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The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they’ll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us.
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- 3 weeks ago53 min
From Training Gordon Ramsay to Closing Le Gavroche: Michel Roux Jr on His Family Legacy
In this episode, Theo is joined by the legendary Michel Roux Jr, a true giant of modern gastronomy, the chef patron and broadcaster who spent three decades leading the iconic two Michelin star Le Gavroche and has helped shape the way Britain cooks and eats. From growing up in a household where fresh vegetables were grown in the garden and rabbits became dinner by Tuesday to training with Alain Chapel, the most respected chef in France during his heyday, taking over Le Gavroche in 1991 and navigating the weight of a family legacy that never quite let go, Michel's journey is a testament to the transformative power of resilience, creativity, and cooking with purpose. With 43 years of the Roux Scholarship nurturing the next generation of British culinary talent, decades presenting MasterChef the Professionals, and the difficult decision to close Le Gavroche in 2024 after 57 years to regain control of his life, Michel represents a generation of chefs who celebrate precision, hospitality, and the belief that great food should make people feel immediately at ease. Michel prepares his beloved Oeufs à la Neige with Raspberry Compote (Floating Islands with Raspberry Compote), a classic French dessert of poached meringues floating on crème anglaise and covered in crunchy caramel that speaks of childhood, family, and the soul of French home cooking. Throughout the episode, Michel shares his remarkable journey from growing up eating freshly cooked food with vegetables his father grew in the garden and animals reared for the table to spending two years training with Alain Chapel in Lyon where they served chicken tripe, frogs legs, and Japanese pancakes with ginger and soy sauce in the early 80s when France was pretty blinkered, officially taking over Le Gavroche in 91 but never really being allowed to let go because his father was always there omnipresent and having to say something, training Gordon Ramsay who remains to this day the most talented chef he remembers at Le Gavroche and was a gobby little so and so then and is still a gobby little so and so now, and why closing Le Gavroche in 2024 after it ruled his life for decades meant he finally regained control and could take Le Gavroche on tour where it listens to him not the other way around. You can find Michel's full recipe on the Filippo Berio website at www.filippoberio.co.uk/theo, and be sure to check out his Le Gavroche at sea residencies with Cunard as he celebrates 60 years of Le Gavroche in 2027. The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they'll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us. Please do subscribe, follow, and share the podcast wherever you listen so you never miss an episode; and for more delicious stories and inspiring dishes. Follow The Recipe with Theo Randall: /therecipe.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/therecipe.podcast/) Follow Filippo Berio: /filippoberio_uk (https://www.instagram.com/filippoberio_uk/) Follow Theo Randall: /theo.randall (https://www.instagram.com/theo.randall/) The Recipe with Theo Randall is a Listen To This Production for Filippo Berio.
- Oct 2, 202640 min
Why You Only Need Three Pasta Sauces: Chef Jacob Kenedy on Why Italian Cuisine Doesn't Exist
In this episode, Theo is joined by the brilliant Jacob Kenedy, the visionary chef, author, and restaurateur who revolutionised how London experiences regional Italian cuisine and transformed Archer Street into one of Soho's most legendary dining destinations. From growing up with a grandmother who was a Hollywood starlet and lived through La Dolce Vita, to training at Moro and falling in love with cooking, spending his DJ years in San Francisco playing at underground clubs like the Enduck, and opening Bocca di Lupo in 2008 with an open kitchen, a bar that broke up the space, and a menu that celebrated the regional diversity of Italy's twenty distinct cuisines; Jacob's journey is a testament to the transformative power of resilience, creativity, and cooking with purpose. Jacob prepares his beloved Spaghetti al Pomodoro, a dish that speaks of mother, home, and heart, and one he could eat every day. Throughout the episode, Jacob shares his remarkable journey from spending a week at Moro during his gap year and falling in love with their kitchen, spending a year travelling around Italy with his then partner and discovering there is no such thing as Italian cuisine. You can find Jacob’s full Pomodoro Simple Tomato Sauce & Spaghetti recipe on the Filippo Berio website at www.filippoberio.co.uk/theo, and be sure to check out his latest cookbook Pasta Tricolore: Recipes in Green, White and Red for more delicious recipes. The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they'll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us. Please do subscribe, follow, and share the podcast wherever you listen so you never miss an episode; and for more delicious stories and inspiring dishes. Follow The Recipe with Theo Randall: /therecipe.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/therecipe.podcast/) Follow Filippo Berio: /filippoberio_uk (https://www.ins
- Sep 18, 202633 min
How I Lost My Job and Built a Social Media Empire: Poppy O'Toole on Becoming the Potato Queen
