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They’ve got lobster on their mind! 

Sam Smith is a BRIT Award, Grammy, Golden Globe and Oscar-winning singer and songwriter. They join us ahead of the release of their new album, Hazel Eyes, which is released on 21 August and features their new single, My Guy. But first, it’s time for the long-awaited debut of lobster on Dish, the perfect star ingredient for a guest who once had aspirations to be a fishmonger, and also ideal to help Angela through a small hangover. 

Sam lives in New York with their partner Christian, and tells us about the impact the move has had on their tastebuds and their capacity to handle heat. They’ve also recently started a food blog on Instagram, SamServed, where you can get a glimpse of their favourite dishes including fish and chips, peanut butter and chicken wings. Another favourite is turnip cake, which tastes so good, Sam had it tattooed on their body.  

We start with caviar on crisps and ice cold Waitrose Blanc de Noirs Champagne, before Angela serves up lobster rolls with lemon & dill. The Waitrose wine experts paired this meal with a bottle of Famille Brocard Organic Chablis 2025 Burgundy. 

Sam loves food (even more than music) and tells us about the addictive joys of touring, where they can combine both passions. We also hear about the time they got ‘Chaka’fied’ by Chaka Khan, nights at the Met Gala and a truly unforgettable gift from Ed Sheeran. 

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All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes

A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish

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Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions

00:00 Welcome!

03:05 Angela’s Hartnett range at Waitrose

05:06 Sam Smith is here! 

07:52 Champagne and caviar cheers!

09:57 Sam Smith is a certified foodie 

13:49 Sam’s food likes and dislikes 

17:25 Life in New York 

21:45 Food is served! 

25:20 Sam’s food Instagram 

26:40 To gatekeep or not to gatekeep? 

28:22 Wine pairing 

28:30 New album and the writing process 

32:34 Sam’s presence in music 

33:54 New live shows! 

35:13 The influence of Chaka Khan

37:07 The Met Gala 

38:54 That outfit at the BRITs…

39:32 Fast food quiz 

41:51 End of the show question
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Comic Relief! Meeting Prince! Seasoned food! 

Sir Lenny Henry is a hugely celebrated comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster. He first appeared on our screens in 1975 when, at the age of 16, he made his debut on the talent show New Faces. Over fifty years later, he joins us to talk through some of the choice moments of his career, providing a fantastic taster of his current show, Still At Large.

We have some cookery crossover, too, with Lenny famously playing Michelin starred Gareth Blackstock in the ‘90s sitcom, Chef! The part came with hours of training and prep work, cutting parsley and gutting rabbits which, as he explains, helped sharpen his skills as a stand-up. There’s lots of love for Lenny’s mum, a fantastic cook with a natural flair for great home-cooked meals, but less fondness for any food with antennae. 

From his very first outing as a comic and impressionist to taking on Othello at the age of 50, Lenny relives a number of pivotal milestones in his career over a delicious bowl of seared scallop & tomato tagliatelle. This is accompanied by a glass of Paolo Leo Fiano del Salento, and a couple of great stories about encountering Prince... and then working with him.  

Still At Large is on tour across the UK until November 3 and you can buy tickets at fane.co.uk/lenny-henry.  

You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify. 

All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes

The recipe for seared scallop & tomato tagliatelle was created for Waitrose by Silvana Franco.

A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish

If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact dish@waitrose.co.uk 

Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions

00:00 Coming up on Dish...00:13 Welcome!01:03 It’s scallop season02:34 Sir Lenny Henry is here03:51 Lenny’s return to stage06:23 First time performing09:43 Food likes10:28 KFC lunatic11:52 Butter Chicken12:36 Nothing with antennas13:42 Dash it in!15:44 Lenny’s cooking credentials16:54 Food is served!20:10 Wine pairing23:48 From comedy to Shakespeare28:50 Comic Relief32:55 Meeting Prince!38:31 Fast food quiz40:42 End of the show question
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A picture perfect plate for this Grand Designs legend.

Another first for the show, as Kevin McCloud brings along freshly grown produce for Angela to add to their meal. The Grand Designs presenter delivered fresh rhubarb and a variety of apples (in a variety of conditions) that were quickly chopped and prepped for a couple of dishes. 

Kevin, who lives in the Herefordshire countryside, is a keen fruit and vegetable grower, and passionate about local and organic foods. Only natural, then, that he turned up to Dish the day after eating a pizza! Perhaps that’s his Italian travels coming through - Kevin once lived in Italy, working on a farm in Tuscany before going on to study in Florence.  

He’s with us to chat about his latest TV show, Kevin McCloud’s Listed Britain, a look at the country’s greatest buildings and the stories behind them. From the Penguin Pool at London Zoo to the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell, Kevin explores over 20 of the highest designated listed buildings in a show that you can stream on More 4 now. 

After a glass of warm beer and chat about the importance of pubs, Angela delivers a construction that Kevin heartily approves of: pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel. It’s a recipe by Ed Smith which is paired with a bottle of Chapel Down Bacchus. Kevin’s apples then take centre stage with an open apple tart and dairy-free vanilla ice cream. 

