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 episode is with one of the most physically extraordinary guests I’ve ever had - elite crossfitter, Lucy Campbell. If you don’t know what crossfit is it’s the type of PE I’ve been doing for the last two years and it’s about weightlifting, gymnastics, mobility and fitness. It gets you in the everything basically but the focus is on functional performance, there are no mirrors, for me I’ve found an incredible community including a new set of real life actual friends. Anyway - once a year there’s a competition that anyone can enter called ‘the open’ and then it’s whittled down to the most insanely fit and strong few people in the whole world and they go and compete in Madison, Wisconsin at The Crossfit Games. A 5 days mega competition where all the events are secret even until the last minute. Now - Lucy made it to the games this year as a rookie and has just, this August, been crowned the 16th FITTEST WOMAN IN THE WHOLE FUCKING WORLD> She’s a baby but competing with giants and she still managed to actually WIN 2 whole events even. She is: INCREDIBLE. Anyway - she’s based in Nottingham and today’s hoovering is with her. Lucky lucky lucky lucky us. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksYou have to follow Lucy ON INSTAGRAM and the gym she coaches at which she refers to as ‘cfn’ is CROSSFIT NOTTINGHAMGo to PATREON to discover the ever increasingly exciting wonderment that I’ll swap you in exchange for your pennies. My new show WENCH has just this weekend left at  the EDINBURGH fringe festival where it’s had a fully sold out run with extra shows and so far a giant list of 6 four star reviews including from The Times - but if you’ve missed the fringe, fine because it’s coming ON TOUR? Yes please! Come come come come come. Please. Ohhh we mentioned so many things. Here are links to just some of them:CREATINE and BETA ALININELets not forget DORITOS and BELLA ITALIASupport 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 episode was recorded LIVE back in May at the beautiful Machynlleth Comedy Festival with brilliantly funny Welsh comedians Priya Hall and Esyllt Sears. They were amazing company and they both brought the most exciting things to taste to a hoovering live recording that guests have ever done before. It’s an absolute wonder that no-one was, as far as I know, harmed in the making of this particularly excellent edition of the podcast. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow PRIYA HALL and ESYLLT SEARS and here are tickets to ESYLLT’S FRINGE SHOW and here is a LINK TO HER BRILLIANT PODCAST. I’ve linked to the episode I’m on. Natch. My tea and cakes where from amazing local roasters HARD LINES COFFEEThis is the MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVALGo to PATREON to discover the ever increasingly exciting wonderment that I’ll swap you in exchange for your pennies. My new show WENCH has just this weekend left at the EDINBURGH fringe festival where it’s had a fully sold out run with extra shows and so far a giant list of 6 four star reviews including from The Times - but if you’ve missed the fringe, fine because it’s coming ON TOUR? Yes please! Come come come come come. Please. Ohhh we mentioned so many things. Here are links to just some of them:The iconic KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEANThe also iconic SQUASHIES and NANDOSAnd the less iconic but at least freakishly compelling Prime TV series THE PURGE (be warned, it’s really disappointing after series 1. You’re also totally allowed to find even series 1 disgusting and disappointing too). 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 hoovering from the Edinburgh Fringe in this episode where I’m talking to a brilliant, wise, kind, innovative American comedian who I’d never normally have access to - it’s the excellent Melissa Stephens. She came to my flat for lunch where I braved knocking up a haggis salad. Yes you read that right. Why not?Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksGo and see Melissa’s show HOT DOGS & TEARS and get all over her INSTAGRAMLove this podcast generally? Thank you. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMGo to PATREON - really fun news coming soon regarding discounts. Come and WENCH at the EDINBURGH festival or ON TOUR? Yes please!Ohhh we mentioned so many things. Here are links to just some of them:This is the MIGHTY BLOOMING ONION and she talked about ARBY’SI thew a TERRY’S CHOCOLATE ORANGE in there and also WORDLE. Things there’s no reason not to ‘do’ together. 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 just ahead of the Edinburgh fringe festival I’m hoovering with the properly brilliant Sikisa just before we takes her debut show up. We went for brunch in Camberwell cos we’re both south London babes. It was a feast and it was so funny. Enjoy. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksMake sure you get TICKETS TO SIKISA’S EDINBURGH SHOW and also follow her on INSTAGRAAAAAMLove this podcast generally? Thank you. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMGo to PATREON - really fun news coming soon regarding discounts. Come and WENCH at the EDINBURGH festival or ON TOUR? Yes please!Ohhh we mentioned so many things. Here are links to just some of them:We got our giant, delicious breakfast from Camberwell’s BRUNCHIES I get my bread delivery from south east London’s magical COOPERS BAKEHOUSEI’m getting me over to TASTY JERK in Crystal PalaceAnd whilst we’re here lets big up Oxfordshire’s finest CRANSTON PICKLES plzSupport 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 at the home and in the incredibly talented cookery hands of Dominique Woolf - winner of C4’s Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver. Well, now she’s written the book, Dominique’s Kitchen, and she made me the most beautiful lunch from it. Spicy noodles and smacked vegetables. Yes blooming please mate. It’s so joyful to talk to anyone as wildly excited and passionate about food as Dominique is and luckily for you she’s also way more articulate about flavours than I am too. