# The Go To Food Podcast

A podcast by Go To Podcast Company. The Go-To Food Podcast is where the world’s most influential chefs, restaurateurs, food writers and critics share the stories behind their craft. Hosted by award-winning presenter Freddy Clode and chef and food writer Ben Benton, this weekly show dives deep into the experiences, inspirations, and “Go-To” favourites that define a life in food. From hidden gems to the restaurants they return to time and again, each episode serves up intrigue, insight, and the untold moments that shaped their journey. With food and drink inspired by their stories, expect stories from the food world, insider knowledge, and a true celebration of food culture at its finest.

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## Latest episodes

- [Tom Kemble - Why I Quit Michelin Stars to Make Pizza & My Near Death Experience At Fäviken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/510017f38850) (2026-11-02, 56 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1402108130.mp3
- [Kavi Thakrar - The Secrets Behind Dishoom’s Extraordinary Success](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/5305f61efa4f) (2026-10-29, 80 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD9144899999.mp3
- [Clodagh McKenna: How I Shut Down New York, My Life on TV & Partying With Bob Geldof](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/5062ec205881) (2026-10-26, 50 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD9476603983.mp3
- [Matt Tebbutt - From Getting Fired by Marco Pierre White to Saturday Kitchen Success](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/9687b42c2613) (2026-10-22, 112 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD7508708706.mp3
- [Chef Feuds, Restaurant Gossip & A Reluctant Straker | Patreon Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/b3c9d2753d8c) (2026-10-21, 25 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1956765411.mp3
- [Anna Higham - River Café Secrets, Reinventing British Baking & Why She Refuses To Sell Croissants](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/87eba2470be7) (2026-10-19, 61 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1298885014.mp3
- [Jean-Georges Vongerichten - Trump's Wedding, Marco Pierre White's Meltdown & Losing His Third Michelin Star](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/6af34326496c) (2026-10-15, 74 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD7947898842.mp3
- [Spudman: The Secrets Behind Britain's Most Viral Food Business](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/864ecab4c7aa) (2026-10-12, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD5766802840.mp3
- [Dylan Jones: Inside London’s Wildest Restaurant Era | David Bowie, The Groucho Club & Boris Johnson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/f06b011266dc) (2026-10-08, 93 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD3717494641.mp3
- [Jacob Kenedy - How Bocca di Lupo Changed Italian Food in London & Why Great Restaurants Struggle to Survive](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/7f9fdf1cd4a4) (2026-10-05, 69 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD4947033132.mp3
- [Robert Reid & J-C Slowik: The Madness of Running Harveys, Winning 3 Stars for Marco at The Oak Room & Working for Raymond Blanc, Joël Robuchon & Roger Vergé](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/34ed1cc81df3) (2026-10-01, 82 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD7985361335.mp3
- [Sertaç Dirik & David Carter: How They Created London’s Restaurant of the Year 'KID' | Reinventing Turkish Food, Michelin-Star Kitchens & Becoming Action Bronson’s Favourite Chef](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/142032f4dd03) (2026-09-28, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD2339557821.mp3
- [EXCLUSIVE - John Torode - From Running Terence Conran's Restaurants To Life After MasterChef](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/a753ded2b0b2) (2026-09-24, 77 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD2729417668.mp3
- [Pam Brunton - Creating Scotlands Greatest Restaurant 'Inver' & The Craziness Of Working For Tom Aikens, Noma & Fäviken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/f61dab24eaa9) (2026-09-21, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD9091112552.mp3
- [Lorna McNee - Winning Glasgow’s First Michelin Star in 18 Years, How Great British Menu Changed Her Life & The Night Police Had To Drag Protesters Out of Her Restaurant](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/faf7f13f2f70) (2026-09-17, 47 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD9292226810.mp3
- [Josh Niland — The Chef Who Reinvented How We Cook Fish, Heston Blumenthal’s Magic & Why Some Chefs Think He’s Crazy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/94855192038d) (2026-09-14, 98 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD2568572206.mp3
- [An Italian Odyssey, Rumours & Behind-the-Scenes Chaos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/771c30285925) (2026-09-10, 41 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD5005456842.mp3
- [Jack Coggins - Creating Smash Hits In Goodbye Horses & The Dreamery & Why Food Creators Need to Stop Stealing Recipes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/625218296546) (2026-09-07, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1689930208.mp3
- [Aktar Islam - Chasing 3 Michelin Stars, How Gordon Ramsay Saved My Career & The Problem With Curry Houses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/487a4de4204c) (2026-09-03, 64 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1327351246.mp3
- [Sam & Alicja Bryant: How We Accidentally Created The UK’s Best Burger, Why We Ditched Service Charge & Why Every Restaurant Needs Draught Beer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/a58a6a5550ce) (2026-08-31, 49 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD4635679164.mp3
- [INSIDE TAVERN - Why Great Restaurants Become Irrelevant, The Problem With Tasting Menus & The Worst Behaved Diners Ever](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/8399840b1d81) (2026-08-27, 56 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD6512360889.mp3
- [Marcus Wareing - Part 2 - My 15 Year Feud With Gordon Ramsay, The £1m Lawsuit & Why He Never Won 3 Michelin Stars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/f9951d5d49d5) (2026-08-24, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1930917073.mp3
- [Marcus Wareing - Part 1: Surviving Britain’s Toughest Kitchens, The Lost Art Of Cooking & Winning His First Michelin Star](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/f70ef264a25a) (2026-08-20, 65 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1200013514.mp3
- [Naz Hassan - Opening Restaurants With Theo James, Surviving Toxic Kitchens & The Problem With Chef Ego](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/eee4aaba0ff1) (2026-08-17, 45 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD8035127064.mp3
