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The Nightcap
Have a drink with the world's best Chefs. Hosted by Simon Alexander (award winning podcaster and producer) and Paul Foster (Michelin Starred Chef). Candid conversations about life and food.
Episodes
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The Menu (Film), Noma, Dry January and Straws
Each week, Paul Foster (Michelin Star Chef) and Simon Alexander (award winning podcaster/ producer) catch up for coffee at Paul’s Michelin Star Restaurant -…
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New Year, new weekly podcast!
Each week, Paul Foster (Michelin Star Chef) and Simon Alexander (award winning podcaster/ producer) catch up for coffee at Paul’s Michelin Star Restaurant -…
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Series 4, Ep 8 - Adam Woodyatt
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by gin maker, celebrity Masterchef contestant and actor, who arguably plays one of the most famous characters on UK…
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Series 4, Ep 7 - Nathan Davies
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Head Chef and Owner of SY23 in Aberystwyth and 2022 GBM banquet finalist, Mr Nathan Davies. On today’s…
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Series 4, Ep 6 - James Golding
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined Group Chef Director at The Pig Hotels, and Sunday Brunch regular, Mr James Golding. On today’s episode: Foraging…
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Series 4, Ep 5 - Lee Westcott
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Starred Chef, Lee Westcott. On today’s episode: Staffing issues in the industry, Lee & Paul’s trip to…
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Series 4, Ep 4 - Elly Wentworth
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined Head Chef at The Angel in Dartmouth and Masterchef the Professionals finalist, Elly Wentworth. On today’s episode: The…
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Series 4, Ep 3 - Ben Foster
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Watford & England Goalkeeper, YouTube and arguably the nation’s most famous amateur cyclist (… and former chef at…
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Series 4, Ep 2 - Tom Booton
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by the youngest head chef in the history of The Grill at the Dorchester and The Chef to Watch Winner at the National…
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Series 4, Ep 1 - Glynn Purnell
We are back for a brand new series! Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Star Chef and Brummie legend, Glynn Purnell. On today’s episode: The…
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The Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 14 (May 13th 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Tricking kids into eating healthy food, best cookbooks, drugs in the kitchen…
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The Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 13 (May 6th 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - TV appearances, food we've never tried, private cheffing, shop bought vs…
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The Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 12 (April 22nd 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - 6 UK restaurants in a Super League, venison/game, Snackmasters, Nutella…
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The Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 11 (April 15th 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Sustainability in the kitchen and in the sea, menu buzzwords, crisp flavours…
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The Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 10 (8th April 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Solo dining, trial shifts, charge-backs to horrible diners, exotic meat…
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The Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 9 (1st April 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Faddy techniques, home cooked meals, kitchen music, Anthony Bourdain, more…
The NightcapThe Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 8 (March 24th 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Cocktails, stock, caviar, desert island dishes, more cereal chat. Plus, your…
The NightcapThe Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 7 (March 18th 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Unpopular opinions, dish designing methods, S Club 7, celebs in the dining room…
The NightcapThe Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 6 (March 11th 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Restaurant decor, best non-Michelin meals, customer complaints and alternate…
The NightcapThe Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 5 (March 4th 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Favourite sauces, best cuisines, worst kitchen prep jobs, comfort food, cereal…
The NightcapThe Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 4 (Feb 24th 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Kitchen department divides, front of house staff skills, Gordon Ramsey's…
The NightcapThe Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 3 (Feb 18th 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - Kitchen punch-ups, cowboy methods, deep fat fryers and sourdoughs. Keep them…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Special - The Burnt Chef Project
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Kris Hall, founder of The Burnt Chef Project, to talk about mental health in the hospitality industry and the…
The NightcapThe Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 2 (28th Jan 2021)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered - lip-syncing in the kitchen, mental health in the industry and how we've coped…
The NightcapSeries 3, Ep 8 - Niall Keating
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by 2 Star Michelin Head Chef at Whatley Manor, Niall Keating. On today’s episode: Getting your 2nd Michelin Star, what…
The NightcapSeries 3, Ep 7 - Tony Parkin
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Head Chef at the Tudor Room, Great Fosters Hotel, Tony Parkin. On today’s episode: The social lives of…
The NightcapSeries 3, Ep 6 - Matt Gillan
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by GBM winner, Matt Gillan. On today’s episode: Investors vs Kickstarters, starting a family and bringing up kids…
The NightcapSeries 3, Ep 5 - Tommy Banks
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Star Head Chef and multiple GBM winner, Tommy Banks. On today’s episode: Takeaway boxes, adjusting to life…
The NightcapThe Nightcap - Ask Us Anything 1 (Sept 24th 2020)
Paul and Simon answer all your q's you've been sending in. All bases covered from the latest Covid rules/regs to funny stories from the kitchen. Keep them…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - Ugly Delicious, Steak
This week, Ugly Delicious, Steak. David Chang provides us with an examination of the culture surrounding steak. David compares steakhouses in Japan, Australia…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - Julie & Julia
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander review a classic film/tv show/documentary to do with the world of food. This week, Julie & Julia. Oscar nominated film from 2009…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - Chef’s Table, Fäviken.
