Sheila examines the heritage and health benefits of cheesemaking today.
Published on Friday, 25th April 2025.
Dan Saladino finds out how a farm in west Cork became an influential cookery schools.
Published on Friday, 18th April 2025.
Sheila Dillon explores Denmark's moves towards organic and plant-based eating.
Published on Friday, 11th April 2025.
Farewell burnt burgers and hello souvlaki and samosas. How food at football is changing.
Published on Friday, 4th April 2025.
Five years after the first lockdown Dan Saladino asks if food systems are better prepared.
Published on Friday, 28th March 2025.
How did Bradford's diverse food cultures help it to win UK City of Culture 2025?
Published on Friday, 21st March 2025.
Sheila Dillon hears why some think the UK needs a communal dining revival.
Published on Friday, 14th March 2025.
Sheila Dillon examines the impact of closing Smithfield and Billingsgate markets in London
Published on Friday, 7th March 2025.
It's a term used by small farmers and the big food businesses. But what is 'regen ag'?
Published on Friday, 28th February 2025.
Sheila Dillon revisits the idea of our grannies’ cooking and how it shapes us.
Published on Friday, 14th February 2025.
Sheila Dillon looks into why healthy eating policies often fail and future strategy.
Published on Friday, 7th February 2025.
As Dry January ends, Jaega Wise looks at the rise of low alcohol and alcohol-free drinks.
Published on Friday, 31st January 2025.
Want to lose weight? How much can you achieve through exercise? Dan Saladino investigates.
Published on Thursday, 23rd January 2025.
Jaega Wise learns about one of the most common food additives: emulsifiers
Published on Friday, 17th January 2025.
Jaega Wise considers the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the food industry.
Published on Friday, 10th January 2025.
Jaega Wise investigates the rise of the food bank in the UK and interviews Gordon Brown.
Published on Friday, 3rd January 2025.
Dan Saladino explores the impact a Christmas Carol and other novels had on festive eating.
Published on Friday, 27th December 2024.
Jaega Wise explores the tradition, planning and heart that goes into festive food giving.
Published on Friday, 20th December 2024.
Restaurant businesses say it's getting tougher to survive? What does it take to succeed?
Published on Friday, 13th December 2024.
Join Sheila Dillon at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow for the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Friday, 6th December 2024.
What can we learn from Grandma about food and cooking?
Published on Friday, 29th November 2024.
Sheila Dillon explores how leading children's writers depict food in their books.
Published on Friday, 22nd November 2024.
Sheila Dillon explores the push to get us eating beyond the usual five species of fish.
Published on Saturday, 16th November 2024.
Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads and Earth Transformed, on food, history & the future
Published on Friday, 15th November 2024.
Jaega Wise explores what actors, dancers and musicians eat to fuel their performance.
Published on Saturday, 2nd November 2024.
Dan Saladino shares stories of food and biodiversity at the Slow Food event Terra Madre.
Published on Friday, 25th October 2024.
Leyla Kazim hears how neurodivergence can impact the way people experience food.
Published on Friday, 18th October 2024.
Jaega Wise meets the shortlisted Drinks Producers in the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Friday, 11th October 2024.
Dan Saladino looks at ten potentially planet-changing ideas for the future of food.
Published on Friday, 4th October 2024.
Heston Blumenthal and guests join Sheila Dillon at Abergavenny Food Festival.
Published on Friday, 27th September 2024.
Where do your nuts come from and are they really that good for you?
Published on Friday, 20th September 2024.
Dan Saladino visits a unique collection of bread starters and finds a world of microbes.
Published on Friday, 13th September 2024.
Fresh Food Ideas? Sheila Dillon looks ahead with some new MPs
Published on Friday, 6th September 2024.
Leyla Kazim considers new solutions from food waste laws to fridge redesigns.
Published on Friday, 30th August 2024.
Food, identity, myths and reality. In a globalised world can a dish reflect who we are?
Published on Sunday, 25th August 2024.
Sheila Dillon hears from people who say they are addicted to food.
Published on Friday, 16th August 2024.
Sheila Dillon searches the Nordic nation for their secrets to happiness.
Published on Friday, 9th August 2024.
Jaega Wise explores the exponential rise of celebrity-backed drinks brands.
Published on Friday, 2nd August 2024.
Sheila Dillon speaks to women who lead some of the UK's top fine dining restaurants.
Published on Friday, 26th July 2024.
Sheila Dillon journeys into the world of food and rail travel.
Published on Friday, 19th July 2024.
Sheila Dillon looks back at Dr Michael Mosley's legacy.
Published on Friday, 12th July 2024.
Sheila Dillon visits the factory turning hydrogen into a new lab-grown food ingredient.
Published on Monday, 8th July 2024.
Leyla Kazim tracks a new wave of British bakeries and their viral viennoiseries.
Published on Friday, 28th June 2024.
Sheila Dillon investigates the new strain of E coli behind the current outbreak.
Published on Friday, 21st June 2024.
Leyla Kazim explores the food that fuelled the troops heading into D-Day.
Published on Friday, 14th June 2024.
Nominations open for the 2024 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Friday, 7th June 2024.
Jaega Wise meets Hollywood actor Danny Trejo to talk family, prison, addiction and tacos.
Published on Friday, 31st May 2024.
How headteachers are transforming school meals in difficult economic conditions.
Published on Friday, 24th May 2024.
Jimi Famurewa finds out how food is helping a new wave of Hong Kongers settle in the UK.
Published on Friday, 17th May 2024.
Sheila Dillon on what impact Britain's obsession with class has on how we eat now.
Published on Friday, 10th May 2024.
Two rare examples of how prevalence of childhood obesity has been cut.
Published on Friday, 3rd May 2024.
From the explosion in sport food and drink to the diet diaries of top athletes.
Published on Friday, 26th April 2024.
What will be the impact on our food supplies? Jaega Wise investigates.
Published on Friday, 19th April 2024.
Jaega Wise explores the history of the birthday cake, including tips from Dame Mary Berry
Published on Friday, 12th April 2024.
Gary Lineker hosts Leyla Kazim for lunch and reveals his new-found love of cooking.
Published on Friday, 5th April 2024.
Sheila Dillon explores the significance of eating lamb at Easter.
Published on Sunday, 31st March 2024.
Jimi Famurewa finds out why stouts and porters like Guinness are having a bit of a moment.
Published on Sunday, 24th March 2024.
What are the social and cultural shifts from the growth of the plant-based diet trend?
Published on Sunday, 17th March 2024.
In this exclusive investigation, Jaega Wise tests everyday kitchen spices.
Published on Sunday, 10th March 2024.
Delia Smith sends the team to Norfolk to see what's being done to fix food poverty there.
Published on Monday, 4th March 2024.
Farmer's stories through the eyes of poets – can it make us care how our food is grown?
Published on Monday, 26th February 2024.
From cooking and growing to new health research, Leyla Kazim explores the world of bitter.
Published on Sunday, 18th February 2024.
Stories of food, love and romance with Jaega Wise.
Published on Sunday, 11th February 2024.
Sheila Dillon explores what it means to travel to eat in a globalised world.
Published on Sunday, 4th February 2024.
Sheila Dilllon explores what we can learn from Nauru, the world's most obese country
Published on Sunday, 28th January 2024.
Sheila Dillon joins chef Julie Lin in Glasgow as she hosts friends for Burns Night 2024.
Published on Sunday, 21st January 2024.
Jaega Wise is on a mission to find out what she should really be eating while pregnant.
Published on Sunday, 14th January 2024.
Could seaweed farming be the answer to some of our biggest issues? Leyla Kazim finds out.
Published on Sunday, 7th January 2024.
Join Leyla Kazim for a tour of New Year’s Eve food traditions around the world.
Published on Sunday, 31st December 2023.
Chef Thomasina Miers and Sheila Dillon on doing more with less at Christmas.
Published on Sunday, 24th December 2023.
Jaega Wise chats to producer Nina Pullman on the making of the rum programme.
Published on Sunday, 17th December 2023.
From its origins on slave plantations to new ways of making it from scratch in the UK.
Could research into centenarians living in Blue Zones help us live longer?
Published on Sunday, 10th December 2023.
Sheila Dillon presents The Food Programme’s favourite food books of the year.
Published on Sunday, 3rd December 2023.
Sheila Dillon looks at the war in Gaza through the lens of food.
Published on Sunday, 26th November 2023.
Jimi Famurewa talks to men who are learning or rediscovering cooking later in life.
Published on Sunday, 19th November 2023.
Dan Saladino explores the Mexican spirit mezcal and the diverse world of agave spirits.
Published on Sunday, 12th November 2023.
Sheila Dillon presents more winners from the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2023.
Published on Sunday, 5th November 2023.
The winners of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2023 are announced.
Published on Friday, 3rd November 2023.
How healthcare is being brought out of GP surgeries and into communities in south London.
Published on Sunday, 22nd October 2023.
Dan Saladino finds out what happened to people who embarked on a wild food adventure.
Published on Sunday, 15th October 2023.
Jaega Wise investigates the world of fermented tea.
Published on Sunday, 8th October 2023.
To what extent is food localism working, and how is that helping smaller producers?
Published on Sunday, 1st October 2023.
Abergavenny Food Festival: 25 Years and Counting
Published on Sunday, 24th September 2023.
Street food, take-aways and small eateries, the finalists in BBC Food & Farming Awards.
Published on Sunday, 17th September 2023.
Dan Saladino meets the finalists for this year's Food Innovation Award.
Published on Monday, 11th September 2023.
What does it take to feed a music festival?
Published on Sunday, 3rd September 2023.
How can the UK's new food museum tell the story of food, past, present and future?
Published on Sunday, 27th August 2023.
The Food Programme celebrates wedding food and drink.
Published on Sunday, 20th August 2023.
World leaders met in Rome to fix the food system. Dan Saladino finds out what happened.
Published on Sunday, 13th August 2023.
Are mushrooms like Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, Chaga, and Turkey Tail really medicinal?
Published on Sunday, 6th August 2023.
What the latest science is telling us about food, mental health and boosting brain power.
Published on Sunday, 30th July 2023.
The UK loves ultra-processed food - but they are being linked to illness. So what now?
Published on Sunday, 23rd July 2023.
The story of smoke and live fire cooking, from current trends to traditions at risk.
Published on Sunday, 16th July 2023.
Dan Saladino hears from the bakers in Ukraine supplying fresh bread to the front line.
Published on Monday, 10th July 2023.
The new campaign to make wild venison a mainstay for British meat eaters.
Published on Sunday, 2nd July 2023.
On the trail of the pioneers bringing Italian-style agritourism to the UK.
Published on Sunday, 25th June 2023.
What can we learn from the French in teaching children healthy eating habits?
Published on Sunday, 18th June 2023.
Sheila Dillon explores how food habits are formed at home and nursery in the early years
Published on Sunday, 11th June 2023.
From Nobel winners to great innovators, Dan Saladino explores prize-winning food ideas.
Published on Sunday, 4th June 2023.
Get your entries in now for the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2023!
Published on Wednesday, 31st May 2023.
How lists, maps and apps are transforming restaurant reviewing and food writing.
