S4 E8: Gaz Coombes, musician

Comfort Eating with Grace Dent

The Guardian

Food, Arts

4.5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

This week, knocking on Grace’s door is actual rockstar Gaz Coombes. Gaz has sold millions of records around the world, both as the lead singer of Supergrass and as a critically acclaimed solo artist. He joins Grace to chat about his days overseeing Harvester’s coveted salad bar, late-night cheese boards and, as he prepares to release his fourth solo album, the meals that stand out from his days touring the world. And, as ever, the comfort foods that have seen him through it all

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0:00.0	This is the Guardian.
0:08.6	Comfort Eating with Grace Dent is supported by Ocado.
0:12.4	With more choice than any other supermarket,
0:15.0	there's an Ocado just for you.
0:18.0	I'm Grace Dent and this is Comfort Eating from the Guardian.
0:24.0	A podcast where we pay homage to the lesser celebrated foods in life
0:29.0	because even as a restaurant critic, I believe the food that matters most
0:34.0	is often not snacked or cobbled together when you're curled upon a sofa.
0:39.0	Each week I asked my guests to lift the lid on what comfort foods
0:44.0	have seen them through their lives because you can tell a lot about a person
0:49.0	from what they eat behind closed doors.
0:52.0	Hello friends, you find me in my kitchen about to tuck into a pot of cup noodles
1:06.0	that Big Zoo left here when he came over.
1:09.0	I just found them in the back of the cupboard.
1:12.0	They don't go off the dinner.
1:16.0	I have got the biggest smile on my face today
1:20.0	because I've spent the morning listening to Brit Pop band Supergrass on repeat
1:25.0	because very soon, and I can't believe I'm saying this,
1:28.0	lead singer Gaskooms is coming round an actual rock star.
1:40.0	Supergrass formed in 1995.
1:43.0	They hit the big time almost immediately.
1:46.0	The late 90s saw them at their peak, much like blur,
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