The Food Chain Episodes Available now
How to eat well in the cold
What kinds of food and drink help people keep warm while living in extreme cold?
To tip or not to tip?
What wait staff really think about your payments for their service
The servers: The highs and lows of waiting on tables
What is your table server really thinking? We hear about the working lives of wait staff
Food by drones?
From hot takeaways to emergency aid, are autonomous aircraft the future?
Turmeric: The golden spice
Rumella Dasgupta looks at the history of turmeric and its uses in both food and medicine
The chefs
Chefs from three continents tell Ruth Alexander what makes this demanding job so special.
The coffee habit: Why do we love it so much?
The story of why we love coffee, through history, tradition and science.
The power of pepper
We explore what pepper can do for your food.
How (not) to complain
Believe it or not, restaurants really do want your feedback, but in-person, not online.
Portion size: How much should you eat?
How to make sure you鈥檙e eating the right amount of food