Welcome to Everyday Gourmet! This is a show about food, life, and the rituals we love. We chat with guests about their go-to dish, their quirky habits, and the little things that make their everyday extraordinary.
Expect real conversations, unexpected inspiration, and hot takes you love to hate!
Everyday Gourmet: Alfie Cooks talks Content, Cooking & Big Collabs
For episode six of Everyday Gourmet, we sat down with Alfie Cooks
Alfie has taken the food world by storm, one viral recipe at a time. You might know him as Alfie Cooks, but behind those mouthwatering ramens and that famous dulcet tone is Alfie Steiner: a self-taught cook and serious Arsenal fan who’s built a following of millions just by making really good food.
WE CHAT ABOUT… 🎙️
Cooking, career journey and becoming ‘Alfie Cooks’
Alfie’s everyday rituals ( trust us, they’re absolute crackers)
Content creation - the highs, lows and Alfie’s recipe to success
BTS with Gordon Ramsay
Bringing plant-based dishes to Novotel
Alfie’s Thailand proposal heist!
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9 Apr 2026
Everyday Gourmet: London's Big Veg Glow-Up, Centrepiece Chronicles and Kitchen Confessions
Today for episode 5 we're joined by Helen Graham!
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Helen has seriously glowed-up London’s veggie restaurant scene.
As the former executive chef at the iconic Bubala, Helen was instrumental in growing it from a small pop-up into two award-winning restaurants
Helen’s passion for creating exciting, veg forward dishes has earned her widespread recognition, and now she’s bringing all of that creativity together in her new book, Centrepiece.
WE CHAT ABOUT… 🎙️
MG x Helen Graham cookery course (recipes below!)
Centrepiece: inspiration, recipes & creative process
Making veg the main character!
Professional kitchen’s - dynamics, confessions & new ways of working
Bubala beginnings
Come dine with me fails and sausages on the ceiling ( yep)
COOK THE DISHES … 🥘
https://www.merchant-gourmet.com/blogs/recipes/butter-lentils-with-halloumi-croutons (https://www.merchant-gourmet.com/blogs/recipes/butter-lentils-with-halloumi-croutons)
https://www.merchant-gourmet.com/blogs/recipes/spanish-style-grains-with-pomegranate-roasted-peppers-and-halloumi (https://www.merchant-gourmet.com/blogs/recipes/spanish-style-grains-with-pomegranate-roasted-peppers-and-halloumi)
https://www.merchant-gourmet.com/blogs/recipes/5-bean-makrut-lime-fritters-with-coconut-yoghurt (https://www.merchant-gourmet.com/blogs/recipes/5-bean-makrut-lime-fritters-with-coconut-yoghurt)
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26 Jan 2026
Everyday Gourmet: Big Flavours, Big Feelings and Cooking Across Continents
For episode 4, we sat down with Christina Soteriou - chef, recipe writer, and content creator known for her bold, Mediterranean-inspired plant based cooking.
Christina’s journey has seen her run a catering company in Cyprus, teach cooking classes in Chicago and chef up plates in London’s Bubala and Mob Kitchen. In recent years, she’s also been navigating a personal journey of her own, which she and Faith explore together - covering the highs, the lows, and, of course, the food.
WE CHAT ABOUT… 🎙️
Veganuary & debunking vegan myths
Christina's new cooking course ‘Big Veg Energy’!
Somatic therapy, anxiety and letting go of fears
Elite snack game
Bali, Chicago & falling in love!
Being a Content Creator in 2026
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3 Dec 2025
Everyday Gourmet: Cooking with Creativity, Career Changes and Supper Clubs
For episode 3, we sat down with Sabrina Ghayour. Award winning chef, best selling author and the creative force behind cook book Persiana.
Sabrina has inspired countless home cooks to approach food with confidence, curiosity and joy. From her career in marketing, to hosting supper clubs in her London flat to creating exciting new products with us at Merchant Gourmet, Sabrina has paved a unique path in the world of food.
🎙️ WE CHAT ABOUT...
Cooking with creativity and confidence
Career changes and using failures as pivot moments
The myth of chasing dreams
Supper club's; from Sabrina's seminal French Laundrette to our own joint Persiana in October
Sabrina's new cookbook Persiana Easy
Matching family xmas jumpers...
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23 Oct 2025
Everyday Gourmet: Gut Health, Fibremaxxing and Myth Busters
For Episode 2, we sit down with the wonderful Alana Mcfarlane-Kempner, co-founder of 'The Gut Stuff'.
From DJ’ing at Wembley Stadium and Love Island, to shaking up the world of gut health - Alana’s journey has seen her produce a channel four series, release three bestselling cookbooks, launch an app and bring to market innovative drinks and snack bars.
🎙️ WE CHAT ABOUT...
Fibremaxxing
Wellness fatigue
Diet culture
Microbiomes & myth busters.
Martinis, kale & ACOTAR
Clapping when the plane lands (if ykyk)
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1 Aug 2025
Everyday Gourmet: Celtic Sea Salt, Custard icks and Crisps in Sandwiches
Welcome to our first ever episode of Everyday Gourmet! This is a show about food, life, and the rituals we love. We chat with guests about their go-to dish, their quirky habits, and the little things that make their everyday extraordinary.
In this first episode we chat to our very own MD Richard Peake. With a career thats spanned across the world of FMCG, Rich brings us up to speed on his personal food choices, daily rituals and thoughts on the future of the food industry.
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