Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
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From school dinners to sofa snacks – food has a huge part to play in shaping our story – and your favourite celebs have some delicious tales to tell. Join Guardian food critic and her celebrity guests, as she throws the cupboard doors open and chats life through food. Grace’s new Comfort Eating book, inspired by the podcast, is out now. It’s a wonderfully scrumptious, life-affirming journey through the foods that really mean the most to us. On the podcast, expect to hear from guests (actors from TV, movie, theatre and film; sportspeople, comedians, chefs ...) such as: Shirley Ballas, Nadiya Hussain, James Norton, Graham Norton, Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Amma Asante, Gaz Coombes, Georgia Pritchett, Jayde Adams, Adam Kay, Jaime Winstone, Jay Blades, Malorie Blackman, Dawn O’Porter, Jamie Laing, Natalie Cassidy, Neneh Cherry, Greg Rutherford, Goldie, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Marian Keyes, Rufus Wainwright, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Big Zuu, Eddie Marsan, Self Esteem, James May, Guy Garvey, Dave Myers, Jo Brand, Craig David, Fern Brady, Bernardine Evaristo, Tom Watson, Rosie Jones, Laura Whitmore, Desiree Burch, Russell Tovey, Stephen Fry, Deborah Meaden, Munya Chawawa, Aisling Bea, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Candice Carty-Williams, Lawrence Chaney, Siobhán McSweeney, Scarlett Moffatt, Mae Martin, Rafe Spall, Nish Kumar, Jon Ronson, Jamie Demetriou, Bridget Christie, Mary McCartney, Keith Brymer Jones, Adjoa Andoh, Tamsin Greig, Tom Kerridge, Suranne Jones and Russell T Davies. Comfort Eating is a one-to-one interview. In Grace’s kitchen, her guests discuss their lives in the context of food, cooking and cuisine. They talk about comfort food and snack recipes. The tone of the podcast is: warm, comforting, chatty, feel good, cheering, heart warming, comical and amusing. It’s inspiring but also escapism. It’s funny, laugh out loud, entertaining, humourous, inspirational, hilarious, illuminating, memorable, uplifting, soothing, reassuring, cheery and entertaining. Expect to hear discussion, gossip and revelation.
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S2 E4: Laura Whitmore, presenter
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
11/16/21 • 34 min
Grace is out and about this week as she enters her guest’s home for a change. She talks to Laura Whitmore about her childhood in Ireland, being a young journalist in London, Love Island, and the comfort foods that have seen her through it all. They also discuss the death of her friend and fellow presenter Caroline Flack, and Laura’s own experiences navigating the tabloid press
11/16/21 • 34 min
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S2 E6: Tom Watson, former Labour deputy leader
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
11/30/21 • 36 min
Grace’s Comfort Eating guest this week is the former politician Tom Watson. The pair talk about his life – after she has to run to the kitchen to spit out the food he brought round. They talk about growing up on cheese toasties, the Jeremy Corbyn years, and how Watson, at the aged of 54, realised he has an eating disorder
11/30/21 • 36 min
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S2 E2: Russell Tovey, actor
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
11/02/21 • 45 min
Next round to Grace’s dining room is the actor Russell Tovey. Over a bowl of his favourite childhood treat, he tells Grace about his upbringing in Essex, embarrassing acting scenes, reconnecting with his partner – and the comfort foods that have seen him through
11/02/21 • 45 min
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S2 E3: Desiree Burch, comedian
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
11/09/21 • 37 min
Grace’s guest this week is the comedian, actor and writer Desiree Burch. She sits at Grace’s table to discuss family, work, and the foods that have seen her through. They discuss attuning American tastebuds to British comfort foods, the joy of post-church fried chicken, and what to eat while wearing a dominatrix corset
11/09/21 • 37 min
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S1 E12: Deborah Meaden, entrepreneur
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
08/31/21 • 37 min
Grace’s guest on the season finale of Comfort Eating is the Dragons’ Den star and business owner Deborah Meaden. She tells Grace about her lifelong love of stodgy food, questionable sandwiches and life with her husband, Paul
08/31/21 • 37 min
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S2 E5: Rosie Jones, comedian
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
11/23/21 • 35 min
Grace’s Comfort Eating guest is comedian Rosie Jones. She and Grace sit down to talk family, friends and the comfort foods that have seen them through. Rosie tells Grace about orgies, sausage rolls, and what it’s like to be disabled – and constantly hungover – at university
11/23/21 • 35 min
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S1 E11: Munya Chawawa, online satirist
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
08/24/21 • 33 min
Grace Dent’s guest this week is the satirist, comedian and presenter Munya Chawawa. He tells Grace about growing up in Zimbabwe, his now infamous takes on the week’s news and the comfort foods that have seen him through tough times
08/24/21 • 33 min
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S2 E1: Stephen Fry
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
10/26/21 • 48 min
Grace’s first guest on season two of Comfort Eating – recorded at Grace’s house – is Stephen Fry. They talk about his childhood, memories of prison, cooking for his husband – and the comfort foods that have seen him through
10/26/21 • 48 min
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S1 E10: Aisling Bea, actor and comedian
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
08/17/21 • 30 min
Grace’s guest is the actor, comedian and creator of This Way Up, Aisling Bea. She talks about her childhood in an Irish horsing community, being raised almost entirely by women, becoming successful later in life – and the comfort foods that have seen her through. She also turns the tables on Grace, subjecting the host’s fridge to a Ready Steady Cook challenge
08/17/21 • 30 min
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S2 E7: Bernardine Evaristo, author
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
12/07/21 • 35 min
Next over to Grace’s is award-winning author Bernardine Evaristo. She talks about being fed as one of eight children, her bohemian years filled with art and sex, and the comfort foods that have seen her through. She also reveals what she ate to celebrate Girl, Woman, Other winning the Booker prize, and it’s not as fancy as you might expect
12/07/21 • 35 min
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How many episodes does Comfort Eating with Grace Dent have?
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent currently has 67 episodes available.
What topics does Comfort Eating with Grace Dent cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Arts and Food.
What is the most popular episode on Comfort Eating with Grace Dent?
The episode title 'S2 E4: Laura Whitmore, presenter' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Comfort Eating with Grace Dent?
The average episode length on Comfort Eating with Grace Dent is 36 minutes.
How often are episodes of Comfort Eating with Grace Dent released?
Episodes of Comfort Eating with Grace Dent are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Comfort Eating with Grace Dent?
The first episode of Comfort Eating with Grace Dent was released on Jun 8, 2021.
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