Whether we like it or not, some of us will have to host friends and family at home this holiday season. Karima Hazim, co-author of cookbook Sofra: Lebanese Recipes to Share, takes Reged Ahmad through her essential hacks for putting on a spread to impress – without the stress You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
Jan 2025
How to win a cost-of-living election
Around the world, soaring inflation has pushed voters to turn on incumbent governments. But one country bucked the trend – Mexico, where the leftwing Morena party recorded a landslide victory. The key to it’s success? A policy platform built on minimum salary rises, labour reform ... Show More
22m 11s
Jan 2025
The tech titans: who’s really in charge of Donald Trump’s America?
Donald Trump’s decision to seat super-rich tech barons Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai in front of his own members of cabinet at his inauguration has sent a strong signal about who holds power in America now. Technology editor Blake Montgomery t ... Show More
21m 49s
Nov 2024
Thanksgiving With Ina Garten
<p>Leading up to Thanksgiving, we took a trip to the home of Ina Garten, the legendary cookbook author and TV star. For one glorious afternoon, the Barefoot Contessa gave us a master class on the art of hosting. She answered our questions big and small — seating arrangements, whe ... Show More
29m 36s
Jan 2025
Hisham Assaad - Taboon and Lebanese Baking
Sometimes as cooks, chefs, bakers and makers, we can appear to the outside world as big softies, barely equipped to cope with life outside of food. But what if there was a war around you, how would that affect the way you cook, you bake, you live, you sleep even? Today I’m speaki ... Show More
23m 33s
Jan 2
771: Holiday Cookbooks 2022
<p>We’ve got the most exciting cookbooks to gift this holiday season. Chef Chris Scott talks to us about his latest, <em>Amish Soul Food</em> and pays homage to the food of his Pennsylvanian German ancestors, and talks us through traditional recipes like chow chow, biscuits, and ... Show More
50m 9s
Dec 2024
Simplify the Overwhelm of the Holiday Meal with Chef Marianne
<p>Hosting a gathering can often feel stressful and overwhelming. Even if you’re not hosting a holiday meal, what if a family member, friend, or colleague invites you to a party and asks you to bring a dish? You may be wondering, “What should I bring? What if someone attending ha ... Show More
36m 15s
Feb 2025
820: Cooking Questions with Lisa Donovan and We The Pizza with Muhammad Abdul-Hadi
<p>This week, food columnist for The New York Times Magazine, Lisa Donovan, joins us to talk about what she's been cooking up recently and help answer our listeners' kitchen conundrums, from making the best tomato paste despite out-of-season tomatoes to using unsweetened chocolat ... Show More
50m 8s
Sep 2024
Getting Cultural Appropriation in Food right, and how to learn instead of steal from traditional cooking methods with Mallika Basu
Mallika Basu is one of my absolute favourite people in food. Not only is she hilarious, she’s a writer, commentator and board adviser in food, drink and hospitality with two published cookbooks (Miss Masala: Real Indian Cooking for Busy Living and Masala: Indian Cooking for Moder ... Show More
47m 5s