<p>From Michelin starred kitchens to Hong Kong’s high rise tower blocks, via informal settlements in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Ruth Alexander hears from people making the best out of the cramped and tiny spaces they’re cooking in. </p><p>Gina Lai shows her around the kitchen in her cramped Hong Kong high rise flat and Ruth visits chef Ryan Blackburn who has retained a Michelin star whilst cooking out of the tinest of professional kitchens in Northern England. </p><p>Plus Leah and her daughter Janice explain how they cook family meals in an informal settlement in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and AJ Forget describes what it's like to give up a big kitchen for a new life on the road, living and cooking in a converted bus.  </p><p>If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk</p><p>Produced by Izzy Greenfield, Rumella Dasgupta and Lexy O'Connor</p><p>Image Description: Gina Lai is cooking in her tiny Hong Kong flat. (Credit Gina Lai/BBC)</p>

The Food Chain

BBC World Service

Small kitchens

FEB 26, 202626 MIN
The Food Chain

Small kitchens

FEB 26, 202626 MIN

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<p>From Michelin starred kitchens to Hong Kong’s high rise tower blocks, via informal settlements in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Ruth Alexander hears from people making the best out of the cramped and tiny spaces they’re cooking in. </p><p>Gina Lai shows her around the kitchen in her cramped Hong Kong high rise flat and Ruth visits chef Ryan Blackburn who has retained a Michelin star whilst cooking out of the tinest of professional kitchens in Northern England. </p><p>Plus Leah and her daughter Janice explain how they cook family meals in an informal settlement in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and AJ Forget describes what it's like to give up a big kitchen for a new life on the road, living and cooking in a converted bus. </p><p>If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected]</p><p>Produced by Izzy Greenfield, Rumella Dasgupta and Lexy O'Connor</p><p>Image Description: Gina Lai is cooking in her tiny Hong Kong flat. (Credit Gina Lai/BBC)</p>