Rip talks to Brian Yarvin, author of The Ploughman’s Lunch and the Miser’s Feast, A World of Dumplings, and Lamb: A Global History, about his travels involving food.

00:28 Mutton
08:27 British BBQ
09:27 Brian Yarvin
18:32 What is a carvery?
22:23 British food isn’t bland
28:50 Brian's travels with food
32:44 Patrick O'Brian
38:01 The Ploughman's Lunch and the Miser's Feast
46:37 Pies
50:02 A World of Dumplings
56:58 Food and colonialism
1:03:47 Chili
1:11:09 Lamb: A Global History