Food at the #Olympics is making headlines for being healthier and greener. Ever wondered what it takes to fuel a top athlete? Or for the rest of us, what should we eat pre or post run? Listen to Leyla Kazim's recent foray into the secrets of sport food: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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Japan is my favourite ever country — it is *bonkers*. It’s also where people traditionally bathe communally and naked. In today’s column I’ve shared my experience of doing this in Japan. Link in bio, available for all to read.

A feast—with babies!—& some of the very best people imaginable as colleagues & friends for one of those ‘significant’ birthdays. I thought we were going on a The Food Programme away day. Had done my homework. Joy at @honeyandco instead

It's my birthday week which means I'm filling it with some of my favourite hobbies. First up, fermenting. Here's what's on the go:

In today's column I've shared a 15min podcast I've only recently discovered that I think is *brilliant*. Bite-sized eps of dazzling, doable & scientifically backed ways we can better our bodies and our lives. I’ve been telling everyone I know to listen to them. Link in bio 📩

Few finer ways to have spent a solo Saturday afternoon. 1.2kg blackberries and the first of the elderberries, for winemaking. Along with the (almost 5kg of) homegrown raspberries, my freezer is currently an embarrassment of berries.

Delighted to have written the sustainability feature in this month's issue of delicious. magazine, all about how mind-blowing the potential of seaweed is 🌿 Written off the back of our The Food Programme ep 'A Seaweed Revolution in the UK?', listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

I've cracked how to grow an embarrassment of raspberries in a teeny tiny space. This year's harvest: 5.5kg from just 7 canes. After many seasons of experimentation, it's only 5 things I do that lead to this abundance. I've shared these 5 tips in today's column, link in bio.

It's been a busy country winemaking week. The main task was to bottle both the parsnip and sloe wine that were started early 2023. The bottling went well. I will crack open the first of these some time in 2025 🍷

Would you like to grow kilos of organic raspberries from a tiny space? This year I harvested 5.5kg (12lbs) from just 7 canes. I'm amazed! I've shared my top 5 growing tips that I've honed over the years through much trial and error. You can read them at the link in my bio 📩

Who can identify what I'm holding in my hand? Coming to a The Food Programme episode soon...

I'm looking for some guest writers to write pieces for my newsletter, A Day Well Spent. I'm offering a year's subscription to my newsletter in exchange. If accepted, your piece will go out to over 5000 inboxes. Full details here: substack.com/profile/141132… Thank you!

I may have only harvested 4 figs from my little London potted fig tree so far this season, but my goodness no. 4 is a blinder. Perfectly ripe and as big as my palm.

Think food waste is over? Think again. In the UK, we still waste over 10 million tonnes of food that could have been sold or eaten, every year. This week, Leyla Kazim goes after new answers. Do solutions lie in a fridge redesign or food waste laws? Tune in at 11am BBC Radio 4.

Happy wknd. Legume & grain pancakes (mung beans, lentils, black rice, amaranth) + eggs cooked with curry leaves, mustard seeds, cumin, chillies. Finished with amchur, chillies, coriander, spring onions, lime. Served with ☕. It tastes so good I don't know what to do with myself.

Thank you for this wonderful feedback Kate! It was Nina Pullman who did the excellent job of production on this one. I agree, it's a great ep :)

I was raised by my parents and — the television. Until just a few years ago, watching TV used to dominate my life. Then I had a realisation that changed everything. Today’s column is available for all to read, link in bio.

After a wonderful year at @bbcfoodprog, I'm now officially a food journalist and audio producer for hire 🙏🏼 It's been a total dream to work in this amazing team Sheila Dillon Leyla Kazim Jaega Wise Dan Saladino Natalie Donovan Sam Grist Dimitri Houtart