Fabulously Delicious: The French Food Podcast
Fabulously Delicious: The French Food Podcast is your ultimate guide to the world of French cuisine, culture, and culinary history — served with a generous helping of storytelling and fun.
Ever wondered what really sets a macaron apart from a macaroon (and even Macron)? Why the croissant has its iconic crescent shape? Or whether a true boeuf bourguignon must be made with Burgundy wine? Curious about the legendary chefs who shaped French gastronomy, or the influential “Mères Lyonnaises” who changed the course of culinary history?
Join host Andrew Prior — a passionate Francophile and food lover — as he dives into everything that makes French food so fabulously delicious. From iconic dishes and regional specialties to artisan ingredients, culinary traditions, and the fascinating stories behind France’s greatest chefs, this podcast brings French gastronomy to life.
Whether you're a foodie, a Francophile, a home cook, or simply dreaming of your next trip to France, Fabulously Delicious: The French Food Podcast will transport you straight to the heart of French cuisine.
Episodes
268 episodes
The Story of Roger Vergé: The Chef Who Brought Sunshine to French Cuisine
The Story of Roger Vergé: The Chef Who Brought Sunshine to French Cuisine is the latest episode in the Fabulously Delicious Story of French Chefs series — and it tells the full story of one of the most important and most joyful figures in the e...
The Story of Fabulous French Chefs Part Four: Vatel, Carême, Soyer, Dubois and Oliver
The Story of Fabulous French Chefs Part Four brings together five extraordinary figures in French gastronomy — François Vatel, Marie Antoine Carême, Alexis Benoit Soyer, Urbain Dubois and Raymond Oliver. Five centuries of French culinary histor...
Abondance Cheese: The Forgotten Alpine Cheese That Served Medieval Cardinals
Abondance cheese — one of the great forgotten Alpine cheeses of France — has a story that stretches back to the medieval monasteries of Haute-Savoie and all the way to the papal conclave in Avignon in the fourteenth century, where it was served...
Revisited: The Story of Alexis Soyer - The Frenchman Who Changed British Food Forever
Alexis Benoit Soyer was born in a small town in northern France in 1810, and by the time he died in London in 1858 he had changed the way Britain thought about food forever. He redesigned the kitchen of one of London's most prestigious private ...
French Food News — March 2026
Every month the French food world delivers stories that stop you in your tracks — and March 2026 is no exception. We're opening with the sweeping new trade deal between Australia and the European Union, which after eight years of negotiations h...
Rungis: Inside the World's Largest Food Market
Rungis: Inside the World's Largest Food MarketSeven kilometres south of Paris, larger than the entire Principality of Monaco, there is a place that most visitors to the city will never see. It opens at three in the morning. It employs 13...
Burgundy: The Food Capital of France You Need to Know
Burgundy: The Food Capital of France You Need to KnowBurgundy. Most people think of wine. But the food story of this region is one of the most extraordinary in all of France — and most people have never heard it properly told....
The Story of Clotilde Bizolon
The Story of Clotilde BizolonClotilde Bizolon, known throughout Lyon as Mère Bizolon, was one of the city’s most beloved figures, yet her story remains surprisingly little known today. In this episode of Fabulously Delicious, Andr...
French Food News: March 2026 — Michelin Moves, Bocuse at 100, and What’s On in France
French Food News: March 2026 — Michelin Moves, Bocuse at 100, and What’s On in FranceThis month on Fabulously Delicious, we’re serving up a full plate of the latest French food news — the stories, openings, trends, and tasty tidbits shap...
Life Is Better With Butter: The French Beurre Episode
Life Is Better With Butter: The French Beurre EpisodeLife Is Better With Butter: The French Beurre Episode explores the rich history, culture, and craft behind one of France’s most iconic ingredients. From ancient butter-making tr...
The Cerise de Montmorency — A Very French Cherry
The Cerise de Montmorency — A Very French CherryIn this episode of Fabulously Delicious, we’re diving into the story of one of France’s most iconic fruits: the Cerise de Montmorency, a bright, tangy sour cherry wit...
