Table Talk
Episodes
With Russell Norman
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Norman is an award-winning restauranteur, writer and broadcaster, and the founder of the Polpo restaurant group. Last year he launched Trattor...
With Ed Smith
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Smith is a food writer and chef who started his acclaimed blog Rocket and Squash while he was working as a solicitor. On today’s podcast, he tell...
With Poppy Cooks
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Poppy O'Toole runs Poppy Cooks on TikTok, where she shares cooking videos with her two million followers. She trained as a chef at a Michelin-starred ...
With Bee Wilson
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beatrice ‘Bee’ Wilson is an acclaimed food writer and journalist, who has authored several books on topics from how bees make honey to the history...
With Alf Dubs
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Alf Dubs is a politician. He moved to the UK as a child when the Nazis invaded what was then Czechoslovakia, and went on to become an MP, a parli...
With Theo Fennell
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Theo Fennell is a jewellery maker. He has been designing and making jewellery in Fulham, London for over forty years and in 2008 founded The Original ...
With Dee Rettali
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dee Rettali is an artisan baker. She founded Patisserie Organic in 1998, and afterwards the Fortitude Bakehouse in London. She is the author of Baking...
With Rachel Roddy
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Roddy is an author and food writer based in Rome. She has written for several publications, including the Financial Times, the Telegraph, Food ...
With Laurie Woolever
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Woolever is a writer and editor, and for nearly a decade worked as the assistant to the late author, TV host and producer Anthony Bourdain. On ...
With Grizelda
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grizelda is an award-winning cartoonist for publications including The Spectator, the New Statesman and Private Eye. She was Pocket Cartoonist of t...
With Ed Balls
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Balls is an acclaimed broadcaster, writer, economist, professor and former politician who served as shadow chancellor from 2011 to 2015. On the pod...
With Charlie Stebbings
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Stebbings is an acclaimed food director and photographer. On the podcast, he tells Lara and Liv about taking photographing M&S's melt in the m...
With Rory Bremner
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rory Bremner is one of Britain's leading comedians, impressionists and political satirists. On the episode, he tells Lara and Liv about his first impr...
With Molly Baz
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Baz is a cook, recipe developer, video host, cookbook author, and a self proclaimed weenie lover. On this episode, Ella talks to Lara Prendergas...
With Ella Al-Shamahi
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ella Al-Shamahi is a presenter, comedian, and an explorer recognised by National Geographic. On this episode, Ella talks to Lara Prendergast and Olivi...
With Jack Whitehall
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Whitehall is an actor and comedian, however during the pandemic he has also started a food blog, FoodSlut. On the episode, he talks to Lara Prend...
With Calum Franklin
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Calum Franklin is executive head chef at Holborn Dining Room, and an internationally renowned pie-maker (dubbed 'The Pie King' by Jamie Oliver). On th...
With Craig Brown
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Brown is an awarding winning critic, satirist and former restaurant reviewer. His most recent book One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time, wo...
With Patrick Jephson
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Jephson is a consultant, journalist, broadcaster and New York Times best selling author. From 1988 to 1996, Patrick worked first as Princess D...
With Jonathan Drori
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Drori CBE is a Trustee of the Eden Project and Cambridge Science Centre, an ambassador for WWF, and was for nine years a Trustee of the Royal...
With Sebastian de Souza
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastian de Souza is an English actor an author. On the podcast, he tells Lara and Liv about eating too much on set, enjoying cornflakes, double crea...
With Carole Hayman
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carole Hayman is a writer, broadcaster, actor and director. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Liv about facing anorexia, London in the late 70s, smok...
With Lydia Forte
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lydia Forte is the Group Director of Food & Beverage at Rocco Forte Hotels. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Liv about missing Martini's, cooking in...
With Geordie Willis
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Geordie Willis is the creative director and brand experiences director of Berry Brothers and Rudd, Britain's oldest wine merchants. He is the eighth g...
With Max Halley
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Max Halley is one of Britain's pre-eminent sandwich aficionados. He is the founder of Max's Sandwich Shop, and the author of Max's Picnic Book. On the...
With Eliot Higgins
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eliot Higgins is an investigative journalist. He is the founder of Bellingcat, a platform specialising in open source intelligence. Bellingcat is know...
With Bip Ling
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bip Ling is a model, musician, food writer, visual artist and DJ. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Liv about being inspired by her grandmother's Ind...
With Alison Roman
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Roman is an American food writer, cook, and author of New York Times bestseller Nothing Fancy. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Livvy about t...
