Comfort Eating: What We Eat When Nobody's Looking

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Next over to Grace’s house is the former long jumper Greg Rutherford, who’s won gold medals at Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth level. The multi-Grammy award-winner, known for his smooth, silky tones and iconic headgear, is gliding in on a. I’ve never tabbed a book before and I was tabbing away at all the things I just found relatable or things I absolutely love! She tells Grace about her lifelong love of stodgy food, questionable sandwiches and life with her husband, Paul.

He talks about his favourite Christmas presents, the magic of childhood Blockbuster trips, his strange times in Miami, and the comfort foods that have seen him through. Over a bowl of his favourite childhood treat, he tells Grace about his upbringing in Essex, embarrassing acting scenes, reconnecting with his husband – and the comfort foods that have seen him through.I don't like cooking, and i am extremely fussy about food, so i was really unsure if i would enjoy this one, but i really did! Growing up in working class Carlisle in the 80s, Grace is passionate about Findus Crispy pancakes, potato waffles, Ambosia rice pudding, oven chips and Bisto gravy. From Nobel Laureates Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to theatre greats Tom Stoppard and Alan Bennett to rising stars Polly Stenham and Florian Zeller, Faber Drama presents the very best theatre has to offer. I had recently read Grace's previous book Hungry and really enjoyed it and I love her no nonsense approach, her wit and her writing. He talks about some of the most important moments in his life – and the comfort food that has seen him through them.

Along the way, she catches up with some famous friends to chat about their own favourites - from Jo Brand's fried bread sandwich and Russell T. One of those things where someone is writing about things that are very specific to them, but also universal in that everyone has their own version of what she's writing about, foods and memories that are intertwined and comfort you, or take you immediately back to a certain time. This is a book that’s not just about comfort but also sadness, suffering and grief; the first series of Comfort Food was recorded just after Dent had nursed her mother during the last weeks of her life, and there is a tinge of heartache to much of what’s described here. Shirley’s become TV royalty as head judge on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, but she’d already been ruling the dancefloor for decades. But halfway through reading it, in the grips of a lung infection and the mournful last days of summer, I did find myself thinking about boiled eggs and Marmite toast in a way that felt almost metaphysical.

Along the way, she catches up with some famous friends to chat about their own favourites – from Jo Brand’s fried bread sandwich and Russell T.

It’s funny, laugh out loud, entertaining, humourous, inspirational, hilarious, illuminating, memorable, uplifting, soothing, reassuring, cheery and entertaining.And she’s right – talking about people’s guilty pleasures and food memories leads to some really insightful and entertaining chat. However despite this it is a nice read and I did like it but I imagine it is better if you are a listener of the podcast as it is referenced frequently throughout the book and each chapter ends with a recipe for one of the comfort food offerings from various episodes. So grab a plate and pull up a chair: unfussy, honest and filled to the brim with heartwarming stories and comfort food tales, Comfort Eating is the perfect treat for food lovers everywhere. She pops round to Grace’s to discuss her teenage days on the set of Grange Hill, how she fell in love at the Europol canteen, and the importance of Mr Kipling.

Dent makes you laugh but also shares poignant moments from caring for her parents to traumatic experiences on Pointless and starting school. Every Tuesday, she invites over celebs who open up on their experiences with family, friends and food. Comfort Eating is an extension of her podcast where she interviews celebs about the food they eat when nobody is looking (Worth a listen, it is very entertaining) Whole chapters dedicated to cheese, butter and potatoes (I know! All of which makes for a particular kind of slightly mournful, slightly camp, slightly wistful philosophy, typified by statements such as: “Life is impermanent, and everything changes.Jaime Winstone is Grace’s guest this week, coming round for a chat and a hearty portion of her ultimate comfort snack. Just a quick message from Grace to say no new episode of Comfort Eating today, as she’s at home on the couch eating cold roasties and stuffing sarnies, enjoying all the Christmas telly. This week, Grace Dent sits down with the star of Derry Girls, the actor and TV presenter Siobhán McSweeney, who reminisces about the golden years of Cork’s rave scene, onstage laughing fits and what happened after her life literally burned to the ground. We all know Graham from his work interviewing megastars on his chatshow, as well as his much loved radio. She tells Grace about her childhood in an Irish horsing community, being raised almost entirely by women, becoming successful later in life – and the comfort foods that have seen her through.