The Kitchen Café

A taste of the Caribbean and root to fruit eating

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us are familiar with the field to fork journey or even nose to tail cooking but this week on the Kitchen Café, Chef Tom Hunt joins Jenny MacP...

Pantry staples to hearty meals!

12 Mar 2020

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How often do you come across tins of food right at the back of your cupboard that you just don’t quite know what to do with? Author of Tin Can Magic...

Healthy Hedonism, Brilliant Brunches & Decadent Decorating

05 Mar 2020

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Fancy a bit of “healthy hedonism”?! Food writer Signe Johansen explains to Jenny Macpherson why cooking for one can be fun and describes how we c...

Kids In The Kitchen!

27 Feb 2020

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Does having your kids cooking in the kitchen from an early age always have to result in kitchen chaos? Jenny MacPherson talks to food blogger Foodie Q...

5-Mile Food Challenge & Sustainable Wines

20 Feb 2020

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Chef Kirsten Gilmour has set herself a bit of a “5-mile challenge”, buying as much produce as possible from her local high street. She loves to s...

Saving cash in the kitchen!

13 Feb 2020

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Do you want to save £440 per year? We can help you to be more cash savvy in the kitchen! Ylva Haglund from Zero Waste Scotland is on hand with lots ...

The Ultimate Sandwich!

06 Feb 2020

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Does the sandwich you brought to work today feel like something really special? If not, on the Kitchen Café this week we’ll be finding out what mak...

Blood Oranges, Avocados & Stockholm's Food Scene

30 Jan 2020

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Fed up of stodgy comfort food but not quite ready for spring salads? Step forward the blood orange – bang in season and sure to put a zing into you...

Burns night but not as you know it!

23 Jan 2020

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If you think Burns night is all about haggis, neeps and tatties then think again......Chef Neil Forbes joins Jenny MacPherson to give haggis a complet...

Feed your family for £20 a week!

16 Jan 2020

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January is a time where many of us have to think about tightening the purse strings so Lorna Cooper joins Jenny MacPherson to talk about her new book ...

Try something new

09 Jan 2020

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Left over chicken on a Monday, mince and tatties on a Tuesday, macaroni on a Wednesday and baked potato on a Thursday… Does this sound familiar? Che...

Greener Cooking & City Break Food

02 Jan 2020

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Jenny Macpherson and the team get the new year off to a cracking start with some fresh foodie inspiration!Kilted chef Craig Wilson explains how we can...

Spice up your Boxing Day!

26 Dec 2019

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If your palate is in need of a bit of a lift after all the festive indulgence then cook and food writer Ghillie Basan is on hand to spice up your Boxi...

Christmas starters and Festive nibbles!

19 Dec 2019

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If you're looking for some inspiration on the festive food front, Scotland's National Chef Gary Maclean cooks us up a couple of delicious starters inc...

Christmas Cooking To Freeze and Cheeses to Please!

12 Dec 2019

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Festive food inspiration - from sides you can freeze ahead to pudding ideas and cheeses!Chef Alfie Little cooks some Christmas side dishes you can mak...

Foodie books for Christmas!

05 Dec 2019

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Jenny MacPherson, Claire Jessiman and Simon Preston review some of this year's Christmas cook books, chef Neil Forbes cooks us up a delicious festive ...

Creating A Calm Christmas Kitchen!

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It may still be November… and you might not want to hear the C word … but trust us, your Christmas food planning and cooking will be a lot less st...

Soup and using up the leftovers

21 Nov 2019

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Ghillie Basan shows us some inspiring ways in which we can use up our leftovers in a pot of soup and Fife food ambassador Christopher Trotter is on ha...

5 Ingredient challenge

14 Nov 2019

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The Hairy Bikers Si King and Dave Myers talk to Jenny about their new book 'One Pot Wonders' and as November is soup month on The Kitchen Café, chef ...