Published on Sunday, 21st May 2023.
Can you eat like a hunter-gatherer in modern Britain? Dan Saladino meets people who are.
Published on Sunday, 14th May 2023.
Jaega Wise joins a community lunch, and explores the history of coronation eating.
Published on Sunday, 7th May 2023.
Leyla Kazim explores the magic of the greasy spoon.
Published on Sunday, 30th April 2023.
How the peace process has nourished Northern Ireland's flourishing food culture.
Published on Sunday, 23rd April 2023.
Is hacking our biology the solution to an unhealthy food system and bad food culture?
Published on Sunday, 16th April 2023.
Could fruit and veg wholesale markets help build a more secure food system in Britain?
Published on Sunday, 9th April 2023.
Join Sheila in her kitchen with some of the UK's best pudding chefs.
Published on Sunday, 2nd April 2023.
Leyla Kazim explores the central role food plays for forcibly displaced people in Glasgow.
Published on Sunday, 26th March 2023.
Sheila Dillon visits a hospital food factory, and will new regulations improve food?
Published on Sunday, 19th March 2023.
From energy to seasonality, Dan Saladino explores ideas prompted by supermarket shortages.
Published on Sunday, 12th March 2023.
Leyla Kazim speaks to Cypriots about the future of one of the UK's favourite food imports.
Published on Sunday, 5th March 2023.
How the photographer injured in a conflict reinvented himself through food and cooking.
Published on Sunday, 26th February 2023.
Delia Smith has had a profound influence on East Anglian food. Sheila Dillon investigates.
Published on Sunday, 19th February 2023.
They're having a moment - but can low-energy gadgets do more than simply save us money?
Published on Sunday, 12th February 2023.
Born in Gascony, celebrated for cooking in London, Pierre Koffmann tells his food story.
Published on Monday, 6th February 2023.
Jaega Wise finds out how Brexit is working out for food producers, three years on.
Published on Sunday, 29th January 2023.
Jaega Wise explores the world of cask investment programmes, counterfeits and theft.
Published on Sunday, 22nd January 2023.
Dan Saladino needs to get in shape, but why do his attempts to change keep failing?
Published on Sunday, 15th January 2023.
The climate conscious food entrepreneurs who want us to think again about ugly shellfish.
Published on Sunday, 8th January 2023.
Jaega Wise investigates the science, history and culture around the hangover.
Published on Sunday, 1st January 2023.
Delia Smith, the woman who taught the UK to cook speaks to Sheila Dillon.
Published on Sunday, 25th December 2022.
Dan Saladino and food historian Ivan Day explore the lost flavours of Christmas past.
Published on Sunday, 18th December 2022.
Sheila Dillon discusses the year's best food books from a library in Blackburn
Published on Sunday, 11th December 2022.
Professor Tim Spector discusses the latest research pointing to what and how we should eat
Published on Monday, 5th December 2022.
Jaega Wise meets French maître d' Fred Sirieix to hear about his passion for hospitality.
Published on Sunday, 27th November 2022.
Sheila Dillon and Asma Khan reveal the winners of the 2022 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Sunday, 20th November 2022.
Published on Sunday, 13th November 2022.
Leyla Kazim explores responses to the growing anxiety around avocado production.
Published on Sunday, 6th November 2022.
BBC Food and Farming Awards Food Producer finalists share their stories with Sheila Dillon
Published on Sunday, 30th October 2022.
Jaega Wise explores how climate change is supercharging the UK wine industry.
Published on Sunday, 23rd October 2022.
Dan Saladino explore three big ideas set to influence the future of our food and farming.
Published on Sunday, 16th October 2022.
Jaega Wise looks at the highs and lows of professional bartending.
Published on Sunday, 9th October 2022.
Leyla Kazim shares inspiring stories of community giving during the cost of living crisis.
Published on Sunday, 2nd October 2022.
Sheila Dillon meets pioneering catering teams improving food in the NHS.
Published on Sunday, 25th September 2022.
The cooperative that's saving land, a food culture and preventing villages being abandoned
Published on Sunday, 18th September 2022.
The Hairy Bikers talk food and three decades of friendship with Leyla Kazim.
Published on Sunday, 11th September 2022.
The food story of one of the most loved and admired chefs in the business, Jeremy Lee.
Published on Sunday, 4th September 2022.
With food price inflation at 12% Dan Saladino finds out what lies in store for the winter.
Published on Tuesday, 30th August 2022.
Sheila Dillon meets a chef who ran away with the circus.
Published on Sunday, 21st August 2022.
Jaega Wise and Melissa Thompson look at the racial connotations of fried chicken.
Published on Sunday, 14th August 2022.
Sheila Dillon explores the challenges of reformulating unhealthy processed foods.
Published on Sunday, 7th August 2022.
Jaega Wise investigates the hype around protein supplements.
Published on Sunday, 31st July 2022.
Dan Saladino talks with Sandor Katz about the diversity of fermentation around the world.
Published on Sunday, 24th July 2022.
The award-winning and inspirational Devon chef tells his food story to Dan Saladino.
Published on Sunday, 17th July 2022.
Why the simple art of paying attention could be the secret to great food and drink.
Published on Sunday, 10th July 2022.
Sheila Dillon asks why we are being told to care more about the kind of bread we eat.
Published on Sunday, 3rd July 2022.
Dan Saladino and Sheila Dillon dig deep into the details of the Government Food Strategy.
Published on Monday, 27th June 2022.
Birmingham’s grassroots food groups talk to Jaega Wise about the change they want to see.
Published on Sunday, 19th June 2022.
Dan Saladino meets people saving endangered foods and bringing diversity back to our diets
Published on Sunday, 12th June 2022.
Sheila Dillon and judges Asma Khan and Michael Caines open nominations.
Published on Sunday, 5th June 2022.
Leyla Kazim tracks the story of falafel and how it’s become a part of global food culture.
Published on Sunday, 29th May 2022.
Dan Saladino and blacksmith Alex Pole explain how our food has been influenced by metals.
Published on Sunday, 22nd May 2022.
Sheila Dillon hears how Madhur 'paved the way' in food for women of Indian heritage.
Published on Sunday, 15th May 2022.
Leyla Kazim asks oatcake bakers about the future of the much-loved yeasted oatmeal pancake
Published on Sunday, 8th May 2022.
Jaega Wise investigates the worldwide cultural importance of SPAM.
Published on Sunday, 1st May 2022.
Leyla Kazim meets food writer and poverty campaigner Jack Monroe.
Published on Sunday, 24th April 2022.
Dan Saladino hears from cooks in Palermo, Marseille and Kyiv about Easter food traditions.
Published on Tuesday, 19th April 2022.
Dan Saladino speaks to food suppliers and farmers in Ukraine about the impact of war.
Published on Sunday, 10th April 2022.
The humble bean is mighty in Spain. Sheila Dillon finds out why.
Published on Sunday, 3rd April 2022.
Sheila Dillon asks if beans could be the answer to our and the planet's health problems.
Published on Sunday, 27th March 2022.
Sheila Dillon and expert panel discuss the hidden costs of food production
Published on Monday, 21st March 2022.
How far could animal-free dairy alternatives go in disrupting dairy production?
Published on Sunday, 13th March 2022.
Dan Saladino looks at the war in Ukraine through the lens of food and farming.
Published on Sunday, 6th March 2022.
Can Scotland become a ‘Good Food Nation’? Sheila Dillon explores a new government bill.
Published on Sunday, 27th February 2022.
Dan Saladino meets the plant hunters looking for the world's forgotten coffee varieties.
Published on Sunday, 20th February 2022.
Jaega Wise meets TV chef Ainsley to talk life, cooking, his influence and being 'memefied'
Published on Sunday, 13th February 2022.
How could environmental-impact labels help lower the carbon footprint of food production?
Published on Sunday, 6th February 2022.
Dan Saladino goes in search of the history, meaning and spirit of wassails and cider.
Published on Sunday, 30th January 2022.
Chef Angela Hartnett OBE shares stories of her life in hospitality with Sheila Dillon.
Published on Sunday, 23rd January 2022.
Dan Saladino explores keto to understand the appeal of this low carb way of eating.
Published on Sunday, 16th January 2022.
Meet Gabriella, who is trying to transform livelihoods and protect the planet with seaweed
Published on Sunday, 9th January 2022.
Jaega Wise explores how food has become a star on Gen Z video app, TikTok.
Published on Sunday, 2nd January 2022.
Leyla Kazim dives into the world of rapid grocery delivery - could it change how we shop?
Published on Sunday, 26th December 2021.
Big names in the food world join Dan and Sheila with their favourite Christmas dishes.
Published on Sunday, 19th December 2021.
In search of the meaning of cod, Dan Saladino travels to the Norwegian island of Lofoten.
Published on Sunday, 12th December 2021.
Sheila Dillon presents more winners' stories from the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2021
Published on Sunday, 5th December 2021.
The winners of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2021 are announced.
Published on Tuesday, 30th November 2021.
Our annual round up of the year's best food and drink books.
Published on Sunday, 21st November 2021.
Leyla Kazim visits 2021’s Best Shop or Market finalists in the BBC Food and Farming Awards
Published on Sunday, 14th November 2021.
With COP26 underway Dan Saladino explores the value of meat and dairy for our future food.
Published on Sunday, 7th November 2021.
Leyla Kazim finds out how new varieties of fruit and veg make it from lab to plate.
Published on Sunday, 31st October 2021.
Sheila Dillon and guests discuss why hospitality businesses just can't get the staff.
Published on Sunday, 24th October 2021.
Dan Saladino meets investors using trillions of dollars to shape the global food system.
Published on Sunday, 17th October 2021.
Sheila Dillon and chef Angela Hartnett visit this year’s Best Food Producer finalists.
Published on Sunday, 10th October 2021.
Jaega Wise talks to the writer about his lifelong passion for wine and its future.
Published on Sunday, 3rd October 2021.
Sheila Dillon meets broadcaster and businesswoman Prue Leith to discuss her career in food
Published on Sunday, 26th September 2021.
Jaega Wise learns about the origin and evolution of vodka.
Published on Sunday, 19th September 2021.
Jaega Wise finds out how a tonic wine with a troubled past became middle class.
Published on Sunday, 12th September 2021.
Leyla Kazim finds out how food PR is evolving to get us talking and eating.
Published on Sunday, 5th September 2021.
Sheila Dillon and Michael Rosen consider the power and persuasion of food language.
Published on Sunday, 29th August 2021.
Dan Saladino tells the story of one of Britain's oldest and most popular biscuits.
Published on Sunday, 22nd August 2021.
Dan Saladino finds out how wheat, flour and bread are being reclaimed in Scotland.
Published on Sunday, 15th August 2021.
Jaega Wise meets the chef bringing Chinese culture and history to life through his food.
Published on Sunday, 8th August 2021.
Sheila Dillon explores the challenges around cooking up good quality food in care homes.
Published on Sunday, 1st August 2021.
Dan Saladino finds out why a United Nations food summit has become so controversial.
Published on Sunday, 25th July 2021.
Can the new National Food Strategy successfully transform the UK food system?
