Would you describe yourself as a foodie? Do you love hearing about what your friends and family are having for dinner? No matter what we eat, food connects us, and (almost) every meal has a story behind it. 

As we enter the warmer months, finding something weather-appropriate to eat can be a challenge. So, if you’re in need of some culinary inspiration, then look no further than these delicious podcasts.

From finding out your favourite celebrity’s dream meal to funny dinner conversations over a glass of wine, these are nine of the best food podcasts to listen to right now. 

Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware

This podcast is quite the family affair. Mother and daughter duo Jessie and Lennie chat about all things food, family, music and everything in between, with Lennie also cooking up a bite to eat for their weekly guests. Recent episodes have featured Paddy McGuinness, Danny Dyer and Cyndi Lauper sitting around Jessie’s dinner table.

Dish

Combining the arts of delicious food and compelling conversation, Dish recently returned for a fifth season, with hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett throwing even more dinner parties with an impressive lineup of famous faces, including Simone Ashley and Stacey Dooley.

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Off Menu has become one of those podcasts that we simply cannot stop listening to, combining the world of food and comedy in a perfect mix. In each episode, comedians and co-hosts Gamble and Acaster invite a celebrity guest onto the show to talk about their all-time favourite starter, main, dessert and drinks. Oh, and there’s also a secret ingredient the hosts choose that the guest has to avoid mentioning (even though guests aren’t privy to this information, of course) or they’ll get thrown out of the imaginary restaurant. The pair have recently bagged celebrity icons such as Robert De Niro and David Tennant.

Ruthie’s Table 4

Set in The River Cafe, Ruthie Rogers sits down with customers and friends to take a trip down memory lane to explore how food impacts so many parts of our lives. Guests are invited to talk about everything from first date dinners to the comfort food they always come back to, as well as reading their favourite recipe from one of the River Cafe cookbooks.

Spooning

In each episode, Mark Wogan greets his guest with a bespoke menu, made to fulfil their foodie fantasies as well as challenging them with what they think they hate. The catch? The guests are blindfolded and don’t know what they’re eating. A brilliant podcast, and recent guests have included Ferne McCann and Chris O’Dowd.

Comfort Eating with Grace Dent

The Guardian’s food critic Grace Dent is a big believer in food shaping each and every one of us and our journey through life. This is very much reflected in each episode of her podcast, Comfort Eating, where Dent gets to know each of her celebrity guests through the lens of food.

Desert Island Dishes

Ever thought about your dream dinner party? Or maybe what your last ever meal would consist of? Those are exactly the kind of questions that chef Margie Nomura poses in this podcast, as well as chatting to a guest in each episode about the seven dishes that have shaped their lives and the stories behind them. Recent guests on Desert Island Dishes have included Gwyneth Paltrow and Gordon Ramsay.

Good Food

Join Samuel Goldsmith on Good Food, where he chats with cooks, chefs and food lovers every Tuesday. There are unforgettable stories told by the guests each week, as well as laughs, life lessons and a segment called Cookery Confessions, where guests share their kitchen mishaps and culinary secrets. There are also bonus recipe episodes released each week.

Proper Tasty

Want to take a classic pub quiz in the comfort of your living room? Look no further than Proper Tasty with Tom Kerridge and Chris Stark. Each episode, the pair is joined by a celebrity guest to partake in rounds of silly (and serious) questions, covering everything food-related while enjoying some proper good grub.

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