Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory!

We're your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding from Rustic Kitchen & Deli!

This week, we're all alone. No guest. Nobody else to talk to. Besides producer Adam, but he doesn't count.

It's just us two.

We dive into a few exciting goings on at RKD, including...OUR VERY OWN BOOK! HOLY MOLY.

We're currently debating the title, its contents and so much more so we'd love to hear from you with what you think we should name it...

Oh, and should we include our famous hash brown recipe or not?

We also answer some listener questions that we've been collecting and some of which we definitely haven't written ourselves...

Things like, what goes into an RKD dish? What was the most difficult RKD dish to make? What are some of the biggest mistakes you've made? And so many more...

We all know that hospitality is an ever changing industry and it's important to be able to adapt, and cope! We think it's fair to say that we're well positioned to be able to talk about this kind of stuff given the eventful year we had last year. If you know, you know.

We talk about the kind of attitude you need to work in food and catering, what goes into the systems that power restaurants and so much more so make sure you tune in, and give us your undivided attention.

As ever, thank you so much for listening and make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode!

Tom & Lee x

Howdy! Welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory! With us your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding.

This week, we're joined by the absolutely incredible Lorena Moloney of Pasticceria Lorena joins us for a fabulous chat about all things pastry and baking.

From the way Mamma used to measure by eye to creating some of the UK's most unbelievable desserts, we talk about Lorena's journey from dance teacher to pastry extraordinaire and everything in between.

Where's Tiramasu actually from? What's a nun's breasts cake? What's your favourite dessert? We answer all this and more in this week's episode.

Lorena is a phenomenal baker, just a quick look at her website or instagram will show you just how incredible her work is. What a pleasure it was to have her on the pod.

You can find her here:

https://www.pasticcerialorena.com

https://www.instagram.com/pasticcerialorena/

You can find us here:

https://rustickitchendeli.com

As ever thank you for listening and make sure you're subscribed to the pod to avoid missing out on all this foodie deliciousness!

Tom and Lee x

Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory! with your hosts Tom Bower and Lee Harding.

This week, we're joined by Cassie Davison of Kith & Kiln and best selling author of 'Stand Out Hospitality'.

Cassie's work in the hospitality sector has given her some incredible insights and knowledge of how the industry works, so much so that she even wrote a book. A book, may we add, that mentions RKD! Winner winner chicken dinner.

Also, you can download it free here:

https://standouthospitality.scoreapp.com

We talk about the importance of experience, consistency, marketing and more in this great chat about our favourite thing, hospitality.

We also answer possibly one of the most vital questions ever, what's the most important thing in a kitchen?

You can find Cassie here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassiedavison1/

You can find us here:

https://rustickitchendeli.com

As ever, thank you for listening and make sure to leave us a cheeky five star review!

Tom and Lee x

Hello! Welcome back to What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory! With your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding of The Rustic Kitchen & Deli!

It’s been a while since our last episode…

We do have an excuse.

Way back in 2025, RKD suffered a disastrous fire that destroyed a lot of the building, we were closed for months, but, we’re now back up and running and we’re delighted to welcome back the firefighters that attended!

We wanted to do something to show our gratitude, so we did the thing we do best. We created a dish.

After learning what their go to foods are, we created the THREE ZERO PAPA ONE. A stunning medley of poached eggs, roasted chorizo, toasted sourdough, Aleppo pepper flakes, avocado, spinach and cherry tomatoes with £2 from every dish going towards the firefighters charity.

So, this week we hosted the firefighters that helped save Rustic for a breakfast they’ll never forget, their very own THREE ZERO PAPA ONE. A few even got behind the mics and cameras and joined us to talk about how it went down when they got the call about RKD.

We also have news!

We entered into the Pie Awards and we won...well you’ll have to find out what we won by listening to the episode!

As ever, thank you for listening.

You can find out more about the firefighters charity by heading here:
https://www.firefighterscharity.org.uk

You can find RKD here:
https://rustickitchendeli.com

And as ever, thank you so much for tuning in!

Tom and Lee x

Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory?

We're your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding and this week we're joined by Ole Ryan of St Martin's Coffee Roasters!

A lot has been going on at RKD in the last few weeks, from planning permission to the works actually commencing to rebuild our beloved cafe and deli. We share some updates about this but more importantly...

We share (with the help of our friend Ole), some INCREDIBLE news about the expansion of RKD into Loughborough!

We did a live podcast recording where our lovely customers and members of the audience could phone in, ask questions and find out exactly what we've been cooking up.

So, get your snacks and beverages ready, as we reveal all in this exclusive episode of the podcast!

Find St Martin's here:

https://www.stmartinscoffee.co.uk

Find us here:

https://rustickitchendeli.com

As ever, thank you for listening!

Hello and welcome to What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory!

We’re your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding!

This week, we’re joined by the fantastic Jon Oakes, owner of Feast & The Furious in Melton Mowbray. From starting his journey with a food truck in 2017 to opening his incredible bbq smokehouse just a few years later, Jon’s talent for serving up some absolutely mind blowingly good meat is incredible.

We talk about his journey in food so far, the ups and the downs, and what he’s got planning for the future.

Situated in the heart of Melton Mowbray at The Stockyard, (right next to Round Corner Brewery!), Feast and The Furious host numerous food filled evenings, from burger nights to all out bbq style feasts.

We discuss everything from what goes into growing such an amazing food business and the difficulties that sometimes come with it, from growth to adaptation. We also cover the importance of consistency with menus and of course, our legendary quiz makes its appearance.

You can find Feast And The Furious here:

https://feastandthefurious.co.uk

You can find Lee and Tom here:

https://rustickitchendeli.com

As ever, thank you so much for listening and make sure you leave us a 5* review!

Hello and welcome to What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory, with your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding.

This week, we're joined by the wonderful chaps at St Martin's Coffee Roasters, Ole Ryan and Andy Hall.

We dive into their early days as a business and how they grew into an absolute powerhouse, creating some of the best coffee around.

They're both thoroughly lovely chaps with years worth of experience and stories between them, from helping start up coffee shops flourish to producing a wide variety of roasts that'll have you salivating for more!

You can find St Martin's here:

https://www.stmartinscoffee.co.uk

You can find us here:

https://rustickitchendeli.com

As ever, thank you so much for tuning in and make sure to subscribe and leave a 5* review, it really helps us out!

Welcome to another episode of What’s The Story? Hash Brown Glory…

We’re your hosts, Tom Bower and Lee Harding!

Whilst RKD is still in the process of being rebuilt, we’ve been very lucky to use the OAC in Loughborough to record this incredible episode with our latest guest…

This week, we’re joined by the lord of the pies, Jamie Oliver’s ‘Pie King’, Calum Franklin!

Author of ‘The Pie Room’, the mastermind of pies at The Georgian (Harrods) and insanely talented chef, Calum visited us on the pod to talk about many things, but mainly…pies! What else?!

We were in our element for this one, as you all know, we’ve got a soft spot for pastry! We dive into the nitty gritty behind what makes a great pie and so much more. We learn about Calum’s background and journey into food and what’s coming next…

You can find Calum here:

https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/c/restaurants/the-georgian?srsltid=AfmBOorJjvgiSvfmAyjhpCjAonJeLGnrqh2FwUVrbl5_VaqAkdSt7xvK

You can find us here:

https://rustickitchendeli.com

As ever, thank you so much for listening!