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The Nightcap

Shakespeare Creative

Have a drink with the world's best Chefs. Hosted by Simon Alexander (award winning podcaster and producer) and Paul Foster (Michelin Starred Chef). Candid conversations about life and food.

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Episodes

244 episodes

  1. No VAT reduction for hospitality & Trick or Treating 41:19
  2. Weight loss jab’s effect on the industry & the rise of micro restaurants 52:17
  3. Wagamamas walk-in policy & 100,000 job opportunities for young people 49:13
  4. Sunday dinner at Paul’s & a Hidden Food Tour in Nottingham 36:30
  5. The British Podcast Awards 2026 + lunch at Mount St Restaurant, The Audley Pub 44:20
  6. 20 courses, 18 michelin stars... 1 charity dinner 42:50
  7. Marco Pierre White’s “dinner party” comments 45:33
  8. New York’s viral $60 dollar rye bread, Moor Hall & Grace Dent’s “restaurant hills she will die on.” 49:02
  9. Impatient customers & kitchen gossip 32:06
  10. Cooking a £20 Lidl meal, James Martin & Big Feastival 43:15
  11. Quiz time! Biggest Wine & Whisky producers in the world 22:21
  12. Paul’s trip to Paris & "Summer jobs" are back! 42:30
  13. Impact of the UK drought on agriculture & Top 5 countries with Michelin Stars 52:05
  14. Oudh 1722, UK fruit problems & Top 5 most satisfying words in cooking 38:36
  15. Wingfest 2026, family life in hospitality & red vs white onions 30:41
  16. The Final Season of The Bear & our British Podcast Awards Nomination 40:10
  17. An 1894 menu, summer salads & peers approval vs being loved by the masses 34:39
  18. Panzanella, Books for Cooks & spicy nuts 24:13
  19. Tucci in Italy, Italy’s Blue Zones & Water Mills 31:40
  20. Wylie Dufresne, Coqodaq & NYC 44:43
  21. Paul's in NYC 16:53
  22. The Big VAT Debate in Hospitality 1:00:10
  23. Great British Menu Reunion, Tommy Banks in York & World Cup wall charts 40:42
  24. Judging Student Chef of the Year, FarmFest 2026 & lager status symbols 35:14
  25. Simon & Hayley's Big Weekend, Steven Gerrard & the big "chip" debate 46:42
  26. Pesca, Inter Scaldes, Lan y Mor & Bessie’s 42:47
  27. Top 5 cold puddings 18:04
  28. Paul’s lost phone & climate change’s impact on hospitality and farming 27:38
  29. Coventry City get promoted, Pete Sanchez heads up Gwen & Mcdonalds paid work placements 26:59
  30. Dartmouth, Ashley Palmer-Watts on Food Unfiltered, & Football in pubs 38:35
  31. Paul’s sliding doors moment, Roe, Cornus & career advice 40:09
  32. Paul’s Holland trip, generation’s attitude to food & insane Devonshire stats 43:24
  33. Esme’s school samosas, Noma scandal & listener questions 50:30
  34. Sat Bains' Caviar take, Paul on QVC & truffles 30:48
  35. Prept Food Fight review; Paul’s bout with Niall Keating 44:35
  36. Being Gordon Ramsey on Netflix & The Food Fight Preview 42:31
  37. The Michelin Awards UK & Ireland 2026 32:32
  38. Top 5 Hardest Jobs in the Kitchen 21:30
  39. UK & Ireland Michelin Predictions 2026 34:47
  40. Pubs & Music Venues given Business Rates discount 38:44
  41. Le Manoir appoints Arnaud Donckele & Paul’s Top 5 boxing entrance music selections 45:11
  42. Food Fight Boxing Charity Event - Media Day 30:12
  43. Paul boxing Niall Keating, Venison & Leftovers 37:22
  44. Trillium, Comedy & Christmas Dinner banishments 34:23
  45. Beef Wellington, Calum Franklin & Part 2 of the Top 5 mistakes people make on Christmas Day 40:23
  46. Padstow Christmas Fayre, The Mariners & the Food Unfiltered 12 Days of Xmas 25:21
  47. Lunch at Ibai, Tom Barnes’ Tiramisu & Tik Tok meet ups 32:02
  48. Lunch at The Elephant, Dinner at The Woodsman & a Cotswolds Distillery Tour 41:48
  49. Tom Barnes on Food Unfiltered, Skof & Xmas decs 38:45
  50. The weirdest meal of Paul’s life, Bologna & Judy Joo on Food Unfiltered 38:51