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Comic Relief! Meeting Prince! Seasoned food!  Sir Lenny Henry is a hugely celebrated comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster. He first appeared on our screens in 1975 when, at the age of 16, he made his debut on the talent show New Faces. Over fifty years later, he joins us to talk through some of the choice moments of his career, providing a fantastic taster of his current show, Still At Large. We have some cookery crossover, too, with Lenny famously playing Michelin starred Gareth Blackstock in the ‘90s sitcom, Chef! The part came with hours of training and prep work, cutting parsley and gutting rabbits which, as he explains, helped sharpen his skills as a stand-up. There’s lots of love for Lenny’s mum, a fantastic cook with a natural flair for great home-cooked meals, but less fondness for any food with antennae.  From his very first outing as a comic and impressionist to taking on Othello at the age of 50, Lenny relives a number of pivotal milestones in his career over a delicious bowl of seared scallop & tomato tagliatelle. This is accompanied by a glass of Paolo Leo Fiano del Salento, and a couple of great stories about encountering Prince... and then working with him.   Still At Large is on tour across the UK until November 3 and you can buy tickets at fane.co.uk/lenny-henry.   You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify.  All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes The recipe for seared scallop & tomato tagliatelle was created for Waitrose by Silvana Franco. A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact [email protected]  Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions 00:00 Coming up on Dish...00:13 Welcome!01:03 It’s scallop season02:34 Sir Lenny Henry is here03:51 Lenny’s return to stage06:23 First time performing09:43 Food likes10:28 KFC lunatic11:52 Butter Chicken12:36 Nothing with antennas13:42 Dash it in!15:44 Lenny’s cooking credentials16:54 Food is served!20:10 Wine pairing23:48 From comedy to Shakespeare28:50 Comic Relief32:55 Meeting Prince!38:31 Fast food quiz40:42 End of the show question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A picture perfect plate for this Grand Designs legend. Another first for the show, as Kevin McCloud brings along freshly grown produce for Angela to add to their meal. The Grand Designs presenter delivered fresh rhubarb and a variety of apples (in a variety of conditions) that were quickly chopped and prepped for a couple of dishes.  Kevin, who lives in the Herefordshire countryside, is a keen fruit and vegetable grower, and passionate about local and organic foods. Only natural, then, that he turned up to Dish the day after eating a pizza! Perhaps that’s his Italian travels coming through - Kevin once lived in Italy, working on a farm in Tuscany before going on to study in Florence.   He’s with us to chat about his latest TV show, Kevin McCloud’s Listed Britain, a look at the country’s greatest buildings and the stories behind them. From the Penguin Pool at London Zoo to the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell, Kevin explores over 20 of the highest designated listed buildings in a show that you can stream on More 4 now.  After a glass of warm beer and chat about the importance of pubs, Angela delivers a construction that Kevin heartily approves of: pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel. It’s a recipe by Ed Smith which is paired with a bottle of Chapel Down Bacchus. Kevin’s apples then take centre stage with an open apple tart and dairy-free vanilla ice cream.  There’s then time to reflect on 27 years of Grand Designs, with (finally) an explanation as to why the windows are always the problem. We also make Kevin choose his favourite apple (how could we?!) and kit up in high vis gear for a special End of Show Question.  You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify.  All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes The recipe for pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel was created for Waitrose by Ed Smith. A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact [email protected]  Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions 00:00 Welcome!  03:26 Kevin McCloud is here!  03:40 Kevin’s produce & growing food  08:10 Pub love  09:56 Food likes  11:09 Kevin’s perfect Yorkshire puds!  12:37 A love of venison & winter greens  15:27 Time spent in Italy  17:51 Food is served!  20:18 Wine pairing  21:17 Kevin McCloud’s Listed Britain  26:01 Grand Designs  27:57 Key to the perfect kitchen?  29:35 From narrative arcs to timeless style  32:21 McCloud & Hartnett apple tart!  33:42 Fast food quiz  35:35 End of the show question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A one-pot wonder shared with a chart-topping star. Marcus Mumford is an American-British singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the lead singer of the award-winning English folk-rock band Mumford & Sons. Marcus took the train from his home in Devon to visit us for a chat about the band’s latest album, Prizefighter, and their headline show at BST Hyde Park on 4 July.  But before that, we take a closer look at some of Marcus’s favourite meals, including beef Wellington which, we find out, is a dish Angela is only going to master in exceptional circumstances. We hear about how Marcus and his wife, actor Carey Mulligan, have a small but mighty crop of fruit and veg at their Devon home, and how they like to entertain... at lunchtimes. We also get the recipe for Marcus’s cauliflower salad that routinely impressed Taylor Swift, the origin story of his Oscar tattoos, and how he and the band have moved away from warm beer, chocolate and crisps in their dressing room. Angela cooks Ravinder Bhogal’s Awadhi chicken pulao, served with naans, poppadoms and mango chutney. The suggested wine pairing is a bottle of Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc, while Marcus enjoys a 0.0% Gin & tonic.  