The Food Chain

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

Episodes

Total: 473

A lunch break can tell you quite a lot about a country’s work culture; ranging from two-hour, luxuri

Teaching tomorrow's chefs

2023/5/24

Why go to culinary school when you could learn on the job? Three trained chefs-turned teachers make

How can you be sure you’re eating what you think you’re eating? In most cases, food fraud won’t make

Should we farm octopus?

2023/5/10

The world’s first octopus farm is being planned by a Spanish seafood multinational. The intelligent

A dish fit for the King

2023/5/3

The crowning of a British monarch calls for an official dish. In 1953, for the coronation of Queen E

The growth of GM food

2023/4/26

Genetically-modified food has long been a subject of debate. It was first introduced to market in th

Every day, humans make multiple choices about what to eat. Some of those decisions will be better fo

The British "caff" - slang for café, and home of the breakfast fry up, or "full english" - is under

What’s the best way to produce affordable food, that’s good for the planet, and can feed us all? Is

Dark kitchens are the multi-block commercial units allowing virtual brands and events companies to p

Long days, unsociable hours, a hectic and pressurised workload – the working environment for health

How to photograph food

2023/3/16

Anyone who has taken a photo of their plate in a restaurant knows how hard it is to make food look g

A taste of home

2023/3/9

Facing the trauma of having to abandon your home because of war or climate change, how do you find s

The joy of feeding birds

2023/3/2

Humans have been accidentally feeding wild birds for millennia; any leftover food scraps to be scoop

Feeding the VIPs

2023/2/23

How do you make Michelin Star-level food, for hundreds of people, in a kitchen you just built in som

Food banks have operated for decades in North America and Europe. They are generally operated as non

Spaghetti, penne, farfalle, gnocchi, lasagna – just a few of the 300-plus shapes of pasta in existen

Noma – considered by some to be the ‘world’s best restaurant’ - has announced it will close in 2024.

To feed a child is fundamental to a parent, it’s instinct. But what if your baby can’t swallow?After

The ghost writers

2023/1/19

Who wrote the cook books on your kitchen shelves? For many celebrity chefs, a cook book, or several,