A vegetarian love affair, a new spin on gin and who put the corn in corned beef?

07/13/22 • 29 min

From nutritional therapist to counsellor and now pop-up pub patron and gin entrpreneur, Becky Wright of New Leaf Workplace Well-being and the newly launched Dryad Inn on the Quantock Hills, is my guest on this episode. She takes us on her journey from growing up in a North Somerset hotel to her love-struck introduction to vegetarianism, a community-led dieting experiment and her innovative take on gin. In ' Nugget of Knowledge' we discuss the history and heritage of the infamous can of corned beef.
Guest: Becky Wright of New Leaf Workplace Wellbeing
Host: Lynne O'Halloran

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www.dryadgin.co.uk

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The What's For Dinner Show - A vegetarian love affair, a new spin on gin and who put the corn in corned beef?

Transcript

Hello and welcome to The What's for Dinner Show, the podcast for people who put food at the center of life. My name is Lynne and my aim ,along with my guests, is to explore how our food experiences have influenced our lives as well as our waistlines. My guest this week is a lady who made a midlife decision to change her eating and exercise habits, and she hasn't looked back. In fact, she now has a flourishing career where she inspires and supports others to get the health and fitness habit the