Three Types of Stracciatella, the "Italian Oreo" and the specialness of Towpath Café

"It's like Santa's shaking you."

In this special preview episode to Season 2, we chat all things mince pie!

Ever wondered what one is? Who makes the best? How to make better ones at home?

Host Jennifer Earle - a food innovation consultant and London food tour guide - sits down with the Pie King, Chef Calum Franklin, author of The Pie Room, and award-winning food writer and mince pie reviewer, Felicity Cloake. They try 12 of 2022's mince pies from a selection of London's best bakeries and grocers.

All the links and details are at www.bit.ly/mincepies2022

Some of the mince pies are available anywhere in the UK and the link above includes a list of others that are probably worth checking out.

What's coming next:

The rest of Season 2 will be recorded and released in 2023. Expect chats about croissants, Jewish bakes, Middle Eastern treats, bread, biscuits and more, with Jen and a series of talented and knowledgeable guests.

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About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


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About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

Want to know the most interesting and delicious new brands or products that I tried at the Lunch! and Casual Dining food trade shows in September 2022?

Featuring vegan meat and cheese alternatives, snacking, drinks and sweets.

See the full list of products and links here: thenextdeliciousthing.com/2022/10/18/the-best-products-at-the-casual-dining-and-lunch-food-trade-shows-2022/

This is a special one off episode but subscribe to make sure you don't miss the next season later this year with deep dives into London's baked good scenes with baking experts.

In the meantime, I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/contact/

About this London food podcast  host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


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About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could support the podcast and the businesses by sharing it with a friend or by giving it 5 stars on

I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

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About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

With plans for the future....

I'd love to know what you think! Please email me at thenextdeliciousthing@gmail.com with your suggestions or thoughts.

Plus I share the details of great meals from Quo Vadis and Half Cup and more pastries from Toklas and Shiok. And chocolate! Always chocolate.

Remember to sign up at thenextdeliciousthing.com to receive the short weekly emails with delicious things to add to your list to try next. In the next two months I'll be going to Belfast, Edinburgh, Newcastle, York and Paris so expect recommendations for each of this cities! And please email me with anything you know I shouldn't miss!


About this London food podcast  host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could support the podcast and the businesses by sharing it with a friend or by giving it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts or writing a review there!

I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
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About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

Did you know in 2018 UK households threw away the equivalent of 1 million loaves of bread A DAY?

And - after briefly going down in April 2020 - that number may even be worse now.

This week I sit down with Chloe Stewart who is so concerned about how much edible food is wasted that seven years ago she set out to figure out how to save some of it, by turning it into something more appealing.

Nibsetc currently make DELICIOUS granola made from the pulp of cider apples, but there are more products in the pipeline using other "byproducts" from food manufacturing.

We discuss the current state of things, plus apps, schemes, simple tricks and great restaurants who will all help you to be part of a system that throws less edible food into landfill.

I also chat about one of the things I found challenging when I worked as a Food Buyer for a major supermarket.

I hope you enjoy!

You can see the full list of all of the things we recommend trying here:

https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/2022/07/27/15-easy-ways-to-reduce-food-waste-in-london/

The businesses with "delicious things to try" this week are:

Troy's Grocery
and
Leila's Shop

About this London food podcast  host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


About this week's foodie guest:

Chloë Stewart has lived in the UK, Hong Kong, the US and Switzerland and is on a mission to turn food byproducts into delicious new foods. She founded Nibsetc and you can find her granola online and at Borough Market on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

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I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

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About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

Two new patisseries have opened in London this month and a new afternoon tea is coming and it's my favourite so far...

I also pop into a new(ish) bakery in Tring: Culture Bakery.

For the full transcript of my interview with Executive Pastry Chef Angelo Musa and more details on his brand New London patisserie, go to:

https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/2022/07/20/harrods-newest-patisserie-angelo-musa/

PATISSERIES FEATURED

Angelo Musa on the 4th Floor in Harrods
Shiok by Cherish Finden on the ground floor by the Pan Pacific Hotel, just opposite Liverpool Street
William Curley afternoon tea with Maple Canada (coming soon!)


About this London food podcast  host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could support the podcast and the businesses by sharing it with a friend or by giving it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts or writing a review there!

