
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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Apr 4, 2019 • 57min
Hoovering - Episode 61: Ella Tarn
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 the brilliant food stylist, Ella Tarn. She’s a food stylist so always behind the scenes and in front of the scenes making food look at beautiful as we all already know it tastes. I got to ask her all sorts of insider questions and I couldn’t have loved it more. And she made us a beautiful lunch. 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’)RecipesWe ate this beautiful ROASTED SQUASH & BUTTERBEAN MASH recipe from the excellent stylist REBECCA WOOLLARD which she very easily veganed up. This has become a bit of a favourite round ours now.I made the dark chocolate and raspberry vegan fridge cake from the MILDREDS COOKBOOK which I can’t publish of course but HERE is a similar-isa recipe I found online. Honourable MentionsOn instragram follow the super talented ELLA TARNWant to come and see me do some stand up? I list all my gigs on MY WEBSITE We both rave about DELICIOUS MAGAZINE and talk about watching the GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF Ella mentions making vegan merengue with AQUA FABA which don’t forget is just chickpea water. We mention the supermarket ALDI, the resuraurant MILDREDS and the chocolate bars or collection of bars called Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 2019 • 60min
Hoovering - Episode 60: Live in Newcastle
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 at Newcastle’s amazing MAPS Festival but by the wonderful team at Chalk - from the Gosforth Civic Theatre. My guests were actor Charlie Hardwick who you no doubt know off of Emmerdale, comedians Seymour Mace and Hal Branson and local food rising star Katie Cullen, co-creator of the UK’s first brewery and butchers called ‘Block and Bottle’.Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019TOMORROW! 30th MARCH - GLASGOW International Comedy Festival - Guests: Susan Calman, Jean Johanssen and local food scene superstar Julie Macleod.4th 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 MentionsI’d love you to go and see our brilliant guests are work, CHARLIE HARDWICK mentioned that she’s in ACKLEY BRIDGEYou can head to see HAL BRANSON and SEYMOUR MACE live and of course go at buy Katie Cullen’s amazing beer and/ or meat at BLOCK & BOTTLE next time you’re in Newcastle.The show also featured amazing locally sourced food from SKY APPLE vegetarian cafe, TYNE CHEASE vegan ‘nut cheese’ and the gorgeous vegan JESMOND CAKE COMPANYWe also mention the 90s TV show CAPTAIN PLANETWe talk about food from GREGGS and PRET A MANGER and of course the home of Newcastle’s finest Indian food by the sounds of it KHANSCharlie spoke about her radical COELIACS DISEASEAnd the other foods we mentioned were delicious JAFFA CAKES NAK’D BARS and slightly less delicious unless transformed into vegan icing Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 2019 • 1h 2min
Hoovering - Episode 59: Carmen Lynch
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 comedian whose time I stole while she’s here from New York you’ve probs seen her on Conan, it’s Carmen Lynch. We talk about everything from a detailed bleak projection or ten about the future of eating through to finding our head hair in our bumcracks. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 2019NEXT WEEK! 30th MARCH - GLASGOW International Comedy Festival - Guests: Susan Calman, Jean Johanssen and local food scene superstar Julie Macleod.4th 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 MentionsGo and see CARMEN LYNCH live and follow her on all the socials please. If you wanted to come to one of my previews why don’t you head to MY WEBSITE The KINGS ARMS in Langton Matravers, Dorset is the pub with the black garlic on the roof made by the clever cats at ROOTS KITCHEN, Purbeck.We talk about the films BEE MOVIE and HER. Here’s the underwhelming book BARRY THE FISH WITH FINGERS maybe it’s his bootcamp?We ate a SALTED CARAMEL NAKDBAR and we also talked of prison grade POP TARTS As usual I mention WAGAMAMAS and my favourite supermarket ASDA and the mighty wonky veg company (which is London-wide now) ODDBOXAnd on the bonkers off chance you hadn’t heard of the EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, there you go.OH...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 15, 2019 • 57min
Hoovering - Episode 58: Oenone
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 bright, brilliant and fascinating influencer, woke AF personal trainer and host of the adulting podcast, Oenone. We talk very fast (we had so mucho fit in!) about the pros and pitfalls of body positivity, our own flaws in practising what we preach and knowing what the hell to preach anyway or the value of preaching at all. Veganism. Disordered eating. Intolerances. We get RIGHT into it.Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201930th MARCH - GLASGOW International Comedy Festival - Guests: Susan Calman, Jean Johanssen and local food scene superstar Julie Macleod.4th 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’)RecipesBOXING DAY SALAD is the first Ottolenghi recipe I ever tried I think, many moons ago on a boxing day, hence the unofficial name - and it blew my mind (mouth). Honourable MentionsThis is where you an follow OENONE on Insta - small heads up that she is a fitness person so there are pictures on there of bodies and exercise and that so if any of that is upsetting for you, be sensible about whether it’s for you. Listen to her brilliant podcast ADULTING too! We have a splash of the amazing 150 year special TABASCOWe talk about the campaign work of JAMEELA JAMILDelicious TURKISH EGGS are mentionedWe recount things that have made us laugh from brilliant comedians CARL DONNELLY and SARA PASCOEIn her meal of her dreams at the end she mentions beautiful WAGAMAMA katsu curry and even more beautiful BAROLO wine. Also lets have a look at some PICK AND MIX if you’re from a country where that’s not a thing. And don’t forget JAZZIES.OH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh to give a...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 8, 2019 • 1h 1min
Hoovering - Episode 57: Kayleigh Llewellyn
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 a few months ago but I’ve sat on it until I could announce some of my guest, Kayleigh Llewellyn’s excellent news that her pilot, ‘In Our Skin’ has been really well received and it’s looking very hopeful they’ll be shooting a full series later this year. Kayleigh’s ace. I get lessons in booze and we taken apart everything from exercise to sandwich spread.Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201930th MARCH - GLASGOW International Comedy Festival - Guests: Susan Calman, Jean Johanssen and local food scene superstar Julie Macleod.4th 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,)RecipesKayleigh made us a Deliciously Ella PUMPKIN PIE and I made us a vegan Banana Chocolate Loaf which I got out of Lucy Watson’s FEED ME VEGANHonourable MentionsSo Kayleigh has written an incredible TV drama for the BBC called ‘IN OUR SKIN’ - click on the title to see the brilliant pilot now.We are a little bit rude about Sainsbury’s VEGAN MINCE and BOUNTY BARS and I’m pretty straight up cold about TOFURKY.We nostagle about SANDWICH SPREAD and less so about BEEF PASTE.We rave, however about Ben & Jerry’s vegan PEANUT BUTTER &...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 1, 2019 • 59min
Hoovering - Episode 56: Live in Islington Part 2
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 comes live from the lovely wee Hen & Chickens Theatre in Islington, with eta-guests comedian Lou Sanders, poet and broadcaster Salma El Wardarny and star of Bake Off and the sweetest banker I’ve ever met, Antony Amourdoux (who is fit, well and fine for clarity - read on). Most of our food for this episode was made my the incredible vegan Italian eatery Antonios in East London who, in absolutely tragic news, has passed away - this episode is released in his memory. His hard work and vision and desire to make incredible plant based food that made people go ‘wow’ (and my word: it DID, it was amazing) - will and must not be forgotten. This one’s for you Antonio. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 20193rd MARCH - LONDON. Vaults Festival - Guests: Romesh Ranganathan, Manon Lagreve and Ashley McGuire 30th MARCH - GLASGOW International Comedy Festival - Guests: Susan Calman, Jean Johanssen and local food scene superstar Julie Macleod.4th 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 soonHonourable MentionsOur food came tonight from ANTONIOS Vegan Italian restaurant, with the fondest love and thanks. We also had vegan fudge from the mighty FUDGE PATCH in Greenwich as well as vegan Colin Caterpillars from delicious MARKS & SPENCERS. My guests were the magnificent SALMA EL WARDARNY, LOU SANDERS and ANTONY AMOURDOUX. We recorded in front of a live audience at the HEN & CHICKENS theatre in Islington, London.OREOS and BISCOFF are mentioned as accidentally vegan treats.Antony tells about about the amazing winter harvest festival PONGAL and the Indian pudding BARFIWe mention VEGANUARY, a campaign here in Britain to try and make people be vegan for a month.I rave about another podcast called ALL HAIL KALEOH, AndIf you have got a any spare dosh...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 2019 • 58min
Hoovering - Episode 55: Jen Brister
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 my guest is my friend, the really excellent comedian Jen Brister. We met at hers in Brighton for the biggest, lushest and most-including-of-brave-foods vegan mega brunch I’ve ever laid my mouth on. We get very serious about kettle chips and a little bit nostalgic about holidays, alone. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 20193rd MARCH - LONDON. Vaults Festival - Guests: Romesh Ranganathan, Manon Lagreve and Ashley McGuire 30th MARCH - GLASGOW International Comedy Festival - Guests: Susan Calman, Jean Johanssen and one more being announced soon4th 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 soonRecipesJen made what she cooked in this episode up! And she talks us through it during the chat. Honourable MentionsYou have to follow JEN BRISTER on all the social medias and go out of your way to see her live, she’s working up a new show right now. We mention a specific coffee from LIDL We tasted a bunch of fit versions of TABASCO which is the safest most brilliant hot sauce ever, even if we are all having a bit on the side now with SRIRACHAWe talk about a Spanish sweet called a TURRON and cheese called MANCHEGO She talks about mind-blowing oysters from the fishmongers in BROADWAY MARKETWe talk about our friend, the extraordinary writer, actor and film-maker RACHEL STUBBINGSAnd if you’ve never heard of TENA LADY. You’re welcome 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...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 15, 2019 • 59min
