As the founder of taste branding consultancy Miller Libertine, it’s fair to say that Natasha Miller knows her stuff when it comes to food. Her latest venture is the podcast Bitter/Sweet, which debuted last month and sees Miller’s guests share profound recollections based around a seriously memorable meal. So far, she has spoken with the likes of Jeremy King, the restaurateur who launched venues like The Wolseley and The Delaunay; fashion critic Tim Banks; and creative director Anna Burns. 

Nick Grimshaw is back behind the mic with Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur Angela Hartnett (the talent behind famed Italian eatery Murano) for the new season of Dish. This time around, they’ll be joined by guests including Bake Off’s Prue Leith, comedians Adam Hills, Aisling Bea and Nish Kumar, and Grimshaw’s old BBC Radio 1 colleague Scott Mills. 

Michelin-starred Tommy Banks is the owner of The Black Swan in the North Yorkshire village of Oldstead, a restaurant that’s all about seasonal ingredients, sourced from Banks’ family farm. In his new podcast Seasoned, Banks shares exactly what goes into crafting this impressive menu, helped out by a special guest. Recent instalments have seen Clara Amfo join Banks at his second restaurant, Roots, to make cruffins (that’s a delicious croissant-muffin hybrid, FYI) and Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers learning how to craft a perfect burger. 

Still or sparkling water? Poppadoms or bread? In their wildly successful podcast, comedians James Acaster and Ed Gamble usher guests into their ‘dream restaurant’, and quiz them about their ideal meal, from starter to dessert. Hilarity – and chaos – generally ensues, with recent guests including the likes of Lily Allen, actor-slash-Instagram cooking guru Florence Pugh, Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse and legendary chef Yotam Ottolenghi. 

Just as Desert Island Discs asks its castaways to pick out the eight tracks that define them, Desert Island Dishes sees chef Margie Nomura invite her guests to choose the seven dishes that have shaped their lives, from their favourite childhood meals to the food that means the most to them (as well as the meal they’d eat before being dispatched to the desert island). The back catalogue features food world names like Alison Roman and Nadiya Hussain alongside figures like Dolly Alderton and Stanley Tucci. 

Each episode of Comfort Eating sees writer Grace Dent open her doors to a celebrity guest, hosting them to discuss the snacks, delicacies and guilty pleasures that have shaped their life in food. Dent’s easy rapport with her interviewees tends to make for a hilarious and honest chat, with the likes of James Norton, Succession writer Georgia Pritchett and beloved author Malorie Blackman recently popping round to hers. 

Jessie Ware and her irrepressible mum, Lennie, host a revolving line-up of celebrity guests, inviting them round for a home-cooked meal and some chatter, touching on everything from food to fame to family. Lenny’s hilarious asides (including her ongoing hesitancy when it comes to plant-based dishes) and direct manner are always a highlight; there are plenty of podcasts that promise to be like listening in on a conversation between close pals, but Table Manners feels like the real deal. 

This podcast from the BBC’s World Service delves into the business and science behind what we eat, as well as unpicking its social significance and asking what exactly it takes to get food on our plate. From dark kitchens to high-end catering, the price of eggs to astronaut food, if you’ve got a burning question about food, the chances are pretty high that The Food Chain team will already have answered it. 

Each episode of Out To Lunch sees The Observer’s long-standing restaurant critic Jay Rayner joined by a celebrity guest at a lunch venue of his choice - and there’s something about the combination of good food, a relaxed location and flowing wine that makes a star open up in a way that they might not do in a more traditional studio set-up (which often leads to a refreshingly no-holds-barred chat). Rayner’s recent fellow diners include Richard E Grant, Line Of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar and Meera Syal.