Something to Eat and Something to Read Podcast
1) Winter cooking and reading, and holding on and letting go.
What books will you never let go of? What recipes will you cook forever? In this episode, we talk about letting go, holding on and the recipes and books that we turn to when we need to fall in love wi...Show More
2) Lonely Mouth, hunger and soup
‘Lonely mouth is a Japanese expression. It means, like, you feel like you want to eat something, but you don’t know what it is. You’re looking for just the right thing. But maybe there is no right thi...Show More
3) Travelling through books and food
What do you read before you go away? Do you research your trips/holidays through ‘place-rich’ novels? What genre do you prefer while ‘in transit’? How does travel affect the ‘shape’ a book or meal lea...Show More
4) On optimism and how reading and cooking helps
Welcome to another episode of Something to Eat and Something to Read, a podcast for people who love cooking, reading and talking about both! Hosted by food writer Sophie Hansen and Germaine Leece, psy...Show More
5) On distraction and finding peace in books and cooking
Welcome to another episode of Something to Eat and Something to Read, a podcast for people who love reading and eating, and talking and thinking about both. In this episode, we're wondering if reading...Show More
6) Summering in 2025
Hello, and welcome to the 2025 season of Something to Eat and Something to Read!!! This is a podcast for people who love to eat and read and talk about both, hosted by bibliotherapist Germaine Leece a...Show More
7) The Kamogawa Food Detectives and Christmas miracles
It’s been a year… and in the past we have made our Christmas episodes about anticipating good food, extra reading time and getting into the festive spirit. But some years even that can feel too big an...Show More
8) Jilly Cooper's Rivals - Emergency Debrief
After dedicating an entire episode to Dame Jilly Cooper’s Rivals earlier this year, we were quick off the mark to watch the tv adaptation the second it dropped. And we had so many thoughts we thought ...Show More
9) Getting Emotional about Cooking and Reading
What do you cook and read when feeling all the feels? This special episode is a recording of a panel discussion on cooking and reading with our emotions at a special lunch last month at Logan Wines as...Show More
10) Comfort food and the Secret of Cooking
On comfort food, the power of a wooden spoon, the only diet, rituals, crunch and the things we cook to anchor and soothe. Our book guest this week is The Secret of Cooking by Bee Wilson.Show notes, li...Show More