Borough Talks
Episodes
La Pepiá: The rise of the arepa
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Ferrer, founder of La Pepiá, joins Giulia Crouch to taste some of his stall’s Venezuelan salsas. They chat about sourcing produce from his fel...
Kolae: A love letter to southern Thailand
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Oliver, chef and co-owner of Thai bar and grill Kolae, joins Giulia Crouch to taste some the restaurant’s vibrantly flavoured dishes. They cha...
Bianca Mora: A journey to Emilia-Romagna
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ewa Weremij, owner of Bianca Mora, joins Giulia Crouch to taste products from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and chat about two-hour lunch breaks,...
Padella: The power of pasta
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Siadatan, chef-owner of Padella, joins Giulia Crouch to taste some of the restaurant’s signature dishes and chat about our universal love of pas...
The Colombian Coffee Company: The light and dark of coffee
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eduardo Florez, founder of The Colombian Coffee Company social enterprise, joins Giulia Crouch to taste some different beans and chat about the stunni...
Khanom Krok: A taste of Thailand
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Worawan Kamann, founder of both the Khanom Krok street food stand and Raya, Borough’s southeast Asian grocery, joins Giulia Crouch to share her sign...
School Food Matters: The drive for food education
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Slater, founder of the School Food Matters charity, joins Giulia Crouch to taste a soup recipe created by local children and chat about tran...
Padre: Secrets of the perfect taco
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Fitzgerald, founder of Padre, joins Giulia Crouch to share some of his street food stand’s signature dishes and chat about his life-changi...
Pâté Moi: The alchemy of mushroom pâté
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Flip Dunning, founder of Pâté Moi, joins Giulia Crouch to taste her famous mushroom pâté and chat about the strange alchemy of simple ingredients,...
Borough Wines: Christmas in a bottle
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Calvin Pearson, head of wine at Borough Wines, joins Giulia Crouch to taste a few of his favourite festive bottles and chat about perfect pairings wit...
Jumi Cheese and Mons Cheesemongers: The art of the cheeseboard
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coles Loomis of Jumi Cheese and Jon Thrupp of Mons Cheesemongers are two of Borough Market’s most engaging cheese experts. They join Giulia Crouch t...
Applebee’s: The fruits of the sea
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Applebee is part of the family that runs the Applebee’s Fish seafood restaurant. Raf Rundell is the manager of the Richard Haward’s Oysters s...
Date Sultan: The Sultan’s guide to dates
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Usman Shah of Date Sultan imports premium dates while using his company’s influence to improve the pay and conditions of workers in his supply ...
Borough Talks: Winter series
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Borough Talks returns with four more podcast episodes exploring the colourful produce and personalities of Borough Market. Host Giulia Crouch sits dow...
Food cultures of Asia
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the Borough Market Kitchen, Salina Khairunnisa of Joli shares the cuisine of Malaysia’s Peranakan community, while Urvesh Parvais of Gujarati Ras...
A bridge to southern Europe
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Crouch of The Parma Ham and Mozzarella Stand and Patrick Martinez of The Tinned Fish Market source spectacular products from Italy and the Iber...
Flavours of the Caribbean
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dawn Smith of Pimento Hill has been selling her handmade sauces, seasonings and jellies at Borough Market for 14 years. She sat down with Giulia Crouc...
Borough Talks: The life of a restaurateur
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Carter of Oma and Agora and Rob Dann of Bedales Wine Bar are long-time friends as well as the owners of neighbouring businesses at Borough Marke...
Borough Talks: A butcher's guide to barbecue
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Run by the McCourt family, Northfield Farm has traded at Borough since the 1990s, selling high-quality meat from its East Midlands farm. To kick off o...
Borough Talks: Niki Segnit
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following publication of a new volume of her acclaimed book The Flavour Thesaurus, best-selling author Niki Segnit joins Angela Clutton at Borough Mar...
Borough Talks: Regula Ysewijn
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Belgian food writer, photographer and TV star Regula Ysewijn talks to Anegla Clutton about her fascination with British history and culture, her stron...
Borough Talks: Alice Zaslavsky
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On a flying visit from Melbourne, the much-loved Australian food writer, broadcaster and self-proclaimed ‘vegelante’ Alice Zaslavsky joins Angela ...
Borough Talks: Pride Special
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Hill and Richard Dinwoodie of Utobeer and The Rake and drinks writer Emma Inch join Angela Clutton to discuss the shifting landscape of gay pubs,...
Borough Talks: Clare Finney
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Finney, author of Hungry Heart and a regular contributor to Borough Market, talks to Angela Clutton about the ties between food, love and human ...
Borough Talks: Plan Zheroes
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Clutton joins one of the regular surplus food collections run by Plan Zheroes and discovers how Borough Market produce that might otherwise go ...
Borough Talks: Food Waste Special
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chloë Stewart of nibs etc. and TikTok star Martyn Odell (Lagom Chef) join Angela Clutton to discuss the devastating impact of food waste and how, by ...
Borough Talks: Mallika Basu
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Food writer and culture, diversity & comms consultant Mallika Basu offers her insights into writing cookbooks, building a personal brand, ‘feedi...
Borough Talks: Henrietta Green
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary food writer and organiser Henrietta Green joins Angela Clutton to discuss her role in the dramatic rebirth of Borough Market in 1998, the al...
Borough Talks: Romy Gill
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Romy Gill, the British-Indian chef, food writer, broadcaster and author of the beautiful On The Himalayan Trail cookbook, joins Angela Clutton to disc...
Borough Talks: Frost Fair Special
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode looks back at the Frost Fairs – wild, spontaneous festivals that repeatedly erupted on the frozen River Thames. Mark Riddaway, ...
