The Food Chain

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The Food Chain

The cost of 'getting ripped'

The man with carefully sculpted six-pack is everywhere: in Hollywood action films, on magazine...

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How to date a carnivore

Can the love of eating meat ever get in the way of a relationship? You may have heard the...

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Tasting climate change

Wine producers say a warming planet can be detected in the glass. The owners of...

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Food poverty in a rich country

As food prices are rising around the world, along with the cost of energy, even people living in...

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Food in the metaverse

Imagine a world where going out for dinner virtually - from the comfort of your own sofa -...

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A Ukrainian kitchen in London

Chef Olia Hercules invites us into her London home to reflect on her country’s rich culinary...

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An invisible crime

Slipping drugs or extra alcohol into someone’s drink is a crime, but one that is under-reported...

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The recipe collectors

What is a recipe? A simple question... with many answers. It could be a set of instructions on...

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The online food fighters

Social media is full of fake news about food. Fad diets, cure-all superfoods, demonised...

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The constipation taboo

It’s estimated that as many as 1 in 7 adults are suffering from constipation at any one time. And...

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The sisters who can 'taste' words

Imagine being able to ‘taste’ every word that comes out of your mouth; Everything you or someone...

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Cancer, food and me

Can you imagine suddenly finding that it hurts to eat? Or that when you take a bite of your...

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How not to feed a dog

How do you feed a dog? The answer may be more fraught than you had imagined. Should you give...

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Sleep, eat, repeat?

A lack of sleep might leave us tired, but it can also have a major impact on what we eat, and our...

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So, you think you can quit caffeine?

Caffeine is a key ingredient in some of our favourite foods and drinks, but it’s also a...

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The Food Chain unwrapped

In this final episode of 2021, we're revisiting some of the most powerful food stories from the...

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Why I chose to live on rations

World War Two rationing imposed severe restrictions on food, so why would anyone voluntarily go...

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An alternative Christmas

What dish says Christmas to you - roast turkey, goat? Carp perhaps? What about fried chicken?...

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(Film) Set menu

Catering on film and TV sets is notorious for being one of the toughest jobs in the hospitality...

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How rationing changed me

Rationing looms large in the memories of a generation who lived through World War Two. Basic...

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