There’s then time to reflect on 27 years of Grand Designs, with (finally) an explanation as to why the windows are always the problem. We also make Kevin choose his favourite apple (how could we?!) and kit up in high vis gear for a special End of Show Question. 

You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify. 

All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes

The recipe for pork chops with pickled rhubarb and shaved fennel was created for Waitrose by Ed Smith.

A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish

If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact dish@waitrose.co.uk 

Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions

00:00 Welcome! 

03:26 Kevin McCloud is here! 

03:40 Kevin’s produce & growing food 

08:10 Pub love 

09:56 Food likes 

11:09 Kevin’s perfect Yorkshire puds! 

12:37 A love of venison & winter greens 

15:27 Time spent in Italy 

17:51 Food is served! 

20:18 Wine pairing 

21:17 Kevin McCloud’s Listed Britain 

26:01 Grand Designs 

27:57 Key to the perfect kitchen? 

29:35 From narrative arcs to timeless style 

32:21 McCloud & Hartnett apple tart! 

33:42 Fast food quiz 

35:35 End of the show question
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A one-pot wonder shared with a chart-topping star.

Marcus Mumford is an American-British singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the lead singer of the award-winning English folk-rock band Mumford & Sons. Marcus took the train from his home in Devon to visit us for a chat about the band’s latest album, Prizefighter, and their headline show at BST Hyde Park on 4 July. 

But before that, we take a closer look at some of Marcus’s favourite meals, including beef Wellington which, we find out, is a dish Angela is only going to master in exceptional circumstances. We hear about how Marcus and his wife, actor Carey Mulligan, have a small but mighty crop of fruit and veg at their Devon home, and how they like to entertain... at lunchtimes.

We also get the recipe for Marcus’s cauliflower salad that routinely impressed Taylor Swift, the origin story of his Oscar tattoos, and how he and the band have moved away from warm beer, chocolate and crisps in their dressing room.

Angela cooks Ravinder Bhogal’s Awadhi chicken pulao, served with naans, poppadoms and mango chutney. The suggested wine pairing is a bottle of Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc, while Marcus enjoys a 0.0% Gin & tonic. 

You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify. 

All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes

The recipe for Awadhi chicken pulao was created for Waitrose by Ravinder Bhogal

A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish

If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact dish@waitrose.co.uk 

Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions

00:00 Welcome! 

04:11 Marcus Mumford is here! 

05:21 Cauliflower salads & balsamic vinegar

07:40 Cheers! 

08:39 Food likes & the beauty of Beef Wellingtons 

12:50 Tiramisu tasting 

13:30 Cooking at home & growing up 

17:03 From gardening to tour life 

20:55 Food is served! 

25:03 Wine pairing 

25:28 Cooking with rabbit & venison 

27:21 New record & BST Hyde Park show 

29:22 From band rituals to writing music 

31:46 Oscar tattoos & life at the Mumford’s 

36:10 Fast food quiz 

38:32 End of the show question
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We welcome a Dish listener who’s been a fan since day one! 

There’s a whole lot of love around the Dish table as we welcome long-time listener, first-time visitor, Emilia Clarke. The actor, known for her incredible and life-changing role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game Of Thrones, brings her passion for food, Nick, Angela and martinis to a special episode marking the fourth anniversary of Dish. 

Emilia starts by showing why writing down your food likes when slightly hungover makes for a long and salty list. But what a list it is, as we get great detail about the fish, vegetables and meats that whet Emilia’s appetite, as well as the specific textures and ingredients that don’t make it onto her plate. Emilia is also a regular cook, who is willing to take on any challenge when making food for friends and family, or herself while away on set.

Emilia can currently be seen in PONIES, a 70s spy thriller set in Russia, which is currently available to watch on Sky and Now in the UK and Ireland. Emilia and co-star Haley Lu Richardson play two women working at the US embassy in Moscow who, after the mysterious deaths of their husbands in a plane crash, become CIA agents to investigate what happened. The role came with Emilia having to master Russian, a skill which she did with the help of a very impressive memory palace. 

The episode begins over a glass of Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Champagne and a start of tomato tonnato salad. It’s followed by rack of lamb, inspired by this recipe for super greens vignole with lamb steaks, and there’s even enough time for an elderflower & mint martini. The Waitrose wine experts paired the meal with a bottle of Villa Cafaggio Chianti Classico.

Cheers Emilia... and happy fourth birthday to us, too! 

You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify. 

All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes

A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish

If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact dish@waitrose.co.uk

Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions

00:00 Welcome! 

01:31 Four years of Dish

04:59 Emilia Clarke is here & she loves Dish! 

07:20 Champagne cheers & Martini love 

10:36 Time for Tomato Tonnato 

12:50 From food loves to dinner parties 

17:01 From food dislikes to cooking for others 

20:30 Cookery books & Nigel Slater love 

22:55 Baking on set & Chef roles

24:09 Lamb is served! 

28:35 Emilia’s new show ‘Ponies’

32:09 Learning Russian & filming in Budapest 

34:24 From childhood roles to GOT 

39:35 Emilia Clarke appreciation! 

41:26 Martini time! 

42:19 Fast food quiz

45:15 A love letter to Tahini
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