The Kitchen Cabinet

Jay Rayner and a panel of chefs and food writers are in Walthamstow answering questions on Christmas side dishes and festive vegetarian centre pieces. Joining Jay are materials expert Dr Zoe Laughlin, and chefs, cooks and food writers Will Hughes, Melissa Thompson, and Andi Oliver.The panellists discuss how to pimp up a Boxing Day sandwich and the best ways to use up a cupboard-full of chutneys and jams. They also debate their top side dishes for a Christmas dinner, and answer the most intriguing of questions - what's the biggest mess they've ever made in the kitchen?Alongside the Q and A, Jay chats to Annabelle Clarke from Walthamstow's Coven of Wiches sandwich shop about the key to constructing a top-notch sarnie. Producer: Bethany Hocken Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Executive Producer: Ollie Wilson A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner and his panel of experts are answering questions from an audience in Rosewell, Midlothian. Joining Jay to share their soufflé tips, parsnip recipes and more are chefs cooks and food writers Sarah Rankin, Sumayya Usmani, Rachel McCormack and Jocky Petrie. The panel go in pursuit of the perfect porridge and are offered an insight into the world porridge championships from its host, panellist Sarah Rankin. How can you pimp your daily porridge? Also, the panel share the best ways to cook venison, the perks of owning a spurtle and bay leaves…what’s the point?Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Senior Producer: Dominic Tyerman Executive Producer: Ollie WilsonA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner and his panel of chefs, cooks and food writers dig through the Kitchen Cabinet inbox to answer your culinary conundrums. In this postbag edition of the programme, food experts Shelina Permalloo, Melek Erdal, James ‘Jocky’ Petrie and Dr Annie Gray tackle the use of pea shoots as garnish and share their perfect chutney recipes.   They get into the nitty gritty of deveining prawns and take stances on the perfect cheesecake recipe, and the best way to cook broccoli.   And if you’ve ever considered purchasing a blow torch for Christmas, Jocky provides a prime example of how not to use it.Senior Producer: Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer: Dulcie WhadcockA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner and the panel are in Hitchin answering questions from an audience of eager home cooks. Joining Jay to discuss risotto rice and rose water are food historian Dr Annie Gray, food writer Melek Erdal2, and chefs Sophie Wright and Tim Anderson. Melek shares a Persian recipe for crispy saffron rice, while Annie takes us through the history of risotto, and the panel debates the perfect methods of making it. Situated in Hitchin, a town known for its lavender fields, the panellists also discuss how flowers can be used in cooking, including the 17th century dessert, the Pudding of Many Colours’ Senior Producer: Dan Cocker Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Executive Producer: Ollie WilsonA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner and the panel are in Wolverhampton discussing Desi pubs, mouli, and marinades. Joining Jay to answer questions from the audience are chef Rob Owen Brown and food writers Sumayya Usmani, Lerato Umah-Shaylor and Melissa Thompson.                       Filmmaker Zaki Solosho joins the team to talk about his new film Desi: A Pub Story which explores the origins, traditions and cultural significance of Desi pubs in the UK.   Jay and the panel also discuss what to do with celeriac leaves, the difference between tikka and tandoori, and how long we should be marinating meat. We also hear the panel’s favourite winter warmers, including an indulgent Maltese hot chocolate, Imbuljuta tal-Qastan.     Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Senior Producer: Dom Tyerman Executive Producer: Ollie WilsonA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

To mark World Children’s Day, Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts are at St Paul's Primary School, Whitechapel, answering questions from a room full of inquisitive kids. Joining Jay for his TKC debut is Young Masterchef judge Big Has, along with materials expert Dr Zoe Laughlin, and chefs Sophie Wright and Tim Anderson. Jay and the panel answer the most intriguing of questions from their audience of young foodies, including the grossest foods they’ve ever eaten, how to make vegetables taste nice, and the most pressing question of all - which foods make you fart? Meanwhile, Zoe Laughlin stops the show to make the Gruffalo’s favourite food of all, owl ice cream, using a very special ingredient. Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Producer: Bethany Hocken Senior Producer: Ollie Wilson A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4