Dish is on high alert as we’re joined by the ‘food shark’. 

Fresh off a flight from New York, we’re delighted to welcome Simon Pegg. An English actor and comedian, Pegg is loved for his iconic TV and movie roles, be that TV sitcom Spaced, the Mission: Impossible franchise or The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End), in which he stars alongside good pal Nick Frost, who we know as a great onion chopper. 

Simon joins Nick and Angela to talk about the return of Channel 4’s The Undeclared War, which sees him resume his role as Danny Patrick, the Director of Operations at GCHQ. The tense technological thriller, which centres around the threat of cyber attacks and digital sabotage, is available to watch from 21 July. 

Angela serves Andhra chintakaya chaap, a recipe for a rich and flavoursome lamb chop curry, created by Maunika Gowardhan. This, which is paired by the Waitrose wine experts with a bottle of Beaujolais Cuvée Des Vignerons Franc. 

Nicknamed ‘the food shark’ by his family, due to his opportunistic approach to dinnertime, Simon is fantastic company. We hear about high-concept dining with Nick Frost, get the final word on eating scones, and Angela learns all about the Tom Cruise cake. We also discover Simon’s favourite moment from completing the ‘nerd trifecta’. 

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

The recipe for Andhra chintakaya chaap was created for Waitrose by Maunika Gowardhan.

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

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00:00 Welcome!

00:41 Let’s chat Chef Whites 

04:00 A moment for mustard powder! 

05:19 Simon Pegg is here! 

06:46 Fresh from NYC!

08:30 Simon’s food likes 

11:15 The perfect way to cook a steak? 

13:49 Beware of the food shark!

14:37 Simon’s food dislikes 

16:25 Simon the barista! 

18:49 The great scone debate! 

20:23 Nick Frost appreciation 

23:30 DJ Pegg! 

25:16 Food is served! 

27:53 Wine pairing 

28:26 The Undeclared War is back! 

30:55 The AI era 

34:15 Time spent at GCHQ! 

35:06 The Nerd Trifecta & the Star Wars set

36:50 Meeting Carrie Fisher & childhood crushes! 

40:04 The scale of film productions 

44:06 Tom Cruise cakes! 

44:59 Fast food quiz 

46:20 End of the show question

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And shares her own secret recipe with Angela.

Sophie Willan is a three-time BAFTA winning comedian, actor, writer and author, and a very good friend of Dish. We first hosted Sophie for our debut live - and unrecorded - show in London. So, we just had to have her back and set everything to record this time round. 

Sophie is best known for her hit show, Alma’s Not Normal, which has seen her win BAFTA after BAFTA. She’s also appeared in Ludwig and Small Prophets, and went down in Taskmaster folklore for her star turn on the show. She is on Dish to talk about her new job, hosting The Great British Sewing Bee alongside judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young, with the new series on the way very soon. 

Sophie’s partner, Carniel Francis-Levy, is a chef, and the couplehad their first child, Elijah, last year. Over a glass of Waitrose Blueprint Prosecco, we chat about life as a new mum and hear about the benefits and challenges of living with a great cook.  

Angela serves a comforting dish of perfectly cooked golden chicken, tomatoes & green beans, paired with a glass of Calvet Sancerre Rosé. But that’s not the end of the cooking, as Sophie demonstrates her favourite, and somewhat challenging, food combination for Angela’s verdict. 

Welcome back Sophie. Do come again! 

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00:00 Welcome!

02:47 It’s bean season! 

04:49 Listener question 

07:18 Sophie Willan is here! 

08:34 New partners & mum life

11:32 Prosecco cheers! 

12:58 Sophie’s food likes and dislikes 

18:16 The struggle of a vanilla slice! 

21:15 Creepy breakfast buffets? 

24:47 Food is served! 

25:55 Cooking at home? 

29:24 Wine pairing 

31:17 Writing a book & a new show! 

33:58 The Great British Sewing Bee

36:59 Fast food quiz 

38:50 End of the show question

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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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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.  

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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.

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00:00 Coming up on Dish...
00:13 Welcome!
01:03 It’s scallop season
02:34 Sir Lenny Henry is here
03:51 Lenny’s return to stage
06:23 First time performing
09:43 Food likes
10:28 KFC lunatic
11:52 Butter Chicken
12:36 Nothing with antennas
13:42 Dash it in!
15:44 Lenny’s cooking credentials
16:54 Food is served!
20:10 Wine pairing
23:48 From comedy to Shakespeare
28:50 Comic Relief
32:55 Meeting Prince!
38:31 Fast food quiz
40:42 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. 

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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

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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. 

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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

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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! 

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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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We also enlist her as our first Dish sommelier. 

Jodie Whittaker is an English actor known for her roles in Broadchurch, Doctor Who, Frauds and Toxic Town. Jodie, who was born in West Yorkshire but now lives in London, arrives at Dish with the perfect mindset; hungry and up for trying anything. So, a menu full of surprises it is, as we sit down to chat about Jodie’s latest project: Dear England. The TV series is an adaptation of the hugely successful play that looks at Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager. 

We start things with a Hugo spritz, while learning about Jodie’s favourite cuisines and the restaurant trip that brought her to tears... in a good way. Angela then serves a bowl of tagliatelle with asparagus, peas, shallots & capers, a Diana Henry recipe that Jodie could cook at home... but probably won’t. The wine pairing is Jodie’s choice as she opts for the Loved & Found Carricante. The surprises don’t stop there, as Angela has also prepared a lemon thyme, honey & polenta cake, hitting the sweet spot perfectly. 