Super Soups & A Culinary Hug From Nigel Slater

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jenny MacPherson and the team for more great foodie ideas, stories and inspirational tips.This week Nigel Slater shares his passion for autumn an...

Fun with food at Halloween

31 Oct 2019

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Chef Andrew Barnett shows us how to have fun with food at Halloween and Jenny MacPherson speaks to Ailidh Forlan about her new book, 'Street Food Scot...

Apples, Cider and Sourdough

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James Morton shows us how simple it is to make and keep your sourdough starter alive and dietician Kirsty Hickson tells us some of the health benefits...

The Three Rs For Reducing Plastic In Our Kitchens

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Kitchen Café is back – the perfect place to head for your weekly dose of foodie news, tips, inspiration and interviews! An awareness of plasti...

Overnight Oats and Mussels

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Instagrammer Sophia Thain speaks to Jenny MacPherson about how through social media she’s trying to inspire other students to make better food choic...

Street Food, Horsebox Trailer Coffee & Pairing Whisky And Food

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Kitchen Café is back – the perfect place to head for your weekly dose of foodie news, tips, inspiration and interviews! This week Jenny MacPhe...

Recipe Collection - Comfort Food!

18 Oct 2018

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What is it about getting towards winter which makes you want to reach for food which gives you a great big fat cuddle? This week as the nights draw i...

Recipe Collection - Weekend Breakfast and Brunch

11 Oct 2018

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What would your perfect weekend breakfast or brunch dish be? This week Pennie Latin searches through the Kitchen Café recipe archives in search of ...

Recipe Collection - DIY Takeaway!

04 Oct 2018

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Fast food fun but with all that homemade flavour packed in too!This week Pennie Latin searches through the Kitchen Café recipe archives for recipes i...

Smoke, fire and meat - BBQ Special

12 Jul 2018

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Chef Peggy Brunache and food innovator Simon Preston fire up the barbecue and their imaginations as they attempt to recreate the tastes of a US style ...

Lemonade, Lassi and Kombucha - DIY summer drinks!

05 Jul 2018

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This week spice expert Ghillie Basan and the team are delving into the world of DIY summer drinks. From Kombucha to lassi and homemade lemonade. Simon...

Summer Chocolate, Rose wine and Oil Tasting!

28 Jun 2018

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Flora Shedden goes in search of summer flavours to put into chocolate with chocolatier Charlotte Flower; Simon Preston is learning to love Rose wines ...

Honey

21 Jun 2018

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There's a real buzz about this week's Kitchen Café! Chef Neil Forbes and gardening expert Nicola Singleton explore the versatility of one of the jewe...

Eggs

14 Jun 2018

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There aren't many ingredients in the kitchen that are so versatile. There aren't many ingredients in the kitchen that can be so easy to get so wrong. ...

Caravan Forage

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the kitchen café we are on a summer holiday forage. No not a forage where you pull up leaves, rinse of dog wee, and pretend dandelions r...

Supertasters

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As this week's Kitchen Café is all about taste, Simon Preston visits the Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation at Queen Margaret Univer...

Scotland's National Chef

24 May 2018

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Gary Maclean joins Simon Preston and a class of budding future chefs from Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School in Glasgow to cook up a vegetable riso...

Connecting Communities

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Whether its breakfast, lunch or dinner, Food is something that unites us all, it's often at the heart of family life. This week on the Kitchen Café S...

Recipe Collection - surprising soup, marvellous cous cous, lamb's liver and slump for afters!

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pennie Latin introduces this delicious dive into the Kitchen Cafe recipe collection with top Skye chef Michael Smith, writer Sue Lawrence, food consul...

Brain Food

03 May 2018

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Stress, Anxiety, Pressure, Worry, Oh and not forgetting the dread.... Yes, it's that time of year when students all over the country have got their he...

Whisky for Beginners

26 Apr 2018

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Chef Neil Forbes is joined by whisky enthusiast Roy Duff to give us a beginner's guide in choosing the right whisky for your palate and Ghillie Basan ...