In this episode, Theo is joined by the brilliant Poppy O'Toole, the Potato Queen herself, a Michelin trained chef who transformed a pandemic redundancy into a multi million follower empire and has spent the last few years demystifying fine dining techniques and teaching the internet how to make comfort food truly extraordinary. From growing up eating handfuls of roasted mince in her nan's kitchen and making mini roast dinners at five years old to becoming the potato maker at a fine dining restaurant inside a London bank, losing her job during lockdown, and gaining a million TikTok followers overnight with a video simply saying live, laugh, love potato, Poppy's journey is a testament to the transformative power of resilience, creativity, and cooking with instinct. With over 4 million followers across social media, six bestselling cookbooks including her latest Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Batch Cookbook, and appearances on Saturday Kitchen and Junior MasterChef as a presenter judge, Poppy represents a generation of cooks who celebrate bold flavours, accessible home cooking, and the belief that anyone can cook if they trust their instinct and go for it. Poppy prepares her beloved Supreme of Chicken with Potato Fondants, Smoky Hot Pan Sauce and Maple Glazed Corn, a dish inspired by her nan's experimental Chicken Maryland that she remembers eating as a child with banana, corn and chicken, wondering what on earth it was. You can find Poppy's full Supreme of Chicken with Potato Fondants recipe on the Filippo Berio website at www.filippoberio.co.uk/theo, and be sure to check out her latest cookbook Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Batch Cookbook for more accessible, flavour packed recipes that celebrate convenience, comfort, and cooking with instinct. The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they'll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us. Please do subscribe, follow, and share the podcast wherever you listen so you never miss an episode; and for more delicious stories and inspiring dishes. Follow The Recipe with Theo Randall: /therecipe.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/therecipe.podcast/) Follow Filippo Berio: /filippoberio_uk (https://www.instagram.com/filippoberio_uk/) Follow Theo Randall: /theo.randall (https://www.instagram.com/theo.randall/) The Recipe with Theo Randall is a Listen To This Production for Filippo Berio.
- Sep 4, 202653 min
Why 21 Pubs Close Every Week: Tom Kerridge on 2 Michelin Stars, Steak & Chips and VAT's The Problem
In this episode, Theo is joined by the brilliant Tom Kerridge, the only chef in the world to hold two Michelin stars at a pub and a giant of British gastronomy who has redefined what pub food can be. From his early days as a child actor in Gloucester to washing dishes at 18 and falling in love with the energy of professional kitchens, Tom's journey is a testament to the transformative power of resilience, creativity, and cooking with purpose. With 21 years at the helm of the Hand and Flowers in Marlow, a second Michelin star that made history, and his tireless VAT's The Problem campaign fighting for the survival of British hospitality, Tom represents a generation of chefs who celebrate bold flavours, accessible cooking, and the belief that great food should never be intimidating. Tom prepares his beloved Steak and Chips, a dish that has been on the menu at the Hand and Flowers since day one and beautifully encapsulates his cooking philosophy of taking something everyone knows and loves and elevating it to two Michelin star level. Throughout the episode, Tom shares his remarkable journey from growing up on an estate in Gloucester with a single parent to joining a youth theatre in Cheltenham, being scouted by an agent and playing Thug One in London's Burning at 17, and why he quite liked being himself as opposed to acting where you're spending a lot of time pretending to be somebody else. He discusses walking into a kitchen at 18 to wash up and falling in love with the energy, the space, the noise, the movement, the connection between front of house and back of house, training under the legendary Gary Rhodes who taught him that one or two or three things on a plate is all you need, and why opening the Hand and Flowers at 31 was terrifying because the only way you're ever going to make money is by making your business work. Tom also opens up about the difference between one star and two star cooking being personality and the true character of the chef coming through, why three star restaurants are the ultimate in professionals where every single aspect from website to phone call to booking system makes you feel special, switching from gas to electric planches because gas in a professional kitchen can be quite dirty and not that efficient, and why his VAT's The Problem campaign is fighting for a reduction to 10% to give hospitality the level playing field it needs to compete with Europe where 21 businesses are shutting every single week. You can find Tom's full Steak and Chips recipe on the Filippo Berio website at www.filippoberio.co.uk/theo, and be sure to support his VAT's The Problem campaign at vatstheproblem.co.uk to help save British hospitality. The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they'll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us. Please do subscribe, follow, and share the podcast wherever you listen so you never miss an episode; and for more delicious stories and inspiring dishes. Follow The Recipe with Theo Randall: /therecipe.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/therecipe.podcast/) Follow Filippo Berio: /filippoberio_uk (https://www.instagram.com/filippoberio_uk/) Follow Theo Randall: /theo.randall (https://www.instagram.com/theo.randall/) The Recipe with Theo Randall is a Listen To This Production for Filippo Berio.
