Ken Hom taught the British how to cook Chinese food, but Chinese takeaways showed us what it was in the first place.

Lewis Bassett talks to journalist Angela Hui about Ken's impact and about her book Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counter.

The Full English is produced by Lewis Bassett. Mixing and sound design is from Forest DLG.

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Part two on Elizabeth David is all about the impact of her work, with Jeremy Lee and Ruth Rogers.

Jeremy Lee's award winning cookery book is called "Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many".

The River Cafe have a number of brilliant cookbooks and, in recent news, have also opened a cafe (a River Cafe Cafe) next door to their main restaurant in West London.

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Elizabeth David led a life whose story is as compelling as her impact on the way we eat. In part one of two episodes, Lewis speaks to Artemis Cooper, author of Writing at the Kitchen Table: The Authorized Biography of Elizabeth David. Part two featuring Ruth Rogers and Jeremy Lee will appear soon.

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Marco Pierre White, once the "enfant terrible" of the UK restaurant scene today the face of Knor stock cubes. Who is Marco, what impact has he had on how we eat and just why is he so weird?

Answering the questions for a change is The Full English's Lewis Bassett. Taking over is Ida Février and her show No Man Land.

Join us for this special crossover episode, part of our season on cooks that have changed the way we eat.

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Episode two in our series on cooks that have changed the way we eat.

Lewis Bassett speaks to Luke Barr, author of 'Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class' about the French chef Auguste Escoffier, who rose to fame in London at the Savoy in the 1890s.

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Delia Smith: friend of the royals, a national treasure who taught us how to boil and egg and an advocate for radical spiritualism.

In this episode Lewis Bassett, Felicity Cloak and Zoe Williams unpick who Delia is and what her impact has been on how we eat in Britain.

This is the first episode of our new series on cooks who've change the way we eat. Subscribe to hear future episodes on everyone from Madhur Jaffrey to Jamie Oliver.

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Who or what are ultra elite restaurants for? Welcome to a pervert's guide to fine dining.

Produced and presented by Lewis Bassett, featuring Andy Hayler, Erin McDonnell and Robin Burrow.

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Clips from:

• The Bear, FX
• Grant Achatz on Chef's Table, Netflix
• Dan Barber on Chef's Table, Netflix
• Artisans of Craft: Thomas Keller, Peter Millar
• Masterchef The Professionals with Rasmus Munk, BBC
• The Menu, Searchlight Pictures
• 'World's best restaurant will close', Euronews
• Boiling Point, ITV
• Marco, BBC

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