Hi Folks - Huge thanks as ever for listening

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Charmaine chose

good Taste as here food book, She would like to drink a Louder martini - and she has nominated Tom Herbert of The Long Table as a future guest.

I very much hope you all enjoy the episode!

Chatty and Knowledgeable Josh Joins us to change his three things about the world of food AND offer us 15% off his fab product - tune in to find out more.

Josh Nominated Amelia from the Bold bean company as a future guest

The book he recommends is Quench Your own thirst by Jim Coch

And like to be drinking IVO from Orbit beers

You can find out more about MOMO Kombucha HERE and get 15% off using code MADDAMS15. ENJOY!

Gander app was developed in relation to food waste at smaller retailers - the founders of the app wanted to connect people in real time to reductions on items in shops close to them - what a great idea!

Stacey recommended "The Green Grocer" as his food book and also mentioned "The Cranks cook book"

He would drink a crispy cold Devon Red cider whilst reading it and he has nominated Harriet Lamb from WRAP as a future guest.

After 6 years of family life abroad Nick returned to the UK and was enraged at the lack of availability of incredible produce - not one to sit about and moan, he started Wylde Market - a virtual weekly market connecting foragers, producers and artisans with eager foodies looking for the good stuff - an inspired idea!

Nick would like to end the tyranny of the supermarkets, their long supply chains and their vicarious ownership of farms. He would also PLEASE like to find some eco friendly vac pack bags that actually work. He also wants kids to learn to cook - at school, at home, anywhere!

The book Nick simply cant live without is Kimberly Wilsons "Unprocessed" and whilst he is reading that he will drink a cool glass of Limeburn Hill

Lastly, he has nominated Kimberly Wilson, or Robin Snowdon (the author and wine maker)

Nick also kindly offered all Maddams Cast listeners the chance to try Wylde Market with a £15.00 off code - simply follow the link to Wydle Market and enter the code MADDAMS at check out.

Enjoy!

Listen as Thom talks about the three things he'd like to change about the world of food, with plenty of laughs along the way, and far too many interruptions from me. Theme Park attendance is not compulsory!

Thom would love to sup a pint of Guinness whilst reading The complete Robuchon

He has nominated Marco Piere White as a future guest on the pod.

Thanks as ever to Purple Planet music - for the open source tunes.

I strongly advise you to take a look at the Summer School offering!

Alison would like to change many things about the world of food but the three she is most keen to amend are below...

Combat the effects of and educate against "Ultra high processed foods"

Return kitchens and real food to Schools

Action a food strategy with Government - don't leave it to the supermarkets!

She would like to drink a Kombucha and soda, whilst reading a copy of Julia Child's book - "Mastering the art of French cooking" and Nominates Nicole Pisani - founder of Chefs in schools, as a future guest.

Farmed salmon looks like a great choice on the face of things, as everyone knows the wild salmon are in big trouble - but delve beneath the surface of the open net sea farm cages and the murky underbelly is apparently less appetising than we thought......

Matt chose an Espresso Martini as his nice of drink, his food book choice was Simple and his nomination was Doug McMasters

You can find out all about the Off the Table Campaign and Wild Fish Conservation here

Thanks as always to Purple Planet for the tunes.

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.