- Jul 3, 202627 min
How I Built My Dream Farm: Clodagh McKenna on Farm Life, Drunk Pigs & Happy Cooking
In this episode, Theo is joined by the brilliant Clodagh McKenna, the celebrated Irish chef, food writer, and television personality who has transformed a neglected 100 acre estate into a thriving organic farm and believes that happy cooking is one of the most impactful tools for mental health. From growing up in a small Irish house where her mother secretly took out a loan to send her to Ballymaloe Cookery School, Clodagh's journey is a testament to the transformative power of resilience, creativity, and cooking with purpose. With three years spent working with Slow Food in Turin, a new ITV television series launching in October, and her cookbook Happy Cooking celebrating the balance between indulgent Friday night martinis and Monday morning clean eating, Clodagh represents a generation of cooks who embrace bold flavours, sustainable farming, and the emotional connection we have with the dishes that define us. Clodagh prepares her beloved Ribollita Soup, a deeply nostalgic Tuscan that beautifully encapsulates her cooking philosophy of maximum flavour with minimum fuss. Using a perfectly caramelised sofrito base of carrots, celery, and onions this recipe celebrates the soul of Italian home cooking whilst showcasing the produce from her own farm at Broadspear, the forgotten corner of Highclere Park where she raises woodland pigs, Aylesbury ducks, heritage chickens, cattle, and grows over 150 varieties of vegetables and fruit in her restored walled garden. You can find Clodagh's full Ribollita Soup recipe on the Filippo Berio website at www.filippoberio.co.uk/theo, and be sure to check out her cookbook Happy Cooking for more accessible, flavour packed recipes that celebrate balance, wellness, and the joy of cooking without compromise. The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they'll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us. Please do subscribe, follow, and share the podcast wherever you listen so you never miss an episode; and for more delicious stories and inspiring dishes. Follow The Recipe with Theo Randall: /therecipe.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/therecipe.podcast/) Follow Filippo Berio: /filippoberio_uk (https://www.instagram.com/filippoberio_uk/) Follow Theo Randall: /theo.randall (https://www.instagram.com/theo.randall/) The Recipe with Theo Randall is a Listen To This Production for Filippo Berio.
- Jun 26, 202628 min
From Fashion Designer to Bake Off Star: Chetna Makan on Simplifying Indian Cooking
In this episode, Theo is joined by the brilliant Chetna Makan, the Flavour Queen herself, a former fashion designer turned culinary star who captured the nation's hearts as a semi-finalist on the Great British Bake Off and has since spent a decade on a mission to simplify Indian home cooking. From being scouted as a fashion designer in Mumbai to moving to Broadstairs in Kent where she discovered the transformative power of food as an icebreaker and community builder, Chetna's journey is a testament to the power of resilience, creativity, and cooking with purpose. With 10 bestselling cookbooks including her latest Five Ingredient Indian, millions of followers across social media through Food with Chetna, and a philosophy that celebrates accessible, flavour packed dishes that prove Indian cooking doesn't have to be complicated, Chetna represents a new generation of cooks who embrace bold flavours, seasonal ingredients, and the emotional connection we have with the dishes that define us. Chetna prepares her beloved Methi Chicken, a vibrant five ingredient dish that beautifully encapsulates her cooking philosophy of maximum flavour with minimum fuss. Throughout the episode, Chetna shares her remarkable journey from growing up in Mumbai watching her mother cook fresh meals twice a day for the family and learning that food was always at the heart of gatherings with aunties cooking together in the kitchen to studying fashion design and launching her own label before her then boyfriend decided to study medicine in the UK, the culture shock of moving to Broadstairs where shops closed at five o'clock and there were no Asian supermarkets so they would drive to Southall every four months to fill the boot of the car with rice, lentils, and atta, and why she started cooking more from scratch and using food as an icebreaker to make friends in her new community. You can find Chetna's full Methi Chicken recipe on the Filippo Berio website at www.filippoberio.co.uk/theo, and be sure to check out her latest cookbook Five Ingredient Indian for more accessible, flavour packed recipes organised by ingredient with five essential masalas, menu suggestions, and dishes that celebrate the simplicity and soul of Indian home cooking. The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they'll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us. Please do subscribe, follow, and share the podcast wherever you listen so you never miss an episode; and for more delicious stories and inspiring dishes. Follow The Recipe with Theo Randall: /therecipe.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/therecipe.podcast/) Follow Filippo Berio: /filippoberio_uk (https://www.instagram.com/filippoberio_uk/) Follow Theo Randall: /theo.randall (https://www.instagram.com/theo.randall/) The Recipe with Theo Randall is a Listen To This Production for Filippo Berio.