Published on Sunday, 18th July 2021.
Jaega Wise speaks to those hoping to change how women are treated in the drinks world
Published on Sunday, 11th July 2021.
Jaega Wise finds out how and why the picnic has become such an institution.
Published on Sunday, 4th July 2021.
From Mumbai childhood to pioneering Indian chef in London: Mr Todiwala's Life Through Food
Published on Monday, 28th June 2021.
Could teaching medics about food production help improve the nation's health?
Published on Sunday, 20th June 2021.
Jaega Wise discovers how art makes us eat; from cookbooks to curated menus and campaigns.
Published on Sunday, 13th June 2021.
Tom Kerridge shares his remarkable life in food, pubs and kitchens with Sheila Dillon.
Published on Sunday, 6th June 2021.
Dan Saladino looks at Covid's impact on food in India and the efforts to feed communities.
Published on Sunday, 30th May 2021.
Leyla Kazim heads to Padstow to discover how restaurants are adapting to new Covid rules.
Published on Sunday, 23rd May 2021.
Leyla Kazim investigates the history, science and culture around MSG
Published on Sunday, 16th May 2021.
Dan Saladino asks if the year 1971 was a turning point for how the world eats?
Published on Sunday, 9th May 2021.
Sheila Dillon investigates our love for the hot stuff.
Published on Monday, 3rd May 2021.
Sheila Dillon and Angela Hartnett open nominations for the 2021 BBC Food & Farming Awards.
Published on Sunday, 25th April 2021.
Sheila Dillon looks at what the future holds for lab-grown or cultivated meat.
Published on Monday, 19th April 2021.
From window-sills to rooftops, Leyla Kazim explores stories of food being grown in cities
Published on Sunday, 11th April 2021.
Dan Saladino finds out how Brexit could wreck plans to make the mussel a mainstream food.
Published on Sunday, 4th April 2021.
The James Bond novels drip with delectable food writing.
Published on Sunday, 28th March 2021.
A year on, Sheila Dillon catches up with those who have been keeping the nation fed.
Published on Sunday, 21st March 2021.
Jaega Wise hears how oak barrels continue to thrive in the drinks industry.
Published on Sunday, 14th March 2021.
Dan Saladino looks at the future role of genome editing technology on food and farming.
Published on Sunday, 7th March 2021.
Sheila Dillon asks school food visionaries how the system might be improved in future.
Published on Sunday, 28th February 2021.
Jaega Wise explores the ceremony and ritual of drinking tea.
Published on Sunday, 21st February 2021.
Why was the late Charles Campion so driven to tell food stories? Dan Saladino finds out.
Published on Sunday, 14th February 2021.
Sheila Dillon meets the blind and partially sighted cooks inspiring others.
Published on Sunday, 7th February 2021.
Sheila Dillon meets asylum seekers and refugees building new lives in the UK through food.
Published on Sunday, 31st January 2021.
Dan Saladino finds out what the Brexit deal means for the UK's fishing industry.
Published on Sunday, 24th January 2021.
Sheila Dillon and guests break down the latest on low carbon food production.
Published on Sunday, 17th January 2021.
Jaega Wise explores world of craft beer giants, BrewDog
Published on Sunday, 10th January 2021.
Dan Saladino tells the inside story of Nobel Peace Prize winners the World Food Programme.
Published on Monday, 4th January 2021.
How cooking with leftovers can not only reduce waste, but also deliver incredible dishes
Published on Sunday, 27th December 2020.
Nigel Slater, Genevieve Taylor & Tamal Ray share food ideas for a Christmas like no other.
Published on Sunday, 20th December 2020.
Sheila Dillon asks what the future holds for the UK chocolate bar.
Published on Sunday, 13th December 2020.
Dan Saladino explores the origins of cacao and rise of the chocolate bar.
Published on Sunday, 6th December 2020.
Sheila Dillon, Dan Saladino, Jaega Wise and Leyla Kazim discuss their books of the year
Published on Sunday, 29th November 2020.
Charlotte Smith explores the implications of a future US trade deal on the UK food sector.
Published on Sunday, 22nd November 2020.
Raymond Blanc spent decades growing an orchard. He explains to Dan Saladino why it matters
Published on Sunday, 15th November 2020.
Sheila Dillon hears stories around freshers and food in the age of COVID
Published on Sunday, 8th November 2020.
Nadiya Hussain and Tan France speak to Leyla Kazim about Nadiya's life and career.
Published on Sunday, 1st November 2020.
Sheila Dillon investigates the tricky world of eating on the campaign trail.
Published on Sunday, 25th October 2020.
Leyla Kazim explores the integral role of food in Judaism’s autumn festivals.
Published on Sunday, 18th October 2020.
Dan Saladino talks to shepherd James Rebanks about the future of food and farming.
Published on Sunday, 11th October 2020.
Sheila Dillon considers how the humble biscuit's become a beloved British institution.
Published on Sunday, 4th October 2020.
Dan Saladino on the story of wheat from the Neolithic Revolution to the Green Revolution.
Published on Sunday, 27th September 2020.
Leyla Kazim meets cooking obsessives Felicity Cloake, Bill Buford and Kate Ng.
Published on Sunday, 20th September 2020.
Dan Saladino and his dad Bobo (a former ice-cream man) talk about scoops, cones and 99s.
Published on Sunday, 13th September 2020.
Romy Gill and Sheila Dillon hear how volunteers provided free food to all during lockdown.
Published on Monday, 7th September 2020.
This special edition of The Food Programme comes from the year 2030.
Published on Sunday, 30th August 2020.
Discussing the future of UK food policy in light of the National Food Strategy
Published on Sunday, 23rd August 2020.
Jaega Wise and Dan Saladino investigate the hidden story of slavery in our food.
Published on Sunday, 16th August 2020.
When UK cheese makers were faced with ruin in lockdown, consumers stepped in to save them.
Published on Sunday, 9th August 2020.
Sheila Dillon finds out how the restaurant sector is handling the move out of lockdown.
Published on Sunday, 2nd August 2020.
The man behind Pret A Manger and itsu on the future of high-street food brands.
Published on Sunday, 26th July 2020.
Food and Mood: how eating affects your mental health
Published on Sunday, 19th July 2020.
Dame Emma Thompson and teenagers from across the UK call for action on child food poverty.
Published on Sunday, 12th July 2020.
Jaega Wise meets three people speaking out about inequality in the food world.
Published on Sunday, 5th July 2020.
As part of the BBC Rethink series Dan Saladino looks at food post-Covid.
Published on Sunday, 28th June 2020.
Sheila Dillon hears from the corner shops thriving since the Coronavirus lockdown.
Published on Sunday, 21st June 2020.
Dan Saladino meets some of the people who turned to seeds and grew food in the lockdown.
Published on Sunday, 14th June 2020.
Hear how food brings film to life and is inspiring cooks to make meals from the screen.
Published on Sunday, 7th June 2020.
Dan Saladino investigates the global trade in wild meat, from the legal to the illegal.
Published on Sunday, 31st May 2020.
Is lockdown an opportunity as well as crisis, for alcoholic drinks vendors and producers?
Published on Sunday, 24th May 2020.
Sheila Dillon and Joe Wicks talk PE, feeding family and his phenomenal rise to fame.
Published on Sunday, 17th May 2020.
Following VE Day, Sheila Dillon considers the legacy of WWII food and farming practices
Published on Sunday, 10th May 2020.
The independent spirit of the early steel works is inspiring change in modern Sheffield
Published on Sunday, 3rd May 2020.
Hear an extended cut of the interview from Sheffield: A Story of a City Through It's Food
Dan Saladino on how the crisis has resulted in vast amounts of food being lost and saved.
Published on Sunday, 26th April 2020.
Sheila Dillon and Dan Saladino hear inspirational tales from those helping others via food
Published on Sunday, 19th April 2020.
Stepping into a 'dark kitchen', Sheila Dillon sees how takeaway is changing food culture.
Published on Sunday, 12th April 2020.
Sheila Dillon explores cheerful, back-of-the-cupboard cuisine.
Published on Sunday, 5th April 2020.
How cancer can impact our relationship with food - and why it's so important to rebuild it
Published on Sunday, 29th March 2020.
As government updates its plans for coronavirus, Dan Saladino answers your food questions.
Published on Sunday, 22nd March 2020.
Dan Saladino tracks the origins and impact of coronavirus within the food supply chain.
Published on Sunday, 15th March 2020.
Dr Polly Russell and Sheila Dillon talk to pasty makers from around the world.
Published on Sunday, 8th March 2020.
The Bake Off Winner talks fame, food and the freak outs of overnight celebrity.
Published on Sunday, 1st March 2020.
Dan Saladino investigates fears of wild Atlantic salmon's possible extinction in 20 years.
Published on Sunday, 23rd February 2020.
Sheila Dillon puts your questions on child obesity related health to an expert panel.
Published on Sunday, 16th February 2020.
Sheila Dillon speaks to children and young people seeking solutions to obesity in the UK.
Published on Sunday, 9th February 2020.
Sheila Dillon meets baking guru, TV judge and home-cooking champion, Mary Berry
Published on Sunday, 2nd February 2020.
Can science help us cook better? Dan Saladino asks Heston Blumenthal and Raymond Blanc.
Published on Sunday, 26th January 2020.
Jack Monroe and Sheila Dillon ask whether tinned foods have an image problem in the UK.
Published on Sunday, 19th January 2020.
Jaega Wise meets the brewers pouring away preconceptions in the workplace
Published on Sunday, 12th January 2020.
Sheila Dillon investigates why one day we could all be eating pond scum
Published on Sunday, 5th January 2020.
Josceline Dimbleby, Alison Roman & Alexandra Dudley on how to have friends over for food.
Published on Sunday, 29th December 2019.
Sheila Dillon meets the renowned chef to talk food, family and festive inspiration
Published on Sunday, 22nd December 2019.
Sheila Dillon explores how attitudes towards food and diet have changed in ballet
Published on Sunday, 15th December 2019.
Cerys Matthews and Lia Moutselou join Sheila Dillon to review 2019 in cookbooks.
Published on Sunday, 8th December 2019.
Dan Saladino, Sheila Dillon and a range of experts answer your questions on meat eating.
Published on Sunday, 1st December 2019.
Dan Saladino finds out why tensions are running so high over meat vs plant based diets.
Published on Sunday, 24th November 2019.
Rick Stein, Yotam Ottolenghi, Grace Dent & Leyla Kazim lead the celebrations. (2/2)
Published on Sunday, 17th November 2019.
Rick Stein, Yotam Ottolenghi, Grace Dent & Leyla Kazim lead the celebrations. (1/2)
Published on Sunday, 10th November 2019.
From parched peas to parkin, Sheila Dillon explores our Bonfire Night food favourites
Published on Sunday, 3rd November 2019.
Dan Saladino picks the tomato to examine the impact of the new Brexit deal on future food.
Published on Sunday, 27th October 2019.
Charity Akshaya Patra feed 1.76 million school children a day. Now it's coming to the UK.
Published on Sunday, 20th October 2019.
From bootcamps to book deals: Joe Wicks explains his phenomenal success to Sheila Dillon
Published on Sunday, 13th October 2019.
