Spirit and Spice

Ghillie Basan

Please join me for some entertaining fly-on-the-wall style chat with characters talking about food and drink in Scotland and beyond. Every month you’ll have the opportunity to listen to recordings with authors, chefs and producers; whisky and gin distillers; and with people in communities with a story to tell. The aim of the podcast is to bring you voices from far and wide to give you an insight into what is going on, what is being produced, how people think and, possibly, how they survive – basically any tenuous link to food and drink! Please tune in or download and share.

13 episodios

Sumayya Usmani
25/3/2021
33:07
The Queen of the Pakistani kitchen has a lot to talk about!
Ep12-Eating like a feral animal, eating for physical fuel, eating for fun
27/5/2020
36:44
Food plays different roles in the life of Lee Craigie. Nomadic storyteller, elite racer, bike adventurer, mountain bike champion and Active Nation Commissioner for Scotland, Lee is a cycling legend. As long as there is food and a bottle of wine in my pack, I feel inspired to hop on a bike and head for the Highland Trail with her!
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Ep11-Fish skin bikinis, the bush toothbrush, gin-flavoured cheese, goose burgers and the Orkney spirit
27/5/2020
34:20
During the Orkney International Science Festival and Foraging Fortnight, Ghillie had the opportunity to talk to several local characters and contributors to the events – Liz Ashworth, Ann Rendall, Anna Canning, Callum McInnes and Richard Shearer – who share their stories and expertise. With thanks to Foraging Fortnight for supporting the Orkney podcasts and to Selenaarte for the image of Stromness.
Ep10-Carry On Dramming with Bruichladdich Highballs, Cartwheels on Jura, spirit-filled Wellington Boots and the Botanist Gin
26/5/2020
53:37
On a trip to the beautiful island of Islay for the first Taste Islay Jura festival to celebrate the local food and drink, Ghillie meets some of the whisky characters and heavyweights  – Billy Stitchell, former Master Distiller of Caol Ila; Jim McEwan, former Master Distiller of Bruichladdich; Simon Coughlin (former owner of Bruichladdich and now Chief Executive Officer for Remy Cointreau) and James Donaldson (forager for The Botanist Gin) – and gets an insight into how important whisky is for the island as the distilleries and village communities are intertwined.
Ep9-Fishing, community and being close to nature
26/5/2020
18:25
Walkers Shortbread is his life and his passion, but Jim Walker is also a community man and feels that his business and Speyside are intertwined. Relaxing with a dram, Jim chats to Ghillie in her whisky barn about humble beginnings becoming multi-national on a bit of good quality butter, flour and sugar!
Ep8-Whisky tasting, whisky tales, Scapa and The Glenlivet
26/5/2020
29:33
During the Orkney International Science Festival and Foraging Fortnight, Ghillie can’t resist attending a special tasting at Scapa Distillery with the legendary and entertaining, Alan Winchester, formerly Master Distiller at The Glenlivet, and a quick chat with Mick Swanney who is part of a small team making the delicious fruity spirit.
Ep 7-Buffalo feasts, whisky confessions, fine women and the buffet of life
26/5/2020
20:17
On a visit to Orkney for the International Science Festival, Ghillie enjoys a special dram with renowned cookery writer, Rosemary Moon, who shares her passion for whisky, food and the big buffet of life!
Ep6-Swimming with watermelons and how to lure a husband
26/5/2020
23:48
Before she appears at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, cookery author and teacher, Ozlem Warren chats to Ghillie about her fond memories of growing up in Antakya in southern Turkey and how cooking aubergines at Stirling University led to marriage
Ep 5-Neolithic grains, Strictly Come Dancing and Orkney Bannocks baked every day
24/5/2020
24:34
During the Orkney Science Festival, food writer and historian, Liz Ashworth, takes Ghillie to the Barony Mill where the ancient bere barley is still traditionally ground and is firmly rooted in the community. With thanks to Ellen Hay, Margaret Phillips, Issy Grieve and Karen Budge for sharing their knowledge and stories and the Foraging Fortnight for supporting the Orkney podcast series.
Ep1-Eating Dirty with Scotland’s First Lady of Food
24/5/2020
28:44
Ghillie joins Claire and Godfrey Macdonald for lunch with their dog Darcy.  As Claire unleashes her thoughts about food, producers and chefs in Scotland, Godfrey reveals that life as the High Chief of Clan Donald is not all about splendid castles and champagne!

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Spirit and Spice

Ghillie Basan

13 episodios

Sumayya Usmani

Ep12-Eating like a feral animal, eating for physical fuel, eating for fun

Ep11-Fish skin bikinis, the bush toothbrush, gin-flavoured cheese, goose burgers and the Orkney spirit

Ep10-Carry On Dramming with Bruichladdich Highballs, Cartwheels on Jura, spirit-filled Wellington Boots and the Botanist Gin

Ep9-Fishing, community and being close to nature

Ep8-Whisky tasting, whisky tales, Scapa and The Glenlivet

Ep 7-Buffalo feasts, whisky confessions, fine women and the buffet of life

Ep6-Swimming with watermelons and how to lure a husband

Ep 5-Neolithic grains, Strictly Come Dancing and Orkney Bannocks baked every day

Ep1-Eating Dirty with Scotland’s First Lady of Food