A Ukrainian table at Christmas

It's exam season in many parts of the world and with her own daughter studying hard, Rumella Dasgupta began wondering how much food matters during this difficult and stressful time. Is there such a thing as a brain food and are there any foods in particular that we should be aimi ...  Show more

Food Chain presenter Ruth Alexander was confident that she was eating a healthy diet, in particular, a diet that included enough fibre. But it turns out, like many of us, her fibre intake has been falling short of the recommended amount. In fact all over the world most of us are ...  Show more

Christmas will be different this year, but it doesn't mean it should be any less delicious.Sheila Dillon is joined by cooks who know about cooking for Christmas. She pays food writer Nigel Slater a socially distanced festive visit to talk about one of his favourite seasons in the ...  Show more

When the BBC World Service's Language Services moved into New Broadcasting House in central London, different services would take it in turns to host a 'Meet-Your-Neighbour' event to introduce themselves to other parts of the BBC. People started bringing in food that reflected th ...  Show more

In this episode, Bobby and Sophie break down all of the Christmas menus that they may need for the upcoming festivities. For starters, Bobby outlines the Italian tradition for Christmas Eve called "Feast of The seven Fishes". Next, Sophie and Bobby brainstorm Christmas morning br ...  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