Food and Guts with Tommy Banks, The Black Swan (S3 E5)
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Food and Nurture with Lara Gilmore, Osteria Francescana (S3 E4)
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Food and Home with Roberta Hall-McCarron, Ardfern (S3 E6)
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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