Jodie’s a joy to hang with as we discover the unique sandwiches she had as a child, the valuable support of her parents as she set about a career in acting, and the little things that make a difference for her while on a TV set. 

The wines featured in Jodie’s wine tasting also included No.1 Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Rosé Provence and the Loved & Found Grolleau Gris.

You can watch the first two episodes of Dear England on BBC iPlayer now with the series’ final parts broadcasting on May 30 and 31. 

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 the tagliatelle with asparagus, peas, shallots & capers, was created for Waitrose by Diana Henry. 

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00:00 Welcome!

00:33 Today’s guest & Tiramisu chat

02:54 Let’s talk about polenta

04:22 Jodie Whittaker is here!

05:41 It’s time for a spritz!

06:44 A day in the life of Jodie

09:10 From wine appreciation to food loves

12:37 Childhood meals & surprise meals!

16:11 Dinner parties

18:32 Sommelier Jodie

20:19 Food is served!

24:24 Dear England

27:58 England football evolution

30:04 Cake is served!

31:50 Broadchurch & Doctor Who

35:38 From supportive parents to acting rituals

38:30 Fast food quiz

40:14 End of the show question

43:22 Final chats & a listener question

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Yes! Chef! 

Nick and Angela are joined by Jon Favreau for an episode packed with appreciation for great food, and the creativity and passion that goes into making it. Jon arrives in the kitchen in the middle of a gigantic world press tour to promote his new movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu, the latest adventure in the Star Wars universe. The film, of which Favreau is director, co-writer and producer, is out in cinemas this week and boasts an all-star cast including Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White. 

Jon is well versed with the culinary world, most notably with his 2014 film Chef, where he played a cook who starts up his own food truck. In order to prepare for the role, he schooled up on a range of cooking techniques with long-term collaborator, the Korean-American chef Roy Choi. Jon’s passion for chef life also extended to him getting his own commercial kitchen fitted and working with Choi on The Chef Show, where he shared meals with celebrity guests including Gwyneth Paltrow and one of our faves, Tom Holland. Add those credentials to his back catalogue of film work, which includes Iron Man, The Jungle Book and Elf, and you have the ingredients for a top quality Dish guest. 

The episode’s meal is a request from Jon: a simple but perfect Cacio e pepe gnocchi with broccoli & walnuts, a creation he admires from the best spot in the kitchen. The wine pairing is a bottle of Broglia Gavi DOCG. 

Enjoy this one, food lovers, as Jon shares his joy for food with us all. We get to level up the Fast Food Quiz, hear about DJing for Mark Ronson, find a rare Favreau knowledge gap, and ‘the clean plate club’ is born.  

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Stories of superstitious drinks and a cheese grudge.

Paapa Essiedu is a highly acclaimed actor, known for his work across stage and screen. After attending Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Paapa joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, making his debut in The Merry Wives of Windsor at the age of 22. Other stage credits include Death of England: Delroy, The Effect and, most recently, All My Sons, a performance which saw him win an Olivier Award.  

Paapa joins Nick and Angela to talk about two TV projects, including Falling, where he plays a priest who falls in love with a nun, portrayed by former Dish guest Keeley Hawes. The show is the first love story written by Jack Thorne, whose credits include Adolescence, His Dark Materials, Toxic Town and Skins. Falling is available to stream and watch live on Channel 4 from May 19.

You’ll also see Paapa in Babies, opposite Siobhán Cullen, as a couple struggling through the experience of pregnancy loss. The series, available on BBC iPlayer, has garnered praise for the poignant handling of its subject matter. 

It’s an episode with a chilli kick, with big-batch spicy margaritas to get things started and then spicy prawn tacos with rhubarb & scotch bonnet salsa to keep things going. The tacos are a recipe by Ixta Belfrage, which is paired by our wine experts with a glass of Tohu Sauvignon Blanc Awatere Valley.

Paapa is a huge fan of big bold flavours, including Thai and Mexican cuisine, and there’s also plenty of love for fresh tomatoes and, thanks to his recent theatre run, white chocolate matcha lattes. And, after recently taking up cooking classes, what skills can Paapa glean from watching Angela in the kitchen? 

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 the spicy prawn tacos with rhubarb & scotch bonnet salsa was created for Waitrose by Ixta Belfrage

For chocolate mousse inspiration, mentioned at the end of the episode, check out this recipe by Martha Collison.

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A welcome meal for the star amidst her West End run. 

Rosamund Pike is the latest theatre actor to visit us in the middle of a hectic show schedule, with a performance at London's Wyndham's Theatre to follow her visit to Dish. In Inter Alia, Rosumund stars as Jessica Parks, a London Crown Court Judge balancing work, motherhood and friendship. It’s an incredible central performance that earned Rosamund an Olivier Award for Best Actress, just a few days before we sat down to record. 

Rosamund, celebrated for her roles in Pride & Prejudice, Die Another Day, Gone Girl and I Care A Lot, also has a new film on the horizon; Ladies First is a fantastical comedy where a misogynistic CEO Damian (Sacha Baron Cohen) finds himself in a world dominated by women, with Alex, played by Rosamund, as his boss. Ladies First is coming to Netflix on 22 May. 

Angela serves Rosamund a beautiful dish of roast trout with brown butter alongside freshly cooked asparagus. The meal is perfectly paired with a glass of The Ned Pinnacle Sauvignon Blanc. Rosamund, a keen cook, is delighted with a hot plate of food at a time when her pre-show meals are dominated by cold salads - and the occasional sardine… 

With a wide ranging career on stage and on film, we get some brilliant tales of life on-set from Rosamund, including dark chocolate energy boosts, and the value of co-stars who double up as mixologists. 

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