“From Our Kitchen to the Classroom”, feat. Joe Mann

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Episode 5: “From Our Kitchen to the Classroom”, feat. Joe MannLove & Laughter with LittlePodHosts: Janet Sawyer & Sally SedgmanGuest: Joe Mann, Head of Food and Nutrition at Queen’s College TauntonEpisode description:Pull up a chair, because this week we’re welcoming one of our own back to the table, and there’s cake! Joe Mann has just turned 50, so it’s a birthday special. Joe came through the LittlePod family and went on to become one of Devon’s most celebrated food teachers. He’s won Devon Teacher of the Year and Best School Food Education, and he founded Fun Kitchen, the multi-award-winning Exeter cookery school that turns classrooms, halls and festival marquees into flour-filled kitchens. Over tea and birthday cake, Joe talks about how a love of food became a career teaching it, what happens when a child cracks their very first egg, what his time at LittlePod taught him about real vanilla, and why every child deserves to know what the real thing tastes like.In this episode:Janet and Sally welcome Joe Mann, founder of Fun Kitchen and Head of Food & Nutrition at Queen’s College, TauntonThey sample the “bake of the episode”: an Elderflower & Almond birthday cake made specially to celebrate Joe’s 50thHow Joe and Janet first crossed paths, and Joe’s LittlePod origin storyFrom a love of food to a career teaching it, and why Joe chose to teach childrenWinning Devon Teacher of the Year and Best School Food Education, and what it took to get thereInside his role at the College: their new teaching kitchen and importance of provenance and story with ingredientsWhat Joe’s time at LittlePod taught him about real vanilla and real foodReal vanilla in the classroom: the reactions, the joy of scraping a pod, and the “isn’t it too expensive?” questionMentioned in this episode:Elderflower & Almond Cake recipe: https://www.littlepod.co.uk/recipes/elderflower-and-almond-cake/ Joe’s Vanilla & Venison Ice Cream recipe: https://www.littlepod.co.uk/recipes/vanilla-venison-ice-cream-with-balsamic-glaze/ LittlePod Natural Vanilla Paste – https://www.littlepod.co.uk/product/natural-vanilla-paste/The Campaign for Real Vanilla – LittlePod’s founding fight against artificial vanilla – https://www.littlepod.co.uk/Follow along:New episodes every two weeks. Subscribe wherever you listen so you don’t miss one, and if you enjoyed pulling up a chair with Janet, Sally and Joe, leave a rating or review, it genuinely helps other people find the show. Got a question or a story of your own? We’d love to hear it, bring a friend and come back next time.

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