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TK Tom Kemble On The Go To Food Podcast

“I've never been a fan of an English pub roast. I actually go to the point where I actively dislike them. The meat's always hanging around for ages. The vegetables are always dry. The sauce is salty and overpowers everything. Give me a roast chicken and a nice green salad and some chicken-fat roasted potatoes, French style, any day.”

The Go To Food Podcast · Food & Beverage · November 2026

“I've never been a fan of an English pub roast. I actually go to the point where I actively dislike them. The meat's always hanging around for ages. The vegetables are always dry. The sauce is salty and overpowers everything. Give me a roast chicken and a nice green salad and some chicken-fat roasted potatoes, French style, any day.” — Tom Kemble, The Go To Food Podcast

Context

Asked in the rapid-fire round for a controversial food opinion, the Michelin-starred chef turned pizza maker picks the British pub roast.

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Transcript

The Go To Food Podcast Around 40:43 into the episode
Freddy Clode

all sound the same to me. I'm not aiming.

Ben Benton

They're all cheesy and delicious. I was playing the pot of Jamie. Have you got a controversial food opinion? Something that feels very core to you, but people would be shocked.

Tom Kemble

I mean, I've never been a fan of an English pub roast. I actually go to the point where I actively dislike them. The meat's always hanging around for ages. The vegetables are always dry. The sauce is salty and overpowers everything. Like, give me like a roast chicken and a nice green salad and some like kind of chicken fat roasted potatoes, like French style, any day. James Ferguson at

Ben Benton

Canooka Rin. Yeah. One of the best in the country. Yeah, I agree. I

Freddy Clode

completely agree with you. Or give me the new offering from our boys in that Italian clap on we went to, Robin Girls Gaff.

Ben Benton

Oh, yeah.

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