The Well-crafted Life

Tales from the Dining Table: Skye McAlpine, Theo Randall and Anna Jones

The Well-crafted Life

Show Notes

This is the final episode in the eight-part first series of The Well-crafted Life, brought to you by Homes & Gardens in association with Martin Moore. We end on a high; Tales from the Dining Table brings together passionate foodies. To a point, their enthusiasm for cooking and home comforts is truly inspiring. From first memories to favourite ingredients, each guest shares stories of how they live life well.

Meet our guests Skye McAlpine is a cookery writer who recently released her second book, A Table for Friends, and a collection of tableware with Anthropologie. She talks to us from her home in Venice, telling us of her love of fruit as decoration and the beauty of imperfection.

Theo Randall is chef patron of Theo Randall at Hotel Intercontinental. He is passionate about Italy and Italian cuisine, and just released The Italian Deli Cookbook. From his Cassina LC2 sofa to a treasured pestle of mortar from the River Cafe days, Theo shares wonderful stories about his family's life in Primrose Hill.

Writer, stylist and chef Anna Jones is a bit of a pioneer, leading the way for how we want to eat today; her new book One Pot, Pan, Planet is both very easy-to-use and environmentally conscious. Anna's The Well-crafted Life interview spans her home renovation through her approach to sustainability to her chef's notebook in an utterly gorgeous celebration of life and home.

About this podcast The Well-crafted Life is brought to you by Homes & Gardens, hosted by Sarah Spiteri and edited by Matt Gibbs. This episode was sponsored by Martin Moore.

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