With Leroy Logan
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leroy Logan is a former superintendent at the Metropolitan Police, former chair of the Black Police Association, and author of Closing Ranks: My Life...
With Tom Kerridge
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Kerridge is a Michelin-starred chef. He opened The Hand & Flowers in 2005, and now has another restaurant and a butchers in Marlow, Buckinghamshi...
With Jeffrey Archer
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Archer is a novelist, former politician, and peer of the realm. He has sold 275 million copies of his books - in 97 countries and more than 30...
With Henry Jeffreys
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Jeffreys is features editor of Masters of Malt, and author of The Cocktail Dictionary. On the podcast, he tells Lara and Livvy about living like...
With Pen Vogler
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pen Vogler is the author of Scoff, which describes the history of food in the British class system. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Liv about being...
With Marcus Wareing
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Wareing is a celebrated, Michelin-starred chef, a judge on Masterchef: The Professionals and Chef Patron at Marcus in Knightsbridge. On the pod...
With Sharmadean Reid
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sharmadean Reid is an entrepreneur and the founder of Beautystack. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Livvy about her grandfather's allotment, cooking...
With Dan Keeling
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Keeling is a wine writer behind the magazine and restaurant Noble Rot. He tells Lara and Livvy about how he discovered his love of wine; working i...
With Olia Hercules
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Olia Hercules is a chef and food writer. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Livvy about growing up in Cyprus; being disappointed by British ingredient...
With Ian Rankin
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Rankin is a bestselling crime writer, most known for his Inspector Rebus novels. On the podcast, he tells Lara and Livvy about living in a motel d...
With Dolly Alderton
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dolly Alderton is an author, journalist and podcaster who hosts 'The High Low' podcast. On the episode, she talks to Lara and Livvy about campaigning ...
With Annie Gray
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Annie Gray is a historian, cook and writer who specialises in food from 1600 to present day. On the podcast, she tells Lara and Olivia about a childho...
With Skye McAlpine
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Skye McAlpine is a Sunday Times columnist and the author of two cookbooks. She joins Lara and Olivia down the line from Venice, where she grew up. On ...
With Rory Sutherland
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rory Sutherland is the vice-chairman of the renowned advertising firm, Ogilvy, and the Spectator's 'Wiki Man' columnist. On the podcast, he talks to L...
With actress and poet Greta Bellamacina
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Greta Bellamacina is an actress and poet, who has published numerous collections and made her acting debut in Harry Potter. On the podcast, she talks ...
With author Rhik Samadder
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rhik Samadder is an actor and columnist for the Guardian, where his column Wellness or Hellness? reviews kitchen gadgets and life hacks. On the podcas...
With Ritz chef John Williams
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Williams is the ebullient Executive Chef at the Ritz. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and Livvy about breaking into the London fine dining scene...
With Rory MacLean
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rory MacLean is a historian and travel writer. His latest book, Pravda Ha Ha, is out now. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and Livvy about how his mot...
With Ryan Riley
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Riley is a chef and entrepreneur, whose organisation Life Kitchen gives free cookery classes to people with cancer. On the podcast, he talks abou...
With Camilla Fayed
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Camilla Fayed is an entrepreneur, restaurateur, and daughter of Mohamed Al-Fayed, former owner of Harrods department store. On the podcast, she talks ...
With Valentine Warner
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chef, writer, and broadcaster Valentine Warner has worked in numerous London restaurants, presented programmes such as the BBC's 'What to Eat Now', an...
With Chris Atkins
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Atkins is a journalist and documentary filmmaker, whose work on the tabloid media led him to give evidence in the Leveson Inquiry. In 2016, he w...
With Jon Atashroo
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Atashroo is Head Chef at the Tate Modern, whose culinary career began with proving dough on a radiator at university. His latest creation is a tas...
With Skye Gyngell
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Skye Gyngell is an Australian chef best known for her work as food editor for Vogue and for winning a Michelin star at the Petersham Nurseries Cafe. S...
With Sarah Langford
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Langford is a barrister and author of the best-selling In Your Defence, which follows 11 real-life cases in the criminal and family courts. On t...
With Mark Diacono
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Diacono, food writer, farmer and photographer, who is the founder of Otter Farm in East Devon. The author of seven books, his latest, 'Sour', is ...
With Kate Young
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Young is a food writer and chef, whose cookbooks take recipe inspiration from literary classics, recreating favourite dishes of Harry Potter, She...