- [Mursal Saiq - Escaping War-Torn Afghanistan - Fighting Racism in Kitchens & Gordon Ramsay’s “Authenticity” Problem!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/c871a6f52a3a) (2026-08-13, 66 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD5578630800.mp3
- [Layo & Zoë Paskin - Opening London's Greatest Night Club 'The End' - Breaking Fat Boy Slim & Creating; The Palomar, Barbary & Evelyn's Table!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/e7e622a9aa27) (2026-08-10, 52 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD9267246964.mp3
- [Adam Byatt Live - From Losing Everything to Building an Incredible Restaurant Empire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/c27725257baf) (2026-08-06, 85 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD3645927040.mp3
- [Keiran Mustafa - Behind The Scenes At 'Kismet' London's Sexiest New Restaurant](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/e5b63e91f201) (2026-08-03, 35 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD6448605955.mp3
- [Only Scrans - Why Food Influencers Need a Licence, His £40k YouTube Gamble & Building LADbible’s 100 Million + Audience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/87bf3088dcb5) (2026-07-30, 68 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1757767133.mp3
- [Ali Borer - Late Nights Cooking With Guy Ritchie, Burning Out At Smoking Goat & Opening London’s Hottest New Restaurant - Appalachia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/350567e82c08) (2026-07-27, 54 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1231595331.mp3
- [Alexis Gauthier - I Lost 99% of My Customers Going Vegan, Feuding With Jeremy Clarkson & Why Michelin Is Stuck in the Past!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/f114d34d26e3) (2026-07-23, 66 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1468402251.mp3
- [Cynthia Shanmugalingam - From HM Treasury To Opening One Of London's Greatest Restaurants 'Rambutan'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/aeded0096890) (2026-07-20, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD4039952487.mp3
- [Jack Stein - Accidentally Deleting Rick Stein's Cookbook, Working As A KP At 12 Years Old & Running Britain's Most Famous Seafood Empire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/bd9b3b200aaf) (2026-07-16, 62 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD4374234120.mp3
- [Josh Emett - The Untold Story Of Gordon Ramsay's Right-Hand Man Who Won Michelin Stars Across Three Continents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/38946b3a905b) (2026-07-13, 47 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD7675794739.mp3
- [Eddie Huang - From Corporate Lawyer To Drug Dealer To Award Winning Restaurateur!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/9fea1fe66794) (2026-07-09, 64 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD6851796630.mp3
- [Margaux Aubry - 12 Years Of Naughty Piglets, Getting Fired From Trinity & Becoming Andrew Lloyd Webber's Business Partner!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/3e78cb5c7d80) (2026-07-06, 46 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD6001661360.mp3
- [Mario Carbone – Why Michelin Is Bullsh*t, Critics Don't Matter & The Secret Behind Carbone's Success](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/8d121246f841) (2026-07-02, 64 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD4921594956.mp3
- [Liz Haigh - Why She Walked Away After Winning a Michelin Star, Her Cookbooks Plagiarism Scandal & Building The UK's Best Singaporean Restaurant](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/dcf0e7e8eb6f) (2026-06-29, 55 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD2287892053.mp3
- [Abbie Hendren - Opening London's Hottest New Restaurant - Great British Menu & The Insane Standards of L'Enclume!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/6af190b3c0cd) (2026-06-25, 36 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD7029733219.mp3
- [Martin Kuczmarski - Turning Soho House Into A Multi-Billion Pound Empire, The Secrets To Great Hospitality & How The Dover Became London's Toughest Reservation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/021432e1f794) (2026-06-22, 65 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD8555388838.mp3
- [Andi Oliver - Post-Punk Fame, Great British Menu & The Food That Saved Her Life!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/0c0973d1de68) (2026-06-18, 75 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD4677469702.mp3
- [Sam & Sam Clark - 30 Years Of Moro - From Sahara Sandstorms to Revolutionising British Food Culture!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/ae2128508df3) (2026-06-15, 37 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD7647966049.mp3
- [The Spiteri Family - Their Incredible New Pub 'The Latimer' - Why They Refuse To Stock Guinness & How One Family Built Some of London's Most Iconic Restaurants!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/0c540ba92945) (2026-06-11, 52 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1458814940.mp3
- [Jamie Younger - The Challenge of Reinventing Franklin's as 'The Victory' - Redefining Thai Dining in London with The Begging Bowl & Why Simon Hopkinson's The Greatest Chef Ever!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/1c00bc0c24fc) (2026-06-08, 48 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD8256595157.mp3
- [Thomasina Miers - How Wahaca Changed UK Food Culture - Becoming Masterchef's First Champion & What Restaurants Must Do to Survive!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/997226829dd3) (2026-06-04, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD3156474356.mp3
- [Felicity Cloake - Why Food Critics Are Too Kind - Surviving A Bear 'Attack' In The US & The Best Croissant in Paris](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/78bb3a82ef3e) (2026-06-01, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD5878553118.mp3
- [Darina Allen - The Godmother Of Irish Food On Creating Ballymaloe Cookery School & Becoming Ireland's First Celebrity Chef!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/053397add529) (2026-05-28, 55 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD6090018008.mp3
- [Rachel Khoo - From Being Broke in Paris to Becoming A Global Food Icon & The Chaotic Untold Stories Behind 'The Little Paris Kitchen'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/85f1017b6203) (2026-05-25, 60 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD7698542642.mp3
- [Jackson Boxer & Lalo Yishima - How TAQ Went From Struggling Restaurant to London Hotspot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/6c70dca749e7) (2026-05-20, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD6581256573.mp3
- [Charlie Mellor - From Professional Opera Singer To London Restaurant Icon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1726742385/13447ff52673) (2026-05-18, 61 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AUDD1188105925.mp3

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