The Maddams-cast - all about food, foraging, people and the planet.

Nouveau Scotian writer, director of photography and foodie legend Jack Adair Bevan takes a turn at changing the world of food for the better

You can find out all about Jack via his site Over here!

He is also over on Insta - and well worth a follow. 

He chose to change Silly foodie fads, the amount of Ceremony around food and wants to also reimagine the way we interact with food, particularly in an educational setting.You can find his latest book all about Vermouth Over there

Enjoy the Pod - and support via Patreon if you fancy it. 

Anisha Mistry, Naughty Bites podcaster and Food Unfolded editor shares her thoughts

We bounce around from Reconnecting people with food to Localism and Communities, Counter cuisine comes up which is quite a buzz phrase right now. A fun and lively chat from her base in Spain.

Anisha chose to read Kitchen Floyd's "Taste of Floyd and to sip at a cider based version of the classic Sangria -  "sidra sangria" which sounds delightful and she nominated Amitabh Bachchan as a future guest on the pod cast! 

Anisha has her own podcast called Naughty Bites and is editor for Food unfolded, an EU funded food media site with some amazing content. 

The Hebridean Baker AKA Coinneach Macleod joins me from the outer Hebrides to change his three things about the world of food

A lovely man to chat to, an accomplished baker and a true champion for local food Coinneach chose his three tings to change about the world of food.... He has just published his second book which you can get right HERE Called "My Scottish Island Kitchen - I cant wait to read it.

First, he makes the point that great places to eat need great people, and these people should be treated well. This kind of morphs into the idea that everyone should treat echoer better - and who can argue with that? 

Secondly, Coinneach would like to change the world so that Menus are shorter, and with less pointless faff on them - a man after my own heart! - this is based on the deeper point that things are better when you keep them simple..... 

Lastly he would like people to take greater notice of the seasons, and act upon them by partaking in some simple foraging - and then spend some time preserving that for sharing later. 

The book he has chosen as his must have cookery book is The Scotts Kitchen by F Marian MCNeil

He would drink his very own creation of a Hebridean Hogmanay Cocktail - Marmalade, tea, clementine juice and of course some Hebridean Malt! 

He has nominated Dolly Parton for a future pod cast episode! Wish me luck 

 

The Hillarious, forthright and thoughtful KJ joins the Maddams-cast this month - some very interesting chat takes shape

KJ has swerved form manic Cafe to Busy Bakery via lockdown and determination. A true creative and very passionate Chef turned "baker in training" she brings some serious thoughts to the Pod in a very casual way. 

 

You can find out more any her and the bakery via This link  over at @kjsbothybakery

KJ chose a novel called "A year in the valley of Eternity" as her book about food ( I can only find it for sale on Amazon) She would drink a crisp cold white wine and she has nominated the Brilliant Ghillie Basan, who I will get on the show, but who is too busy just now......

 

Thanks as always to Purple Planet Music for the Jaunty tune... 

 

 

Author and Editor Patrick Galbraith joinsPod - We have bathroom pigs, offal for breakfast and so much more!

Editor of the Shooting times and Debut Author fo a fabulous book about conservation and birds Patrick Galbraith joins the Maddams cast and makes his changes.

 

You can get hold of Patricks excellent book "in search of one last song" here. Or better still at the bookshop.

 

Patrick chose to read a cook book by Clarissa Dickson Wright

Sip a chilled Teo Peppe sherry and nominated the brilliant John Wright as a future guest. 

 

Thanks as ever to Purple planet music. 

 

 

Pressure cooker guru and thoughtful foodie Catherine Phipps takes a turn at changing the world of food.......

The brilliantly talented Catherine Phipps joins me to change her three things and does so very convincingly despite my getting the name of her new book wrong, constantly interrupting and generally making a hash of things.

 

You can find out more about Catherine via Insta @ctherinephipps or Twitter @catlillycooks here latest book is available here 

Thanks as always to the brilliant Purple Planet 

Favourite foraging author Geoff Dann sets the bar high in this vibrant episode.....

Covering favourite forages, farming seaweed, and challenging foraging laws is just the start - Geoff has some well thought out and intelligent ideas.

Here's a link to the Scottish Seaweed farming academy as promised https://www.seaweedacademy.co.uk

The book Geoff chooses is Here he would like to drink a cup of Ivan Chai - made from fermented leaves of the now common plant "rosebay willow herb" his nomination for a future guest is Sarah Watson 

You can find Geoff's highly recommended best selling foraging guides here.

Thanks, as always to Purple Planet for the music. 

Paul Mathew of Everleaf drinks - amongst other things - joins the pod - some great chat here!

Huge thanks as ever to purple planet for use of the theme music for the Pod

It goes without saying that I am massively grateful to Paul from the brilliant and forward thinking Everleaf drinks for his time and sharing his thoughts.

Dan chose a fictional flora of whatever area he was stranded in to read - clever chap - whilst sipping an Everleaf sprits - obviously. 

The nomination is for David A Embury author of this book.

 

The erudite Lynn Cassells from Lynbreck Croft takes up the baton.....

Lynn and her Partner Sandra took the plunge and left the old rat race behind - purchasing a large Highland hill croft - Their story is available in the fantastic new book Our Wild Farming Life 

Lynn has some seriously good ideas on how to improve the world of food and for her final task has nominated Kirsten from the Bothy Bakery would like to drink a nice cold Black Isle Brewery organic "Pale 21" IPA whilst reading and cooking from the Hairy Bikers Curry book.

Half of the creative force behind Filey Bay Whisky, David Thompson, joins the pod

Thanks, as always to Purple Planet for the music.

Huge thanks to David, you can find out all about the distillery here.

Along with changing the world of food for the better by Increasing seasonality of produce, not calling things something they are not and encouraging more collaboration between local businesses, David would like to drink Scarborough Fair IPA  Whilst reading the Hairy Bikers "Mediterranean adventures"

He also Nominates Kate Bolsham as a future guest - from the Wold top brewery.