Listening: culinary podcasts
There’s a good chance you keep your culinary knowledge up to date by reading articles and watching television programmes. But why strain your eyes when you can use your ears too? We looked into which podcasts are the most fun to listen to. Ideal for on the go or for a quiet evening on the sofa: these are our favourite culinary podcasts.
Cheft
Eight chefs, eight episodes and eight dishes. Presenter Hiske Versprille talks at length with the best and most influential Amsterdam chefs. Her motto: the more you know, the more you taste. Who will be featured? Joris Bijdendijk (RIJKS), Leonardo Pacenti (Toscanini), Guillaume de Beer and Freek van Noortwijk (Breda, Guts & Glory). Sidney Schutte (Spectrum), John Halvemaan, Yvette van Boven, Luuk Kusters and Michiel van de Eerde. Get to know these top Amsterdam chefs while listening.
Obsessed with food
For Lize Korpershoek, food is just food. Others are obsessed with it. To discover why, Lize explores a different kitchen with various chefs every week. The podcasts are nice and short: they last no more than fifteen minutes. Ideal for listening to on the train or bus.
The Splendid Table
An American culinary podcast about culture, lifestyle and, above all, food. This last element in particular has a huge influence on our daily lives. Every week, Francis Lam takes you on a culinary journey of discovery and teaches you more about preparations, cultures and perspectives.
Bon Appétit Foodcast
You read that right: your favourite site also has its own podcast. Listen to a new episode every Wednesday afternoon. Conversations with chefs, writers and other big names from the culinary world. A small selection of the topics covered: How do you cook the perfect brown rice? How do you make crispy rice? How did that one hospitality entrepreneur make their shop so successful?
Spilled milk
Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton present this podcast. In the show, they cook something, eat it and share their findings. They choose a topic and go all out on it, very quickly and with plenty of humour. The subjects are also incredibly varied: from Thai curry to mints.
Burnt toast
Food has a major influence on our daily lives, in more ways than we think. Burnt Toast is Food52’s podcast. Presenter Michael Harl discovers a different aspect of our food culture and community every week. He also discusses the origins of the products we use most often. He talks to people who are shaping the food of today and are pioneers of the culinary future.
Check out our favourite French dishes here
Mangiare!
A Dutch podcast by NTR. This culinary talk show airs every Friday on NPO1 radio at 19:30. New cookbooks are discussed, authors and chefs are interviewed, and reports are also broadcast regularly.
Radio Cherry Bombe
Kerry Diamond is the presenter of this podcast and also co-founder of the indie magazine Cherry Bombe. What’s great about Cherry Bombe? It is made exclusively by women. Kerry interviews the coolest and most creative women in the culinary world. She talks to chefs, bakers, pastry chefs, stylists, writers and cookbook authors.
Taste Daily
Taste is an online food magazine for people who enjoy cooking at home and reading cookbooks. Listen to a new episode of this podcast every day. The best part is that episodes last no more than ten minutes and cover different topics. Sometimes they are interviews, sometimes informative features and sometimes reports. Culinary journeys and exciting ingredients are also explored.
Eating ramen: this is how it’s done
Cooking Issues
Chef Arnold is a chef and inventor. In his weekly podcast, he answers listeners’ questions about the latest innovative trends, useful kitchen tools and the trendiest products. He uses his expertise to answer difficult questions and dilemmas. From time to time, he invites a special guest for a conversation, such as a chef, bartender, author or columnist.
