Life in Food with Laura Price
Laura Price
Welcome to Life in Food with Laura Price – inspiring stories in bite-sized pieces. Each week, we speak to a different guest about their life through a culinary lens, covering everything from Food and Friendship to Food and Feminism, Food and Childhood and even Food and Addiction.
In season three, we meet some of the world's best chefs and restaurateurs, giving you a behind-the-scene glimpse into both their minds and their kitchens and uncovering the things that haven't gone right on their paths to success.
Laura Price is an international food writer, broadcaster, translator and novelist. Her debut novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of breast cancer. She also hosts The Breast Cancer Now Podcast.
Life in Food is produced and edited by Laura Price. Follow the podcast @LifeinFoodPod and Laura at @LauraPriceWrites or visit Laura's website.
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Food and Childhood with Santiago Lastra, Kol and Fonda (S3 E1)
Life in Food with Laura Price
10/09/24 • 47 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Childhood with Santiago Lastra, chef-owner of two of London's hottest Mexican restaurants: Kol, the highest-ranked restaurant on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list, and newly opened Fonda. We talk about the family-owned eateries of Santiago's childhood that inspired Fonda, as well as the most nostalgic dishes from his early years, learning to cook with his brother, Eduardo, and the moments that inspired the young Santiago to travel the world learning about Mexican food.
- Follow Santiago on Instagram @santiagolas.
- Follow Fonda on Instagram @fondarestaurant.
- Follow Kol on Instagram @kol.restaurant.
- Visit Fonda's website.
- Visit Kol's website.
- Read Laura's interview with Santiago for The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
Restaurants mention in the episode:
- Koya - recommended by Santiago and Laura for udon noodles
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, telling powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Follow Life in Food on Instagram @lifeinfoodpod.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
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Food and Feminism with Sally Abé, The Pem (S3 E2)
Life in Food with Laura Price
10/23/24 • 32 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Feminism with Sally Abé, chef-consultant of British fine dining restaurant The Pem in West London. Sally talks about her newly published memoir, A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen, where she recounts her experiences as a young woman working her way up through some of the UK’s top Michelin-starred kitchens. We also discuss whether food can be gendered, what it’s like to work in a male-dominated industry and whether a woman’s place is, indeed, in the kitchen.
- Follow Sally on Instagram @littlechefsally.
- Follow The Pem on Instagram @thepemrestaurant.
- Visit The Pem's website.
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, telling powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Follow Life in Food on Instagram @lifeinfoodpod.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
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Food and Guts with Tommy Banks, The Black Swan (S3 E5)
Life in Food with Laura Price
12/04/24 • 50 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk to chef and restaurateur Tommy Banks about Food and Guts, a threefold topic that incorporates Tommy's diagnosis of ulcerative colitis at age 18, then having the guts to begin a career as a chef, and later developing an interest in gut health and fermented foods. In the episode, we talk about everything from illness and imposter syndrome to ultra-processed foods and Tommy's love of Yorkshire puddings and Sunday roasts.
- Follow Tommy on Instagram @tommybanks.
- Visit The Black Swan's website.
- Visit The Abbey Inn's website.
- Visit Roots's website.
- Visit Saltmoore's website.
- Read Roots.
- Explore Made in Oldstead's food boxes.
Restaurants mentioned in the episode:
- The Dunkirk in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, telling powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Follow Life in Food on Instagram @lifeinfoodpod.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
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Food and Home with Roberta Hall-McCarron, Ardfern (S3 E6)
Life in Food with Laura Price
12/18/24 • 43 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk to Scottish chef Roberta Hall-McCarron about Food and Home. As chef-owner of The Little Chartroom, Ardfern and Eleanore in Edinburgh, Roberta spends much of her time in restaurants, but what is life like at home? We talk about living and working with her husband Shaun, becoming a mother and managing the balance between home and work, as well as discussing her comfort foods. We also delve into Roberta's childhood memories of sailing holidays in Scotland, which inspired her brand-new cookbook The Changing Tides, full of gorgeous seasonal dishes like cullen skink and haggis sausage roll.
