMAR also has a WORK-IN-PROGRESS you should go and see if you’re at Hay right now.And come and see KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN’s new show in the same venue as me at the EDINBURGH FRINGEAnd we recorded the podcast at (go next year, it’s amazing) the MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVALMY WEBSITE is here, should you want to come to any of my stand up gigs and previews and if you just straight up want tickets to my new show HENCH at the fringe click right there where it says HENCH.The food we ate there and then was from SHEPHERDS PARLOUR and the absolutely brilliant PARSNIPSHIP - both of whom get about the place at festivals and stuff so please do look them up and hook them up - they all donated their beautiful food for free for that show and it was properly delish. Other things mentioned included ENCONA hot pepper sauce, TURMERIC LATTE and the comedian TOM NEENAN. We...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 16, 2019 • 58min

Hoovering - Episode 67: Konnie Huq

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 joined by seriously cool presenter and activist, Konnie Huq. We discuss everything from theories of ‘just enough’ to opening the cleaning cupboard and taking a deep breathe in just for the ZING. I know. Also, lets be honest, she basically interviews me. And somehow manages to keep her clothes on. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201926th MAY - WELLS Comedy Festival - Guests are incredible and being announced super soon9th JUNE - UNDERBELLY Festival Southbank - Guests are Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles (off of Bake Off and ‘Liam Bakes’)MORE to be announced very soon including shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on 12th & 13th at 3pm so if you’re there then - make a note! RecipeWas the 'dark blueberry bran muffins' from the seriously brilliant SHORT & SWEET book by Dan Lepord Honourable MentionsKONNIE is so social media and more importantly has a flipping book out right now! It’s for ages 8-12 and it’s called COOKIE AND THE MOST ANNOYING BOY IN THE WORLD.If you fancy coming to any of my gigs or hearing what I’m up to MY WEBSITE IS HEREShe rightly toots about MOTHERS RISE UPHERE is the Attenborough documentary about climate change I keep wanging on aboutIf you’d never heard of GBK it’s that. And this is the sort of CRUMPET we’re on about spreading miso on.And this is TRIPOLINI pasta that Konnie was keen for me to take home, raw, as a gift. Just incase you’ve never heard of MARMITEI couldn’t risk you not knowing what TANGFASTICS and M&S SHERBERTS were.As ever I give South East London’s best pizza chain MAMMA DOUGH a shoutThe origin story Konnie looked up was for GREGGSWe both gave praise for blessed be the LINDA MACARTNEY SAUSAGEAnd last but not least - the ice cream...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 9, 2019 • 1h 3min

Hoovering - Episode 66: Live in Glasgow

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 in beautiful Glasgow and my amazing guests were Strictly’s Susan Calman and local superstar chef taking Scotland’s food scene by the scruff of its neck, Julie Lin Mcleod. We cover everything from bolognese dreams through to uncovering a genuine fear of raisin. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201926th MAY - WELLS Comedy Festival - Guests are incredible and being announced super soon9th JUNE - UNDERBELLY Festival Southbank - Guests are Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles (off of Bake Off and ‘Liam Bakes’)MORE to be announced very soon including shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on 12th & 13th at 3pm so if you’re there then - make a note! Honourable MentionsVote for us in the listeners choice award of the BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS - it’s the last week you can I think. If you’re anywhere near the Southside of Glasgow you have to check out JULIE’S KOPITIAM and follow SUSAN CALMAN on social media to hear all her latest news about radio and TV shows. If you fancy coming to any of my gigs or hearing what I’m up to MY WEBSITE IS HEREHERE is a handy article about Bake Off moving from the BBC to C4 if that bit made no sense.This is what a FRENCH FANCY is All those beautiful brave bold vegan butters and cheeses were made by Glasgow company NUTCRAFTER and our cakes were from the beautiful gluten free bakery WILD FLOURSScottish things I learned about were CLOOTIE DUMPLING and CULLEN SKINKSusan bigger up Glasgweigan eateries SISTERS and the DANDELION CAFEIf you’ve never eaten Heinz BEANS WITH SAUSAGES you haven’t lived. This it turns out is ICE MAGICAnd guess what SEA CUCUMBER is not a plant. Bluuurrrrrghhhh.OH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 2, 2019 • 1h 1min

Hoovering - Episode 65: Nikki Druce

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 hobby historian and all round fascinating wonder Nikki Druce, host and creator of the Macabre London podcast. We talk everything foodie and historical from wild druggy cure-alls to mouse-rubbing. Highlights include the time she was driven to stealing from a hippo. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201926th MAY - WELLS Comedy Festival - Guests are incredible and being announced super soon9th JUNE - UNDERBELLY Festival Southbank - Guests are Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles (off of Bake Off and ‘Liam Bakes’)MORE to be announced very soon including shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on 12th & 13th at 3pm so if you’re there then - make a note! Honourable MentionsNikki hosts a wonderful podcast called MACABRE LONDON which is a really fun listen. MY WEBSITE is here, should you want to come to any of my stand up gigs and previews. We got a lot of our cakes from OSCARS in my beloved Ladywell.I gave a little toot to FORAGE LONDON who give great edible walks around London parks and other placesNikki teaches me there’s such a thing as CHOCCYWOCCYDODAH and she also talks about a brilliant sounding historian called HALLIE RUBENHOLDSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 25, 2019 • 59min

