Interviews

Whether it’s spending 5 precious minutes reading our Q&As with famous chefs to discover their food loves and hates or pouring over in-depth chat with the owner of a gin brand, our Interviews section makes for a great afternoon read.

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10 life lessons I learned from lockdown

Food writer and self-confessed cynic Neil Davey tells us the 10 life lessons he learned from being stuck at home during lockdown.

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Five minutes with Sandy Tang (2020 MasterChef runner-up)

2020 MasterChef semi-finalist SandyTang talks about what she learned on the show, her plans for the future and the greatest influences in cooking.

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Food job diaries: A day in the life of a chocolate expert

We caught up Cat Black whose love and obsession with chocolate lead her down the path of becoming a chocolate expert. Keep reading to see what her average..

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Five minutes with Elliott Grover, Executive Chef at Duck & Waffle

As the Duck and Waffle welcomes its newest Executive Chef, we caught up with the man himself, Elliott Grover, to find out a little bit about him...

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Five minutes with Kricket’s head chef, Will Bowlby

We've been chatting to Will Bowlby, co-founder and head chef at Kricket; the adventurously modern Indian restaurant taking the London dining scene by storm. 

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Food job diaries: A day in the life of a sugar kelp diver

We caught up with the man who plunges himself into the North Atlantic Ocean every day in search of sea kelp, a botanical which goes into Isle of Harris Gin.

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Nigella Lawson’s top 12 Christmas kitchen tips

Here are a few practised habits, and some new ones, which help get me through Christmas without a dip in my seasonal cheer!

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Five minutes with Martha Ortiz

We chatted to Martha Ortiz who is the owner and chef at Ella Canta located within the Intercontinental Hotel in London, to ask her few foodie question.

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Food job diaries: A day in the life of a Q Grader

We chatted to qualified Q Grader and coffee buyer Becky Mundy – at Taylors of Harrogate – to find out what a day in the life of a Q Grader looks like.

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Five minutes with Francesco Mazzei

We caught up with Italian chef Francesco Mazzei to ask him seven quick-fire foodie questions. Read our interview to discover more...

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Five minutes with Jack Stein

We chatted to Jack Stein, chef, cookbook author and son of Rick Stein, about bruschetta, holidays in Brittany and what makes the perfect roast dinner.

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Five minutes with Rosemary Shrager

We caught up with chef, cookery teacher and author Rosemary Shrager to ask her a few foodie questions. Find out what we learned...

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“My eureka moment came through a whole long series of serendipitous events”

We caught up with chef, writer and teacher behind award-winning cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, Samin Nosrat, to discover her foodie lightbulb moment.

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Five minutes with Rachel Khoo

We caught up with cook and author of My Swedish Kitchen, Rachel Khoo, to ask her a few foodie questions. Find out what we learned...

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2019 Guild of Food Writers Write It! competition winner

The winner of the 15-18 year old category in the 2019 Guild of Food Writers Write It! Competition was Charlotte Corrigan. Read her entry here.

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Five minutes with John Gregory Smith

We caught up with chef, presenter and food writer John Gregory-Smith to ask him a few foodie questions. Find out what we learned...

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“The place I love most”: a food lover’s guide to Cornwall

Discover the best beaches, restaurants, hotels, foodie experiences and more with delicious. editor Karen Barnes' food lover's guide to Cornwall.

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Five minutes with Rich Woods (aka The Cocktail Guy)

We caught up with Rich Woods – aka The Cocktail Guy – to discuss his first food and drink memories, favourite recipes and dream dinner party guests.

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Five minutes with Michael Caines MBE

We catch up with chef Michael Caines to discuss all things food. He tells us his first memories of cooking and what ingredient he'd take to a desert island.

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Five minutes with Gennaro Contaldo

Gennaro Contaldo reveals how he'd fare on a desert island. Find out the meal he'd miss the most, the person he'd take and his one star ingredient...

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Five minutes with Sabrina Ghayour

We grill Sabrina Ghayour on fondest food memories, favourite ingredients and must-read book. Plus, find out who would be her ultimate dinner party guests.

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Five minutes with Ferran Adrià

We ask Spanish chef and founder of three-Michelin starred Ebulli, Ferran Adrià, seven questions to find out how he'd fare on a desert island.

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Five minutes with Scot Paterson

We caught up with Scot Paterson, Chef De Cuisine for TING at the Shard, to discuss his first food memories, favourite recipes and dream dinner party guests.

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Five minutes with Melissa Hemsley

We caught up with Melissa Hemsley, one half of the Hemsley + Hemsley sisters, to find out how she'd fare on a desert island.

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Five minutes with Chantelle Nicholson

We grilled Tredwells chef, Chantelle Nicholson, on her first memory of food, recipes she can't live without, desert island dishes and dream dinner party guests.

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Five minutes with Meriel Armitage

We chat to Meriel Armitage, vegan chef at The Spread Eagle pub in London, to see how she'd fare on a desert island and what she'd take with her

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“Chocolate was the foodstuff that truly melted my heart”

For Will Torrent, visiting cocoa farmers on the Ivory Coast gave him even more of an emotional connection to one of his favourite ingredients... chocolate.

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Five minutes with Thomasina Miers

Find out how Thomasina Miers is a chef, TV presenter, former Masterchef winner and the founder of Mexican restaurant, Wahaca, would fare on a desert island

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“Food is how I navigate my way through life”

Lucas Hollweg is one of Britain's best food writers. While looking back on his life he realised that there were multiple food lightbulb moments in his life.

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