Tricks of the Restaurant Trade
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Tricks of the Restaurant Trade
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Can menus persuade us to buy more? How are restaurants catering for growing numbers of customers with allergies? And Simon meets a community group who are making good use of perfectly good food waste.
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The team check out food options when flying, how pubs and bars are catering for the growing number of teetotallers, and the cost to restaurants of 'no shows' Expired
Simon and Sophie reveal how pizza cheese isn't always as genuine as we think it is. Plus: airport restaurants, restaurant calorie counts and how to make the ultimate red wine and tomato pasta sauce.May 2019
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Simon discovers the challenges that Pizza Hut face in creating a vegan menu. Plus: the best high street meal deals. And the food trend that's bringing street food in from the cold: food halls. Expired
The team check out calorie counts in restaurant meals. Adam explores 'cakeage', where restaurants charge customers to eat their own celebration cakes. Plus: in-home delivery meal kits. Expired
Simon visits Wagamama's Noodle Lab to explore how innovation and customer feedback can dictate what ends up on our plates. Plus: monster milkshakes, waste food apps and upselling.June 2018
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Sophie explores the latest developments in the ongoing battle for hot drink dominance between tea and coffee. Plus: eating out for breakfast, the surprising amount of salt in some desserts, and more.May 2018
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This episode explores the impact that social media has had on restaurants. And can Seyi Rhodes revive a meat dish that's fallen out of favour? Expired
This episode investigates how big brands are interpreting the move towards healthier food and drink. Plus: the psychological trick on restaurant menus to make diners spend more. Expired
Simon reveals the best restaurant special offers and proves that plenty of big chains are willing to give away food and drink for free. And which chips are the healthiest? Expired
Simon unlocks the science of what happens to our taste buds during air travel. Adam explores food mash-ups, from sushi burgers to cronuts. Sophie checks out motorway service station food.April 2018
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Simon enters the secretive world of research and development at Starbucks. Adam explores the latest trend in bottled water, but would anyone spend £100 a litre? Plus: cocktails and restaurant apps.November 2017
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Sophie tries out flat iron steak, which is healthier and cheaper than other steaks. Simon meets the ex-builder who's the only British pizzaiolo in Italy's exclusive True Neapolitan Pizza Association. Expired
Simon checks out the fast-growing high street trend of dessert bars. Why does American fast food taste different on each side of the Atlantic? And how do you undress a lobster? Expired
Sophie gets some diehard British curry fans to check out the new wave of authentic Indian restaurants opening here. Plus: the shopping centre restaurant that changes its menu every eight weeks.October 2017
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What does the growth of home delivery companies like Deliveroo mean for consumers and restaurants? Simon exposes hidden sugar in our favourite restaurant meals. Plus: single-dish restaurants. Expired
Sophie checks out children's menus. Simon discovers that fish and chips isn't as British as we think. And we investigate the disappearance of 125ml glasses of wine. Plus: cinema dining menus. Expired
Sophie reveals why fresh and handmade don't always mean what we think. Simon explores how some big coffee brands are changing what we drink. Adam gets breakfast with a side order of bike maintenance.December 2016
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Kate takes some hungry taxi drivers out for dinner - with portion sizes from a generation ago - as she explores how restaurant portions have grown without us noticing. Plus: doggy bags, and more.November 2016
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This episode reveals what's in some big brand names' takeaway lunches. Are takeaway salads and soups as healthy as we think? Plus: why shouldn't you eat at your desk?