Christmas Cooking: The 2020 Edit

With Halloween upon us, this episode of the Food Programme explores the unique connection between Food and Magic. Jaega Wise visits "Kitchen Witch” Rachel Patterson to find out how she uses everyday ingredients in her spells, and witnesses some food illusions with Chris Dodd, a p ...  Show more

Sheila Dillon reveals the winners of this year's BBC Food and Farming Awards from Northern Ireland. She and this year's head judge Paula McIntyre meet some of the best food and drink producers in the country at the ceremony at Titanic Belfast. Just who will take home the coveted ...  Show more

We take a deep dive into some classic culinary Christmas traditions. Chiara Rimella and Fernando Augusto Pacheco sit down in the studio for a battle of the panettones. Plus: Monica Lillis sings the praises of Christmas pudding and Nina dos Santos tells us why cod will be on her t ...  Show more

Is Christmas best for six-year-olds? And was it better in the olden days? We rediscover the joy of festive excess. The Indian British chef discusses the future of food, his own unique style of cooking and why now is the best moment in history to be an aspiring chef. Hosted on Aca ...  Show more

We’ve got the most exciting cookbooks to gift this holiday season. Chef Chris Scott talks to us about his latest, Amish Soul Food and pays homage to the food of his Pennsylvanian German ancestors, and talks us through traditional recipes like chow chow, biscuits, and ...