Dan Saladino explores the tastes and temptations of sourness, in our evolution and cooking
Published on Sunday, 6th October 2019.
Sheila Dillon and an expert panel discuss the role of food additives in our everyday lives
Published on Sunday, 29th September 2019.
Exploring the world of additives, from fruity sherbert to ultra-processed-food flavourings
Published on Sunday, 22nd September 2019.
Leyla Kazim looks at how Mauritian cuisine is finding its place on the UK food scene
Published on Sunday, 15th September 2019.
A visit to Redcar and Sheffield proves that UK ice cream culture is stronger than ever.
Published on Sunday, 8th September 2019.
Dan Saladino is at the Womad festival's Taste The World stage, where music meets foods.
Published on Sunday, 1st September 2019.
Jamie Oliver talks to Sheila Dillon on the 20th anniversary of 'The Naked Chef' Part II
Published on Sunday, 25th August 2019.
Jamie Oliver talks to Sheila Dillon on the 20th anniversary of 'The Naked Chef' Part I
Published on Sunday, 18th August 2019.
Comedian George Egg considers how food became more than comedy's slapstick sidekick.
Published on Sunday, 11th August 2019.
Dan Saladino tells the story of food grower Esiah Levy who shared seeds and changed lives.
Published on Sunday, 4th August 2019.
Sheila joins a group of grilling gurus to address listeners’ barbecue queries
Published on Sunday, 28th July 2019.
Sheila Dillon meets grannies and grandchildren whose family dishes stand the test of time.
Published on Sunday, 21st July 2019.
Dan Saladino takes part in a gruelling food study aimed at predicting his optimum diet.
Published on Sunday, 14th July 2019.
Dan Saladino discovers what we can learn about food - from playing video games.
Published on Sunday, 7th July 2019.
Netflix chef Samin Nosrat shares her life through food with Sheila Dillon.
Published on Sunday, 30th June 2019.
One of the world's great chefs, Magnus Nilsson, takes Dan Saladino on a Nordic baking tour
Published on Sunday, 23rd June 2019.
The winners of the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2019 are revealed in Bristol. Part II
Published on Sunday, 16th June 2019.
The winners of the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2019 are revealed in Bristol - Part I
Dan Saladino selects ten of the remaining food and drink ideas from the 2019 Foods Awards.
Published on Monday, 10th June 2019.
Yasmin Khan and comedian Tez Ilyas talk food and fasting in Ramadan 2019
Published on Sunday, 2nd June 2019.
How food education can deliver much more than just practical skills
Published on Sunday, 26th May 2019.
Dan Saladino is on a beach for a Robinson Crusoe experience. Can he survive on wild food?
Published on Sunday, 19th May 2019.
Angela Hartnett meets finalists for Best Food Producer in the BBC Food & Farming Awards 19
Published on Sunday, 12th May 2019.
Sheila Dillon talks to John Timpson about the future of our high streets.
Published on Sunday, 5th May 2019.
Sheila Dillon considers the role of food assurance schemes in the UK today.
Published on Sunday, 28th April 2019.
Dan Saladino meets the scientists working on the future of a truly global food, the banana
Published on Sunday, 21st April 2019.
Can you reinvent a food culture? Dan Saladino meets a man who did, Denmark's Claus Meyer.
Published on Monday, 15th April 2019.
Could tipping be too slapdash and subjective for an ever more calculated modern world?
Published on Monday, 8th April 2019.
Sheila Dillon hears the stories of pies and the people whose lives were changed by them.
Published on Sunday, 31st March 2019.
Robot chefs are working in burger joints and pizzerias. Will they be in our homes next?
Published on Sunday, 24th March 2019.
Dan Saladino travels from Brixham to Tokyo in search of the endangered bluefin tuna.
Published on Sunday, 17th March 2019.
Chef Romy Gill joins a 1000-strong army of volunteers serving food to people in need.
Published on Sunday, 10th March 2019.
The story of how cannabis without the high has become one of the biggest buzzwords in food
Published on Monday, 4th March 2019.
Dan Saladino looks at our long and tangled relationship with a much-loved food, spaghetti.
Published on Monday, 25th February 2019.
Sheila Dillon asks whether we should avoid buying foods containing palm oil.
Published on Sunday, 17th February 2019.
Sheila Dillon asks whey there aren't more women chefs in our South Asian restaurants.
Published on Sunday, 10th February 2019.
Voices for change in the food system from across the UK launch a search for new talent.
Published on Sunday, 3rd February 2019.
From 'preppers' to big brands, Dan Saladino gathers thoughts on a no-deal Brexit and food.
Published on Sunday, 27th January 2019.
Food writer Rachel McCormack explores deep fried cuisine throughout Europe
Published on Sunday, 20th January 2019.
Gerard Baker finds out how Falkland Islanders meet the challenge of eating a varied diet.
Published on Sunday, 13th January 2019.
Posh nosh for pooches is becoming big business - but is it in our dogs' best interests?
Published on Monday, 7th January 2019.
The story of the drinks going from strength to low strength and shaking up pubs and bars
Published on Sunday, 30th December 2018.
You're invited to dinner with Nigella as she shares the memories and flavours of her life.
Published on Tuesday, 25th December 2018.
Charlotte Smith puts down her Kit Kat to ask what the future holds for chocolate
Published on Sunday, 16th December 2018.
Rachel Roddy and Sheila Dillon share their love of sweet chestnuts.
Published on Sunday, 9th December 2018.
Sheila Dillon, Chetna Makan, Tom Tivnan and Kate Young discuss the cookbooks of 2018.
Published on Sunday, 2nd December 2018.
Sheila Dillon and a group of food, diet and medical experts discuss food and lifestyle.
Published on Sunday, 25th November 2018.
Carbohydrates - friend or foe?
Published on Sunday, 18th November 2018.
Genevieve Taylor tells the story of the forgotten Cambodian food being rediscovered today.
Published on Monday, 12th November 2018.
How Instagram changed food.
Published on Tuesday, 6th November 2018.
Bee Wilson asks whether food labelling needs to change to protect allergy sufferers.
Published on Sunday, 28th October 2018.
Susie Barrie joins the harvest at the end of a landmark growing season for homegrown wine.
Published on Sunday, 21st October 2018.
A brewer's guide to modern cider.
Published on Sunday, 14th October 2018.
It’s freshers' week, and The Food Programme wants to know what students are eating!
Published on Sunday, 7th October 2018.
Meat-free meat is on the up, but what is it? Vegan cook Rachel Ama investigates
Published on Monday, 1st October 2018.
Stories of harvest from around the UK to celebrate the autumn equinox.
Published on Tuesday, 25th September 2018.
Rowley Leigh, 'godfather' of modern British cooking, tells his food story to Dan Saladino.
Published on Sunday, 16th September 2018.
Tim Hayward on the very latest in meat and fire.
Published on Tuesday, 11th September 2018.
Sheila Dillon investigates food labelling; what's on, what's not, and how we got here.
Published on Sunday, 2nd September 2018.
Dan Saladino and Polly Russell share seed stories from this year's Oxford Food Symposium.
Published on Sunday, 26th August 2018.
Sheila Dillon looks at how convenience mangoes have kept us from their true exotic flavour
Published on Sunday, 19th August 2018.
Sheila Dillon travels to Shetland.
Published on Sunday, 12th August 2018.
Harlem chef Marcus Samuelsson tells his food story, from Ethiopia and Sweden to New York.
Published on Sunday, 5th August 2018.
Dan Saladino speaks to chefs and scientists about the relationship between tunes and taste
Published on Sunday, 29th July 2018.
A rare voice of authenticity from the kitchen and one of our most important chefs.
Published on Sunday, 22nd July 2018.
Yasmin Khan charts the rise and fall of Birmingham's British-Pakistani Balti Triangle.
Published on Sunday, 15th July 2018.
Behind the scenes at the world's biggest cycling events, the race is on in the kitchen.
Published on Sunday, 8th July 2018.
Sheila Dillon's interview with Prof Louis Levy of Public Health England
Published on Tuesday, 3rd July 2018.
Sheila Dillon looks at the Eatwell Plate.
Published on Monday, 2nd July 2018.
A panel discussion about the future of restaurants presented by Grace Dent.
Published on Sunday, 24th June 2018.
Sheila Dillon presents the stories behind this year's Food and Farming Awards
Published on Tuesday, 19th June 2018.
Chefs, cooks and food writers gather to celebrate unsung food heroes.
Nigel Barden investigates the rapidly evolving world of street food in 2018.
Published on Monday, 11th June 2018.
Dan Saladino and drinks writer Pete Brown find out why Belgium beer is so influential.
Published on Sunday, 3rd June 2018.
Sheila Dillon explores how food is used around the country to transform lives.
Published on Friday, 1st June 2018.
Sheila Dillon shares food with people who have fled the war in Syria.
Published on Sunday, 20th May 2018.
Dan Saladino on how Japanese distillers managed to make some of the world's best whisky.
Published on Monday, 14th May 2018.
From Belfast via Barrow-in-Furness to Brighton. Sheila Dillon meets our 2018 finalists.
Published on Monday, 30th April 2018.
Sheila Dillon asks if there is a place for salt in our cooking and if all salts are equal.
Published on Sunday, 22nd April 2018.
Sheila Dillon explores food from the border to Belfast in a country on the brink of Brexit
Published on Sunday, 15th April 2018.
Dan Saladino looks behind the headlines of the newly introduced sugar tax.
Dan Saladino reports from the Parabere Forum, with five life-changing food stories.
Published on Sunday, 1st April 2018.
Meet the medical students and doctors who want more training on diet and nutrition.
Published on Sunday, 25th March 2018.
Dan Saladino and Nathan Myhrvold discuss one of the biggest bread projects ever undertaken
Published on Monday, 19th March 2018.
Food writer Zoe Adjonyoh wants you to think again about saying 'African food'.
Published on Sunday, 11th March 2018.
Dan Saladino meets the runners convinced low or no carbs is the way to peak performance.
Published on Friday, 9th March 2018.
Tim Hayward travels the UK to meet the people who champion rare breeds of British pigs.
Published on Sunday, 4th March 2018.
Sheila Dillon celebrates the power of food to comfort us in hard times.
Published on Sunday, 18th February 2018.
Sheila Dillon and Dan Saladino pay tribute to greengrocer extraordinaire Charlie Hicks.
Published on Sunday, 11th February 2018.
Meet some of the people behind an extraordinary cookbook compiled by BBC World Service.
Published on Sunday, 4th February 2018.
Yasmin Khan discovers the unexpected British story of her favourite spice, saffron.
Published on Sunday, 28th January 2018.
Dan Saladino looks at the ideas that could make a big impact on the future of our food.
Published on Sunday, 21st January 2018.
Rick Stein, Andi Oliver and Yotam Ottolenghi launch the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2018.
Published on Sunday, 14th January 2018.
Sheila Dillon explores porridge.
Published on Sunday, 7th January 2018.
Champagne sceptic Dan Saladino heads to the French region in search of mavericks of fizz.
Published on Sunday, 31st December 2017.