Hoovering - Episode 54: Stuart Goldsmith
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 my guest is a comedian best known for his fascinating and astronomically successful podcast ‘ComComPod’, or in full - The Comedians Comedy Podcast. It’s Stuart Goldsmith. We wolf up a truly delicious sushi lunch from Itsu whilst talking about everything eaty, upstairs in the brilliant specialist comedy venue, Islington’s Bill Murray Pub. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201916th FEB - MAPS Festival, NEWCASTLE - Guests: Charlie Hardwick, Nadine Shah, Anna Hedworth and Seymour Mace3rd MARCH - LONDON. Vaults Festival - Guests: Romesh Ranganathan, Manon Lagreve and Ashley McGuire 30th MARCH - GLASGOW International Comedy Festival - Guests: Susan Calman, Jean Johanssen and one more being announced soon! RecipesEverything we ate today came from one of my favourite places to eat when I’m out and about in London - ITSUHonourable MentionsStuart Goldsmith is ON TOUR, End Of, from the end of February 2019. And if you’ve never listened to his Comedian’s Comedy PODCAST, get on it. We were recording at the brilliant London comedy venue THE BILL MURRAYThe restaurant he reveals all the secrets of was WAGAMAMA and his dream meal came from TANUKIS CAVE in Aukland, New Zealand. If you’re after vegan curry in Bristol head to GOPALS. Finally his story about the meal he had with his wife in Brighton was at TERRE A TERREWe mention lots of sweets and treats here are links incase you don’t know of them to KITKAT , LINDOR BALLS and this is what JOLLY RANCHERS look like now. THIS is Ben & Jerry’s ‘Topped’ We mention health food shops called HOLLAND & BARRETT and Swanage’s COUNTRY FOODS. He’s drinking YAMAKAZI whiskey, from Japan. He mentions fundraiser gigs in Bristol called Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 8, 2019 • 1h
Hoovering - Episode 53: Live in Islington Part 1
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 comes LIVE from the show we recorded in front of our brilliant audience that no doubt contained some of YOU at the Hen & Chickens Theatre in Islington on 28th January. As you’ll hear, we had an absolute BALL. My guests were ZOE LYONS, YASSMIN ABDEL-MAGIED and MILLY THOMAS. The next London one is on 3rd March - ticket link below. Do come. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201916th FEB - MAPS Festival, NEWCASTLE featuring SEYMOUR MACE, ANNA HEDWORTH and more guests tba. 3rd MARCH - LONDON. Vaults Festival featuring ROMESH RANGANATHAN and more tba. 30th MARCH - GLASGOW International Comedy Festival featuring SUSAN CALMAN off Strictly, JEAN JOHANSSEN off The One Show and Place in the Sun and more teaFeaturing Food FromThe totally awesome vegan pub the BLACKSMITH & TOFFEE-MAKER as well as from the accidentally mainly vegan FUDGE PATCH in Greenwich. Honourable MentionsPlease follow the work of my amazing guests ZOE LYONS, YASSMIN ABDEL-MAGIED and MILLY THOMASWe mention MALTEASERS quite a lotThe play that Milly has written, starred in and won a tonne of awards for is DUSTHERE is the ‘My Foodie Life’ article Yassmin wrote that I talk aboutAnd here is ODDBOX - hit me up if you’re in London and want a code to get 50% off a box of wonky fruit and veg. 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...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 1, 2019 • 60min
Hoovering - Episode 52: Ned Sedgwick
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 my guest is the lovely NED SEDGWICK. He’s a voice you’ll know from podcasts galore, and he’s also something of a hobbiest food historian which is pretty amazing. We talk all things ‘culture’ when it comes to food and he teaches me a secret about the Queen! Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Tickets to see Hoovering LIVE in 201916th FEB - MAPS Festival, NEWCASTLE featuring Seymour Mace, Anna Hedworth and more guests tba. 3rd MARCH - LONDON. Vaults Festival30th MARCH - GLASGOW International Comedy Festival RecipesNed includes the recipe in the show but essentially it’s whole bunch of root vegetables and capsicum peppers in a roasting tin, sunflower or olive oil, salt, pepper - stick the oven on a really low heat and then roast it for absolutely bloody hours until it’s very nearly burned. Honourable MentionsListen to Ned’s podcasts GROWNUPLAND, GLOBAL PILLAGE and his new one, INTERNATIONAL DISH in aid of brilliant charity TIMEPIECE. I implore you to get a parcel of artisan brownies sent to yourself from the delicious and brilliant for vegans SIMPLY CAKE CO. and don’t forget to use the discount code HOOVERINGPOD if you’re buying before the end of April. GREGGS who have vegan sausage rolls now, and the brilliant VEGANAISE fake. mayonnaise. Of course you have to check out MO’S EGGSThe pizza place he’s on about it FRANCO MANCA, I’ve never actually been but it’s meant to be lush.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 themSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.