Brendan O'Connor

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15,017 appearances 160 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

Brendan O'Connor’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 160 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 39.

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Like people remember, you were the rock star chef, the so-called on-front terrible of British cooking. matched

You were the youngest chef ever to win three Michelin stars. matched

You handed them back and gave up cooking. matched

So how are you? matched

What's your current phase of life like? matched

I matched

massive job. matched

Why did you take this on yourself at this stage of things? matched

When I started my career, matched

nests. matched

And you are clearly bringing to this the kind of mildly mad obsession you have brought to everything all your life, yes? matched

So you are still, and it's 10 years since we've spoken, I'd imagine, you are still reliving... matched

Your mother, who matched

away from you, died in front of you so cruelly, you're still in that loop, are you? matched

I don't want to matched

But are you ever actually, are you going to keep repeating the cycle? matched

Is it ever matched

work? matched

Or is it the repetition of the cycle that is? matched

Really, I'm almost disappointed to see that you've mellowed. matched

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