The Food Chain

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes t

Episodes

Total: 472

Organic Inc

2019/5/9

At heart, the organic movement is driven by ethics, not market-forces. It started out as a reaction

Widowed: Food after loss

2019/5/2

In the second of two James Beard Award-winning episodes on food and grief, Emily Thomas explores the

Raw grief

2019/4/25

Emily Thomas explores how food can help us navigate through the darkest of times - the days, weeks,

The pot washers

2019/4/18

Do you know who’s washing your dishes? Emily Thomas talks to pot washers from around the world, abou

An inspector calls

2019/4/11

Restaurateurs with guns, chefs wielding knives, and severed heads in bin bags. Life as a food inspec

How to tell a food story

2019/4/4

What happens when food meets fiction? In this programme from the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival

Gut feelings

2019/3/28

There are trillions of bacteria living in our guts and there's growing evidence that they can have a

When breast isn't best

2019/3/21

Breastfeeding is highly recommended for babies the world over and in many countries it's seen as a m

How to feed the Falklands

2019/3/14

How does a tiny community living on a series of rugged, windswept islands in the south west Atlantic

When foods get famous

2019/2/28

Why do some fruits and vegetables achieve superstar status, appearing on T-shirts worn by celebritie

A senseless generation?

2019/2/21

Are processed foods and urbanisation numbing children’s sensory abilities, and should we teach them

The Rohingya people in Myanmar and the Uighur people in China are familiar to many of us through new

High Stakes Cakes

2019/2/7

What drives people to stake their livelihood on sponge? Three cake makers discuss the pressure and p

André Cointreau had a very privileged start in life, born into two illustrious French drinks dynasti

Uncut: Butchers Talk Chop

2019/1/24

Carving up carcasses and slicing up flesh. Day in, day out. Doling out blood for pet leeches, and he

When a cool character cracks open a can of a well-known branded drink on screen, do you barely notic

Giving away unwanted food to people who need it, sounds like it should be easy. But in this episode

After Party: A Look Back

2018/12/27

Find out what happens after the show ends.Emily Thomas catches up with some people who’ve appeared o

A former-coffee lover goes on the hunt for a decent cup without the buzz, and discovers why it's so

Does bourbon have the strength to reinvigorate a whole city? And is it really wise to seek answers a