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From the Kitchen: With Chester Chamberlain, Chef at Fothergills

We visit Fothergills to chat to their head chef... 

From The Kitchen with Stéphane Luiggi, Owner and Chef at French Living

We chat to Stéphane, owner of French Living, about steak frites and a special New Year's Day meal... 

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #16: Notts County’s James Belshaw on his career, coming home and how he nearly signed for Notts several times before

This episode we are joined by Notts County FC goalkeeper James Belshaw who talks about his career, coming home to play for Notts County FC and how he nearly signed for Notts several times before...

From the Kitchen with Rose Colyer, Head Chef at the Malt Cross

We popped into the Malt Cross to chat to Head Chef Rose Colyer about favourite chefs and their catch of the day...

From The Kitchen: Jake Dodsley, Head Chef at Jake’s at The Fox & Grapes talks burgers and his Ma’s Chilli

We dropped into the Fox & Grapes in Sneinton to chat to Head Chef Jake Dodsley about burgers and his Ma’s Chilli

From the kitchen: with Jake Rumsey, Head Chef at Blend Sneinton Market

We dropped in to chat to Jake Rumsey, Head Chef at Blend, Sneinton Market, about Chickki Minaj and his mum's flapjacks...

From The Kitchen with Connor Sullivan, Head Chef at Bar Iberico

We chat to Connor Sullivan, Head Chef at Bar Iberico Nottingham

From the Kitchen: with Cameron Kibble, Head Chef at Taquero

We chat to Cameron Kibble, Head Chef at Hockley's Taquero

From the Kitchen: With Luke Matterson, chef at The Pudding Pantry

For this instalment of From the Kitchen we reached out to Luke Mattherson, who works at The Pudding Pantry - an independent, coffee and desserts restaurant popular across the city.

From the kitchen: With Dan Coles, chef at Piccalilli

For the first instalment of our recurring feature From The Kitchen we heard from Dan Coles, chef at Picalilli.

The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan -Nearly Dan in concert

The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan -Nearly Dan in concert

Masterchef winner and former Sat Bains chef Laurence Henry is Catering Education for the Children's Virtual Ball

With in-person fundraising events being off-limits at the moment, West Bridgford-based charity Education for the Children have adapted their annual ball to be a virtual affair over Zoom, with a three-course meal cooked by Masterchef winner and former Sat Bains chef Laurence Henry. We caught up with the man himself to find out all about it...

Food Review: CHEFF

Cheat day without the guilt? Yes please.

Jay Rayner on Last Suppers, Nottingham's Food Scene, and Being the Christmas Chef

On Sunday 29 September Jay Rayner brings his new book to life on stage at Glee Club. It explores our fascination with last suppers and tells the stories of the killer dishes that would end up on his table. We spoke to him ahead of the show…

World Naked Bike Ride in Notts

Well, I don't know what you'd had planned for this weekend. But you know what they say: "sun's out, bun's out". If you want to that that to a whole new level (and anyone who knows me knows what a promoter of public nudity I indeed am) then why not grab your bike and shed your garms. It might sound mental, but I can assure you that there is more behind World Naked Bike Ride than meets the eye. I sat down with, David Lally, the man who brought the event to Nottingham to get the naked truth...

Cooking Fusion Food with Nottingham Rapper Juga-Naut AKA Chef-Jugz

You may know Juga-Naut as one of Notts’ finest hip hop emcees and producers, but he’s also got mad skills behind the stove, fronting his own Caribbean-inspired catering company as Chef-Jugz. With winter now upon us, we thought we’d ask him to don his chef hat and come up with a couple of recipes to trounce the traditional Christmas turkey and bring a bit of warmth to those long cold nights…

Chef Jugz Cooks Up A Storm

You've read all about 'em, but now you can watch the master - aka Chef Jugz aka JugaNaut - at work...

Interview: Marco Pierre White

Dubbed the enfant terrible of British cuisine, Marco Pierre White trained the likes of Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsey and was the youngest chef to gain three Michelin stars. We paid him a visit at his Nottingham steakhouse and discovered he likes his food piping hot and hates small portions...

Interview: Sat Bains

"You should cook with a bit of love...a bit of skill and technique"