Desert Island Dishes

My guest this week on The Dream Dinner Party is Melissa Hemsley. Melissa was on Desert Island Dishes a few years ago now, well worth going back and having a listen if you haven't heard it before. Melissa is such a warm and lovely person, I felt sure she would throw a brilliant dream dinner party. Thank you so much or listening.Thank you very much to our sponsor for this season: Maldon Salt. Maldon Salt are passionate about the love of food and helping connect people in moments of pleasure from food and drink and so are the perfect match for Desert Island Dishes. Find out more at www.maldonsalt.com Thank you so much or listening to the dream dinner party, these really are fun to do so I hope they're fun to listen to. Find more at https://desertislanddishes.co/ This episode was produced by Rutherford Productions. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

My guest today is Sarah, Duchess of York Sarah is a Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author, award winning producer and philanthropist. For over 30 years she has been committed to being a voice for forgotten children around the world. She founded Children in Crisis in 1993 and the charity has educated over 1.4 million children. The Duchess also champions the Teenage Cancer Trust, the Children’s Air Ambulance, the British Heart Foundation and Julia’s House to name just a few and it was recently announced she is now a patron of Prevent Breast Cancer, as patron, she will focus on spreading the word about the importance of early detection. Over the course of her career, she has written over 70 books and her latest children’s book Wonder in the Woods - a joy filled celebration of the power of community and being connected to the world around you is out now. Thank you so much to the brilliant Maldon Salt for sponsoring this season of Desert Island Dishes. I am a huge fan and long-time genuine customer so to be working with them is a dream come true. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe if you enjoy today's episode and you can find me over on Instagram @Desertislanddishes or over on the website www.desertislanddishes.co. You can also sign up for my newsletter where I send you one easy and delicious weeknight recipe over at www.dinnertonight.substack.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Eleanor Wilkinson is this weeks guest on our mini episode and I loved hearing about her Dream Dinner Party. Eleanor is the Queen of One Pot One Portion cooking so I was very intrigued to find out about how she cooks for a crowd. Thank you so much or listening.Thank you very much to our sponsor for this season: Maldon Salt. Maldon Salt are passionate about the love of food and helping connect people in moments of pleasure from food and drink and so are the perfect match for Desert Island Dishes. Find out more  Thank you so much or listening to the dream dinner party, these really are fun to do so I hope they're fun to listen to. Find more at https://desertislanddishes.co/ This episode was produced by Rutherford Productions. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

My guest today is Melissa Thompson  Melissa is a writer, author and broadcaster. A columnist for BBC Good Food magazine, she is also ambassador for Weber Grills and an award-winning writer covering food for publications including The Guardian, Waitrose Magazine and Stylist.  Her debut book Motherland was published in 2022 to critical acclaim. It is an extraordinary combination of recipes from Jamaica and an exploration into the island’s history and the influences on the food.  By others she’s been described as "a creative powerhouse" : On her own website Melissa describes herself as a London-based food & drink writer with a love of ice cream, fried chicken and anti-racism. Thank you so much to the brilliant Maldon Salt for sponsoring this season of Desert Island Dishes. I am a huge fan and long-time genuine customer so to be working with them is a dream come true. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe if you enjoy today's episode and you can find me over on Instagram @Desertislanddishes or over on the website www.desertislanddishes.co. You can also sign up for my newsletter where I send you one easy and delicious weeknight recipe over at www.dinnertonight.substack.com This episode was produced by Rutherford Productions. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Matt Adlard, social media star and self taught pastry chef talks us through his Dream Dinner Party this week. The concept is simple: who would you invite to your Dream Dinner Party if you could invite 4 people, dead or alive? We ask a different guest every week and find out exactly what the menu would be at their Dream Dinner Party. Thank you so much or listening.Thank you very much to our sponsor for this season: Maldon Salt. Maldon Salt are passionate about the love of food and helping connect people in moments of pleasure from food and drink and so are the perfect match for Desert Island Dishes. Find out more here [https://maldonsalt.com/]. Thank you so much or listening to the dream dinner party, these really are fun to do so I hope they're fun to listen to. Find more at https://desertislanddishes.co/ This episode was produced by Rutherford Productions. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.