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The Dales Chef

The Dales Chef

By: Dales Radio Limited
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 Every week we welcome Dales Chef, Bruce Elsworth to chat about his favourite passion - food! Each episode looks at food in a refreshing way. From its origins, where and when to best use it, nutritional benefits and some great mouth-watering recipe ideas.Copyright Dales Radio Limited
Episodes
  • Christmas Prep

    Christmas Prep
    Nov 14 2025
    It's closer than you think and time is ticking by. So as we are already mid-November, what can we be doing now to prepare for the festivities? Bruce Elsworth, The Dales Chef, give us some great ideas on things to do now ready for the festive period and top tips on pre-preparing before Christmas Day. We look at the origins of Pigs in Blankets and a fantastic cheat so your mince pies on Christmas Day taste like you made them that morning! Three ways to make Port and Stilton and how to make mincemeat the traditional way. Plus some great ideas for wow factor deserts to follow the Turkey! So, lots of things we can be doing in November and some great tips for being organised on the big day.
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    13 mins
  • Puddings

    Puddings
    Nov 7 2025
    British Pudding Day is this Sunday - the 9th November. It is a day when pudding lovers can gather and indulge in every kind of pudding that they ever desired. In this episode, Bruce Elsworth, The Dales Chef looks at the origins of British Puddings and how the rich culinary tradition behind baking puddings is still alive and a favourite of many all over the world. We look at both sweet and savoury flavours from the butchers finest puddings to a jam roly-poly and steam pudding, as Bruce reminisces about school dinners! Also this week, Bruce was honoured to win at the Deliciously Yorkshire Great Taste Awards. Elsworth at the Mill won the award for 'best use of local produce on a menu', which recognised their commitment to locally sourced produce across their menus and at their themed events. Well done Bruce and the team!
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    12 mins
  • Porridge

    Porridge
    Oct 31 2025
    Warm, nourishing, and endlessly adaptable, porridge is far more than a simple breakfast—it’s a culinary canvas steeped in tradition, comfort, and creativity. From the oat-rich highlands of Scotland to the rice-based congees of East Asia, porridge has fed generations across cultures, offering sustenance and solace in equal measure, as Bruce Elsworth, The Dales Chef Finds out in this episode. At its core, porridge is a dish made by simmering grains in water or milk until creamy. And its good for you as Bruce explains. Whether you're chasing slow-release energy, gut-friendly fibre, or just a cozy start to your day, porridge delivers. Beyond its nutritional virtues, porridge carries emotional weight. It’s the food of childhood memories, of cold mornings warmed by steam rising from the bowl, of quiet rituals and communal tables. Remember Ready Breck back in the seventies? In short: porridge is ancient, modern, comforting, and chic—all depending on how you dress it. Ready to stir the pot with Bruce and his Spurtle?
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    12 mins
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