Grace’s guest on Comfort Eating this week is the award-winning author Candice Carty-Williams, who talks about some of the most important moments in her life – and the comfort food that has seen her through them. They discuss star signs, being the ‘naughty’ kid at school and how a fridge full of someone else’s food helped Candice write the first draft of her ... Show More
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S10, Ep5: Nicola Sturgeon, former politician
This week, Grace is buzzing to meet former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon. Over the past few years, Nicola has weathered an independence referendum, Brexit, a pandemic, countless press briefings and parliamentary spats, an arrest and a divorce. So what food does she t ... Show More
41m 50s
Aug 19
From the archive (season 6): David Baddiel, comedian
As Grace Dent takes a short summer break, the team is delving into the archives to bring you some of their favourite episodes. This week, we rewind to February 2024, when legendary comedian and author David Baddiel rocked up to Grace’s house. With a career spanning 40 years on TV ... Show More
44m 11s
Aug 12
From the archive (season 4): Jayde Adams, comedian
As Grace Dent takes a short summer break, the team is delving into the archives to bring you some of their favourite episodes. This week, we rewind to November 2022, when Grace welcomed one of that year’s stars of Strictly Come Dancing, Jayde Adams. Jayde and Grace discuss Jayde’ ... Show More
37m 45s
Aug 2023
Best of Design Matters: Candice Carty-Williams
Author of the bestselling book “Queenie”—Candice Carty-Williams joins a very special guest host, Roxane Gay, to talk about her latest novel “People Person” which follows the Pennington family, a cadre of five half-siblings forced together in the wake of a dramatic event. Hosted o ... Show More
45m 28s
Mar 2022
S13, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Candice Carty-Williams
So many people have requested this guest and now I'm beyond thrilled to oblige! Yes, that's right it's author Candice Carty-Williams whose first novel, Queenie, became a publishing sensation. Queenie won the 2019 Book of the Year at the British Book Awards making Carty-Williams t ... Show More
58m 4s
Sep 2023
S6 Ep14: Bookshelfie: Nadiya Hussain
Nadiya Hussain joins Vick at The Women’s Prize Live Festival to talk about family values, fig trees and why she’s so open about her mental health.
Nadiya Hussain is a renowned British TV chef, author, presenter, and baker. Of course she is known and loved as the winner of the ... Show More
56m 35s
May 2017
30 – Sex, Drugs, and Oysters: What It's Really Like to Work at a Fancy Restaurant
In Stephanie Danler’s novel Sweetbitter, it takes Tess, a 22-year-old waitress new to Manhattan, about three months to master the art of balancing three plates on one arm. In the same amount of time, Tess adapts to a life of champagne and cocaine-addled adventures. In this episod ... Show More
23m 53s