This is the Guardian.

I'm Grace Dent and this is Comfort Eating from The Guardian.

A podcast where we pay homage to the lesser celebrated foods in life.

Because even as a restaurant critic, I believe the food that matters most is often that snack

you cobble together when you curled upon the sofa.

Each week I asked my guest to lift the lid on what comfort foods have seen them through their lives.

Because you can tell a lot about a person from what they eat behind closed on. Just microwave in a mug of custard.

Just microwave in a mug of custard.

Since this is our last episode of the season before Christmas, I'm giving a nod to Yultide and concocting a rather saucy little festive snack.

Absolutely delicious.

It's the final episode of the run.

It went very quick, didn't it?

Have you heard the rest?

If not, go and listen right away. You could start with Nadia Housain's episode.

Where I don't want to brag, but she did tell me she wanted to paddle with me in a rock pool of melted butter.

Or you can try John Ronson's episode where he revealed that he used to hide in hedges.

And then there's Jamie Demetria's episode where he confessed that he had only recently eaten his very first egg.

Not a word of a lie. Absolutely true. Go and listen to it. Our guest today is none other than the American singer-songwriter and actor.

It's Gregory Porter. I can't quite believe I'm saying that. He's coming to my house. I'm a tiny

bit starstruck if I'm honest with you. Gregory Porter has been Grammy nominated no less than seven times.

He is twice won for Best Jazz Vocal Album, winning millions and millions of fans across the world.

He's toured almost non-stop for the last decade. You might have seen him on your TV screens,

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