Sheila Dillon and very special guests share their favourite Xmas food and drink treats.
Published on Sunday, 24th December 2017.
Dan Saladino on the past, present and future of the world's most popular cheese, cheddar.
Published on Monday, 18th December 2017.
Sheila Dillon explores our national passion for crisps.
Published on Sunday, 10th December 2017.
Sheila Dillon and special guests look at the food, cookery and drink books of 2017.
Published on Sunday, 3rd December 2017.
Dan Saladino is at Food On The Edge, a gathering of people with great food stories to tell
Published on Monday, 27th November 2017.
Grace Dent finds out why so many young people are turning vegan.
Published on Sunday, 19th November 2017.
Sheila Dillon discovers how the spirit of Catalonia is reflected in their passion for food
Published on Monday, 13th November 2017.
Dan Saladino has a practical fermentation masterclass with writer and teacher Sandor Katz.
Published on Saturday, 4th November 2017.
Following years of reporting on UK chicken scandals, Dan Saladino looks at the latest.
Published on Monday, 30th October 2017.
Sheila Dillon explores the reality and the myth of eating as a family.
Published on Monday, 23rd October 2017.
Sheila Dillon talks to people who eat according to very strict rules.
Published on Monday, 16th October 2017.
Sheila Dillon finds out what happens when you eat with strangers.
Published on Monday, 9th October 2017.
Sheila Dillon explores the guilty pleasures of eating alone.
Published on Monday, 2nd October 2017.
Sheila Dillon presents the highlights of this year's awards with Giorgio Locatelli
Published on Tuesday, 26th September 2017.
Dan Saladino meets the Future Food finalists in the 2017 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Monday, 18th September 2017.
Dan Saladino travels into the Caucasus in search of zero-compromise natural wine makers.
Published on Monday, 11th September 2017.
Dan Saladino travels to a country now considered to be an undiscovered food gem, Georgia.
Published on Sunday, 3rd September 2017.
Sheila Dillon asks why dried and salted cod is still loved by cooks around the world.
Published on Sunday, 27th August 2017.
Dan Saladino investigates pressures on chefs and the darker side of the restaurant kitchen
Published on Monday, 21st August 2017.
Grace Dent discovers what has made Anthony Warner into the Angry Chef.
Published on Sunday, 13th August 2017.
Jojo Tulloh, Adam Federman and Louise Gray introduce the food writing of Patience Gray.
Published on Sunday, 6th August 2017.
Sheila Dillon, Cerys Matthews and friends go camping to celebrate food in the outdoors.
Published on Sunday, 30th July 2017.
Sheila Dillon is on a trip through crisis hit Greece to meet people making a life in food.
Published on Sunday, 23rd July 2017.
Dan Saladino heads to Tennessee to meet the fermentation teacher and writer Sandor Katz.
Published on Sunday, 16th July 2017.
Dan Saladino asks if hunter gatherers the Hadza tribe hold the key to our future health.
Published on Wednesday, 12th July 2017.
Dan Saladino eats with one of the last remaining hunter gatherer tribes, Tanzania's Hadza.
Published on Sunday, 2nd July 2017.
An update on cook Paula Wolfert and entrepreneur James Ashwell's food and dementia stories
Published on Sunday, 25th June 2017.
Sheila Dillon meets pioneering chef and food writer Alastair Little.
Published on Sunday, 18th June 2017.
Beer sommelier Jane Peyton wants to persuade Sheila Dillon to drink beer made by women.
Published on Sunday, 11th June 2017.
Confederacy of Dunces to Absolute Beginners, Dan Saladino looks at food in cult fiction.
Published on Monday, 5th June 2017.
Sheila Dillon investigates the culinary use and the latest medical findings on turmeric.
Published on Sunday, 28th May 2017.
Sheila Dillon on the humble mac'n'cheese, a dish that crosses culture and classes.
Published on Sunday, 21st May 2017.
Jeremiah Tower changed the idea of what a chef could be. Dan Saladino tells his story.
Published on Monday, 15th May 2017.
Culinary herb pioneer Jekka McVicar shares her life through food with Sheila Dillon.
Published on Monday, 8th May 2017.
Is lamb in a stew? SORTEDfood help understand why millennials aren't cooking with lamb.
Published on Sunday, 30th April 2017.
Sheila Dillon on how the potato changed the world, and might shape our food future.
Published on Sunday, 23rd April 2017.
Dan Saladino meets a woman who believes Venezuela's escape from crisis rests on chocolate.
Published on Tuesday, 18th April 2017.
Venezuela is seeing its worst crisis in living memory. Dan Saladino tells the food story.
Published on Monday, 10th April 2017.
Tim Hayward wants you to cook with blood. Surely it's not as scary as it sounds?...
Published on Tuesday, 4th April 2017.
Dan Saladino meets influential US chef Dan Barber, in the UK on a food 'waste' mission.
Published on Sunday, 26th March 2017.
The finalists of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2017 are revealed.
Published on Monday, 20th March 2017.
Do we pay enough for tea? Dan Saladino continues his look at our love affair with the leaf
Published on Monday, 13th March 2017.
Dan Saladino investigates tea's past, present and future and explores our changing tastes.
Published on Monday, 6th March 2017.
How a 50-year-old food and farming project has helped rid Thailand of illegal opium.
Published on Sunday, 26th February 2017.
In the time taken for your average midday meal, Sheila Dillon unpacks the future of lunch.
Published on Sunday, 19th February 2017.
Sheila Dillon steps into a vivid, flavour-filled and surprising world of citrus.
Published on Sunday, 12th February 2017.
Dan Saladino finds out how one dish, gumbo, can reveal centuries of American history.
Published on Monday, 6th February 2017.
Legendary New Orleans cook Leah Chase tells her story of seven decades in the kitchen.
Published on Monday, 30th January 2017.
Sheila Dillon returns to her food roots, taking a road trip through Lancashire.
Published on Thursday, 26th January 2017.
Giorgio Locatelli launches 2017's 'Oscars' of food and in 2017, the search goes global.
Published on Sunday, 15th January 2017.
Sheila Dillon explores the thriving new food culture of Northern Ireland.
Published on Sunday, 8th January 2017.
Sheila Dillon explores how food binds together the rural Scottish community of Loch Fyne.
Published on Sunday, 1st January 2017.
Sheila Dillon explores the Wild Boar Feast, an ancient Christmas tradition.
Published on Sunday, 25th December 2016.
Sheila Dillon takes an irreverent look at baking and the history of cake.
Published on Tuesday, 20th December 2016.
Dan Saladino finds out what the future holds for cheese, including the role of raw milk.
Published on Monday, 12th December 2016.
A female takeover. Sheila Dillon speaks to ten women chefs coming together to fight hunger
Published on Monday, 5th December 2016.
Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on the year's food books, including works by new writers.
Published on Monday, 28th November 2016.
Sheila Dillon heads to Galloway on a wild spice challenge set by forager Mark Williams.
Published on Monday, 21st November 2016.
Spain's Basque region exerts a powerful influence on global cuisine Dan Saladino asks why.
Published on Monday, 14th November 2016.
How will British chef Gavin Chun and his team fare at the Olympics of Chinese Food?
Published on Monday, 7th November 2016.
Sheila Dillon and special guests discover a delicious world of pumpkins and winter squash.
Published on Tuesday, 1st November 2016.
From ancient Egyptian bread to Native American food, Dan Saladino reports from Terra Madre
Published on Monday, 24th October 2016.
A former child soldier from Sierra Leone tells Dan Saladino how food provided redemption.
Published on Monday, 17th October 2016.
Sheila Dillon in conversation with Pete Brown on magic, mystery and Britishness of apples.
Published on Sunday, 9th October 2016.
Dementia turns lives upside down, but where does food fit? Sheila Dillon investigates.
Published on Monday, 3rd October 2016.
Dan Saladino updates how Syrians are managing to eat amidst ongoing conflict.
Published on Wednesday, 28th September 2016.
The story of Charles Green, Shackleton's chef who kept the men of the Endurance alive.
Published on Sunday, 18th September 2016.
Food stylist Genevieve Taylor reveals how she created elaborate feasts for Poldark.
Published on Monday, 12th September 2016.
Dan Saladino, longtime espresso-drinker, journeys into coffee's past, present and future.
Published on Tuesday, 6th September 2016.
Why whisky is moving from its traditional roots and has a few surprises in store.
Published on Monday, 29th August 2016.
Aperitif - A curiosity of our Mediterranean holidays? Or are they having a British moment?
Published on Sunday, 21st August 2016.
Beer writer Roger Protz - from reviving real ale to the rise of the microbrewers.
Published on Monday, 15th August 2016.
Why the global future of strawberry production is hanging by a tendril.
Published on Sunday, 7th August 2016.
Sheila Dillon discusses pulses with Sanjay Kumar, Jenny Chandler and Nick Saltmarsh.
Published on Monday, 1st August 2016.
With a growing array of oils on sale, Sheila Dillon cuts through the latest thinking.
Published on Friday, 29th July 2016.
From White House food to the Pope's favourite dessert, Dan Saladino on kitchens of power.
Dan Saladino travels on a new road in Albania that leads to an undiscovered cheese world.
Published on Monday, 18th July 2016.
Sheila Dillon investigates why schools are struggling to provide infant free school meals.
Published on Sunday, 10th July 2016.
Dan Saladino outlines the big food issues the UK faces because of the vote for Brexit.
Published on Monday, 4th July 2016.
Dan Saladino's further adventures into the world of food and the gut microbiome.
Published on Monday, 27th June 2016.
Dan Saladino tells a story of food, survival and fishing from the remote Faroe Islands.
Published on Monday, 20th June 2016.
Dan Saladino discovers the gut microbiome, to find that food will never be the same again.
Published on Monday, 13th June 2016.
Historian Polly Russell and an archive with a century-long story to tell about UK food.
Published on Sunday, 5th June 2016.
Diana Henry continues to share her favourite readings from food writers who inspire her.
Published on Tuesday, 24th May 2016.
Yotam Ottolenghi and Sheila Dillon meet the BBC Food & Farming Awards' Best Food Producer.
Published on Friday, 13th May 2016.
Yotam Ottolenghi and Sheila Dillon meet BBC Food and Farming Awards's best food producers.
Published on Friday, 6th May 2016.
Sheila Dillon presents the 2016 BBC Food & Farming Awards in this extended online special
Published on Thursday, 5th May 2016.
Sheila Dillon and Genevive Taylor explore why Bristol has such a strong food scene.
Published on Sunday, 24th April 2016.
Food in the most extreme cooking environment, space. Dan Saladino tries menus for Mars.
Published on Monday, 18th April 2016.
Sheila Dillon explores how food is planned and cooked for up to three months under the sea
Published on Monday, 11th April 2016.
What does it take to be a chef in the frozen South, the wildest place on Earth?
Published on Sunday, 3rd April 2016.
Dan Saladino hears how inspiring food projects from the Mad Symposium have spread globally
Published on Thursday, 24th March 2016.
Dan Saladino charts the rise, fall and rise of traditional Neapolitan pizza.
Published on Monday, 21st March 2016.