Spring Tart, Malawian Coffee and Elgin's Mr T!

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Flora Shedden puts a major zing into her Spring baking with a tart bursting with seasonal freshness. So if you want to find out how to make a tart whi...

Crab and Lobster

12 Apr 2018

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Simon Preston goes from creel to kitchen with two of Scotland's seafood goliaths, crab and lobster. One perhaps seen as too luxurious for the everyday...

Disaster Chef

09 Apr 2018

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Master Chef? Or Disaster chef! How confident are you in the kitchen? Simon Preston is joined by best friends Kaye Adams and Nadia Sawalha to hear how ...

Curry Club

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For some people Easter is about chocolate eggs, on The Curry Club we're crazy about chocolate and spices. From the traditional chocolate and ginger to...

Steak

22 Mar 2018

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Could you tell the difference between a ribeye or a rump? Or what about a sirloin from a fillet? This week steak loving Dads Douglas and Allan join Ne...

Raw Food

15 Mar 2018

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Spring is in the air so this week Neil Forbes is joined by raw baker Laurianne Giteau to celebrate food in its freshest form, raw. Gardening expert Ni...

Mothers' Day

08 Mar 2018

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Neil Forbes and Flora Shedden celebrate Mothers' Day with Larah Bross of Bross Bagels. Having grown up in a Jewish family, Larah can testify to the ke...

Food and Mood

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For many of us, cooking and eating are great sources of joy and comfort. This week on The Kitchen Café, we're celebrating the food that makes us feel...

Curry Club

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Praveen Kumar grew up in a small village outside Hyderabad on the family spice farm. His father grew spices like chillies, coriander, mustard and cumi...

Malaysian Masterclass

15 Feb 2018

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Chef Julie Lin serves up a Malaysian cooking masterclass with Neil Forbes and Sumayya Usmani. From sticky rice to spicy sambal, Julie guides us throug...

Love-Inspired Cooking

08 Feb 2018

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Neil Forbes and Frankie Vaughan are joined by Chef Graeme Pallister to share the food that represents love in their lives. From the ingredients with w...

Cauliflower

01 Feb 2018

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Neil Forbes is joined by Chef Christopher Trotter and nutritionist Frankie Vaughan to get creative with cauliflower. From cauliflower rice to cauliflo...

Veganuary

18 Jan 2018

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Its 'Veganuary', and lots of people are trying a vegan diet this month. Neil Forbes and Sumayya Usmani are joined by Chef John Quigley to celebrate ve...

Try Something New

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How many of us are stuck in a rut when it comes to cooking? Be it the ingredients we buy or the dishes we serve up for tea it is so easy to get stuck ...

Saving time, money and energy

04 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Flora Shedden, Neil Forbes, Sumayya Usmani, Ghillie Basan and Simon Preston - meet BBC Radio Scotland's Kitchen Café team of experts!Bake Off's Flora...

Madhur Jaffrey joins the Curry Club

28 Dec 2017

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In this special Curry Club, Ghillie Basan and Sumayya Usmani are joined by the Queen of curry, Madhur Jaffrey. Since the moment she first appeared on ...

A Kitchen Cafe Christmas

21 Dec 2017

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Sumayya Usmani, Ghillie Basan and Chef Neil Forbes gather for an international Christmas feast. Bringing together their favourite festive dishes, the ...

Christmas on the Bus

14 Dec 2017

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Neil Forbes and Simon Preston celebrate Christmas aboard the Red Bus bistro. Plus Simon meets the founders of the world's most travelled pop-up restau...

Citadel Supper

07 Dec 2017

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Chef Tom Kitchin shares the story of his training project for disadvantaged young people. Simon Preston and Ghillie Basan meet some of the talented yo...

Curry Club

30 Nov 2017

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Sharing a tune and some food together this St. Andrews Day, Scottish traditional music legend and curry fanatic Phil Cunningham joins Sumayya Usmani a...