I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at https://jenniferearle.substack.com
See the blog at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

And other top tips, including which areas to stay and where to get coffee, the best baklava and the best chocolate mousse!

https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/2022-07-13/5-of-the-best-restaurants-in-istanbul

Or watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/IstanbulYouTube

About this London food podcast  host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could support the podcast and the businesses by sharing it with a friend or by giving it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts or writing a review there!

I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at https://jenniferearle.substack.com
See the blog at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

(Or Pasteis de nata!)

Plus cocktails in a can, American comfort food and a bean to bar chocolate launches in the UK.

This week's episode is recorded on my iPhone under a duvet in a hotel bathroom in Istanbul. I'm here for a few more days so if you have recommendations, please let me know by emailing thenextdeliciousthing@gmail.com or messaging me on social media: @thenextdeliciousthing!

Here are the businesses mentioned in this week's podcast episode on the best of London food and drink:

Countertalk Spaces
MOTH Drinks
Decatur London
Rita's Bodega
Vinte Vinte
Taylor's Port

Blog posts coming soon!

You'll also learn a great and affordable port to pair with chocolate and why most wine is not vegan.

About this London food podcast  host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could support the podcast and the businesses by sharing it with a friend or by giving it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts or writing a review there!

I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at https://jenniferearle.substack.com
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About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

Did you know there are three Italian food products called stracciatella?

Now you do!

I give you the low down on: 

• what the 3 stracciatella foods are
• the etymology of the word stracciatella
• how burrata should be made
• some of Italy's best sandwich biscuits 
• the exciting new range from chocolatier and patissier, Pierre Marcolini
• my favourite gelateria in London for stracciatella.

If you want to join my next Ice Cream Tour in London on Sunday 24th July click here: https://www.chocolateecstasytours.com/products/ice-cream-ecstasy-tour

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

Then I share the lovely story of one of the best places in London to go for breakfast or lunch and their beautiful book, Towpath: Stories and Recipes.

More about Stracciatella, Baci di Dama and the Pierre Marcolini Summer Range:

https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/2022/06/29/3-types-of-stracciatella/

(and the transcript)

Pictures and links to Towpath Cafe and their book:

https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/2022/06/28/towpath-cafe-hackney/

(and the transcript)

Recommendations for decorated celebration cakes in East London:

https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/2022/06/28/excellent-kids-birthday-cakes-in-east-london/

About this London food podcast  host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.

I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

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About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

This week Jen tasted everything she could at Balance Festival at the Truman Brewery and at Taste of London in Hyde Park (just the packaged food vendors) and shares the new products worth your time and taste buds' attention.

Three new crisp-alternative snacks and a host of products that will help your gut health thrive. And three cookies that probably won't, but it'll be worth it.

Plus, not from the festivals, there's a gooey, rich chocolate and peanut butter brownie she picked up and devoured from a coffee shop near Battersea Park, and a vegan sandwich from a small chain with locations in and near the City of London.

Latest London Food Recommendations:

For the full list of brands and businesses mentioned in this episode and the full transcript, visit: https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/2022/06/22/the-most-delicious-food-products-at-balance-festival--taste-of-london-2022

About this London food podcast  host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former food buyer and food developer. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could support the podcast and the businesses by sharing it with a friend or by giving it 5 stars on

I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at https://jenniferearle.substack.com
See the blog at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...

You've heard of single origin coffee and single origin chocolate, now there's a chocolate maker shouting about their "single origin" milk.

Marketing gimmick? Or a real thing we should start looking out for when we buy chocolate?

Listen to find out about this UK launch of an established chocolate company that is pitching to restaurants, bakers and chocolatiers, plus Jen's visit to one of London's hottest afternoon teas at the Carlton Tower Jumierah, a Peruvian lunch at Pachamama and some new cookbooks for your shelves and recipe sites to check out.

Latest London Food Recommendations:

For the full list of brands and businesses mentioned in this episode and the full transcript, visit: https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/2022/06/20/single-origin-milk/

About this London food podcast  host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former food buyer and food developer. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could support the podcast and the businesses by sharing it with a friend or by giving it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts or writing a review there!

I'm still sending an email each week sharing the most interesting things I'm tasting in London and beyond. Sign up at https://jenniferearle.substack.com

About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


Stay up to date with the latest London Food:

Follow @thenextdeliciousthing on Instagram.
Receive the weekly list via newsletter at https://jenniferearle.substack.com
See the blog at thenextdeliciousthing.com


About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

I'd be so grateful if you could...