The Spice Larder: Recent Episodes
Ginger and Spice Festival
A podcast featuring monthly conversations and interviews with chefs, cooks, artisans, producers, historians and spice experts!
We meet the winners of the Best Dressed Gingerbread Person at the 2021 Festival - the Salon Upstairs.
Listen to Eva Dave telling us all about her optical boutique practice in Market Drayton, Style Optique, who are festival fiends and partners to the Ginger and Spice Festival.
Part 1 of the annual Ginger & Spice Festival 2021 which took place on Saturday 25th September.
In this episode we catch up with two relatively recent newcomers to the Market Drayton high street, Dan Thomas founder of the Refill Emporium, and Nathan Wilson owner of Margaret's Farm.
Chef and founder of Wild Shropshire Restaurant, James Sherwin tells us all about his ethos and love of seasonal, local produce.
Interview with co-founder Ethan Frisch of USA based business Burlap and Barrel who sources unique, beautiful spices for professional chefs and home cooks.
Market Drayton Museum Manager, Ian Picton Robinson talks about this passion for the history of the town.
We chat to Guinness World Record Holder and Gingerbread Baking Champion, Jana Jacobson.
We catch up with Shropshire based Chef, Chris Burt to hear all about his love of food and local produce.
This episode is all about the tangy & tart treat that is Tamarind!
We talk with Pakistani-born cookery writer, author, blogger and cookery teacher, Sumayya Usmani, as well as award winning chutney and pickle producer, Adam, from Mr Vikkis.
This episode is all about the vibrant and floral spice, Saffron!
In this episode we chat with two amazing British Saffron producers - the Cheshire Saffron Company and Norfolk Saffron.
Also, we catch up with Persian cook, Rebekah Jones, saffron lover, founder of My Little Persian Kitchen and organiser of Pop-up dining experiences in Shropshire and Cheshire, UK.
In this episode we catch up with Emily aka The Gingerbread Maid as well as Zoe Harrison of Butterbelle.
Plus Bell from Butterbelle shares a nutty recipe with us!
Author, Nick Robins, talking about Clive of India at St Margaret's Church, Moreton Saye at the Ginger and Spice Festival 2018.
Episode 2 of The Spice Larder
Julia Roberts talks to author Meg Pybus & Lucia and Frank of Saco Trading.
Set in the Joule's Brewery Market Drayton, in this episode we caught up with local chef, Rob Gibson of Roots and Wings, to talk about Veganuary; Tracey Edwards of the Fields Kitchen to hear all about her high street store's heritage; and bakers John Hayward-Hughes and Terry McCarthy to hear a little about the famous Billington's Gingerbread!