Kitchen Cafe Classics: Broths

23 Nov 2017

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We're celebrating Scottish classics on The Kitchen Café, with dishes which have nourished our collective history and unite us through time and geogra...

Kitchen Cafe Classics: Potatoes

16 Nov 2017

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We're celebrating Scottish classics on The Kitchen Cafe, with dishes which have nourished our collective history and unite us through time and geograp...

Kitchen Cafe Classics: Bakes

09 Nov 2017

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We're celebrating Scottish classics on The Kitchen Cafe, with dishes which have nourished our collective history and unite us through time and geograp...

Kitchen Cafe Classics: Pies

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Food fashions come and go, and even classic recipes will wax and wane, but the pie remains a passionate favourite with so many of us. Neil Forbes is j...

Curry Club

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We're well into autumn now and our minds are turning towards to the long looming winter ahead. Pickles, preserves and chutneys are perfect for this ti...

Snails and Oysters

19 Oct 2017

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Neil Forbes and Ghillie Basan are joined by historian Susan Morrison and Chef Fred Berkmiller to celebrate all things slimy as they experiment with Sc...

Yotam Ottolenghi

12 Oct 2017

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Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh celebrate the sweet things in life with Ghillie Basan as they launch their new recipe book "Sweet". In a bid to reclaim...

Autumnal Berries

05 Oct 2017

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Neil Forbes, Ghillie Basan and Sumayya Usmani celebrate autumnal berries and get creative in the kitchen with their favourite fruits. Ghillie introduc...

Recipe Collection - Ideas for Autumn

27 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Its the time of year when Autumn fruits come into their own in the Kitchen so if you want some great ideas for getting the very best out of your apple...

Gordon Buchanan

21 Sep 2017

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Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan joins Flora Shedden and Neil Forbes to share stories of exotic food experiences from around the world as he prepare...

Scotland Food and Drink Fortnight

14 Sep 2017

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Flora Shedden and Neil Forbes are joined by Mary Contini and Fiona Richmond to celebrate Scotland's Food and Drink Fortnight. Fiona explains how chang...

Caledonian Sleeper

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There is something almost impossibly romantic about taking the Caledonian Sleeper from Inverness down to London. The Highland landscape screams Scotla...

Curry Club

31 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When you think of the food you want to eat during summer, what comes to your mind? Something light and fresh perhaps, something cool in contrast to th...

Nature to Plate

24 Aug 2017

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Chef Neil Forbes is joined in his garden by gardening expert Nicola Singleton to celebrate the whole journey from nature to plate. Also, Ghillie Basan...

10 Minute Teas and Packed Lunches

17 Aug 2017

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With the schools being back, Chef Neil Forbes gives mums Lisa, Gill and Kim some mouth-watering ideas to rustle up a 10-minute tea. Simon Preston visi...

A Taste of Scotland

10 Aug 2017

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Flora Shedden, Neil Forbes, Sumayya Usmani, Ghillie Basan and Simon Preston - meet BBC Radio Scotland's Kitchen Cafe team of experts!Bake Off's Flora ...

Campervan - Retro Foods

03 Aug 2017

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Neil, Flora and Sumayya go all retro this week as they head to the seaside town of Largs in the Kitchen Café campervan. We take a step back in time a...

Curry Club

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sumayya Usmani and Ghillie Basan explore the influences and flavours that come together to create the rich and vibrant curries of the Caribbean with H...

Campervan - Ayrshire on a plate

20 Jul 2017

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Flora and Sumayya are joined in the Kitchen Cafe campervan by Howard Wilkinson from the Ayrshire Food Network as they try and capture Ayrshire on a pl...

Crowdie

13 Jul 2017

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When you think about typically Scottish ingredients what do you think of? Salmon? Venison? Haggis? Scallops but how many of us would think to put crow...

