Empty Plates Podcast
1) 26. Chef Sohini Banerjee on partition cuisine in Bengal, cooking with authenticity and MANGOES.
In this weeks episode Anjli speaks chef Sohini Banerjee whose journey into food has taken her from prep shifts at Cinnamon Kitchen while studying a master’s in Health Economics, to leaving the financi...Show More
2) Heems on Indian French Toast, Taking Anthony Bourdain to Queens, and Temple Cooking
In this weeks Anjli episode we speak to Himansu Suri - also known through his stage Moniker as ‘Heems’. "Heems" Suri is an artist, rapper, and writer from Queens, NY. Himanshu Kumar Suri, better know...Show More
3) 24. Rebecca Ghim on Kimchi as an act of resistance and resilience
In this episode Anjli speaks to Rebecca Ghim the founder of the Ferm - A London based Fermentary - that produces incredible low carbon kimchi! Rebecca is from Gwangju, South Korea, a town known for g...Show More
4) 23. Bettina Campolucci Bordi on childhood in Tanzania, heroing produce and owning your food memories
In this week's episode Anjli speaks to Bettina Campolucci Bordi, Bettina is a phenomenal self -taught chef, author and and she also runs a retreat chef academy. Bettina works across the plant based ...Show More
5) 22. Dr Neha Vermani on the colonisation of our diets, biryani and understanding our own food ways
In today's episode Anjli speaks to doctor Dr Neha Vermani, a historian of early modern South Asia, particularly the Mughal Empire about the how our diets have been unwittingly been colonised by food ...Show More
6) 21. On Migration, Heritage & Rituals - a special live recording at Hatchards Piccadilly
In this very special episode of Empty plates, Anjli leads us through a our first Empty Plates LIVE recording and was recorded with a live audience at Hatchards in Piccadilly, also known as London's o...Show More
7) 20. Lauren Lovatt on finding herself in the the delightful world of plants
In this week's episode Anjli speaks to Chef Lauren Lovat, Lauren's not only a chef she's a food artist, author and the founder of Plant Academy - an incredibly successful plant-based cooking school....Show More
8) 19. Building a restaurant legacy with Dharmesh & Enna Lakhani
In this week's episode Anjli speaks to Dharmesh & Enna Lakhani, the co-owners of the Bobby’s, established in 1976, it is one of the UK’s first Indian restaurants, nestled on a bustling corner of Belg...Show More
9) 18: Dhilon Devji on building the UK's best vegan kebab
In this episode Anjli speaks to Dhilon Devji, the founder of Dhils the creator of the Vegan Seekh Kebab. "Irresistibly Meaty, Unbelievably Vegan" and the new appointed creator of the UK's best vegan ...Show More
10) 17: Chandani Kholi - What is a South Asian biscuit?
Today, Anjli is speaking to Chandani Kaur Kholi, founder of Biskut Bar, the first premium Punjabi biscuit company building a sustainable biscuit dreamland. So in this episode we will be talking about ...Show More