- Follow Roberta on Instagram @chef_roberta_hall.
- Buy The Changing Tides cookbook.
- Visit Ardfern's website.
- Visit The Little Chartroom's website.
- Visit Eleanore's website.
Check out Roberta's restaurant recommendations:
- Morchella, London.
- Dorian, London.
- The Ledbury, London.
- DaTerra, London.
- AngloThai, London.
- Noto, Edinburgh.
- Lyla, Edinburgh.
- Skof, Manchester.
- L'Enclume, Lake District.
- Geranium, Copenhagen.
- Kadeau, Copenhagen.
- Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare, New York.
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, telling powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Follow Life in Food on Instagram @lifeinfoodpod.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
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Food and Nurture with Lara Gilmore, Osteria Francescana (S3 E4)
Life in Food with Laura Price
11/22/24 • 54 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Nurture with Lara Gilmore, co-owner of Osteria Francescana and Casa Maria Luigia in Modena, Italy, and co-founder of the Food for Soul and Tortellante social projects. Together with chef Massimo Bottura, Lara is also mother of two children – her daughter, Alexa, and son Charlie, who was born with a genetic syndrome that causes developmental difficulties. We talk about the power of food to nurture and heal communities and how it’s possible to transform lives with something as simple as pasta.
- Follow Lara on Instagram @laratgilmore.
- Visit Osteria Francescana's website.
- Visit Casa Maria Luigia's website.
- Visit Food for Soul's website.
- Visit Tortellante's website.
- Read Slow Food Fast Cars.
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, telling powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Follow Life in Food on Instagram @lifeinfoodpod.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
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S2 BONUS: Food and Passion with Sophie Haydock (plus an exclusive AA Gill clip)
Life in Food with Laura Price
03/08/23 • 51 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I discuss Food and Passion with Sophie Haydock, author of The Flames, a novel about the four muses who posed for the artist Egon Schiele in Vienna more than 100 years ago. Sophie and I talk about the links between food, passion and art, the passion that runs through the women in her novel, and her passion for writing. She also talks about her time working with the late Sunday Times food critic AA Gill, and shares an exclusive extract from one of the articles he dictated to her, about mushrooms.
- Follow Sophie on Instagram @_sophiehaydock_.
- Follow Egon's Schiele's Women on Instagram @egonschieleswomen.
- Follow Sophie on Twitter @SophieHaydock.
- Buy The Flames in paperback.
- Visit Sophie's website.
- Listen to Sophie on Confessions of a Debut Novelist.
About Sophie Haydock: Sophie is an award-winning journalist who worked for The Sunday Times and has interviewed authors from Bernardine Evaristo to Sally Rooney, as well as being a judge for various literary competitions. The Flames is her debut novel.
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. A proud Yorkshire lass at heart, she spent several years in Latin America before settling in London. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, bringing out powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
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Food, Fame and Failure with Gaggan Anand (S3 E7)
Life in Food with Laura Price
01/08/25 • 55 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk to Indian chef and restaurateur Gaggan Anand about Food, Fame and Failure. Having moved from Kolkata to Bangkok in 2007, Gaggan opened his eponymous restaurant in Bangkok in 2010 and went on to win the title of Asia's Best Restaurant in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he fell out with his business partners and closed the restaurant, separating from his wife at the same time. Then came the global pandemic. Now Gaggan is back and ready for new levels of success, with the 2.0 version of his restaurant winning all the accolades. In the episode we talk about fatherhood, failure and the pressures of fame, and what Gaggan has learned from the challenges he's been through. *Warning: This episode also touches on the theme of suicide.*
- Follow Gaggan on Instagram @gaggan_anand.
- Visit Gaggan's website.
Check out Gaggan's restaurant recommendations:
- El Celler de Can Roca in Girona.
- Tickets in Barcelona (now closed).
- Central in Lima.