You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify.  All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes The recipe for Awadhi chicken pulao was created for Waitrose by Ravinder Bhogal A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact [email protected]  Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions 00:00 Welcome!  04:11 Marcus Mumford is here!  05:21 Cauliflower salads & balsamic vinegar 07:40 Cheers!  08:39 Food likes & the beauty of Beef Wellingtons  12:50 Tiramisu tasting  13:30 Cooking at home & growing up  17:03 From gardening to tour life  20:55 Food is served!  25:03 Wine pairing  25:28 Cooking with rabbit & venison  27:21 New record & BST Hyde Park show  29:22 From band rituals to writing music  31:46 Oscar tattoos & life at the Mumford’s  36:10 Fast food quiz  38:32 End of the show question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome a Dish listener who’s been a fan since day one!  There’s a whole lot of love around the Dish table as we welcome long-time listener, first-time visitor, Emilia Clarke. The actor, known for her incredible and life-changing role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game Of Thrones, brings her passion for food, Nick, Angela and martinis to a special episode marking the fourth anniversary of Dish.  Emilia starts by showing why writing down your food likes when slightly hungover makes for a long and salty list. But what a list it is, as we get great detail about the fish, vegetables and meats that whet Emilia’s appetite, as well as the specific textures and ingredients that don’t make it onto her plate. Emilia is also a regular cook, who is willing to take on any challenge when making food for friends and family, or herself while away on set. Emilia can currently be seen in PONIES, a 70s spy thriller set in Russia, which is currently available to watch on Sky and Now in the UK and Ireland. Emilia and co-star Haley Lu Richardson play two women working at the US embassy in Moscow who, after the mysterious deaths of their husbands in a plane crash, become CIA agents to investigate what happened. The role came with Emilia having to master Russian, a skill which she did with the help of a very impressive memory palace.  The episode begins over a glass of Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Champagne and a start of tomato tonnato salad. It’s followed by rack of lamb, inspired by this recipe for super greens vignole with lamb steaks, and there’s even enough time for an elderflower & mint martini. The Waitrose wine experts paired the meal with a bottle of Villa Cafaggio Chianti Classico. Cheers Emilia... and happy fourth birthday to us, too!  You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify.  All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact [email protected] Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions 00:00 Welcome!  01:31 Four years of Dish 04:59 Emilia Clarke is here & she loves Dish!  07:20 Champagne cheers & Martini love  10:36 Time for Tomato Tonnato  12:50 From food loves to dinner parties  17:01 From food dislikes to cooking for others  20:30 Cookery books & Nigel Slater love  22:55 Baking on set & Chef roles 24:09 Lamb is served!  28:35 Emilia’s new show ‘Ponies’ 32:09 Learning Russian & filming in Budapest  34:24 From childhood roles to GOT  39:35 Emilia Clarke appreciation!  41:26 Martini time!  42:19 Fast food quiz 45:15 A love letter to Tahini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We also enlist her as our first Dish sommelier.  Jodie Whittaker is an English actor known for her roles in Broadchurch, Doctor Who, Frauds and Toxic Town. Jodie, who was born in West Yorkshire but now lives in London, arrives at Dish with the perfect mindset; hungry and up for trying anything. So, a menu full of surprises it is, as we sit down to chat about Jodie’s latest project: Dear England. The TV series is an adaptation of the hugely successful play that looks at Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager.  We start things with a Hugo spritz, while learning about Jodie’s favourite cuisines and the restaurant trip that brought her to tears... in a good way. Angela then serves a bowl of tagliatelle with asparagus, peas, shallots & capers, a Diana Henry recipe that Jodie could cook at home... but probably won’t. The wine pairing is Jodie’s choice as she opts for the Loved & Found Carricante. The surprises don’t stop there, as Angela has also prepared a lemon thyme, honey & polenta cake, hitting the sweet spot perfectly.  Jodie’s a joy to hang with as we discover the unique sandwiches she had as a child, the valuable support of her parents as she set about a career in acting, and the little things that make a difference for her while on a TV set.  The wines featured in Jodie’s wine tasting also included No.1 Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Rosé Provence and the Loved & Found Grolleau Gris. You can watch the first two episodes of Dear England on BBC iPlayer now with the series’ final parts broadcasting on May 30 and 31.  You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify.  All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes The recipe for the tagliatelle with asparagus, peas, shallots & capers, was created for Waitrose by Diana Henry.  A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact [email protected]  Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions 00:00 Welcome! 00:33 Today’s guest & Tiramisu chat 02:54 Let’s talk about polenta 04:22 Jodie Whittaker is here! 05:41 It’s time for a spritz! 06:44 A day in the life of Jodie 09:10 From wine appreciation to food loves 12:37 Childhood meals & surprise meals! 16:11 Dinner parties 18:32 Sommelier Jodie 20:19 Food is served! 24:24 Dear England 27:58 England football evolution 30:04 Cake is served! 31:50 Broadchurch & Doctor Who 35:38 From supportive parents to acting rituals 38:30 Fast food quiz 40:14 End of the show question 43:22 Final chats & a listener question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices