About this podcast
Food recommendations, bakery & chocolate news, recommendations from respected others & food facts. For London & beyond (incl. by post!), curated by founder of Chocolate Ecstasy Tours, Food Developer & International Chocolate Judge.
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Episodes
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- New food writer Alexina Anatole, in her own words · 7 minIn advance of that interview I thought I’d send you this little video that was part of the TNDT Substacker live Zoom call from last month. Alexina kindly joined us to chat all…
- FIRST SUBSTACK LIVE Playback - chocolate tips and tea · 37 minI’m not actually expecting anyone to watch the recording but please do say hi in the comments if you do (even if you only watch a little bit of it!). And if you have any more…
- A Mince Pie Review with the Pie King and the Mince Pie Queen · 55 min"It's like Santa's shaking you." In this special preview episode to Season 2, we chat all things mince pie! Ever wondered what one is? Who makes the best? How to make better…
- New Food & Drink Highlights from Lunch! and the Casual Dining Show · 17 minWant to know the most interesting and delicious new brands or products that I tried at the Lunch! and Casual Dining food trade shows in September 2022? Featuring vegan meat and…
- An Update from Jen · 12 minWith plans for the future.... I'd love to know what you think! Please email me at [email protected] with your suggestions or thoughts. Plus I share the details of…
- The Food We Shouldn't Throw Away · 32 minDid you know in 2018 UK households threw away the equivalent of 1 million loaves of bread A DAY? And - after briefly going down in April 2020 - that number may even be worse…
- NEW London Patisserie and an interview with French pastry chef Angelo Musa · 13 minTwo new patisseries have opened in London this month and a new afternoon tea is coming and it's my favourite so far... I also pop into a new(ish) bakery in Tring: Culture…
- The Best Restaurants in Istanbul · 13 minAnd other top tips, including which areas to stay and where to get coffee, the best baklava and the best chocolate mousse!…
- Why the Portuguese make so many Custard Tarts · 9 min(Or Pasteis de nata!) Plus cocktails in a can, American comfort food and a bean to bar chocolate launches in the UK. This week's episode is recorded on my iPhone under a duvet…
- Three Types of Stracciatella, the "Italian Oreo" and the specialness of Towpath Café · 18 minDid you know there are three Italian food products called stracciatella? Now you do! I give you the low down on: • what the 3 stracciatella foods are • the etymology of the…
- New Food Products at Balance Festival & Taste of London 2022 · 11 minThis week Jen tasted everything she could at Balance Festival at the Truman Brewery and at Taste of London in Hyde Park (just the packaged food vendors) and shares the new…
- Single origin milk? · 12 minYou've heard of single origin coffee and single origin chocolate, now there's a chocolate maker shouting about their "single origin" milk. Marketing gimmick? Or a real thing we…
- How to become a Food Photographer · 49 minHow to get started as a Food Photographer, how to get work and what you could expect to be paid. With London-based Food Photographer, Safia Shakarchi. This week's episode…
- Gelato vs Ice Cream: What's the Difference? · 11 minThere are differences! I know, right? You've got to learn something new every day! Let today be the day you learn the differences between all the things under the Ice Cream…
- Top 5 Bakeries in Norfolk, a walking lunch in Cambridge and London cheap eats · 8 minPlease email [email protected] or send me a message via @thenextdeliciousthing with your thoughts on the question I ask at the beginning of the podcast! Pictures…
- How to to Travel the World and Cook - Part 1 · 27 minIf you love to travel and love to cook, listen in to see how you don't need any cheffing experience to become a cook for retreats anywhere in the world! Alongside some…
- Manon Lagreve recommends French restaurants in London · 20 minIf you downloaded this before 7pm on Friday 20th May, please download again to fix the overlapping sound. Apologies the background noise will still be there! This week I sat…
- What's it like to work as a professional baker? · 14 minDISCLAIMER: The sound on this is really poor. I'm sorry! This week I sit down (foolishly, in the not-empty restaurant) with the Head Baker of Toklas Bakery, Janine Edwards. You…
- Instagram Food That's Worth The Hype · 16 minAs I was buying myself a Bread Ahead doughnut last week I realised that, while most of the things that fill up the food feed of social media are much more attractive to look at…
- Why the Great Taste Awards matter, if you love food. · 33 minAre you familiar with the black and gold stickers? If you shop in the UK, you probably are. I sit down with Guild of Fine Food Director Christabel Cairns to discuss how the…







