118. The night baker
A baker who starts at two in the morning on sourdough, lost sleep and the regulars who wait at the door at six.
Out now42 min
Food stories, recorded at the table where they happen
A weekly podcast about the bakers, growers, cooks and fishing families who feed us. Hear the newest episodes, pitch a guest, or ask about sponsoring a season of the show.
Tuesdaysa new episode every week
40 minutesis the usual length
3 weeksto answer every guest pitch
- New episodes every Tuesday
- Cooks, growers and makers
- Recipes in the episode notes
- Guest pitches read all year
On the table this season
The six newest episodes. Each one has its own notes with the guest's story, the places mentioned and a recipe written down at the table.
117. Salt, smoke and a small boat
Three generations of a fishing family on smoking the catch over hardwood, and why the youngest almost left.
Last week38 min
116. Lunch for four hundred
A school cook feeding hundreds of children on a tight budget, and the recipe swaps that finally won them over.
Season 945 min
115. Grandmother's spice tin
Two sisters who turned the family blends into a market stall, and the one ingredient they refuse to change.
Season 936 min
114. Tomatoes above the traffic
A grower farming on city rooftops talks soil by the bag, summer storms and the chefs who buy every crate.
Season 941 min
113. Closing night
A restaurant owner on the last service after twenty years, and the dish the regulars asked for one final time.
Season 947 min
Older episodes stay up in every podcast app and here on the site, from the very first season onward.
Recorded where the food is made
Most food shows are made in a studio. This one is recorded in bakeries before dawn, on boats tied up at the quay and around kitchen tables where the family recipe was first written down, so the clatter of the place stays in the episode.
The hosts travel with a kit that fits in one bag. Each voice gets its own microphone, which keeps the conversation clear even when the mixer is running or the oven door bangs shut.
- Two hosts, one guest and no script
- Recorded at the guest's own table or workplace
- Guests hear the edit before it goes out
- A recipe from every episode in the notes
What we pull up a chair for
The show follows food from the soil to the plate and the people at each stage. These are the subjects the table keeps coming back to.
- Bread and baking
- Fishing families
- Market gardens
- Street food
- Fermentation
- School and hospital kitchens
- Spice blends
- Coffee and tea growers
- Butchers and charcuterie
- Home cooks
- Food and migration
- Restaurants that closed
Many guests first reached the show through a listener. If someone near you cooks, grows or sells food with a story behind it, tell us about them in the form below.
From a guest pitch to a finished episode
Five stages, about six weeks from the first message to release day, with the same two hosts all the way through.
Send the story
A few lines on who you are, what you make and the story only you can tell. Suggesting someone else is welcome too.
We read and reply
Both hosts read every pitch, and within three weeks we answer with a yes, a not yet or a polite no.
A call before the table
Twenty minutes on the phone to find the thread of the episode. Nothing is scripted and nothing is rehearsed.
Recording day
We bring the kit to your kitchen, bakery or stall, record for about ninety minutes and edit it down to forty.
You hear it first
The edit reaches you a week before release, and anything said off the record comes out.
Sponsor an episode, a season or an evening
Sponsors are food and drink businesses the hosts would buy from themselves. Every read is spoken by a host who has tried the product, and every one is marked as sponsored.
Episode mention
an episode, from$350
- Read by a host who has tried the product
- Named in the episode notes with a link
- Clearly marked as a sponsor
Season partner
a season, from$3,400
- The only sponsor in your category that season
- A thank you in every episode
- Your name on the season page
Live table evening
an evening, from$1,900
- A live recording over dinner with a guest cook
- Your food or drink served at the table
- Tickets sold and handled by the show
No sponsor hears or changes an episode before release, and a sponsor is never a guest in the season it supports. Terms and payment are agreed directly with the show, and a media kit with listener figures comes with every reply.
Tables we have sat at
Bakeries, boats, rooftops and market stalls from the last two seasons.
Heard around the table (example reviews)
The hosts sat in our bakery from four until the first customers arrived and never got in the way. The episode sounds exactly like a morning here, ovens and all.
Being a season partner felt like an introduction from a friend. The hosts cooked with our olive oil for a month before agreeing to read a word about it.
Tuesday mornings on the walk to work. The school cook episode had the whole family rethinking packed lunches by the weekend.
Questions from listeners, guests and sponsors
Where can we listen?
New episodes come out every Tuesday morning in the main podcast apps, and each one also plays here with its notes and recipe. Search for The Long Table Podcast in the app you already use.
Do guests pay or get paid?
Neither. Guests never pay to appear and no appearance fee is offered. The show covers its own travel to the table, and every guest gets a link to their business in the notes.
Can a business pay to be a guest?
No. Guest episodes and sponsorship are kept apart, and a sponsor is never interviewed in the season it supports.
How far do the hosts travel to record?
Most episodes are recorded within a day's drive of the studio. For guests further away, a microphone is posted ahead and the conversation is recorded over a good connection.
Can guests share clips of their episode?
Yes. Clips of up to two minutes can go on your own channels with a credit to the show. For longer uses, send a short message first.
What does a guest need on recording day?
A quiet hour, a table and permission to record the sounds of the place. If the episode should leave out your address or your family, say so on the call before.
Pitch a guest or ask about sponsorship
Tell us who you are and what you have in mind. Guest pitches get an answer within three weeks; sponsorship and live evening enquiries within three working days, with the media kit attached.
- Every pitch is read by both hosts
- No guest ever pays to appear
- Sponsorship terms are agreed directly with the show
Write to the table
Email reaches both hosts. Calls are answered on studio days, and recording days are for guests.
Reach the hosts
Studio in the market district, recording at guests' tables across the region
Studio days
| Tuesday to Thursday | 10:00 to 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 to 13:00 |
| Monday | Recording day |
| Weekends | Email only |
Press and media kit
Journalists and event organisers can ask for host photos, the story of the show and recent listener figures in one email. They arrive within two working days.
Ask for the kit