Hoovering - Episode 64: Live at The Vaults Festival

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 the underground wonderland that is Vault Festival. My guests were Bake Off’s Manon Lagreve, This Country’s Ashley McGuire and comedy superstar Romesh Ranganathan. It’s a really really funny one. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 20194th MAY - MACHYNLLETH Festival - Guests: Kiri Prichard-Maclean, Jess Hope-Jones and someone, probably with just one name, being announced soon26th MAY - WELLS Comedy Festival - Guests are incredible and being announced super soon9th JUNE - UNDERBELLY Festival Southbank - Guests are Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles (off of Bake Off and ‘Liam Bakes’)Honourable MentionsOur guests for the day were the incredible MANON LAGREVE, ASHLEY MCGUIRE and ROMESH RANGANATHANOur food for the show came from the amazing OMNI COLLECTIVE and TYNE CHEASEWe talked about LA’s famous CAFE GRATITUDEWe all agreed you should go and see Ashley in TOP GIRLS at the NT, it’s still on - I’m determined to get thereWe heard about great Vietnamese food in Waterloo from the BAHN BAO BROTHERSAnd finally we talked about brilliant TV shows called DEAD BOSS, MAN DOWN and FRIDAY NIGHT FEASTOH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content for your hard earned cash which means I can keep doing and improving the podcast. Click on the word PATREON, either of themSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 18, 2019 • 43min

Hoovering - Episode 63: Monica Galetti

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 is a bit of a whopper - it’s the easter special so I’ve made it actually special. I’m talking to superstar chef and presenter, judge off of Masterchef Professionals and owner of the amazing Mere restaurant - it’s only bloody Monica Galetti. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 20194th MAY - MACHYNLLETH Festival - Guests: Kiri Prichard-Maclean, Jess Hope-Jones and someone, probably with just one name, being announced soon26th MAY - WELLS Comedy Festival - Guests are incredible and being announced super soon9th JUNE - UNDERBELLY Festival Southbank - Guests are Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles (off of Bake Off and ‘Liam Bakes’)Honourable MentionsSo MONICA GALETTI is all over social media, follow her up and you have to check out her beautiful restaurant, MERE. I’m going back for dinner in May. I genuinely brought her some MINI EGGS some CADBURYS CREME EGGS and the new OERO EGG even though we didn’t actually eat any, she took them home for her daughter. This is the COCO RICE from Samoa she mentioned and of course the mighty chilli DORITOS. And not on the record but she did say there was a brand new pineapple SALCOMBE GIN exclusively available at their lovely restaurant called ‘Island Gin’, so I’ll be all over that shit when I visit and so should you be. OH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content for your hard earned cash which means I can keep doing and improving the podcast. Click on the word PATREON, either of them and don’t forget the special offer running at the moment! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 11, 2019 • 51min

Hoovering - Episode 62: Naomi Battrick

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 guest is a brilliant actor (who you know from Jamestown and other killer shows) and all round excellent creature, Naomi Battrick. She feeds me homemade beans with some seriously exciting hot sauce fresh from Mexico whilst we (me, Naomi and her dog Milton) discuss everything from curry in bed through to some very in depth, and be warned, at times graphic discussion of bulimia and other disordered eating. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 20194th MAY - MACHYNLLETH Festival - Guests: Kiri Prichard-Maclean, Jess Hope-Jones and someone, probably with just one name, being announced soon26th MAY - WELLS Comedy Festival - Guests are incredible and being announced super soon9th JUNE - UNDERBELLY Festival Southbank - Guests are Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen and Liam Charles (off of Bake Off and ‘Liam Bakes’)RecipesI don’t have a recipe for what we ate but here is one for the RIVER CAFE CHOCOLATE NEMESIS which Naomi included in her dream feast at the end of the podcast.Honourable MentionsNAOMI BATTRICK is on instragram being her gorgeous, lovely self. She’s filming something very exciting right now that’s still a secret but you can follow her work and check out the shows she’s been shit hot in HERE in her IMBD page.Start, why don’t you with JAMESTOWN that she’s so ace in.We guzzle beautiful nuclear, glowing hot sauce snuck over direct from Mexico called LA ANITA. I give my usual toot to the delicious beast that is TABASCOThe three star restaurant she talked of in Rome is LA PERGOLA and I wanted on about THE IVY and CHEZ BRUCEHERE is that Louise Grey article about her bulimia and the ordered eating that’s so rife in girls’ schools. And last but not least here’s a link to ROCAMADOUR GOATS CHEESE which I’m pretty sure you can smell even through the screen. OH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh to give a month I’m on this great site called PATREON where I exchange for rewards including exclusive content...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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