Sensational Salads

06 Jul 2017

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If you think that salad means iceberg lettuce, sliced cucumber and a quarter of a tomato, Chef Neil Forbes and Sumayya Usmani are going to make you th...

Curry Club

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Bangalore Torpedo, a Devil's Rib, an Elephant's Trunk, a Bird's Eye and a bit of Scottish Purple Gusto, all varieties of chilli, love them or loat...

Judy Murray and picnics

22 Jun 2017

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Legendary tennis mum Judy Murray joins Chef Neil Forbes and Flora Shedden at the City of Glasgow College to help them prepare a special Kitchen Café ...

BBQ

15 Jun 2017

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As its Father's Day on Sunday, Chef Neil Forbes and Sumayya Usmani are joined in the garden by chilli sauce entrepreneur Gennaro D'Onofrio to cook up ...

Fish - nose to tail

08 Jun 2017

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Liver, cheeks and even loin are on the menu this lunch time as chef Andy Cumming joins Neil Forbes and Flora Shedden to cook monkfish, nose to tail. A...

Milk

01 Jun 2017

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For World Milk Day, Chef Neil Forbes and Sumayya Usmani celebrate the sheer joy of milk. Neil cooks up a classic bechamel sauce to go with his pan-fri...

Curry Club

25 May 2017

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The brand new Kitchen Café Curry Club indulges itself in Scotland's favourite cuisine. Sumayya Usmani and Ghillie Basan explore the world of curry, n...

Tomatoes

18 May 2017

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Flora Shedden and Sumayya Usmani go absolutely tomato-tastic as they celebrate British Tomato week. Flora makes a delicious bruschetta lunch-time trea...

Veg Box Lottery

11 May 2017

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Carrots, kale and parsnip feature on this week's menu as the Kitchen Café team show you how to turn boring old veg into a mouth-watering 3-course mea...

Bread and Butter

04 May 2017

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Bread and butter are one of life's simple pleasures so this week, Flora Shedden shows us how to make a sourdough starter, Chef Neil Forbes visits a fa...

Cheese and Oatcakes

27 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tomato and basil, sprouts and bacon, avocado and toast, cheese and oatcakes some of the greatest food combinations to pass our lips. A good cheese on ...

Pork

20 Apr 2017

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Masterchef winner Gary Maclean joins Neil Forbes at the City of Glasgow College to celebrate the inexpensive and versatility of all things porky. Gary...

Spring

13 Apr 2017

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Neil Forbes and Sumayya Usmani join Chef Andy Cumming and the fishmonger students at the City of Glasgow College to cook up a mouth-watering lunch tim...

Neil's Allotment

06 Apr 2017

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This week Neil Forbes heads for his allotment to unearth the last of the winter veg and start spring planting, expert gardener Nicola Singleton is on ...

Street Food

30 Mar 2017

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Spice girls Ghillie Basan and Sumayya Usmani are in Edinburgh to talk to food vendors Scott Kirkham and Hal Prescott, the driving force behind Edinbur...

Mother's Day

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Bake-off star Flora Shedden, top chef Neil Forbes and celebrated food writer Sumayya Usmani team up to celebrate the sheer joy of all things foodie. I...

National Butchers' Week

16 Mar 2017

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We are unashamedly meaty on this week's Kitchen Cafe! For National Butchers' week, Chef Neil Forbes gives us a masterclass in how to joint a chicken a...

British Pie Week

09 Mar 2017

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Whether it's chicken and leek, fish and potato or mushroom and ham, what's your favourite pie? Bake Off's Flora Shedden and chef Neil Forbes celebrate...

Teaching and Tofu

02 Mar 2017

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Bake-off star Flora Shedden, top chef Neil Forbes and celebrated food writer Sumayya Usmani team up to celebrate the sheer joy of all things foodie. I...

Pancakes and Marmalade

23 Feb 2017

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Bake-off star Flora Shedden, acclaimed food writer Sumayya Usmani and top chef Neil Forbes join forces in the kitchen in a programme bursting with fla...