Empty Plates – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode Anjli speaks with two incredibly esteemed doctors who are actively working to empower the population to choose better health and choice through education

NHS GP, Author and Food Influencer Dr Chintal Patel, Chintal is a NHS GP based in the bustling heart of Central London with over 20 years clinical practice and she is also the the Dr behind Dr Chintal's Kitchen where she teaches families the basics to prepare easy and nutritious meals together. 

Dr. Sumi Baruah is an experienced and passionate General Practitioner, Certified Health Coach and NHS Clinical Entrepreneur with a strong interest in preventative medicine and the CEO and founding member of Culinary Medicine UK, an organisations that Teaches healthcare professionals how to translate nutrition into clinical practice'  CMUK’s platforms assists both clinicians and patients in making informed food choices that positively impact prevention of disease and their outcomes.

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Today, Anjli speaks to Anshu Ahuja, Co Founder of DabbaDrop, a pioneer of London meal subscription services. DabbaDrop is a female owned vegan subscription takeaway service, delivering homestyle South Asian Food. 

Founded in 2018 in East London by Anshu Ahuja and Renee Williams, two Hackney neighbourhood friends who bonded over their love of cooking. Both were keen to build a business to fit around family life, alongside making a difference to the planet for future generations. 

This company has shown what it takes to remain authentic to its roots whilst paving a route to market that would be considered modern with a twist.

Inspired by Anshu’s heirloom family recipes from all over South Asia, and the famous Dabba Wala system in Mumbai, 

DabbaDrop delivers  zero waste  plant based dinners to 50+ postcodes across London, and is proud to be LONDON'S  first and only plastic and emissions free takeaway.

www.dabbadrop.co.uk/

In this episode we speak Martin Allen Morales.  Martin  is an award winning Peruvian restaurateur and the founder of the incredible restaurant group Ceviche;  that houses both Ceviche and Andina.  During this episode we touch on his beautiful story of how found home through the  tales and recipes from the women in his family. As well as being a phenomenal chef, cookbook author, he is also an avid record collector. He has most recently founded, 2N Management  a circular economy focused management consultancy where the main aim is to transform behaviour and increase conscious consumption. 

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https://2n.management/
 

In this episode we speak to Jess Latchford, the founder of Waste Knot - an organisation that is on a  mission to tackle food waste by  rescuing surplus vegetables out of farmers’ fields and putting them into use in chefs' kitchens.  Jess has been involved in the fresh produce industry for over a decade. And as well as WAGING A WAR ON WASTE. She is also Ensuring farmers are paid and receive commercial value for their incredible produce. 

https://www.wasteknot.org.uk/

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In this episode we speak to the author, wellness expert and chai extraordinaire Mira Manek. Mira is an author of two books, a beautiful Gujarati inspired cookbook Saffron Soul and Prajna - a book on Ayurvedic Rituals for Happiness. She has hosted a huge array of events from supper-clubs to wellbeing talks and runs her own retreats.  Mira is also a certified integrative health practitioner and therapist. Her incredible journey into food is a life-long quest connected heavily to her love of travel and her ancestral home of India. 

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In this episode we speak to leading food policy expert, Gavin Wren. Gavin is researcher, food systems consultant, writer, editor and coffee connoisseur.  He is the founder of Wren & Co, a creative food systems consultancy that is focused on finding innovative solutions to solving complex problems. In 2020, he also founded Quota Media, a media organisation that is focused on delivering global news on the subject of food security. He also has a huge following on Tik Tok, where he is the platform's self-proclaimed ‘Food Policy Expert’ and recently hit a staggering 1 million views.  Follow Gavin on: Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gavin.wren / Quota Media https://quota.media/ / https://twitter.com/gavinwren 

In this episode we explore the culinary history of Douglas McMaster, a  thought leader on zero waste cooking and sustainable living. He is the founder of Silo, the UK's first zero waste restaurant in Hackney. He has worked at 20 restaurants globally including the infamous  St Johns, Heston Blumenthal’s renowned the Fat Duck,  and of course Noma, in Copenhagen. Doug has been exposed to a wide array of food influences and education throughout his life many of which give him a particular and powerful perspective. 

In this episode, it's time for a story. We unearth the story of how empty plates came about, we go back in time and understand why empty plates are such an important of our lives, and how many of them go ignored.  We look at the defining moment when Anjli realised the significance and value of this moment.  

Welcome to Empty Plates,  a podcast by Bare Kitchen

Join us on a journey of food and memory,

In each episode, we  examine,  explore and reflect on 3 plates of food that have shaped and impacted the journeys of some incredible guests

Bare Kitchen is a digital storytelling platform that brings together the sensory relationship between humans and food.

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In this episode Anjli  speaks to Dev Sharma, an 18-year-old Youth MP and founding youth campaigner at Bite Back, currently chairing the UK Parliament's first-ever youth inquiry into the cost of living. 

Campaigning to challenge the injustices of the food system, his activism includes delivering a Charter to No.10 and advising companies on food policy. 

Recognised with the Diana Award and UK Parliament Award, his work has been at the forefront against junk food advertising online, with his open letter, supported by Jamie Oliver and other large food charities leading to a govt ban on such advertising.

www.devsharma.co.uk
www.biteback2030.com