The FOODBOD POD

Join Elaine Boddy for a brand new episode of The Foodbod Pod as she sets the agenda for a new season of podcasts all about food. Elaine and her producer and co-host David Treadway look back to the highlights of the last series and discuss what's coming up in the season ahead. And this time the focus will be on all things sourdough. There’ll also be other breads, gluten free options, pizza dough and all ...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents the second part of The Foodbod Pod’s festive celebration of A Lush Irish Christmas in which she and David Treadway return to Cherie Denham’s home kitchen where they are joined by Tracey Toner for some seasonal Irish cheer! Cherie and Tracey both hail from Northern Ireland: Cherie, who grew up in Co. Tyrone has thousands of followers to her Cherie Denham Cooks Instagram po...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents the first of two festive editions of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway return to Cherie Denham’s home kitchen where she is joined by Tracey Toner for some seasonal Irish cheer! Cherie and Tracey both hail from Northern Ireland. Cherie, who has thousands of followers to her Cherie Denham Cooks Instagram posts has just seen the publication of her first book, T...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents episode eleven of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway meet the founders of Yum Bug, the start-up company that is on a mission to change our perceptions about eating crickets and other insects. Leo Taylor and Aaron Thomas explain that insects have long been a staple part of people’s diets – more than 2 billion people in over 80% of the world’s countries eat the...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents episode ten of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway meet Master Butcher, Simon Boddy. Simon is Elaine’s brother-in-law and has developed his on-line and retail butchery, The Best Butchers over the past 20 years with a focus on traditionally butchered meat and poultry and customer service. Specialising in quality meat, sausages, bacon and poultry produced on loc...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents episode nine of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway return to the Matthews Cotswold Flour Mill in Shipton Under Wychwood in the heart of the English countryside where eight generations of the Matthews family have been milling Britain’s finest flours since the 1800s.

Managing Director Bertie Matthews takes Elaine on a guided tour to...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents episode eight of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway meet Shashi and Sanjay Aggarwal, Mamma Spice and Spice Boy respectively as they enjoy a flavour packed visit to the Spice Kitchen.

From an idea invented around the family dinner table one Christmas, the Spice Kitchen has grown into a successful artisanal spice and tea business that...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents the seventh episode of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway meet Anne Iarchy and Karine Vignelles who discuss their food influences and deliver a lesson in how to braid challah dough. We also hear from members of the Sourdough with Foodbod Facebook group.

Anne describes the food she grew up with in Belgiu...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents the sixth episode of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway visit White Lake Cheese to meet farmer and award-winning artisan cheesemaker, Roger Longman.

Roger discusses his journey into cheesemaking and guides us through the process from the milk and other ingredients to the finished cheeses and describes t...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents the fifth episode of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway visit the home of food blogger, influencer and social media host, Sophie Rushton Smith.

Sophie discusses her approach to food and her journey from marine biologist to largely self-taught cook which led to not one but two internships at Yotam Ottolenghi restaurants in London. As...

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents the fourth episode of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway visit the home of pizza champion, Scott Deley.

Scott bakes up and shares two great artisan pizzas including a vegetarian option as well as delicious garlic pizza strips and explains the ideal timetable for creating the perfect dough that stretches and shapes easily for baking ...

Elaine “Foodbod” Body presents the third episode of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway visit the Matthews Cotswold Flour mill overlooking the beautiful village of Shipton-Under-Wychwood in the heart of the English countryside where the family run business has been trading grain and milling flour for eight generations. Elaine talks to Managing Director Bertie Matthews about the company’s hist...

In the second Episode, Elaine "Foodbod" Boddy visits Cherie Denham at home in her kitchen to discuss her food influences, hear her Top Tips and get some recommendations for leftovers while Cherie bakes traditional Irish Soda Farls. There's also a recipe for a delicious vegetarian tart with roast aubergines, basil and caramelised cherry tomatoes served with rocket and parmesan shavings. Join us for a taste and sensory overload as Ch...