Claire Thompson, the 5 o'clock apron on the dishes that have shaped her life and taught her who she is

Desert Island Dishes

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4.8 • 780 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

My guest today is Claire Thompson otherwise known as the 5 o’clock apron.

Claire is a chef, food writer and the author of 8 cookery books. Her writing is focused around the idea of creating proper food for modern families. And she aims for her food to Inspire but it’s also down to earth enough not to be intimidating

She was born and raised in Zimbabwe and Botswana and over many generations her family has had a deep connection with Africa, she returned to London at the age of 8 beofre heading to deepest darkest Shropshire aged 10 for her teenage years.

She says she got the cooking bug on a trip to Sydney in her early twenties and then spent her twenties working in restaurants, even setting up her own, the Flinty Red in Bristol with her husband who is also a chef.

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0:00.0	This episode of Desert Island Dishes is brought to you by Lloyd's Bank.
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1:19.6	Hi, I'm Margie Nomura and welcome to the Desert Island Dishes podcast.
1:24.7	This is the podcast where every week I ask my guest to choose their seven desert
1:29.5	island dishes. These range from finding out about the dish that most reminds them of their
1:34.1	childhood, the best dish they've ever eaten, and of course the last dish they would choose to
1:39.9	eat before being cast off to the desert island. The question is, what would you choose as your last meal?
1:46.0	Hi, I hope you're all very well.
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