Voices of the Market Les Cris de Paris
Voices of the Market: Les Cris de ParisVoices of the Market: Les Cris de Paris takes listeners back to the bustling streets of medieval and Renaissance Paris, where markets weren’t just places to shop — they were stages filled wit...
Croissants: The Surprising History of France’s Most Iconic Pastry
Croissants: The Surprising History of France’s Most Iconic PastryIn the first episode of Season Six of Fabulously Delicious: The French Food Podcast, we’re diving into the irresistible world of the croissant — one of the ...
Revisit Pain D'Epice
Revisit Pain D'EpiceAs the festive season arrives, Fabulously Delicious, The French Food Podcast revisits a much-loved solo episode celebrating pain d’épices, one of France’s most iconic winter and Christmas treats. Warmly spiced ...
Revisit Capon with Emily Gaudichon
Revisit Capon with Emily GaudichonAs Christmas approaches, Fabulously Delicious, The French Food Podcast revisits a beautifully seasonal episode all about capon, one of the most traditional centrepieces of the French festive table...
From Forest to Feast: The Story of French Châtaignes
From Forest to Feast: The Story of French ChâtaignesIn this deliciously autumnal episode of Fabulously Delicious, we dive deep into the world of châtaignes, France’s beloved chestnuts. From their prickly forest shells to ...
Revisit A to Z of French Herbs - Black Elder - Sureau Noir
Revisit A to Z of French Herbs - Black Elder - Sureau NoirBlack Elder—Sureau Noir in French—is a plant woven deeply into European history, folklore, and cuisine. In this Revisit Sunday episode, we return to this remarkabl...
La Tour d’Argent: Paris’s Legendary Duck Restaurant
La Tour d’Argent: Paris’s Legendary Duck RestaurantFew restaurants in the world can claim the history, mystique, and prestige of La Tour d’Argent, the Parisian institution famous for its iconic pressed duck, breathtaking vi...
Périgord: The Land of Truffles, Duck, and Autumn Riches
Périgord: The Land of Truffles, Duck, and Autumn RichesDiscover the flavours of one of France’s most delicious regions — the Périgord. In this episode of Fabulously Delicious: The French Food Podcast, host Andrew Prior ta...
Revisit A to Z of French Herbs - Bay Leaves - Feuilles de Laurier
Revisit A to Z of French Herbs - Bay Leaves - Feuilles de LaurierIn this week’s Revisit Sunday episode of Fabulously Delicious: The French Food Podcast, we’re returning to one of the most essential herbs in Frenc...
The Story of Charles Ranhofer
The Story of Charles RanhoferStep into the dazzling world of 19th-century haute cuisine with this episode of Fabulously Delicious: The French Food Podcast, as we uncover the extraordinary life of Charles Ranhofer —...
En Croûte: When the French Wrap Food in Pastry
En Croûte: When the French Wrap Food in PastryWhat could be more delightfully French than taking something delicious, wrapping it in buttery pastry, and baking it to golden perfection? In this episode of Fabulously Delicious: ...
Revisit A to Z of French Herbs - Basil - Basilic
Revisit A to Z of French Herbs - Basil - Basilic Basil, or basilic in French, is one of the world’s most beloved herbs, and in France it holds a particularly fascinating place in culinary history. Often called He...
Reductions and Gastrique Sauces in French Cuisine
Wine, Shallots, and Magic: Reductions and Gastrique Sauces in French CuisineFrench cuisine is famous for its sauces, and in this final episode of Saucy September, we’re diving into two of the most magical techniques of al...
Velvety, Buttery, Tangy: Hollandaise and Béarnaise Uncovered
Velvety, Buttery, Tangy: Hollandaise and Béarnaise UncoveredIn this Saucy September episode of Fabulously Delicious, The French Food Podcast, we dive into the silky, buttery, tangy world of two of France’s most iconic sau...