Sheila Dillon discovers why fermentation is the catalyst for a delicious revolution.
Published on Monday, 14th March 2016.
Sheila Dillon unveils the list of the 2016 BBC Food and Farming Awards finalists.
Sheila Dillon can't stand sake... but she is about to have a revelation.
Published on Monday, 7th March 2016.
Dan Saladino explores the fierce debate over how 1.2bn people will be fed in the future.
Published on Monday, 29th February 2016.
Sheila Dillon, author Bee Wilson and guests discuss how food habits can be changed.
Published on Monday, 15th February 2016.
Ultra-marathon champ Scott Jurek tells Dan Saladino how to eat vegan and run 100 miles.
Published on Thursday, 11th February 2016.
Dan Saladino meets the people working to improve the food future of Newcastle.
Published on Thursday, 4th February 2016.
Sheila Dillon finds out how waves of migration have shaped Cardiff's vibrant food scene.
Published on Monday, 25th January 2016.
Leeds is a city on the rise when it comes to food and drink. Dan Saladino finds out why.
Published on Sunday, 17th January 2016.
Sheila Dillon and this year's judging team launch the 2016 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Sunday, 10th January 2016.
How important is diet to running performance? Dan Saladino looks at, and tries, new ideas.
Published on Monday, 4th January 2016.
Yotam Ottolenghi shares his life through food with Sheila Dillon.
Published on Monday, 28th December 2015.
Tim Hayward discovers the secret underground culture of 'dirty trifle'.
Published on Sunday, 20th December 2015.
Cheese educator and campaigner Juliet Harbutt shares her life in food with Sheila Dillon.
Published on Tuesday, 15th December 2015.
With two new food museums in London and New York, Sheila Dillon asks how to exhibit food.
Published on Sunday, 6th December 2015.
Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on a year of cookery books and food writing.
Published on Tuesday, 1st December 2015.
The changing story of the world's Chinatowns. Dan Saladino looks at the biggest and best.
Published on Monday, 23rd November 2015.
How did the scotch egg rise from humble bar snack to a chef's favourite? Joe Warwick knows
Published on Sunday, 15th November 2015.
The Northern Irish farmer's daughter who changed food writing in France for good.
Published on Sunday, 8th November 2015.
Sheila Dillon discovers the secrets of that misunderstood and overlooked fruit: the pear.
Published on Sunday, 25th October 2015.
Do we take cows' milk for granted? Sheila Dillon asks if we need a reintroduction to it.
Published on Sunday, 18th October 2015.
Dan Saladino tells the story of a bird at the centre of human civilisation, the chicken.
Published on Monday, 12th October 2015.
Dan Saladino on whether bitterness is disappearing from our food, and why it matters.
Published on Monday, 5th October 2015.
From losing daily bread to an ancient food culture - what conflict has meant for Syrians.
Published on Sunday, 27th September 2015.
Dan Saladino revisits highlights from our regular mini-series of endangered world foods.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd September 2015.
Diana Henry hosts a jam-making 'canning party'.
Published on Tuesday, 15th September 2015.
Dan Saladino learns how farms confiscated from Sicily's mafia are providing food and wine.
Published on Monday, 7th September 2015.
Ella McSweeney meets Wendell Berry - the farmer, author and campaigner who inspired her.
Published on Tuesday, 1st September 2015.
Sicilian food expert Mary Taylor Simeti reveals the island's food secrets to Dan Saladino.
Sheila Dillon speaks to her food hero, campaigner and writer Susan George.
Published on Monday, 17th August 2015.
Best-selling author Len Deighton talks with Tim Hayward about his incredible food story.
Published on Tuesday, 11th August 2015.
Dan Saladino explores how our changing taste in soft drinks is shaking up the big brands.
Published on Monday, 3rd August 2015.
Sheila Dillon visits the community bakery teaching Edinburgh to bake.
Published on Monday, 27th July 2015.
Sheila Dillon finds out how a fast food worker strike in the US is influencing the UK.
Published on Monday, 20th July 2015.
Sheila Dillon uncovers the new ways of drinking, selling and writing about wine.
Published on Monday, 13th July 2015.
Lunch to lights out in the mother of Parliaments, an insider's view of Westminster's food.
Published on Monday, 6th July 2015.
The incredible history of dining in Parliament. An insider's view of Westminster's food.
Published on Monday, 29th June 2015.
Sheila Dillon devours the delightful children's books that made us excited about food.
Published on Monday, 22nd June 2015.
Simon Hopkinson explains why he left the success of Bibendum's kitchen to write about food
Published on Monday, 15th June 2015.
Cook and food writer Simon Hopkinson shares his culinary life story with Sheila Dillon.
Dan Saladino explores one of the food world's most misunderstood words - barbecue.
Published on Thursday, 11th June 2015.
Sheila Dillon continues to talk to chef Rick Stein about his TV career and travels.
Published on Monday, 8th June 2015.
Sheila Dillon asks if seaweed can become a kitchen cupboard staple.
Published on Tuesday, 26th May 2015.
Cyrus Todiwala celebrates the role of spice in Britain's community, identity and taste.
Published on Sunday, 17th May 2015.
25 years after Jane Grigson's death, Sheila Dillon and special guests discuss her legacy.
Published on Monday, 11th May 2015.
Sheila Dillon looks back on 15 years of the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Monday, 4th May 2015.
Felicity Evans discusses the role of diet in diabetes.
Can UK school food be made better by learning from abroad? Sheila Dillon investigates.
Published on Monday, 20th April 2015.
Dan Saladino meets the people working to save foods and flavours at risk of extinction.
Published on Tuesday, 14th April 2015.
Sheila Dillon asks if the humble egg is breaking free of a once-tarnished reputation.
Published on Sunday, 5th April 2015.
Sheila Dillon asks what is still driving British people's love affair with sweets.
Published on Sunday, 29th March 2015.
Dan Saladino hears how three individuals are reimagining the potential of food waste.
Published on Sunday, 22nd March 2015.
Sheila Dillon reveals the finalists for the 2015 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Sunday, 15th March 2015.
Oysters are receiving renewed attention around the world. Dan Saladino explains why.
Published on Tuesday, 10th March 2015.
Sheila Dillon asks how food manufacturing has changed to create more 'natural' ingredients
Published on Sunday, 1st March 2015.
A restaurant run by prisoners becomes the most popular in Cardiff.
Published on Sunday, 22nd February 2015.
Sheila Dillon lifts the lid on powdered baby milk.
Published on Friday, 20th February 2015.
Tim Hayward asks why the British love soup and searches for the origins of brown Windsor.
Published on Sunday, 15th February 2015.
The UK's guilty secret? Sheila Dillon charts the 60-year shift from pot to ping.
Published on Monday, 9th February 2015.
Sheila Dillon uncovers the food stories of those away from home on Christmas.
Published on Monday, 2nd February 2015.
Dan Saladino discovers a global movement rethinking our most widely-grown food crop, wheat
Published on Sunday, 1st February 2015.
Sheila Dillon and guests discuss what a food market needs for success in 2015.
Published on Sunday, 18th January 2015.
Sheila Dillon and 2015's judging team open nominations for the BBC Food and Farming Awards
Published on Sunday, 11th January 2015.
Sheila Dillon is joined by Harold McGee to answer listeners' food queries.
Published on Sunday, 4th January 2015.
Sheila Dillon presents inspirational stories from The Food Programme in 2014.
Published on Sunday, 28th December 2014.
The story of one shop which is changing the way we think about food waste and food poverty
Published on Sunday, 14th December 2014.
Sheila Dillon presents a review of the most exciting cookbooks of 2014.
Published on Sunday, 7th December 2014.
In New York's south Bronx, Sheila Dillon finds out how food is transforming communities.
Published on Sunday, 30th November 2014.
Diana Henry provides a guide to an Eastern Christmas with Bee Wilson and Sally Butcher.
Published on Monday, 24th November 2014.
Terra Madre: Bringing the world together through food. Presented by Dan Saladino.
Published on Sunday, 16th November 2014.
Dan Saladino discovers a mysterious, surprising and delicious world of edible mushrooms.
Published on Monday, 10th November 2014.
Sheila Dillon talks to the publisher, writer and restaurateur Tom Jaine about his life.
Published on Sunday, 2nd November 2014.
Sheila Dillon looks at the state of play for female chefs in the professional kitchen.
Published on Sunday, 26th October 2014.
Harold McGee, the man who helped explain the science of the kitchen, tells his food story.
Published on Tuesday, 21st October 2014.
Sheila Dillon explores rabbit meat. Is it delicious or unjustifiable?
Published on Sunday, 19th October 2014.
Dan Saladino explores why we should all be demanding to eat older meat.
Published on Sunday, 5th October 2014.
As bee populations fall, Sheila Dillon asks if salvation may be found in city streets.
Published on Sunday, 28th September 2014.
From 'guerrilla gardener' Ron Finley to Soviet cooking, Dan Saladino reports from MAD 4.
Published on Monday, 22nd September 2014.
Sheila Dillon tells the story of teff, an ancient grain for modern times.
Published on Tuesday, 16th September 2014.
From Yorkshire pudding to tripe, the change in regional foods.
Published on Sunday, 7th September 2014.
Dan Saladino revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods, 40 years on.
Published on Sunday, 31st August 2014.
Dan Saladino revisits Derek Cooper's hunt for British regional foods, four decades on.
Published on Tuesday, 26th August 2014.
How to revolutionize your cooking, 1940s style. With Sheila Dillon.
Published on Sunday, 17th August 2014.
Sheila Dillon visits a salad business that employs ex-addicts.
Published on Sunday, 10th August 2014.
Is the poultry industry fit for purpose? Dan Saladino looks at how UK chicken is produced.
Published on Monday, 4th August 2014.
English and Welsh wines are on the up and up, as Sheila Dillon investigates.
Published on Sunday, 27th July 2014.
Dan Saladino reports on the increasingly complex world of salad leaves.
Published on Sunday, 20th July 2014.
Sheila Dillon hears how music and food have influenced each other over the past 400 years.
Published on Sunday, 13th July 2014.
Stefan Gates talks to teachers, kids and cooks about food and the curriculum.
Published on Sunday, 6th July 2014.
Dan Saladino meets a world authority on the food of Mexico, British-born Diana Kennedy.
Published on Monday, 30th June 2014.
Could sweeteners be the way for us to cut down on sugar but keep eating sweet treats?
Published on Sunday, 22nd June 2014.
Richard Johnson is in Charleston, South Carolina to see how a chef is reviving lost food.
Published on Sunday, 15th June 2014.
Tim Hayward looks at the tradition of monastic food production.
Published on Sunday, 8th June 2014.
Sheila Dillon takes a look at that most coveted of kitchen tools: the knife.
Published on Sunday, 1st June 2014.
Writer Andy Hamilton leads a wild journey foraging for plants to make incredible drinks.
Published on Sunday, 25th May 2014.
Sheila Dillon on the huge rise in farmed fish and the people trying to make it sustainable
Published on Monday, 19th May 2014.
Sheila Dillon talks to Ken Hom about his extraordinary life through food. Part two of two.
