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What does a Michelin-trained chef actually buy at the supermarket?

Not what you'd expect.

And that's kind of the point, because Del Holland has spent 20 years in some of the top kitchens.

Michelin-star restaurants, private chef to wealthy clients, traveling the world.

She's cooked food most of us will never taste, the type of people most of us will never meet.

And then she walked away because she realized it was way more interesting to bring that level of food fun back to the real world where we kind of have to worry about real things like

How much it all costs.

Because here's what nobody tells you about the cost of living squeeze.

It's not just that food is expensive.

It's that most of us are told over and over that we have to choose between making food that tastes good and food we can afford.

Whereas a few tricks can mean you get the good life for less.

Del's trademark trick is spending 50 bucks at a supermarket and turning it into three dinners plus leftovers and still making sure it's the kind of food a professional chef is actually proud of.

So welcome to Making Sense.

It's the podcast for people who want financial freedom without giving up their coffee.

I'm Frances Cook, financial journalist and fellow financial freedom seeker who makes money simple for you.

Today, a Michelin-trained chef's insider secrets to saving money on your food.

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