S12 Ep11: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: Chef, Writer and Broadcaster
Desert Island Dishes
Desert Island Dishes
4.8 • 780 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2021
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Hello! We are back with another BONUS episode for you!
My guest today is Surprise! We are back with another BONUS episode for you!
My guest today is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Hugh is a chef, broadcaster, food writer and campaigner.
The nation first got to know Hugh in 1997 with his TV show “A Cook on the Wild Side” in which he ate roadkill and all that the countryside’s hedgerows had to offer. And then a year later through his River Cottage series and books filmed at the river cottage estate on the Devon / Dorset border.
In fact he’s now done more than 20 cookery shows and he’s also tackled powerful issues in his documentaries like obesity, the illegal wildlife trade, fishing and the war on plastic. He has an uncompromising commitment to seasonal and ethically produced food and his concern for the environment has inspired a vast and loyal fanbase.
You may even have whipped up something delicious based on one of his recipe books as he is a multi award winning writer and the Author of numerous best selling cookbooks committed to seasonal and ethical food
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Desert Island Dishes is sponsored by Cooks Matches. |
| 0:04.5 | Cooks matches have been the mainstay of British kitchens for over 40 years |
| 0:08.8 | and remain the match for both cooks and chefs to use in the kitchen. |
| 0:13.8 | You will have seen those iconic yellow boxes in just about anybody who's anybody's kitchen. |
| 0:19.4 | And you'll need some on hand this Christmas to light |
| 0:21.7 | the Christmas pudding, a tradition we take very seriously in our house. But they are also obviously |
| 0:27.6 | great for light and cozy fires, candles, and for firing up the hob for a warming mug of hot |
| 0:33.6 | chocolate. I wanted to tell you that Cook's Matches is hosting a live Instagram Q&A this month |
| 0:39.6 | with a talented Amy Shepard food. Amy will be answering any Christmas cooking questions and even |
| 0:45.7 | providing meal ideas for after the Christmas mayhem. To join this social event, give Cooks Matches |
| 0:51.9 | a follow and simply head over to their Instagram on the 17th of |
| 0:55.8 | December at 7pm. If you're listening to this the day it comes out, then that event is happening |
| 1:01.9 | tomorrow. To find out more, head to the website wwww.combecksmatchers.com.com. Thank you very much to |
| 1:10.3 | Cooks Matches. |
| 1:12.5 | Hi, I'm Margie Nomura and welcome to the Desert Island Dishes podcast. |
| 1:17.3 | This is the podcast where every week I ask my guest to choose their seven Desert Island dishes. |
| 1:23.5 | These range from finding out about the dish that most reminds them of their childhood, |
| 1:27.4 | the best dish they've ever eaten, and of course, about the dish that most reminds them of their childhood, the best |
| 1:28.0 | dish they've ever eaten, and of course, the last dish they would choose to eat before being cast |
| 1:33.6 | off the Desert Island. Hi, I hope you're all well and that you're having a lovely week. |
| 1:39.3 | I'm so excited to bring you another bonus episode with the one and only Hugh Fernley Whitting |
| 1:45.1 | stall. In this episode, we talk about Christmas with the FWs and about the New River Cottage |
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