Taste and Talk with Rich
This isn’t a tidy cooking show, it’s real-time food with real chat. Rich cooks, rants and laughs his way through global dishes while sharing stories, kitchen confessions and travel flavour. With Taste of Abu Dhabi and Taste of Dubai in the mix, each episode brings guest chefs, foodie mischief and zero boring measurements. If you like your cooking loud, unfiltered and served with personality, pull up a chair.
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Episodes
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Episode 5 - Greece
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Hey hey foodies, we’re going Greek this week. Not the Instagram version. Not the Mykonos-with-a-minimum-spend version. The real island life: salty hair, slow swims, tavernas under fairy lights, and plates in the middle of the table. In this episode, I take you to the Mykonos I keep going back to every year, breakfasts with honey and bread still warm from the bakery, seafood that tastes like the sea it came out of, and moussaka cooked the way it should be: no drama, no rush, just food with a pulse. We talk Athens street food, scuba-diving with octopus who are smarter than me, why Greek food ...
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Episode 4 - Street Eats, Festival Feast
Monday, 27 October 2025
Welcome to Taste & Talk: Street Eats, Festival Feast, where we go plate-first into the flavors that make the world smile. I’m Rich, and this season we’re diving into the street-food soul of Thailand, the bold comfort of the Philippines, and the spice-soaked kitchens of the Middle East. We’ll cook along together, share the stories behind the dishes, and spotlight the must-try festival bites you absolutely need to eat before you die. Think comfort, memories and soul food that cures heartbreak, and so much more. Come hungry. Leave inspired.Let’s eat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...
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Episode 3 - Thailand
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Rich cooks up a Thai Massaman curry and mango sticky rice with Kibsons and Taste of Abu Dhabi, fresh flavours, big laughs, and easy cook-along vibes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 2 - Braai to Brisket BBQ Time
Monday, 13 October 2025
From smoky South African braais to slow-cooked Texas brisket, this episode dives into the world of fire, flame, and flavor. Rich takes you on a cook-along journey with tips, tricks, and stories from the pit and brings in guest chefs who know their way around the grill. Expect juicy secrets, smart hacks, and a taste of what you can experience at Taste of Abu Dhabi’s BBQ School. Whether you’re a charcoal purist or a low-and-slow fan, this is one feast you’ll want to queue up before you fire up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 1 – Italy
Monday, 6 October 2025
Rich kicks off Taste and Talk with Rich in true Italian style, loud, tasty and slightly unhinged. It’s a cook-along without the calm: carbonara, real-time pasta, kitchen confessions, travel stories and the kind of food truths only learned from nosy Nonnas and stolen recipes. No measurements. No silence. Just sauce, sass and bites of nostalgia.Yes chef.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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