In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I discuss Food and Passion with Sophie Haydock, author of The Flames, a novel about the four muses who posed for the artist Egon Schiele in Vienna more than 100 years ago. Sophie and I talk about the links between food, passion and art, the passion that runs through the women in her novel, and her passion for writing. She also talks about her time working with the late Sunday Times food critic AA Gill, and shares an exclusive extract...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and War with Alissa Timoshkina, who co-founded the Cook for Ukraine fundraising initiative with her friend Olia Hercules. In the episode, we talk about her campaign to fight conflict and violence with food and love, what she has learned from Russia's war on Ukraine, and how her Jewish-Ukrainian grandmother taught her that the human spirit cannot be extinguished through war. Follow Alissa on Instagram...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Fashion with Lauren Bravo, author of the upcoming novel Preloved. In the episode, we discuss the fashion of food, whether it’s okay to follow the trends when it comes to restaurants and ingredients, and whether retro foods like baked potatoes and spam are due a comeback. We also touch on eating disorders, dieting and pregnancy. Follow Lauren on Instagram @laurenbravo.Follow Lauren on Twitter @laurenbravo.Order...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Death with Dr Kathryn Mannix, a former palliative care consultant and bestselling author of two books: With the End in Mind, and Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations. In the episode, we talk about the link between food and death – what happens to our appetites as we die, how to celebrate a loved one through food, and what on earth is a Death Café. Follow Dr Kathryn on Instagram...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Identity with Daniela Soto-Innes, former chef-partner of Cosme in New York and winner of the World's Best Female Chef Award 2019. In the episode, we talk about how Daniela found her own identity as a Mexican immigrant in the US, how she built a kitchen culture that champions diversity and particularly Latinos, and what happened to her personal identity when she left the restaurant to which she'd dedicated her...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Menopause with Dani Binnington, host of the Menopause and Cancer podcast. Dani is a wellness expert and yoga teacher who pivoted after a cancer diagnosis when she was 33, and now helps women as they navigate menopause and perimenopause. In the episode, we talk about weight gain and adapting the way we eat, as well as exercising as our bodies change, genetic mutations and keeping our gut microbiomes happy. Dani also...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I talk about Food and Social Media with Sara Tasker, a podcaster, photographer and social media expert with a specialism in Instagram. Having built a hugely successful career around Instagram, Sara talks about the pros and cons of the platform, how to build and authentic brand - and how she started out posting pictures of sausages. In the episode, we talk about body image, diet and body positivity, as well as finding a balance between...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak about Food and Disability with Chloe Timms, a novelist, podcaster and campaigner who lives with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Chloe is the author of the feminist dystopian novel The Seawomen, as well as the host of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, a brilliant podcast where she interviews first-time authors like myself about their writing process. In the episode, we talk about how Chloe's disability affects her relationship with food,...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak to Charmaine Wilkerson, author of the New York Times bestselling novel Black Cake, about Food and Roots. Black Cake covers California, the Caribbean and the UK, and Charmaine lives in Rome, so she has plenty to say about how food shapes our experiences of settings and helps us to form memories. In the episode, we talk about how food can anchor us and shape our experience of a place, as well as the foods that make us most...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak to Claire Powell, author of the brilliant 2022 debut novel At the Table. Centred around the Maguire family over a series of meals, At the Table follows Nicole and Jamie as they find out their parents are separating and their lives begin to unravel. In the episode, we talk about the politics of family meals, eating during fertility treatment and the joys of a long, boozy lunch (though not at the same time). Follow Claire on...

Welcome back to Life in Food with Laura Price! In this episode, we go back to basics as I talk about food and *my* life, and how being diagnosed with stage four, incurable breast cancer has affected my appetite and the way I think about food. If you'd like to read more about my recent breast cancer diagnosis, subscribe to my newsletter on Substack: https://lauraprice.substack.com/ About the host: Laura Price is a multilingual journalist who travels the world writing about restaurants. A proud...