Borough Talks: Christmas Special with Jeremy Lee
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For our second Christmas podcast Angela is joined by Jeremy Lee, charismatic chef-proprietor of Quo Vadis and author of the hit cookbook Cooking. The ...
Borough Talks: Christmas Special with Melissa Hemsley
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the first of our special Christmas podcasts, the cookery writer and self-proclaimed ‘queen of leftovers’ Melissa Hemsley wanders around the Ma...
Borough Talks: How to write a cookbook
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Creating a complex cookbook like Borough Market: The Knowledge is an epic undertaking, requiring the input of lots of people with a diverse range of s...
Borough Talks: Itamar Srulovich interviews Angela Clutton
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The tables are turned in our latest podcast, as regular Borough Talks host Angela Clutton finds herself in the hotseat being interviewed by Itamar Sru...
Borough Talks: Karaway Bakery, Hook & Son and JUMA (S5 E8)
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our new book, Borough Market: The Knowledge, is published on 27th October. Written by Borough Talks host Angela Clutton, it explores how the specialis...
Borough Talks: Cynthia Shanmugalingam (S5 S7)
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, Cynthia’s debut cookbook Rambutan made a huge splash, thanks to the vibrancy of her recipes and writing. In October, her restaura...
Borough Talks: Cemal Ezel (S5 S6)
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Change Please is a social enterprise that provides homeless people with the skills, equipment and support required to become fully fledged baristas, s...
Borough Talks: Sheila Dillon & Alex Renton (S5 S5)
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For over 20 years Sheila Dillon has been one of the lead voices of The Food Programme on BBC Radio 4. In the latest Borough Talks podcast, she talks t...
Borough Talks: Sam Wallace (S5 E4)
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode of Borough Talks for World Bee Day, hosted by Angela Clutton, in conversation with Sam Wallace of From Field and Flower. Sam and her...
Borough Talks: Georgina Hayden (S5 E3)
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Angela Clutton in conversation with award-winning food writer Georgina Hayden. Georgina talks about the influence her Cypriot heritage has o...
Borough Talks: Ravneet Gill (S5 E2)
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Angela Clutton in conversation with Ravneet Gill.There's not much, it seems, Ravneet Gill hasn't conquered: a pastry chef for over eight yea...
Borough Talks: IWD with Clare Finney & Chantelle Nicolson
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode of Borough Talks for International Women's Day 2022, hosted by Angela Clutton.Food journalist Clare Finney - author of The Female Ch...
Borough Talks: Charles Tebbutt (S5 E1)
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Angela Clutton in conversation with Market trader, Charles Tebbutt of Food & Forest.Charles is committed to supporting and spreading the...
Borough Talks: Claudia Roden (S4 E3)
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Angela Clutton in conversation with much-adored food writer, Claudia Roden CBE, credited with revolutionising Western attitudes to Middle Ea...
Borough Talks: Phil Juma (S4 E2)
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Angela Clutton in conversation with Phil Juma – self-taught British-Iraqi chef, bringing traditional Iraqi cuisine to Borough.Discussing t...
Borough Talks: Dan Saladino (S4 E1)
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Angela Clutton in conversation with Dan Saladino, of BBC’s The Food Programme, discussing his latest book, Eating to Extinction - The Worl...
Borough Talks: Honey & Co (S3 E4)
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The award-winning Honeys – Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich – join Borough Talks to share a culinary journey filled with flavour and fi...
Borough Talks: the meat debate (S3 E3)
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Veganism is often portrayed as being good for planetary and personal health – the implication being that meat production and consumption is, therefo...
Borough Talks: food and travel (S3 E2)
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Food offers a unique insight into community and culture. One of the joys of international travel is discovering a region through its food – not just...
Borough Talks: How the pandemic is shaping our food future (S3 E1)
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last year brought about huge changes in how we get and consume our food. As we begin to emerge from the pandemic, join our panel to consider the possi...
Mark Riddaway and Ed Smith in conversation: Edible Histories
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Riddaway, author of the Borough Market: Edible Histories, joins Ed Smith, the man behind The Borough Market Cookbook, to explore the fascinating ...
Summer cooking with Olia Hercules and Elisabeth Luard (S2 E3)
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Olia Hercules and pioneering food writer Elisabeth Luard will be sharing the joys of looking to the seasons when shopping for food and cooking an...
Restaurants pivoting and adapting during COVID-19 with Ravinder Bhogal, Elizabeth Haigh and Jack Stein (S2 E2)
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three top restaurateurs – Ravinder Bhogal of Jikoni, Elizabeth Haigh of Borough Market's Mei Mei and Bā, and Jack Stein of Rick Stein Group – wil...
Comfort food with Sabrina Ghayour and John Whaite (S2 E1)
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The last few months have seen a surge in popularity of comfort foods – from old-school classics that come with a hit of nostalgia to mood-boosting i...
Borough Talks: Agricultural Bill (S1 E5)
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Britain’s food and farming future in the post-Brexit era are set to be defined by the Agriculture Bill which is currently making its way through par...
Kimberley Wilson: Food and mental health (S1 E4)
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberley Wilson: Food and mental health
Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley: Falastin, the food and stories of Palestine (S1 E3)
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sami Tammy and Tara Wigley: Falastin, the food and stories of Palestine
Yasmin Fahr, Rachel Roddy and Regula Ysewjin: a global city view on lockdown, food and community (S1 E2)
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yasmin Fahr, Rachel Roddy and Regula Ysewjin: a global city view on lockdown, food and community
Melissa Hemsley: global impact of food and sustainability in light of COVID-19 (S1 E1)
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Hemsley: global impact of food and sustainability in light of COVID-19