Fodder

At the time of recording this podcast sustainability was very much at the top of many people's agendas. People wanted to eat better, feel better and shop better. We lined up a panel of top foodies to talk plant milks, vegan sausage rolls and ethical chocolate - all from different producers and retailers - and they crowned the best sustainable food buys from our line up. The world has changed since recording this podcast but sustainabilty is just as important as ever.

Hatch is an award-winning food & drink and retail space on Oxford Road and home to over 30 independent traders – there’s an open air courtyard, shops, roof terraces and plenty of food & drink ALL tucked underneath the Mancunian way. In this podcast you’ll meet some of the food and drink traders who currently call Hatch home and discover some of the Hatch highlights - you’ll never be stuck for somewhere to eat and drink again

In this podcast we’re celebrating International Women’s Day by speaking to women across our city that work within the food and drink industry. We’ll be highlighting some of the amazing success stories, whilst also looking at some of the challenges surrounding gender inequality.

Gino is a busy man. He's opened a chain of restaurants, written over a dozen books and been on our TV screens for what seems like forever. Now he's opened his third place in Manchester so Matt White went along for a coffee and a chat..

There's a good thing happening in Leeds. Some incredible restaurants and bars dishing up great food and drink. So Matt White has headed up the m62 to see what all the fuss is about...

The Clink Charity runs restaurants in prisons across the country including HMP Styal near Wilmslow. But the food isn’t your stereotypical prison food – this is high quality food cooked and served by the prisoners. In this Podcast we’ll hear from some of the people that work alongside the prisoners and from rose – an ex prisoner now working in the new Clink Café in Manchester city centre.

Nigel Slater is a food writer, journalist and broadcaster. He’s written many cook books over the years and also his memoir “Toast, the Story of a Boy's Hunger” Toast is the story of Nigel`s childhood and adolescence told through food. It’s been adapted into a radio drama, a BBC Film and now it’s been turned into a play. In this episode of Fodder Matt and Nigel discuss the play and the powerful role food plays in human memory.

In this podcast we explore how food can be a force for good. “Heart and Parcel” are a social enterprise in Manchester. It’s a place where migrant women meet. It’s a place for them to be a part of something. A place for them to cook and a place for them to learn English through making dumplings.

You may know her as Fizz from Coronation Street or even Jenny from the Jungle, but Jenny McAlpine Is also known as one of Manchester’s restaurateurs. Alongside her husband Chris Farr she owns “Annie’s” In this episode Matt goes along to meet Jenny and talks Corrie, I’m a Celebrity and of course food - plus we find out why the hot pot at Annie’s is better than Betty’s.