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What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory

What's The Story? Hash Brown Glory

By: Tom and Lee
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Two chefs, one podcast. Join your hosts Tom and Lee as they take you on a journey through their lives in food and hospitality! Enjoy conversations with award winning and Michelin star chefs, hospitality business owners, mixologists, brewers and more... Tom & Lee's story sees two knowledge hungry chefs start their adventure in the world of hospitality and food, discover how they took their business, The Rustic Kitchen & Deli, from humble beginnings to an award winning and recognised powerhouse of incredible food and service. Make sure to subscribe to the show!Tom and Lee Art Cooking Food & Wine
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  • Cookies, hash browns, expansion and more...something big is cooking at RKD!
    Sep 10 2025

    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!

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    43 mins
  • The king of brisket talks bbq, meat rubbing and smoking at Feast And The Furious
    Jul 2 2025

    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!

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    59 mins
  • Epic coffee, epic business growth and epic...golf clothing...with St Martin's Coffee Roasters!
    Jun 9 2025

    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!

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    1 hr and 16 mins
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