From school dinners to sofa snacks – food has a huge part to play in shaping our story - and your favourite celebs have some delicious tales to tell. Join Grace Dent and celebrity guests as she throws the cupboard doors open and chats life through food. Expect to hear from guests (actors from TV, movie, theatre and film; sportspeople, comedians, chefs…) such as: Katie Price, Jamie Laing, Natalie Cassidy, Kathy Burke, Jon Ronson, Shirley Ballas, Nadiya Hussain, James Norton, Graham Norton, Jamie Demetriou, Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Amma Asante, Jay Blades, Michelle DeSwarte, Gaz Coombes, Georgia Pritchett, Fern Brady, Jayde Adams, Adam Kay, Jaime Winstone, Malorie Blackman, Dawn O’Porter, Neneh Cherry, Greg Rutherford, Goldie, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Marian Keyes, Rufus Wainwright, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Big Zuu, Eddie Marsan, Self Esteem, James May, Guy Garvey, Dave Myers, Jo Brand, Craig David, Bernardine Evaristo, Tom Watson, Rosie Jones, Laura Whitmore, Desiree Burch, Russell Tovey, Stephen Fry, Deborah Meaden, Munya Chawawa, Aisling Bea, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Candice Carty-Williams, Lawrence Chaney, Siobhán McSweeney, Scarlett Moffatt, Joanne McNally, Mae Martin, Rafe Spall, Nish Kumar, Bridget Christie, Mary McCartney, Keith Brymer Jones, Adjoa Andoh, Tamsin Greig, Tom Kerridge, Katherine Ryan, Golda Rosheuvel, Suranne Jones and, David Baddiel, Amol Rajan and Russell T Davies. Comfort Eating is a one-to-one interview. In Grace’s kitchen, her guests discuss their lives in the context of food, cooking and cuisine. They talk about comfort food and snack recipes. The tone of the podcast is: warm, comforting, chatty, feel good, cheering, heart warming, comical and amusing. It’s inspiring but also escapism. It’s funny, comedy, laugh out loud / LOL, entertaining, humourous, inspirational, hilarious, illuminating, memorable, uplifting, soothing, reassuring, cheery and entertaining. Expect to hear humour, discussion, gossip and revelation. Grace's new Comfort Eating book, inspired by the podcast, is out now. It’s a wonderfully scrumptious, life-affirming journey through the foods that really mean the most to us.
What this show covers
archive episodecomfort foodcookingStephen Frychildhood memoriesteenagerscelebrity interviewfamily lifeNadiya Hussainlove and lossscreenwritingRussell T DaviesKatie Pricecelebrity culturemedia scrutiny
What listeners will find here
An autumn archive pick: Stephen Fry on memory, prison, and comfort food
This preview is based only on the episode notes. Grace revisits a favorite archive episode with Stephen Fry, touching on his childhood, memories of prison, cooking for his husband, and the comfort foods woven through those experiences.
A cosy archive pick with Nadiya Hussain, comfort food and family chat
This archive episode preview suggests a warm, informal conversation between Grace and Nadiya Hussain. Based on the show notes, expect comfort food, family life, teenagers, and a candid, shame-free chat about the everyday stuff that matters.
Russell T Davies on love, loss, and the comfort of a Woolworth’s pork pie
This archive pick previews a warm, reflective conversation between Grace and writer Russell T Davies. Based on the show notes, it blends major life moments with comfort food, touching on love at first sight, recent loss, and an unexpectedly philosophical pork and egg pie.
Katie Price opens up beyond the headlines in this archive pick
This archive episode preview suggests a more personal conversation with Katie Price than her public image might imply. Based on the show notes, Grace revisits Price’s life across fame, family, media scrutiny, and resilience—served alongside one of the show’s signature comfort dishes.
A cosy archive pick: Graham Norton on comfort, career turns and solo-sofa snacks
This preview, based only on the episode notes, suggests a warm archive conversation between Grace and Graham Norton. Expect chat about his life beyond the chatshow, from a San Francisco commune to an early big break, plus the comfort foods he reaches for at home.
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