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Desert Island Dishes

Desert Island Dishes

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 What would you choose as your last meal? Chef Margie Nomura talks to a special guest about the seven dishes that have shaped their lives. In this podcast you will find conversations with interesting people from the world of food and beyond uncovering the seminal dishes and experiences that have shaped who they are today. We will find out about their favourite childhood dishes, the dishes they eat the most often, and the dishes that mean the most to them. And of course we will also discover what their last dish would be before being cast off to the desert island.Copyright Margie Nomura Art Cooking Food & Wine Social Sciences
Episodes
  • S18 Ep8: Asma Khan on her unstoppable quest for social change in the food industry.

    S18 Ep8: Asma Khan on her unstoppable quest for social change in the food industry.
    Apr 10 2025
    I've admired Asma and her work for many years now, I absolutely loved her episode of Chefs Table on Netflix, Ihighly recommend if you haven’t seen it. So it really was a pleasure to sit down with her and hear her story first hand.

    The work she does is truly amazing and it feels like she's only just getting started. I hope you enjoy todays episode.

    Thank you to our sponsor Wild Nutrition. Wild Nutrition are so confident you’ll see a difference with their Food Grown supplements that they’re offering Desert Island Dishes listeners 50% off for three months when you visit wildnutrition.com/desertislanddishes. If you don’t feel the benefits within 30 days, they’ll give you back your money. Ts and Cs apply.
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    51 mins
  • S18 Ep7: Nicola Lamb the beloved pastry chef on turning her passion into a career

    S18 Ep7: Nicola Lamb the beloved pastry chef on turning her passion into a career
    Apr 3 2025
    Nicola is the best selling author and pastry chef behind the Sunday Times bestselling Sift and also her hugely successful newsletter Kitchen Projects. Her knowlege of baking is hugely impressive having trained at top London and New York bakeries including Ottolenghi, Dominique Ansel and Little Bread Pedlar.

    Thank you so much to our sponsor for this season of Desert Island Dishes - the brilliant Wild Nutrition. Wild Nutrition are offering Desert Island Dishes listeners 50% off for three months when you visit wildnutrition.com/desertislanddishes. If you don’t feel the benefits within 30 days, they’ll give you back your money. Ts and Cs apply.

    If you don't already come and follow me on instagram @desertislanddishes and sign up for my newsletter at www.dinnertonight.substack.com
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    55 mins
  • S18 Ep6: Martha Swales the Gardening Guru on the dishes that have shaped her

    S18 Ep6: Martha Swales the Gardening Guru on the dishes that have shaped her
    Mar 27 2025
    Martha is something of an anomaly these days. She grows (a lot of) her own food… and is an avid urban gardener from London.

    With over 1 million followers on Instagram, Martha’s straightforward and calming approach to growing your own food is digestible and relatable to the masses. Not only is it informative, but I find Martha’s content is such a celebration of what nature can do and how a little bit of sunshine can grow the most wonderful ingredients. Her debut book Give It A Grow has been an instant success, climbing to a top spot immediately in Amazon gardening books. It has chapters on veg, fruit, herbs, flowers and wildlife, with over 40 of her favourite projects to make the most of your garden, patio or balcony plus bonus recipes for how to cook with your produce.

    Thank you to our sponsor Wild Nutrition. Wild Nutrition are so confident you’ll see a difference with their Food Grown supplements that they’re offering Desert Island Dishes listeners 50% off for three months when you visit wildnutrition.com/desertislanddishes. If you don’t feel the benefits within 30 days, they’ll give you back your money. Ts and Cs apply.
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    49 mins
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