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The boys are finally back in town! This time for the first Christmas special. We'd just like to thank all of our listeners for the continued support over the last year and we'll be back giving you superior culinary content next year.

In the season 1 finale, Paul and Matt sit down with Asma Khan from the Darjeeling Express, London. Asma Khan is the chef and owner of Darjeeling Express. She moved to Cambridge from Calcutta in 1991. Now residing in London with her husband and two boys, she comes from a royal background – Rajput on her father’s side and Bengali on her mother’s. After studying law, Khan went on to do a PhD in British Constitutional Law at King's College London. Cooking was always her passion and she began her food career in 2012 as a supper club in her home. In 2015, she opened a pop-up in a Soho pub to much acclaim, and Darjeeling Express the restaurant opened its doors in June 2017. A year later, her debut cookbook “Asma’s Indian Kitchen” was published by Pavilion on 4th October 2018. The book was the winner in the U.K. category for food publishing in Indian cuisine in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Khan is the first British chef to feature in Netflix's Emmy nominated Chef's Table. Her episode also received a 2020 James Beard Award nomination. Business Insider named her number 1 on their list of "100 Coolest People in Food and Drink". The Evening Standard listed her in The Progress 1000 as one of London’s most influential people 2019. She has been included in the eighth edition of the GG2 Power List –profiling Britain’s 101 most influential Asians and she is now the first chef to be featured on Vogue's list of 25 most influential women of the year for 2020. In 2021 Khan was shortlisted by GQ Food & Drink Awards in the Veuve Clicquot Innovator category. 

This week Matt and Paul are flying solo again and have a lot to discuss, our question this week is about local produce Vs local suppliers, Matt shares an interesting story about some French Monks and can Paul retain his win on challenge chief? also a new segment were calling chiefs table keep in touch with the podcast [email protected] and make sure to follow us @theprepkitchenpodcast on Instagram

It's episode 5 and full steam ahead for the podcast, this week Matt & Paul sit down to talk to Katie from Knights Bites to discuss all things brownie and patisserie. Paul and Katie go head to head for this week's challenge chief and what will the boys make with Katie's ingredient challenge selection. Keep up to date with the podcast on Instagram @theprepkitchenpod and if you have a question for us email us at [email protected]

This week Paul & Matt sit down with the very talented Jay the voice behind Arty-Stan Pizza to discuss his work ethic and all things pizza and put to bed for once and for all If pineapple belongs on a pizza. Paul and Jay go head to head in this weeks challenge chief, and Arty-Stan picks this week ingredient challenge item. If you want to get in touch email us at [email protected]

This week Paul and Matt answer more culinary questions from the listeners, talk Sat Bains' new dining policy, cooking cheap cuts, challenge chief and another cookbook review. If you want to get involved in the podcast email us [email protected] or send us a message on Instagram @prepkitchenpod

It's episode 2 and this week Matt and Paul want to make sure it wasn't just a one hit wonder. They discuss mental health in the hospitality industry, the return of eat out to help out and can Paul beat last week's score on "challenge chief"?

This is the first ever episode of the Prep Kitchen Podcast, this week Paul and Matt discuss their start in the industry, that conversation between Gordon and Rishi and it's the beginning of "Challenge Chief"