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, telling powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Follow Life in Food on Instagram @lifeinfoodpod.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
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S2 E9: Food and Fashion with Lauren Bravo
Life in Food with Laura Price
02/08/23 • 45 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Fashion with Lauren Bravo, author of the upcoming novel Preloved. In the episode, we discuss the fashion of food, whether it’s okay to follow the trends when it comes to restaurants and ingredients, and whether retro foods like baked potatoes and spam are due a comeback. We also touch on eating disorders, dieting and pregnancy.
- Follow Lauren on Instagram @laurenbravo.
- Follow Lauren on Twitter @laurenbravo.
- Order Preloved on Bookshop.org.
- Visit Lauren's website.
Restaurants mentioned in the episode:
About Lauren Bravo: Lauren is a freelance journalist who writes about fashion, popular culture, food, travel and feminism for publications including Stylist, Cosmopolitan and Sunday Times Style. Her books include How to Break Up with Fast Fashion, What Would the Spice Girls Do?, and Preloved .
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. A proud Yorkshire lass at heart, she spent several years in Latin America before settling in London. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, bringing out powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
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S2 E8: Food and Death with Dr Kathryn Mannix
Life in Food with Laura Price
01/25/23 • 58 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Death with Dr Kathryn Mannix, a former palliative care consultant and bestselling author of two books: With the End in Mind, and Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations. In the episode, we talk about the link between food and death – what happens to our appetites as we die, how to celebrate a loved one through food, and what on earth is a Death Café.
- Follow Dr Kathryn on Instagram @drkathrynmannix.
- Follow Dr Kathryn on Twitter @drkathrynmannix.
- Order Listen on Bookshop.org.
- Order With the End in Mind on Bookshop.org.
- Visit Dr Kathryn's website.
About Dr Kathryn Mannix: Dr Kathryn Mannix is a former palliative care consultant who now writes books and speaks publicly to help people gain a better understanding of what happens when we die. She is the author of With the End in Mind, a series of stories from her years in palliative care, which aims to help people not feel quite so scared about death and dying, and Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations, a guidebook for communicating with others.
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. A proud Yorkshire lass at heart, she spent several years in Latin America before settling in London with her two cats. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, bringing out powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
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Food and Addiction with Jackson Boxer, Dove and Brunswick House (S3 E9)
Life in Food with Laura Price
02/12/25 • 64 min
In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I discuss Food and Addiction with Jackson Boxer, chef-owner of restaurants Dove and Brunswick House in London. Now six years sober, Jackson has been incredibly open in sharing his addiction issues with drugs and alcohol and the impact they've had on his career in hospitality. In the episode, we talk about how he got into cooking, the effect of sobriety on his work as a chef and how being free from addiction has helped him to find his renewed love of life.
- Follow Jackson on Instagram @jackson_boxer.
- Visit Dove's website.
- Visit Brunswick House's website.
About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. Her first novel, Single Bald Female, was inspired by her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29. A novelist by day and a food writer by night, Laura combines her two passions into this podcast, telling powerful stories of survival and healing in a language that everyone understands – food.
- Follow Life in Food on Instagram @lifeinfoodpod.
- Buy Single Bald Female.
- Visit Laura's website.
- Read Laura's Substack newsletter, Doughnuts for Breakfast.
- Follow Laura on Instagram @laurapricewrites.
- Follow Laura on Twitter @laurapricewrite.
Life in Food is hosted, produced and edited by Laura Price.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How many episodes does Life in Food with Laura Price have?
Life in Food with Laura Price currently has 33 episodes available.
What topics does Life in Food with Laura Price cover?
The podcast is about Stories, Health & Fitness, Fiction, Dating, Cancer, Women, Lifestyle, Infertility, Mental Health, Podcasts, Books, Relationships, Arts, Inspiring, Food and Breast Cancer.
What is the most popular episode on Life in Food with Laura Price?
The episode title 'S2 E10: Food and War with Alissa Timoshkina' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Life in Food with Laura Price?
The average episode length on Life in Food with Laura Price is 45 minutes.
How often are episodes of Life in Food with Laura Price released?
Episodes of Life in Food with Laura Price are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Life in Food with Laura Price?
The first episode of Life in Food with Laura Price was released on Mar 14, 2022.
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