This week's special bonus episode of Life in Food with Laura Price is a bit of a change from the norm because I've interviewed my very own parents, Chris and Tony Price, who are celebrating 50 years of marriage in 2022. I credit my parents for leading me to my love of food, but I've never really explored where their own love of food comes from, so I wanted to quiz them about their own parents, the foods they ate growing up and how they went from a young couple who never ate out to regular...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak to Clover Stroud, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Red of My Blood: A Death and Life Story, where she writes about her experience of walking through the first year after her sister's death from breast cancer. In the episode, Clover speaks movingly about the horse-riding accident that left her mother severely disabled when Clover was a teenager, and how that experience changed her family life and her relationship with...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak to Ana Ros, chef-owner of Hisa Franko restaurant in the beautiful Soca Valley, Slovenia. Ana was named The World’s Best Female Chef in 2017 and Hisa Franko is a regular on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. But beyond the accolades, Ana is a hard-working mother of two, struggling with the same issues every mother experiences. In the episode, we talk about anorexia and baby loss, encouraging her children to try new foods and...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak to Sian-Meades Williams, founder of the Freelance Writing Jobs newsletter and author of the new non-fiction book The Pyjama Myth: The Freelance Writer's Survival Guide. Like me, Sian is a food-obsessed freelancer who tailors her life around meals and spends an inordinate amount of time 'peruse bouching' (that's Sian's term for menu-browsing), so we had much to discuss. In the episode, we talk about everything from figuring out...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak to Nikki May, author of the brilliant novel Wahala, a darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on love, race and family featuring three British-Nigerian girlfriends who live in London. Inspired by a meal with Nikki's own girlfriends, the book weaves food through every chapter, so I was keen to talk to her about her love of food and how it reflects her British-Nigerian identity. In the episode, we talk about the power of food in...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak to French chef Dominique Crenn, owner of Atelier Crenn in San Francisco. Adopted from an orphanage in France as a baby, Chef Dominique moved to San Francisco in the Eighties and became the first female chef in the US to receive the coveted three Michelin stars, for Atelier Crenn, which she named after her late father, an eminent French politician. She is an advocate and activist for LGBTQ+ and women’s rights and environmental...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak to journalist Kat Brown about Food and Fertility. In 2020, after two rounds of IVF and several years trying for a baby, Kat was told she was unlikely to ever have a biological child of her own. She decided to channel her grief into No One Talks About This Stuff, a collection of essays from 15 writers on their experience of infertility, childlessness, baby loss and almost-motherhood, to be published in 2023 by Unbound. Our...

In the latest episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I turn the tables on myself to celebrate the publication of my debut novel, Single Bald Female. My good friend and voice actor Lucia France grills me (geddit?) about Food and Healing, from the meals that helped me after my cancer treatment to why one of my first thoughts on diagnosis was 'what will I have for lunch?' We talk a lot about tea, pasta and dining in the world's best restaurants. About Single Bald Female: Described as 'Dolly...

In the latest episode of Life in Food, I speak to The Fake-Up author Justin Myers about Food and Dating. For the best part of a decade, Justin was an anonymous blogger who went under the pseudonym of The Guyliner, writing about his experiences of dating. After five years writing for the Gay Times, he now has a weekly column for GQ and has written articles on everything from dick pics and dating green flags to a handy guide to whether you’re giving your partner the ick. In 2017, he outed...

Ever wondered why the movies always show women eating ice cream from the tub when they’ve been dumped, when in reality when you’re heartbroken you can’t eat a thing? In the second episode of Life in Food with Laura Price, I speak to Jessie Stephens, co-founder and host of the hilarious pop culture podcast Mamamia Out Loud and author of the non-fiction book Heartsick, about Food and Heartbreak. The discussion covers everything from what happens when we're dumped in our favourite restaurants...

In the first episode of Life in Food, I speak to Kris Hallenga, founder and CEO of the UK-based breast cancer education charity CoppaFeel!, about Food and Cancer. The discussion covers everything from nutrition to body positivity, guilt and shame - and eating cake with whipped cream at funerals. Delve into this episode for an uplifting chat with the author of the Sunday Times bestselling memoir Glittering a Turd. About Kris Hallenga: Kris founded CoppaFeel with her twin sister Maren after...

In Life in Food, author and journalist Laura Price speaks to incredible guests about how food has helped them through some of their biggest challenges. With a different theme each week, the podcast delves into everything from Food and Love to Food and Fertility, Food and Cancer and even Food and Grief. In season one, Laura speaks to a selection of international and UK-based guests including Wahala author Nikki May on Food and Friendship, journalist Kat Brown on Food and Fertility, top chef...