Kevin McCloud is served pork chops with his own home-grown pickled rhubarb

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