- Jun 19, 202629 min
How Coeliac Disease Changed My Life: Becky Excell on Becoming the Queen of Gluten-Free
In this episode, Theo is joined by the brilliant Becky Excell, the Queen of Gluten Free, an ambassador for Coeliac UK, and an eight time Sunday Times bestselling author who has spent over a decade proving that eating gluten free should never mean missing out on a great meal. From being diagnosed at 18 whilst at university and feeling isolated and frustrated to building a devoted community of millions who turn to her for accessible, delicious gluten free recipes, Becky's journey is a testament to the transformative power of resilience, creativity, and cooking with purpose. With her latest cookbook Feel Good Gluten Free, Becky is championing simple, flavour packed dishes that celebrate what you can eat rather than fixating on what you can't, proving that gluten free food can be indulgent, comforting, and deeply satisfying. Becky prepares her beloved Chunky Chicken Masala with Rice and Roasted Green Beans, a vibrant, hearty dish that beautifully encapsulates her cooking philosophy of maximum flavour with minimum fuss. Throughout the episode, Becky shares her remarkable journey from being told to give up gluten at 18 on a whim by her doctor whilst struggling with gut issues and fatigue at university to realising she couldn't get an accurate coeliac test without reintroducing gluten for six weeks, which would have derailed her degree, so she chose to live as a coeliac without the rubber stamp on her medical record. You can find Becky's full Chunky Chicken Masala recipe on the Filippo Berio website at www.filippoberio.co.uk/theo, and be sure to check out her latest cookbook Feel Good Gluten Free for more accessible, flavour packed recipes that celebrate simple ingredients and joyful eating. The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they'll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us. Please do subscribe, follow, and share the podcast wherever you listen so you never miss an episode; and for more delicious stories and inspiring dishes. Follow The Recipe with Theo Randall: /therecipe.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/therecipe.podcast/) Follow Filippo Berio: /filippoberio_uk (https://www.instagram.com/filippoberio_uk/) Follow Theo Randall: /theo.randall (https://www.instagram.com/theo.randall/) The Recipe with Theo Randall is a Listen To This Production for Filippo Berio.
- Jun 12, 202629 min
From 700,000 Followers in a Month to Global Hotel Menus: Alfie Steiner on AlfieCooks & Going Vegan
In this episode, Theo is joined by the brilliant Alfie Steiner, better known to millions as Alfie Cooks, the self-taught home cook who has turned plant-based cooking into a global phenomenon. From his early days as a university student in Edinburgh taking photos of leftover meals and yellow sticker finds to gaining 700,000 followers in a single month and reshaping how the world thinks about vegan food, Alfie's journey is a testament to the power of passion, creativity, and making delicious accessible cooking that celebrates bold flavours without compromise. With five million followers across social media, collaborations with Wagamama and Novotel, and a mission to make people fall in love with tofu, mushrooms, and vegetables cooked with joy and purpose, Alfie represents a new generation of cooks who prove that plant-based food can be indulgent, exciting, and deeply satisfying. Alfie prepares his beloved Turkish Style Pasta with Crispy Tofu, a vibrant dish inspired by his local Turkish supermarket on Holloway Road and a favourite meal he shares with his fiancée Angelica. Throughout the episode, Alfie shares his remarkable journey from growing up in a foodie household with a father who cooked incredibly well to studying Spanish and Portuguese at Edinburgh University, taking a year out to focus on his mental health, and working as a waiter at Cote where he famously spilled expensive sparkling wine on a date and got torn into by an angry customer. He discusses why stopping eating meat five years ago helped him become a better cook by forcing him to appreciate ingredients that require more thought and nuance, the surreal moment his social media following exploded from a few hundred to 700,000 in a month and he realized this wasn't just a hobby anymore, and why his Turkish supermarket with twice daily baked bread, industrial vats of red pepper paste, and bunches of fresh herbs for a pound has become his greatest source of inspiration. You can find Alfie's full Turkish Style Pasta with Crispy Tofu recipe on the Filippo Berio website at www.filippoberio.co.uk/theo, and be sure to check out his substack Veg Table for more inspiring plant-based recipes, travel food guides, and stories from his kitchen. The Recipe podcast is hosted by Theo Randall, Chef Patron at the Theo Randall Cucina Italiana. In each episode we meet a special guest who loves food, and they'll tell us all about their favourite recipe as we celebrate the stories behind the dishes that define us. Please do subscribe, follow, and share the podcast wherever you listen so you never miss an episode; and for more delicious stories and inspiring dishes. Follow The Recipe with Theo Randall: /therecipe.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/therecipe.podcast/) Follow Filippo Berio: /filippoberio_uk (https://www.instagram.com/filippoberio_uk/) Follow Theo Randall: /theo.randall (https://www.instagram.com/theo.randall/) The Recipe with Theo Randall is a Listen To This Production for Filippo Berio.
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