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Want to stay ahead of the latest food trends and be top of your game in the kitchen? The olive podcast is your essential guide to everything new and exciting in food, drink, eating out, travel, and wellbeing. Consider it the perfect soundtrack to your cooking. 


Hosted by olive magazine’s Deputy Editor Janine Ratcliffe, each episode takes you on a journey as chefs, writers, producers and characters from the food world share stories, top tips and exclusive insider advice, covering everything from must-try ingredients and cooking techniques to the hottest global travel spots and ways to improve your health and wellbeing.


Each week, discover the latest food trends, explore the cultural significance of iconic dishes, and learn the secrets behind mastering everything from wok cooking to fermentation. Whether you’re looking to elevate your BBQ game, explore regional cuisines, or become a cocktail connoisseur, we’ve got you covered.


The olive magazine podcast is brought to you by the food- and drink-obsessed olive magazine team… welcome to the club! 


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  • May 30, 2025 · 41 min

    Gurd Loyal on the store cupboard heroes that will elevate your cooking

    On this week’s podcast author, trends expert and olive columnist Gurd Loyal @gurd_loyal joins Janine to talk about his exciting new book, Flavour Heroes. Gurd is on a mission to use store cupboard staples like mango chutney, harissa and peanut butter to amplify your cooking and also shares some brilliantly inventive recipes along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • May 23, 2025 · 43 min

    Letitia Clark on her love affair with lemons

    Chef writer and illustrator Letitia Clark (@letitia_ann_clark) joins the podcast this week to share recipes and stories from her new book For the Love of Lemons. She explains why this versatile fruit is so synonymous with her adopted home of Italy and gives some brilliant and inventive ways of using it in our cooking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • May 16, 2025 · 45 min

    Kenji Morimoto on simple fermentation techniques anyone can do at home!

    This episode we welcome Kenji Morimoto (@kenjcooks) to the podcast. Kenji is a content creator, educator and food writer who is on a mission to demystify the ancient art of fermentation. He joins to talk about his new book, Ferment, and explains how to make things like kimchi, miso and cheong without any specialist equipment as well as giving some delicious recipes to use them in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • May 9, 2025 · 32 min

    Julie Lin on her unique Malaysian-Scottish comfort food

    This week chef and author Julie Lin joins the podcast to share recipes and stories from her new book Sama Sama. She talks about her journey in food and explains how she’s reclaiming the word fusion to describe the food she cooks – a delicious mash up of her Malaysian and Scottish heritage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • May 2, 2025 · 28 min

    Keshia Sakarah on Caribbean food culture

    On this week’s podcast we chat to chef, food writer, educator, and author Keshia Sakarah. Her new book Caribe explores the many nations that make up the Caribbean islands with history, personal stories and recipes. Keshia wants to celebrate the diversity of the food eaten across the whole region including her home nations of Montserrat and Barbuda, but also show the threads that link many of these places together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Apr 25, 2025 · 36 min

    Emily Cuddeford and Rachel Morgan on the evolution of Twelve Triangles bakery

    Emily and Rachel are the founders of the beloved Scottish bakery Twelve Triangles and the co-authors of a new book, Kitchen Table: Simple Things Made Well. They talk about the importance of finding trusted producers, how seasonality shapes everything they sell and why their obsession about the quality and provenance of ingredients makes their bakes so good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Apr 18, 2025 · 38 min

    Farmer Tom Jones on why we should all be eating hogget this Easter

    This week Janine is joined by Tom Jones, a Herefordshire-based farmer and supplier of ethically reared and sourced meat for some of the UK's best restaurants, including St. John, Lyle's and The Camberwell Arms. With Easter coming up he’s launching a campaign urging people to swap new season spring lamb for hogget and explains why it’s a better choice for consumers and farmers as well as a much more flavourful meat for your Sunday roast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Apr 11, 2025 · 22 min

    Leigh Thurston on the vibrant Derry food scene

    This week’s podcast was recorded on location in Derry, Northern Ireland as host Janine catches up with local chef Leigh Thurston to find out all about the Derry food and drink scene. They discuss why the local produce is so special, some great breweries and distilleries to visit, a few local delicacies and where to find the best street food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Apr 4, 2025 · 30 min

    Anna Hedworth on the magic and romance of restaurants

    This week Janine is joined by Anna Hedworth, chef/owner of Cook House in Newcastle to talk about Anna’s latest book, Service, which celebrates in words, images and recipes the magic of a day spent working in her restaurant. Anna talks about her close relationships with suppliers and producers, the importance of a great staff meal, why the larder is one of the key elements to her menu and how a daily changing, seasonal menu keeps everything vibrant and creative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Mar 28, 2025 · 29 min

    Barney Desmazery on a wild garlic deep dive

    Wild garlic season is at its peak so we’ve asked Barney Desmazery - skills and shows editor of our sister brand Good Food - to share his foraging knowledge for this versatile ingredients. Find out where it thrives, how to pick it safely and ethically and how to use in some delicious recipes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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