Published on Monday, 12th May 2014.
Sheila Dillon talks to Ken Hom about his extraordinary life through food. Part one of two.
Published on Sunday, 11th May 2014.
The story behind the Food and Farming Awards 2014.
Published on Sunday, 4th May 2014.
Tim Hayward on the evolution of Jamaican food in the UK with chefs and cooks in Bristol.
Published on Sunday, 27th April 2014.
A special tribute to the late Derek Cooper who started the food programme back in 1979.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd April 2014.
Sheila Dillon meets Northern Ireland's chefs and producers leading a food renaissance.
Published on Sunday, 13th April 2014.
Sheila Dillon looks at the controversial subject of raw milk.
Published on Sunday, 6th April 2014.
Dan Saladino meets the brewers transforming the flavours and styles of British beer.
Published on Sunday, 30th March 2014.
The rise & rise of the micro-bakery. How home baked bread became a business opportunity.
Published on Sunday, 23rd March 2014.
Sheila Dillon investigates the government's latest plans to improve food in the NHS.
Published on Sunday, 16th March 2014.
A rundown of who has made it through to the final stage of the BBC Food and Farming Awards
Published on Monday, 10th March 2014.
Did the horsemeat scandal really did halt the decline of the high street butchers?
Published on Sunday, 2nd March 2014.
Matthew Hill reports on the future of Fairtrade as the label marks its 20th anniversary.
Published on Sunday, 23rd February 2014.
From krill burgers to goat's blood, the intriguing diet of the BBC Natural History Unit.
Published on Sunday, 16th February 2014.
Claudia Roden talks about her life, cooking and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food.
Published on Sunday, 9th February 2014.
The ready meal after horsemeat, why it was good news for chilled but a problem for frozen.
Published on Tuesday, 4th February 2014.
Sheila Dillon finds out why humble Greek yogurt triggered a worldwide food craze.
Published on Sunday, 26th January 2014.
Sheila Dillon hears the latest on the role of food in the future of the British pub.
Published on Sunday, 19th January 2014.
Sheila Dillon revisits the inspirational caterers from the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Sunday, 12th January 2014.
Sheila Dillon, Richard Corrigan and Valentine Warner launch the BBC Food & Farming Awards.
Published on Sunday, 5th January 2014.
Sheila Dillon explores a renaissance in the great British fish and chip shop.
Published on Friday, 3rd January 2014.
Sheila Dillon and Tim Hayward on the legacy of Elizabeth David, 100 years after her birth.
Published on Sunday, 29th December 2013.
For Nigel Slater, nutmeg is 'the scent of Christmas', but Sheila Dillon needs convincing.
Published on Sunday, 22nd December 2013.
Lesley Steinitz explains the pioneering story of Bovril - a very beefy love affair.
Published on Sunday, 8th December 2013.
Californian chef and campaigner Alice Waters shares her food story with Sheila Dillon.
Published on Sunday, 1st December 2013.
Ahead of the Christmas shopping season, a review of 2013's best and worst cook books.
Published on Wednesday, 27th November 2013.
Sheila Dillon investigates the impact of PGI status on Grimsby traditional smoked fish.
Published on Monday, 18th November 2013.
The incredible story of one farmer who is trying to change the way we produce our food.
Published on Sunday, 10th November 2013.
Sheila Dillon asks why no one has been prosecuted following on from the horsemeat scandal.
Published on Tuesday, 5th November 2013.
With an abundance of different restaurant reviews, Sheila Dillon asks who we can trust.
Published on Monday, 28th October 2013.
Drinks writer Pete Brown explains why bottles of cider should be on the UK's dinner tables
Published on Monday, 21st October 2013.
Can there really be only 60 hop farmers left in the UK? Miles Warde finds out.
Published on Sunday, 13th October 2013.
Sheila Dillon meets a new generation of cooks using slow and pressure cookers.
Published on Monday, 7th October 2013.
Sheila Dillon investigates the new School Food Plan and asks if it can make real change.
Published on Monday, 30th September 2013.
How two women, Myrtle and Darina Allen, revolutionised food in Ireland with their cooking.
Published on Sunday, 22nd September 2013.
Hardeep Singh Kohli discovers the new breed of non-alcoholic bars.
Published on Monday, 16th September 2013.
Can street food change the world? Richard Johnson on new ideas unfolding around the world.
Published on Sunday, 8th September 2013.
Tim Hayward meets the people taking ambitious food production into their own hands.
Published on Monday, 2nd September 2013.
Hardeep Singh Kohli's personal plea to the nation to reflect on a food of wonder: bacon.
Published on Sunday, 25th August 2013.
Dan Saladino looks at how food has increasingly become a big ingredient in crime fiction.
Published on Sunday, 18th August 2013.
How cooks from 12 countries gathered to share food and music on stage at Womad.
Published on Sunday, 11th August 2013.
Sheila Dillon asks why the future of the UK's most popular fruit, the banana, is uncertain
Published on Monday, 5th August 2013.
Sheila Dillon meets the cooks who've specialised in making great food on very low incomes.
Published on Sunday, 28th July 2013.
How a new generation is rethinking and embracing a meat and dairy free diet.
Published on Sunday, 21st July 2013.
Magnus Nilsson and Valentine Warner fish the lakes of Sweden's Jamtland for wild trout.
Published on Sunday, 14th July 2013.
Valentine Warner and chef Magnus Nilsson swap food stories. In part one, British wild boar
Published on Sunday, 7th July 2013.
Sheila Dillon meets a new generation of producers making butter special again.
Published on Sunday, 30th June 2013.
A look at the award winners who leaving high flying careers to follow their food passions.
Published on Sunday, 23rd June 2013.
The story of Mott Green, Grenadian cocoa farmer, who tried to change the chocolate world.
Published on Sunday, 16th June 2013.
Sheila Dillon explores how bereavement can change our relationship with food.
Published on Sunday, 9th June 2013.
Sheila Dillon speaks to Michael Pollan on the craft, science and pleasures of cooking.
Published on Tuesday, 4th June 2013.
Sheila Dillon finds out why the debate about the role of sugar in our lives is hotting up.
Published on Tuesday, 28th May 2013.
Sheila Dillon asks if food and nutrition should have a bigger role in treating cancer.
Published on Sunday, 19th May 2013.
Sheila Dillon speaks to world-renowned wine writer and critic Jancis Robinson.
Published on Thursday, 16th May 2013.
Inside one kitchen, 13 strangers from all over Europe share food and stories.
Published on Sunday, 5th May 2013.
Charles Campion reveals the secrets of great black pudding at the 'world championships'.
Published on Tuesday, 30th April 2013.
Sheila Dillon goes trucking and finds out what it's like to work, live and eat on the road
Published on Sunday, 21st April 2013.
Tim Hayward bites into Britain's growing chilli scene, from growers to expert eaters.
Published on Thursday, 18th April 2013.
Madhur Jaffrey, Indian cooking legend, returns to India and tells her food life story.
Published on Monday, 8th April 2013.
Sheila Dillon looks at the practice of fasting from a religious and medical perspective.
Published on Monday, 1st April 2013.
Tim Hayward asks if Britain can still hold its own in the competitive marmalade stakes.
Published on Monday, 25th March 2013.
How our sense of taste develops throughout our lifetimes and what happens when we lose it.
Published on Monday, 18th March 2013.
Sheila Dillon explores Africa's forest foods, emergency larder and source of flavour.
Published on Monday, 11th March 2013.
Sheila Dillon asks if snacking is killing the tradition of three square meals a day.
Published on Monday, 25th February 2013.
Sheila Dillon explores a bulb which arouses strong feelings - and aromas - garlic.
Published on Wednesday, 20th February 2013.
Sheila Dillon investigates the food lives of people surviving on the basic state pension.
Published on Friday, 15th February 2013.
Sheila Dillon reports on the latest developments in the horsemeat scandal.
Published on Monday, 11th February 2013.
Sheila Dillon with an exclusive food interview with former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney.
Published on Monday, 28th January 2013.
Sheila Dillon investigates the horsemeat burger scandal affecting food in Ireland and UK.
Published on Monday, 21st January 2013.
Sheila Dillon asks if warning signs on food labels can change the way we eat.
Published on Monday, 14th January 2013.
Sheila Dillon presents a special New Year show, with food stories from aroiund the world.
Published on Friday, 4th January 2013.
Dan Saladino explores the cocktail, from 18th century punch to new flavours in the USA.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd January 2013.
Sheila Dillon hears from leading chefs and writers on their necessary Christmas pleasures.
Published on Sunday, 23rd December 2012.
Sheila Dillon discovers surprising stories behind humble British vegetables.
Published on Monday, 17th December 2012.
Sheila Dillon looks at the role food plays in different faiths.
Published on Monday, 10th December 2012.
Chef Arthur Potts-Dawson tells the story behind the BBC Food and Farming Awards menu.
Published on Monday, 3rd December 2012.
Tom Parker Bowles discovers the joys of the gourmet hot dog.
Published on Monday, 26th November 2012.
Sheila Dillon meets finalists in the Food and Farming Awards offering ideas for the future
Published on Sunday, 25th November 2012.
Valentine Warner and Charles Campion eat with the Food Award's 'Best Takeaway' finalists.
Published on Tuesday, 13th November 2012.
Tim Hayward learns to love lard, discussing our complicated relationship with animal fat.
Published on Monday, 5th November 2012.
John Inverdale on the way football is changing the relationship between food and sport.
Published on Monday, 29th October 2012.
Tim Hayward discovers the future of the domestic oven, with the help of Mary Berry.
Published on Monday, 22nd October 2012.
Tristram Stuart reports on the latest ideas to tackle our growing mountains of food waste.
Published on Monday, 15th October 2012.
Sheila Dillon finds out why new British blue cheeses are pushing their way into the market
Published on Tuesday, 9th October 2012.
Food writer Valentine Warner reveals this year's line-up of best food and drinks producers
Published on Monday, 1st October 2012.
Tom Parker Bowles looks at the cinema eating experience.
Published on Sunday, 23rd September 2012.
Sheila Dillon finds out why sourdough bread is undergoing a major revival.
Published on Sunday, 16th September 2012.
How Australia, built on bulk exports of cheese and meat, became a gastronomic leader.
Published on Monday, 10th September 2012.
Sheila Dillon explores a food story of decline and revival - British mustard.
Published on Friday, 7th September 2012.
Sheila Dillon looks at the modern vanilla trade and meets a young British vanilla grower.
Published on Wednesday, 29th August 2012.
Sheila Dillon embarks on a journey through the world of spices, starting with the clove.
Published on Monday, 20th August 2012.
Can changing our dining utensils change the flavour of food? Simon Parkes investigates.
Published on Monday, 13th August 2012.
How camping food can be much more than tinned food and bangers. Tim Hayward finds out.
Published on Monday, 6th August 2012.
Simon Parkes reports on the latest stories coming in for the Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Monday, 30th July 2012.
Can health secretary Andrew Lansley change Britain's bad eating habits?
Published on Monday, 23rd July 2012.
Nine-year-old blogger Martha Payne explains how she triggered a debate on school food.
Published on Monday, 16th July 2012.
