The Food Chain

Rumella Dasgupta, Ruth Alexander

Booking Overview

An interview-led food and science program examining the business, health, history, and cultural significance of what people eat, typically featuring academics, clinicians, authors, chefs, and other subject-matter experts. Suitable pitches include nutrition researchers, dietitians, physicians, food historians, archaeologists, cookbook authors, and credible food-business specialists with a clear evidence-based angle; booking difficulty is medium because the show favors authoritative experts rather than celebrity profiles.

Metrics

Episodes: 557

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast.support@bbc.co.uk

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Host

Rumella Dasgupta - BBC World Service journalist and presenter covering food, society, and consumer behavior.

Ruth Alexander - BBC World Service journalist and presenter exploring the science, history, and cultural significance of food.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Researchers, university professors, clinicians, dietitians, historians, archaeologists, chefs, food writers, and other established specialists with authoritative expertise in food, nutrition, health, history, or the food industry.

Required Achievements:

Peer-reviewed research or recognized academic expertise, Published books, cookbooks, or significant food writing, Professional clinical, culinary, or industry experience, Credible work translating complex food topics for a broad audience

Recent Guest Discussions

Yeonjoo Jung - Why Young People In South Korea Often Live At Home Into Their Twenties

Shahpar Salim - Leaving Home And Moving To A New Country For Study

Grace Williamson - Leaving Home And Learning To Cook Independently

Claire Thomson - Cooking Skills And Preparing Young People To Leave Home

Sam Leggett - Using Bones And Teeth To Reconstruct Ancient Diets, Migration, And Social History

Recent Topics

Food Science, Nutrition, Food Culture, Food Business, Food History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Food Chain

What do chefs eat?

September 09, 2026

Ever wondered what the chef is eating? Snacking on the finest produce or surviving on thin air and caffeine? In this episode Ruth Alexander speaks to three chefs about how they get through the day, and the importance of the ‘family’ or staff meal. She’s joined by Juliette Feller, a Swiss chef working in London, Marisha Shukla a pastry chef in Bengaluru India, and Sam Grainger, an exec chef and restaurateur in Manchester in England. You can contact the programme by emailing thefoodchain@bbc....

The regulars

August 19, 2026

Do you have a local cafe, restaurant or bar that you go to all the time? Maybe the staff recognise you or know you by name, perhaps you even get special treatment. In this programme Rumella Dasgupta finds out why people like to return to the same place, and the commercial value to a business of having regular customers. You can contact the programme by emailing thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk. Produced by Izzy Greenfield. (Image: a man sat at a bar chatting to a barman who is wearing an apron and c...

Leaving home

August 12, 2026

Moving out of the family home can be a big first step at whatever age you do it. Paying bills, budgeting, shopping, and importantly cooking for yourself. In this programme Rumella Dasgupta asks what dishes you should be able to cook when you leave home for the first time. Rumella meets chef and food writer Claire Thomson and her daughter Grace Williamson in their kitchen in Bristol, England. Claire's latest cookbook, 'Dear Grace: Recipes from Your Mother for the Next Chapter in Life', was wr...

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