Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
Sheila Dillon reveals this year's team of judges, and launches the 2016 BBC Food and Farming Awards.
How important is diet to running performance? It's a question Food Programme listener and runner Nic
Food writer, chef, restaurateur, philosopher...?Since 'Ottolenghi: the cookbook' was published in 20
For some, trifle is an essential part of Christmas - a star centrepiece at the dinner table. For oth
As she readies herself for an imminent move back to her native New Zealand after three decades in th
If you were to create a museum telling the story of food and drink what would you say or put on disp
Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on a year of cookery and food books.Sheila is joined in the studio
Nearly every major city in the world has one- a district where Chinese immigrants have settled to li
Scotch eggs may conjure memories of Summer picnics, school dinners or even Alan Partridge but the hu
Trish Deseine may not be a household name in the UK. But in France, the home of gastronomy, her 12 c
For many of us, a disappointing experience with an unripe or tasteless pear has coloured our opinion
When was the last time you drank a simple glass of milk? Perhaps you view it more as an ingredient f
As a race, we humans owe a fair amount to the chicken. Throughout time it has been a religious deity
Dan Saladino hunts down that flavour we call 'bitter', and asks if bitterness is disappearing from o
The continuing conflict in Syria has caused millions of people to flee the country. Images of men, w
This is a race against time. Earlier this year The Food Programme set out to record stories of foods
Jam. Think sticky apricot and saccharine strawberry? Think again. Our British love affair with jam g
Dan Saladino finds out how farms confiscated from Sicily's mafia are providing food and wine, helpin
Wendell Berry has been described as 'An American Hero' but his work and teaching have inspired and i
Dan Saladino retraces his Sicilian food roots and goes in search of a great expert on the island's c