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander review a classic film/tv show/documentary to do with the world of food. This week, Chef’s Table, Fäviken. Episode 6 of Season 1…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - Street Food Latin America
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander review a classic film/tv show/documentary to do with the world of food. This week, Street Food Latin America, Ep1, S2 - Beunos…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Special - Curtis Duffy
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by 3 Michelin starred chef Curtis Duffy, via Zoom in Chicago. After The Nightcap Film Club showcased "For Grace" this…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - Waiting...
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander review a classic film/tv show/documentary to do with the world of food. This week, Waiting… - 2004 film starring Ryan Reynolds…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - Chef
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander review a classic film/tv show/documentary to do with the world of food. This week, Chef - 2014 film centred around Karl (John…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - For Grace
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander review a classic film/tv show/documentary to do with the world of food. This week, For Grace - 2015 documentary that tells the…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - Burnt
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander review a classic film/tv show/documentary to do with the world of food. This week, Burnt - 2015 film starring Bradley Cooper as a…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - Ratatouille
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander review a classic film/tv show/documentary to do with the world of food. This week, Ratatouille, the Disney/Pixar classic from…
The NightcapThe Nightcap Film Club - Chef’s Table, Alinea.
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander watch, review and debate a classic film/tv/documentary to do with the world of food. This week, it's S2 E1 of Chef's Table, an…
The NightcapSeries 3, Ep 4 - Aktar Islam
THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC WAS DECLARED AND NO LOCKDOWN RULES WERE IN PLACE. Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by multiple…
The NightcapSeries 3, Ep 3 - Tom Sellers
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Starred Head Chef of Restaurant Story, Tom Sellers. On today’s episode: Pairing music with food, food…
The NightcapSeries 3, Ep 2 - Johnny Godden
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by the founder of infamous The Flying Fish and possible the most mentioned man in Series 1 and 2 of The Nightcap…
The NightcapSeries 3, Ep 1 - Josh Eggleton
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by two time Great British Menu heat winner and Chef owner of Michelin Starred pub, The Pony & Trap, its Josh Eggleton…
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The NightcapThe Christmas Special 2019 with Michael O’Hare
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin starred chef and the man behind the curtain, it's Michael O’Hare. On today’s special: Christmas dinner…
The NightcapSeries 2, Ep 8 - Ashley Palmer-Watts
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by a man who has been an integral part of Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck Group for the past twenty years and is now…
The NightcapSeries 2, Ep 7 - Lisa Allen
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Executive Chef of Michelin starred Northcote, and GBM winner & judge, Lisa Allen. On today’s episode: Taking the…
The NightcapSeries 2, Ep 6 - Alex James
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by award winning cheese maker, food writer and host of one of the country’s biggest food and music festivals… he also…
The NightcapSeries 2, Ep 5 - Tom Brown
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by the highest scoring chef in 2017 Great British Menu series and recent winner of Best London Restaurant at the AA…
The NightcapSeries 2, Ep 4 - Gary Usher
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by award winning restaurateur and crowdfunding king, Gary Usher. This week: Gary’s Channel 4 documentary “The Rebel…
The NightcapSeries 2, Ep 3 - Adam Bateman
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Catey nominated development chef, Adam Bateman. This week: Life of the development chef, the trails and…
The NightcapSeries 2, Ep 2 - Paul Ainsworth
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by the Michelin Star and two time 2019 Catey winner, Paul Ainsworth. This week: The Cateys 2019, cooking for…
The NightcapSeries 2, Ep 1 - Daniel Clifford
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by 2 time Great British Menu Winner and Head Chef at the 2 Michelin Star Midsummer House, Daniel Clifford. This week…
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The NightcapSeries 1, Ep 8 - Aaron Mulliss
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by former Head Chef at 2 Michelin Star restaurant The Hand & Flowers, Aaron Mulliss. This week: Modern cooking…
The NightcapSeries 1, Ep 7 - Tim Allen
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Star chef Tim Allen of the Flitch of Bacon in Essex. This week: The trials & tribulations of sourcing the…
The NightcapSeries 1, Ep 6 - Paul Welburn
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Star chef Paul Welburn of the Oxford Kitchen. This week: Both Paul Foster and Welburn talk of getting…
The NightcapSeries 1, Ep 5 - Pete Sanchez
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Star chef Pete Sanchez, from Casamia in Bristol. This week: Pete & Paul travel to Finland and eat “the…
The NightcapSeries 1, Ep 4 - Simon Hulstone
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Star chef Simon Hulstone from The Elephant in Torquay. This week: Romance vs reality of “growing your…