GASTRONAUTICS

All of us have preferences and aversions for certain types of foodstuff but for some this dislike is so strong that they will go out of their way avoid certain ingredients. In this podcast two people with food phobias reveal the nature of their fears. These examples are followed by a discussion and tips for sufferers from psychologist Dr Paige Wilcoxson. If you are interested in more information on this subject then please click on the links below: pickyeatingadults.com            Â...more

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  What sort of seaweeds are edible?  What are the health benefits of including seaweed in our diet?  How is seaweed used in industry and in the domestic kitchen?  All is revealed in an afternoon spent with Dr Frithjof Küpper, seaweed specialist and head of algal ecology at the Scottish Association for Marine Science in Dunstaffnage. Click here [...]

After 15 years in the professional kitchen chef Patrick Van Hoorn has recently turned his hand to supplying fine French produce to the top restaurants in northern Belgium. I spend 24 hours in Patrick’s company, visiting the Brussels fresh food market and chatting about seasonality, corruption and what it takes to be a good cook. Download Standard Podcasts

Teacher and author Charles Heil joins gastronautics for a stateside breakfast discussion all the way from Tom’s Restaurant in Brooklyn New York.     Download Standard Podcasts

It has been said that all happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast… This week’s podcast continues the breakfast theme by joining documentary film-maker Andrew Clark for a breakfast of tuna curry and flatbreads on one of the Maldive islands in the middle of the Indian ocean.    Download Standard Podcasts

  Breakfast is a thoroughly culturally relative affair. This is the first of three shows looking at breakfasts around the world. This week we focus on the continental breakfast and so I take the Eurostar to Brussels in the heart of Europe and receive an invitation to breakfast in Bruges. Click here to see more photos relating to this podcast. Download Standard Podcasts