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Sir Lenny Henry loves our seared scallop & tomato tagliatelle

24 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What career milestones does Sir Lenny Henry reflect on?

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55.993 - 72.206 Nick Grimshaw

Dish from Waitrose is a Cold Glass production. This podcast may contain some strong language and adult themes. Hello, welcome to Dish from Waitrose. I'm Nick Grimshaw.

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72.226 - 73.128 Angela Hartnett

And I'm Angela Hartnett.

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73.308 - 77.017 Nick Grimshaw

Hi, Angela Hartnett. Hello, Nicholas. How are you? I'm good, I'm good, I'm good.

Chapter 2: How did Lenny Henry's early experiences shape his comedy?

77.037 - 79.563 Nick Grimshaw

Sir Lenny Henry joins us on Dish today. I know.

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79.583 - 86.94 Angela Hartnett

Have you ever crossed paths with Lenny Henry? Years and years ago. Yeah. I think he did something for Gordon. I don't know what. Or maybe it was something for Comic Relief.

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86.92 - 100.973 Nick Grimshaw

Well, so Lenny is with us today to talk about a brand new stage show that he's doing. It's going to be touring across the country to celebrate five decades in the industry. He won a talent show called New Faces at the age of 16 in 1975.

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102.196 - 104.541 Angela Hartnett

That's incredible. Wow. Yeah.

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104.622 - 106.044 Nick Grimshaw

So Lenny's going to be here to talk about that.

Chapter 3: What cooking experiences did Lenny have while filming Chef!?

106.164 - 108.287 Nick Grimshaw

We also want to talk to him about playing Othello.

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108.608 - 108.908 Angela Hartnett

Yes.

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109.068 - 114.235 Nick Grimshaw

We want to talk to him about Comet Relief, of course, and also 50 years in the industry.

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114.255 - 115.457 Angela Hartnett

It's quite incredible, really.

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115.477 - 121.025 Nick Grimshaw

It really is. So before we get Selenium, should we talk about the star ingredient of what we're going to cook for Lenny?

121.045 - 122.287 Angela Hartnett

Yeah, we're going to have scallops.

122.988 - 125.511 Nick Grimshaw

Oh. They don't look great uncooked, do they?

125.531 - 131.707 Angela Hartnett

They don't look great uncooked. They don't look great by themselves. No, no. And we're going to have those with a fantastic pasta dish.

132.148 - 132.389 Bruno Satin

Yes.

Chapter 4: What is the recipe for seared scallop & tomato tagliatelle?

136.32 - 157.53 Angela Hartnett

So, yeah, I think they're going to be delicious. And scallops are in season. They're pretty much all year round, to be fair. You can have them roasted or you can have them raw, like a carpaccio. People love them. They're slightly sweet scallops. So you like a little bit of citrus to counterbalance that. And I think something that goes really well with it is a really light curry seasoning.

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157.61 - 168.7 Angela Hartnett

Cauliflower goes well with them as well. Capers, all that sort of thing. Some people cook them in the shell and they do like caper butter with some garlic and pancetta. Peas go really well with scallops. They're very versatile.

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168.68 - 169.922 Nick Grimshaw

And just get them off the fish counter.

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169.962 - 171.544 Angela Hartnett

You can get them off the fish counter.

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Chapter 5: How does Lenny Henry describe his encounter with Prince?

171.564 - 187.408 Angela Hartnett

You know, they come in a shell. When they're super fresh, you slice the shell open and then you take them out. And you can use all the scallops. So you have the roe there, which is basically the orange muscle that's attached to the scallop. A lot of people might throw that away, but you can eat that. It's really delicious.

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187.748 - 190.873 Nick Grimshaw

How long do you reckon you cook in that big chunky scallop for?

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190.853 - 200.894 Angela Hartnett

Very small time, couple of minutes. You don't want them because the thing about scallops, they go rubbery. If you overcook them, you don't want them. So it's a very hot pan. Boom, boom, quick flash.

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201.315 - 203.56 Nick Grimshaw

That's it. Done. Well, thank you, Ange.

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Chapter 6: What insights does Lenny share about his role in Comic Relief?

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Well, let's get our guest in. Let's welcome Selenie Henry.

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210.597 - 213.541 Angela Hartnett

Hi, how are you?

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213.601 - 215.684 Sir Lenny Henry

How are you? Nice to meet you.

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216.005 - 226.74 Nick Grimshaw

I'm a fanboy. Oh, nice to meet you. We're fans. I'm a big fanboy. Nice things. Yeah, good. We're all right. Yeah, we're ready. I love what you've done with the place. Do you like it?

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Chapter 7: What are Lenny's thoughts on the importance of seasoning food?

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It's gorgeous. Do you love it? I love it. Come on in. We'll get you a drink and get you something to eat. Come sit, yeah. Now, Angela, we often joke, and it is a joke, about how long we've been doing Dish. Sometimes you're like, oh, I can't believe we've been doing it four years. When's it going to be over? Again, that's a joke. It's always a joke. And so we've been going on now over four years.

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250.018 - 265.832 Nick Grimshaw

And joining us today, a man who's been at the top of his game for over 50 years, an actor, writer, comedian, broadcaster, and certified inspiration, Selenie Henry, everybody. Come on. Yes.

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Chapter 8: How does Lenny Henry plan to continue his career in entertainment?

267.196 - 277.847 Angela Hartnett

Welcome, Selene. Thank you very much. How lucky you brought your audience with you. Yes. It's 15 people on the street. Get in here. We don't have to pay anything. Just get in. That's food. That's food. We feed them.

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277.887 - 281.01 Nick Grimshaw

We feed them. Welcome to Dish. It's really nice to be here.

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281.03 - 281.13 Sir Lenny Henry

Yeah.

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281.15 - 295.464 Nick Grimshaw

Thanks for coming. Who's those guys? It's really nice to be here. Thank you for coming on and congratulations on your new theatre show. My new theatre show. Yes, which is still at large, which, as I said, is celebrating your career. 50 years.

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295.824 - 318.014 Sir Lenny Henry

In showbiz. Yeah, it's not about my career, but it's also celebrating. When I grew up in Dudley in the West Midlands, we were, over there was Enoch Powell, the rivers of blood. And over there was Peter Griffiths, who sort of stormed an election with the phrase, if you want an N word for a neighbour, vote Labour. Sorry to bring you down. But I lived in the middle of that.

318.094 - 338.357 Sir Lenny Henry

So I grew up being bullied and having racist abuse told at me going to school. And this show, doing this now in the 21st century, it's funny, but it's also extraordinary that we're still going through sexism, racism, homophobia, all of those things. And it makes an observation, not in a big finger-wavy way, that these things are going on and we have to be alert.

339.017 - 355.597 Sir Lenny Henry

So it's all right being funny, but you've got to be funny in the right way and be talking about things that matter. So I'm trying to do that. As well as talking about going to garden centers and my girlfriend being better at cleaning than I am. So I'm talking about all kinds of things which I never thought I'd be talking about on stage. Yeah.

355.618 - 362.649 Sir Lenny Henry

Because I didn't think I was going to be doing stand-up anymore. I thought I was done. Yeah. After Comic Relief, being knighted by the Queen, the face of Premier Inn.

362.749 - 363.891 Bruno Satin

Yeah.

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