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksImmediately go and get your mits on a copy of DOMINIQUE’S KITCHEN and follow Dominique ON INSTAGRAM too. Love this podcast generally? Thank you. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMGo to PATREON - really fun news coming soon regarding discounts. Come and WENCH at the EDINBURGH festival or ON TOUR? Yes please!Ohhh we mentioned so many things. Here are links to just some of them:THIS IS MAE PLOY CURRY PASTE - I’m off out to buy it all so I’ll race you. HANNIBAL and OZARK both got a nod. The podcast where they discussed the ‘truth’ about calamari was this episode of THIS AMERICAN LIFE. 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 one is uniquely interesting because I’m talking to an anaesthetist no less and all about everything eating and anaestheticy, it’s lovely funny man and author of new book ‘Catch Your Breath The Secret Life of a Slppeless Aneasthetist’, Ed Patrick. We made joyful lunches each (over the zooms) out of ingredients we wouldn’t normally choose. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksEd’s WEBSITE is here. You can BUY HIS BOOK here. And you can get TICKETS TO HIS FRINGE SHOW there. Love this podcast generally? Thank you. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMGo to PATREON - really fun news coming soon regarding discounts. Come and WENCH at the EDINBURGH festival or ON TOUR? Yes please!Ohhh we mentioned so many things. Here are links to just some of them:He talked about a telly show called THE TRIPWhere he discovered and adventured to fancy Lake District restaurant L’ENCLUMESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time in ages I’m hoovering at my house! And in person. I had brilliant comedian Jen Ives over for what turned out to be an extremely flipping weird lunch. Oh. I won’t pretend it all went to any delicious plan but whatever happens it’s a lovely, funny one full of all sorts of yellow and brown. Intriguing right? You wait for the bad squirt. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksMake sure to follow Jen on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER. You could also become her PATRON? And and and, I’ll see you there at watching her EDINBURGH SHOW. Love this podcast generally? Thank you. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMGo to PATREON - really fun news coming soon regarding discounts. Come and WENCH at the EDINBURGH festival or ON TOUR? Yes please!We ate these VEGAN PRAWNS and this BRUNOST cheese. Ohhh we mentioned so many things. Here are links to just some of them:Foods: DISCO CRISPS, BANSHEE BONES, PANDA POPS and TONY’sEateries: UNION PIZZA, PILGRIM PIZZA, RUDY’S PIZZA, MORLEYS, TEMPLE OF SEITAN and last but not least Edinburgh’s mighty CITY CAFE - which, incidentally is virtually next do to my venue so probs pop in and see Wench if you’re passing in August. Ta.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 in front of a really lovely audience at the Leicester Comedy Festival. I had a pizza party above the delicious and beautiful Peter Pizzaria with superstar comedian Jen Brister and Bake Off star finalist and local Leicester hero the seriously lovely Chigs Parmar. God we had a giggle. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksMake sure to follow both CHIGS and JEN on instagram. Chigs has a book coming out soon and get tickets to see JEN ON TOUR.We ate at PETER PIZZARIA and it was fucking delish. Highly highly recommend. Love this podcast generally? Thank you. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMGo to PATREON to see what I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes and most recently the Hoovering Fourth Birthday party whole special episode! Come and WENCH at the EDINBURGH festival or ON TOUR? Yes please!The show was recorded at the LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVALAnd we mentioned things to watch called ALIVE and also YELLOW JACKETSSupport 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 incredible pastry chef, the head pastry chef actually of the 21 restaurant group in Newcastle - Helen Doyle. So unsurprisingly we’re scoffing up some of her incredible, mouth-blowing puddings. When in Rome. Or in this case, Newcastle. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow HELEN ON INSTAGRAM pleaseLove this podcast generally? Thank you. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMGo to PATREON to see what I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes and most recently the Hoovering Fourth Birthday party whole special episode! Come and WENCH in WELLS, or at EDINBURGH or ON TOUR? Also great! We ate at her restaurant 21 NEWCASTLE which was so deliciousThe Stanley Tucci show she meant is called SEARCHING FOR ITALYHere’s some of Sindhu Vee’s powerful ALFONSO MANGO CONTENTThese are TANGFASTICS and this is the ANGEL OF THE NORTHAnd lets all meet in Paris for a trip to CHEZ L’AMI LOUISSupport 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 only bloody taking Tim Key for a Michelin starred lunch. Life’s quite smashing sometimes isn’t it? If you’re new to him, he’s a poet, comedian, actor and writer - currently knocking it out of the park in Witchfinder on BBC iplayer. We went to Wild Honey at St James because they had a pig’s head on the menu but thankfully not on the day we actually went. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksGet Tim’s books and see him live at once VIA HIS WEBSITE. He’s on INSTAGRAM here and please please please watch him in WITCHFINDER. Love this podcast generally? Thank you. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMGo to PATREON to see what I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes and most recently the Hoovering Fourth Birthday party whole special episode! Come and WENCH in WELLS, or at EDINBURGH or ON TOUR? Also great! We ate at WILD HONEY at ST JAMESWe also mentioned a TWIX, a KEEMA NAAN and KINGFISHER lager. The masterful DAISY MAY COOPERHere is his love-letter to London in TIMEOUTAnd last but best, this is a SPINNEYSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.