Fascinating Foodies

This episode I chat to Anthony Murphy, CEO of award-winning burger chain, The Beefy Boys. Anthony shares the inspirational story of the creation of the business, we chat about perfect burgers (this episode will make you hungry) and what it takes to run a successful hospitality business in 2024.

If you are interested in plant-based and where it's headed next, like a good founder story, or just enjoy listening to passionate people talk about food, this ones for you.

I chat to some of my fascinating foodie friends about their favourite new products this Xmas, and what will feature on their festive tables this year.

In this episode, I meet the brilliant Peter Doughty-Cook, Founder of Artisan Bakery, Peter Cooks Bread, in Herefordshire. Peter was named National Baker of the Year in the BIA awards2022, won Britain’s Best Loaf in 2020, has been awarded numerous Great Taste Awards and all round winner in the World Bread Awards, to name but a few of his accolades. He is an ambassador for the Real Bread Campaign, calls Dan Lepard a personal friend and has a huge passion for sharing great bread with others. We chat about the joys and challenges of owning an artisan bakery, how it feels when your cruffins are so good they move people to tears and what makes a great sourdough loaf. For more information about Peter's amazing breads, check out the link below:PETER COOKS BREAD To find out more about The Freelance Foodie, check out my website here:Food Product Development & Innovation Consultant | The Freelance Foodie

In this episode I chat to Farmer and independent rural policy and strategy advisor Emily Norton about all things Regenerative Agriculture.

During this bonus episode I share a few highlights from my visit to Lunch and Casual Dining shows, plus I chat to Jennifer Beaumont, Head of Food at Leon, and Cleopatra Zukas, Head of Food at Coco di Mama, to find out their views on what’s happening in the Food To Go and QSR sectors right now.

In this episode, I chat to Ross Sneddon, Executive Pastry Chef at The Balmoral Hotel, about his career pathway, transitioning into NPD (and back again), what it’s really like to work behind the scenes at a five star hotel, and favourite pastry creations.

I share a few delicious highlights from the speciality fine food fair.

In this episode, I chat to Bakery expert Darren Davy, about his career journey, passions in baking and the latest industry challenges. This one comes with a warning as we speak about pizzas, breads and hot cross buns! You will be hungry after listening to this!

Join me and some of my foodie friends as we discuss our favourite new product launches so far of the season, plus what will be gracing our Christmas dinner tables and hot tips for Christmas cooks.

Alex takes me on a fascinating journey of discovery about CBD and we discuss the emergence of CBD into the UK food and beverage market.

In this, our first episode Tom and I chat about all the highs and lows of founding a new brand, the latest developments in plant-based dairy and Tom shares some brilliant advice for any aspiring food and drink entrepreneurs out there.