Vegans. Whether you love them or hate them they're here to stay. And in fact their numbers are growing at an astonishing rate. There are around 600,000 vegans in the UK - up from 150,000 in 2006. Veganuary has had a big role to play. Last yea

Asma Khan of Darjeeling Express on chefs who 'degrade women', finding her feet - and the 'Chef's Table effect'

Nov 12th, 2019 58m 55s

When Asma Khan came to England in the early 90s, she couldn't boil an egg. Homesickness would change that - she went back to Calcutta intent on learning the recipes she grew up with so she could recreate them back in the UK and bring a bit of I

Masala Wala Cafe's Saima Thompson on 'brown people' food, being force-fed curry by your mum and how cancer has affected her eating

Nov 6th, 2019 58m 39s

Saima Thompson was just 26 when she took a punt and opened a restaurant in South East London.Her mum Nabeela - a brilliant cook - had struggled to make ends meet since the breakdown of her marriage. So Saima found a spot, transformed it on a sh

Bleecker's Zan Kaufman talks burgers, babies, butchers and the infamous Bleecker Black

Oct 21st, 2019 53m 11s

Zan Kaufman started a movement when she began Bleecker in 2012. She upped the burger game - using the best beef and keeping things simple yet delicious. Little wonder it's still got cult status seven years later. Now they've opened their fourt

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