Grilling

Off Script / Simon Rimmer

Welcome to Grilling! A podcast brought to you in association with Weber BBQs, in which host Simon Rimmer grills world-famous chefs about their passion for cooking. In every episode we take our guests back to where it all began and find out what inspired them to get into the profession. We’ll discover their biggest culinary triumphs and catastrophes, and serve up a few simple tips along the way to help improve your skills in the kitchen.

We’ll also be talking about outdoor cooking and using your barbecue to get fantastic flavours this Summer.

On top of all that we have an exclusive offer just for listeners! Head to weber.com/grilling to find out more as well as discover a range of delicious recipes to try at home!

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Grilling episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Grilling for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Grilling episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Gennaro Contaldo

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09/21/21 • 67 min

Our latest guest on Grilling is a larger than life Italian, who has been a key player in bringing his native cuisine to British shores over recent decades. Born and raised on the Amalfi coast, Gennaro Contaldo started helping out in restaurants as a young boy, before moving to the UK in the late 60s. Initially, he worked in a fish and chip shop and then various London restaurants - including Antonio Carluccio’s restaurant on Neal Street. It was there he met Jamie Oliver, his protege, famously teaching him everything he knows about Italian cooking. Here we find out about chasing chickens, his loathing of bad British carbonara, foraging for mushrooms, and his profoundly significant relationships with Antonio and Jamie.

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Tom Brown

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09/14/21 • 75 min

Having spoken to plenty of long-established types from the British culinary scene, Simon welcomes some young blood to Grilling this week in the shape of Tom Brown. Born and raised in Redruth, Tom cut his teeth under local luminaries Paul Ripley and Nathan Outlaw in his native Cornwall, before opening his own restaurant, Cornerstone, in Hackney Wick. Named by Harden’s as London’s best seafood restaurant, Cornerstone now has a Michelin star, cementing Tom’s reputation as one of our finest young chefs. Here they talk bang bang chicken, Arctic Monkeys, souped-up Vectras, barbecued lobster, and Tom’s bizarre phobia of baked beans.

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Michel Roux Jr

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09/07/21 • 78 min

We are in the company of cooking royalty on the latest episode of Grilling, as Michel Roux Jr joins Simon to discuss his illustrious career. Michel is the son of Albert and nephew of Michel - the brothers who revolutionised the restaurant business in the UK when they opened Le Gavroche in 1967. It famously became the first establishment in this country to gain one, two and then three Michelin stars, and is still going strong under Michel’s expert supervision. As we discover, he has literally been in professional kitchens since the very first day of his life, and has some fabulous tales to tell ...

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James Martin

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08/31/21 • 67 min

Ever wondered about James Martin's remarkable collection of cars? Well, wonder no more, as the man himself gives Simon a VIP guided tour of his home garage in the latest episode of Grilling. We also discover what got one of Britain's best-loved chefs into the business, which came first, his supercar or his mortgage, and where all food winds up, Michelin starred or otherwise. You can imagine ... A truly joyous chat with, as Simon notes, the fellow who basically owns food TV in the UK.

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Michael Caines

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08/17/21 • 82 min

In 1994, Michael Caines’s stock was high. Having worked under Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons and in 3 Michelin starred kitchens in France, he landed the job of head chef at Gidleigh Park in Devon. Then he lost his right arm in a car accident that not only threatened his career but also his life. Here he shares his remarkable story with Simon, from his culinary education before the crash to his memories of that fateful day and his remarkable rehabilitation.

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Richard Corrigan

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09/28/21 • 65 min

Our latest guest on Grilling is one of the most charismatic chefs in the business. Richard Corrigan has led quite the life - and has plenty of amazing stories to show for it. Here he tells Simon about selling fags to his pals as a schoolboy, the sneaky way he guaranteed a great review from formidable food critic Fay Maschler, his love of George Orwell and nightly scuffles with drug dealers outside his first restaurant. Richard is great value - though ready yourself for some colourful language!

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Marco Pierre White

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07/28/22 • 61 min

It's an absolute culinary titan on our latest episode of Grilling, as Marco Pierre White joins Simon to discuss his career - and prepare seared lamb chops and salmon a la plancha with ketchup vinaigrette in real life! Lucky Simon ...

Arguably the finest chef the UK has ever produced, Marco walks us through his career in intoxicating style, from his humble beginnings in Leeds to spearheading the restaurant revolution on these shores in the late 80s and beyond. He stepped away from the kitchen at 38, but did more in his relatively short stint in professional kitchens than most dream of achieving in a lifetime,

You can watch him prepare his surf and turf dish on a Weber Genesis barbecue at weber.com/grilling - along with recipes by Yotam Ottolenghi, Andi Oliver and John Torode.

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John Torode

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07/14/22 • 49 min

Who better to invite to prepare a dish on a Weber Genesis barbecue than John Torode? The loveable Aussie joins Simon to discuss his culinary upbringing in his homeland, his disastrous first restaurant, why he made the move to the UK, working for the visionary entrepreneur Terence Conran, and, of course, the joys of Masterchef.

We then send him into the garden to grill a whole wild sea bass with seaweed and lemon butter and potatoes, which you can watch in full HERE

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Andi Oliver (Part 2)

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06/30/22 • 33 min

It's a welcome return to the podcast for Andi Oliver, who not only joined Simon in a beautiful West London home for a chat - but also to cook her delicious bush tea brined tamarind molasses barbecue chicken on a Weber Genesis Barbecue. For that's what we're asking our guests to do in this latest season of Grilling - and you can watch the video HERE, as well as the one with our previous guest, Yotam Ottolenghi.

Among the subjects up for discussion with Andi are her culinary heritage, growing up in the RAF, the origins of jerk chicken, and what she and her best pal Neneh Cherry would make for Simon if he ever popped round for dinner.

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Nisha Katona

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08/24/21 • 65 min

Our latest guest on Grilling is a truly inspirational woman, who spent 20 years as a barrister in child protection before following her dream and opening a restaurant. Nisha Katona launched Mowgli Street Food in 2014 and has not looked back since, opening numerous outlets up and down the country. Here she tells Simon about the racist abuse she experienced growing up in Skelmersdale, her mum’s curried crispy pancakes, dating the school rebel, loving the law and the secrets of Mowgli’s success. They also come up with an unlikely premise for a soap opera entitled Chippy Dynasty. Watch this space ...

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How many episodes does Grilling have?

Grilling currently has 32 episodes available.

What topics does Grilling cover?

The podcast is about London, Cooking, Bbq, Culinary, Chef, Podcasts, Barbecue, Arts and Food.

What is the most popular episode on Grilling?

The episode title 'John Torode' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Grilling?

The average episode length on Grilling is 59 minutes.

How often are episodes of Grilling released?

Episodes of Grilling are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Grilling?

The first episode of Grilling was released on Oct 21, 2020.

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