Sheila Dillon and Henrietta Green ask if food is the key to reviving UK high streets.
Published on Monday, 9th July 2012.
Sheila Dillon investigates the future of the printed cookery book.
Published on Monday, 2nd July 2012.
Sheila Dillon meets Jan Matthews head of the UK's biggest catering job, London 2012.
Published on Monday, 25th June 2012.
Sheila Dillon launches the search for the winners of the 2012 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
Published on Monday, 18th June 2012.
Sheila Dillon explores the world of the modern British tomato. Has flavour made a return?
Published on Monday, 11th June 2012.
Simon Parkes reports on the latest trends in the wine industry.
Published on Monday, 4th June 2012.
Tim Hayward offers reflections on the past, present and future of the British breakfast.
Published on Sunday, 27th May 2012.
Tim Hayward on how the public and chefs fell back in love with the humble British pie.
Published on Monday, 21st May 2012.
What is the future for one of the world's most successful and controversial crops, soya?
Published on Monday, 14th May 2012.
Nutritious, tasty but overlooked, Sheila Dillon asks if seaweed is the food of the future?
Published on Tuesday, 8th May 2012.
Sheila Dillon looks at changes to egg supplies following the EU's ban on battery cages.
Published on Monday, 30th April 2012.
Dan Saladino finds out why America's brewing scene is a growing influence on British beer.
Published on Monday, 23rd April 2012.
Sheila Dillon on an ancient, mysterious yet essential food-making process - fermentation.
Published on Monday, 16th April 2012.
Sheila Dillon looks at the spiritual and therapeutic value many place on bread making.
Published on Monday, 9th April 2012.
Simon Parkes delves into the fast-changing world of a British favourite, the biscuit.
Published on Monday, 2nd April 2012.
Tim Hayward explores one of the most humble and complex of kitchen staples, stock.
Published on Monday, 26th March 2012.
Sheila Dillon investigates the rise in demand for 'free from' foods.
Published on Monday, 19th March 2012.
Richard Johnson reports from Japan on the impact of the Fukushima disaster on food.
Published on Monday, 12th March 2012.
Sheila Dillon and author Michael Pollan on the shifting sands of our global diet.
Published on Monday, 5th March 2012.
Who makes sure our food is safe and how? A report on Britain's food safety net.
Published on Monday, 27th February 2012.
Sheila Dillon looks at how people are clubbing together to buy budget and luxury food.
Published on Monday, 20th February 2012.
In these uncomfortable times, Sheila Dillon asks what role food plays in giving comfort.
Published on Monday, 13th February 2012.
Can a new wave of vegetarian chefs and food writers change mainstream cuisine?
Published on Monday, 6th February 2012.
Sheila Dillon explains why supplies of cocoa around the world are facing a tricky future.
Published on Monday, 30th January 2012.
A profile of the people coming up with radical ideas for food in the UK.
Published on Monday, 23rd January 2012.
Food and the Olympics. Guest presenter John Inverdale looks ahead to London 2012.
Published on Monday, 16th January 2012.
Sheila Dillon reports on the major developments in the big food stories of 2011.
Published on Monday, 9th January 2012.
Tim Hayward and the Food Quiz team juggle more food history, trivia and recipe knowledge.
Published on Sunday, 1st January 2012.
Tim Hayward presents a special food quiz edition recorded at the Abergavenny Food Festival
Published on Sunday, 25th December 2011.
Dan Saladino explores the past, present and future of the most British of drinks, gin.
Published on Monday, 19th December 2011.
Dan Saladino exlores how higher food prices are changing what we buy and how we eat.
Published on Monday, 12th December 2011.
Sheila Dillon discusses this year's winners in the Best Market category of the Food Awards
Published on Monday, 5th December 2011.
Sheila Dillon reports on the winners and finalists of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2011
Published on Monday, 28th November 2011.
Mark Bittman, chief food writer at the New York Times, meets three campaigning UK chefs.
Published on Monday, 21st November 2011.
Simon Parkes meets the people trying to come up with food ideas for the future.
Published on Monday, 14th November 2011.
Feeding a restaurant trend, Sheila Dillon investigates the world of commercial foragers.
Published on Monday, 7th November 2011.
A traditional cooking oil and a controversial food ingredient. What's up with palm oil?
Published on Monday, 31st October 2011.
Sheila Dillon asks if the calorie is an outdated way of controlling diet.
Published on Monday, 24th October 2011.
Sheila Dillon looks at some of the ingenious ways we have developed of preserving food.
Published on Monday, 17th October 2011.
Richard Johnson travels to Los Angeles, a city where many of the world's food trends begin
Published on Monday, 10th October 2011.
As tax on low-alcohol beer is cut, Sheila Dillon asks how problem drinking can be tackled.
Published on Monday, 3rd October 2011.
Sheila Dillon explores the issue of advertising junk food to children.
Published on Monday, 26th September 2011.
Sheila Dillon takes a look behind the scenes of the honey industry.
Published on Monday, 19th September 2011.
Simon Parkes reveals a Britain in which hunger and hard food choices are all too real.
Published on Monday, 12th September 2011.
The story and legacy of the maverick, self taught, legendary chef George Perry-Smith.
Published on Monday, 5th September 2011.
A special edition with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen looking at the history of kitchen design.
Published on Monday, 29th August 2011.
In a series on people who've changed the way we eat, The Food Programme profiles Pat Rance
Published on Monday, 22nd August 2011.
With Sheila Dillon. A look at Scotland's first ever national food policy.
Published on Monday, 15th August 2011.
Sheila Dillon looks at the life of Mario Cassandro, a man who re-invented the restaurant.
Published on Monday, 8th August 2011.
A global commodity, and now part of a food revival. Sheila Dillon on the wonders of yeast.
Published on Monday, 1st August 2011.
Sheila Dillon follows two schools as they attempt to transform the way their pupils eat.
Published on Monday, 25th July 2011.
Sheila Dillon investigates how emergency foods are made for disasters, droughts and wars.
Published on Monday, 18th July 2011.
Sheila Dillon investigates the issue of trans-fats in our food.
Published on Monday, 11th July 2011.
Sheila Dillon seeks out fish and cattle along the River Nith.
Published on Monday, 4th July 2011.
Food writer Tim Hayward investigates a new wave of food entrepreneurship.
Published on Monday, 27th June 2011.
Cornish chef Sanjay Kumar goes on a cooking mission to Italy to save the Cornish sardine.
Published on Monday, 20th June 2011.
Has the National Trust succeeded in becoming a major proponent of good food?
Published on Sunday, 12th June 2011.
Sheila Dillon looks at the hamburger and it how changed the world's attitudes to meat.
Published on Monday, 6th June 2011.
Sheila Dillon investigates whether the Great British food renaissance is over.
Published on Monday, 30th May 2011.
Sheila Dillon reveals the secrets behind some of the world's great vinegars.
Published on Monday, 23rd May 2011.
Coffee prices are at a 30 year high. Sheila Dillon traces the money along the supply chain
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat. Presented by Sheila Dillon.
Published on Monday, 9th May 2011.
Simon Parkes explores the connection between royal wedding banquets and British food.
Published on Monday, 2nd May 2011.
Featuring Sophie Herxheimer, an artist who collects and draws food stories.
Published on Monday, 25th April 2011.
Sheila Dillon charts the success of London's Borough Market and asks, 'Where now?'.
Published on Monday, 18th April 2011.
Sheila Dillon looks at the role of food businesses in combating the Sicilian mafia.
Published on Tuesday, 12th April 2011.
Sheila Dillon explores a food story behind the 150th anniversary of Italian unification.
Published on Tuesday, 5th April 2011.
Natural wine is the latest buzz in the wine world but what is it? Sheila Dillon finds out.
Published on Monday, 28th March 2011.
Frozen food has been a recession success, but can it muscle in on the premium market?
Published on Monday, 21st March 2011.
Food writer Tim Hayward goes in search of British charcuterie.
Published on Monday, 14th March 2011.
Simon Parkes reports from Japan on new ideas being developed for the future its food.
Published on Monday, 7th March 2011.
Sheila Dillon investigates the role malt plays in our drinks and diet.
Published on Monday, 28th February 2011.
Food and the coalition. Sheila Dillon interviews Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.
Published on Wednesday, 23rd February 2011.
What is milk? Sheila Dillon explores the familiar but constantly changing white stuff.
Published on Monday, 14th February 2011.
Sheila Dillon looks at the future of cooking and food preparation in the school curriculum
Published on Monday, 7th February 2011.
Sheila Dillon investigates some of the food stories behind Ireland's economic collapse.
Published on Monday, 31st January 2011.
Sheila Dillon investigates developing trends in the shellfish trade.
Published on Monday, 24th January 2011.
Angela Hartnett cooks a winter's feast from the 2010 Best Producer Finalists' ingredients.
Published on Monday, 17th January 2011.
Sheila Dillon hears from food lovers about their favourite kitchen gadgets.
Published on Monday, 10th January 2011.
Sheila Dillon discusses the legacy of Elizabeth David and reviews food writing in 2010.
Published on Monday, 3rd January 2011.
Panettone and chocolate logs: Sheila Dillon embraces our newer Christmas cake traditions.
Published on Monday, 20th December 2010.
Rene Redzepi, chef at the 'world's best restaurant' looks for food in Lapland and London.
Published on Friday, 17th December 2010.
Sheila Dillon explores the varieties of venison in butchers and supermarkets in the UK.
Published on Monday, 13th December 2010.
Simon Parkes looks at the latest trends in British street food and takeaway meals.
Published on Monday, 6th December 2010.
Distiller, brewer, or cider maker - Sheila Dillon reveals the Best Drinks Producer.
Published on Monday, 29th November 2010.
Sheila Dillon looks at new ideas for using food to save the British pub.
Published on Thursday, 25th November 2010.
Supermarket fruit wars - Sheila Dillon finds out if they cause pain for the producers.
Published on Monday, 15th November 2010.
Sheila Dillon hears from some of the world's disappearing food tribes.
Published on Monday, 8th November 2010.
Can we afford new standards in public food? Simon Parkes finds out.
Published on Monday, 1st November 2010.
What food do students have access to, what do they eat? Sheila Dillon investigates.
Published on Monday, 25th October 2010.
Sheila Dillon hears from the people attempting to revolutionise the sandwich.
Published on Monday, 18th October 2010.
Scagglethorpe Queening, Ribston Pippin, the Wass - in praise of a local apple tradition.
Published on Monday, 11th October 2010.
Sheila Dillon looks at some of the new developments in airline food.
Published on Monday, 4th October 2010.
Sheila Dillon looks behind the scenes of the world's largest and smallest pasta factories.
Published on Monday, 27th September 2010.
Sheila Dillon visits Northern Ireland where food is being used to drive economic growth.
Published on Monday, 20th September 2010.
Shelia Dillon explores the seemingly recession-proof ice cream market.
Published on Monday, 13th September 2010.
Chef Mark Hix travels to Transylvania to help revive its disappearing food traditions.
Published on Tuesday, 7th September 2010.
Food writer Richard Johnson is on a mission to revive the fortunes of the British kebab.
