The Food Chain
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
Latest Episode
To tip or not to tip? (27.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- The servers: The highs and lows of waiting on tables
- Food by drones?
- Turmeric: The golden spice
- The chefs
- The coffee habit: Why do we love it so much?
- The power of pepper
- How (not) to complain
- Portion size: How much should you eat?
- Dining etiquette: What really matters?
- How to set a food trend
- Flavour: The potato chip story
- Should I eat breakfast?
- Bottom trawling and the future of global fish supplies
- Making care home food better
- Garlic: Food or medicine?
- The anti-dementia diet
- Eating well with dementia
- India's caste system and food
- A place at the table: fostering and adoption
- Protein v fibre
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