With Max Pemberton
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Max Pemberton is a Daily Mail columnist and medical doctor specialising in mental health and eating disorders. On the podcast, he talks about his milk...
With Will Lander
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Will Lander is the owner of the beloved restaurants Quality Chop House, Clipstone, Portland, and the new Amelia. On the podcast, he talks to Lara and ...
Sichuan cuisine with Fuchsia Dunlop
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fuchsia Dunlop is a writer and chef specialising in Chinese cuisine, especially that of Sichuan. She tells Lara and Livvy about the international lodg...
With Alexandra Shulman
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Shulman is the former Editor-In-Chief of British Vogue. On the podcast, she talks to Olivia and Lara about her mother Drusilla Beyfus's etiq...
With Isabel Vincent
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Isabel Vincent is an author and Canadian investigative journalist for the New York Post. Her book, 'Dinner with Edward', charts the unlikely friendshi...
With Jessie Burton
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessie Burton is the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. In this episode of Table Talk, she tells Lara and Livvy about growing up with...
With Kavi and Shamil Thakrar
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kavi and Shamil Thakrar are cousins, and they're also the co-founders of restaurant chain, Dishoom, inspired by the cafes of early 20th century Bombay...
With Jose Pizarro
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jose Pizarro is a Spanish chef, writer, and restauranteur. He came to London in 2000 and opened a series of well-loved Spanish restaurants, including ...
With Olivia Potts
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lara speaks to Olivia Potts, Spectator Life’s Vintage Chef and co-host of the Table Talk podcast, about Olivia’s new book, A Half-Baked Idea. Befo...
With Tracey MacLeod
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tracey MacLeod is a broadcaster and food critic, known for hosting the BBC's The Late Show and for regularly guest starring in Masterchef. She is frie...
With Jeremy King
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy King, one half of the restaurateurs Corbin and King, is behind some of the most iconic restaurants in London, including the Ivy, the Delauney, ...
With Tom Parker-Bowles
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lara and Livvy talks to food writer Tom Parker-Bowles about his mother's roast chicken, prep school gruel, and why, as a food critic, he still loves M...
With Jo Thompson at Chelsea Flower Show
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Thompson is a prize-winning garden designer, whose upcoming book 'Rhubarb Rhubarb' is a correspondence between a hopeless gardener and a hopeful co...
With Cressida Bonas
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Cressida Bonas talks to Lara and Livvy about growing up on shepherd's pie and pop-tarts, her trypophobia, and the best curry she's ever had.Be...
With Nathan Outlaw
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Michelin star chef Nathan Outlaw joins Lara and Livvy to talk about his love for Cornwall and seafood, training under celebrity chef ...
With Adrian Chiles
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, broadcaster and writer Adrian Chiles joins Lara and Livvy to discuss a childhood of Croatian home cooking, how an incident with a Tur...
With Alissa Timoshkina
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alissa Timoshkina is a chef, food and film writer, and the founder of the KinoVino supper club. Today she joins Lara and Livvy to discuss Soviet food ...
With Jeremy Lee
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Lee is the chief proprietor of the landmark Soho restaurant, Quo Vadis. In this episode, he talks to Lara and Livvy about why he was such a bad...
With Rachel Johnson
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist and author Rachel Johnson joins Lara and Livvy on this episode to talk about what it was like to share with a student house with Hugh Fearn...
With Ella Risbridger
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Table Talk, Lara and Livvy talk to Ella Risbridger, chef and writer, whose new recipe book is Midnight Chicken: & Other Recipes Wor...
With LBC presenter Iain Dale
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lara and Livvy talk to broadcaster and writer Iain Dale about his life through food and drink. Or rather, the food and drink he doesn't like. It turns...
The Sophia Money-Coutts Edition
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sophia Money-Coutts is former features editor at Tatler magazine, and now columnist for the Sunday Telegraph. Her new book, The Plus One, came out ear...
The Bryony Gordon Edition
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lara Prendergast and Olivia Potts talk to Bryony Gordon, columnist at the Telegraph and author of Eat, Drink, Run. They have a frank conversation abou...
With Fraser Nelson, Editor of the Spectator
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lara and Livvy talk to Fraser Nelson about his hatred of desserts, how working in London made him a stranger in Glasgow, and wining and dining Westmin...
Prue Leith on her life through food and drink
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For our inaugural episode, Livvy and Lara are joined by Prue Leith: chef, restaurateur, broadcaster, journalist, novelist and, of course, Great Britis...