The Food ChainEpisodes Available now

What to eat to run a marathon
Running 26.2 miles? Paula Radcliffe and others explain what to eat to race and recover.

Giving it all up for food
Ruth meets three restaurateurs who quit high-flying careers to chase their food dream

The story of the sandwich
An easy meal with global appeal, endless possibilities and hidden meaning.

Small kitchens
From city flats to Michelin-starred eateries - what it's like to cook in a tiny space.

The risk takers
The tough choices food founders make to survive.

How to write a recipe
Ruth Alexander learns about the art, science and hard work that goes into recipe writing.

Can you learn to love the foods you hate?
Exploring where food dislikes come from and whether they can be changed

Fermented foods: A beginner's guide
Discover the basics of fermented food. How to make it and what it's doing in our guts.

Dinner unboxed
What meal kits reveal about how we plan, buy and cook our food

Should we all eat the Mediterranean way?
How the Mediterranean diet came to be the world's most researched and recommended diet.