Let Them Eat Books

Let Them Eat Books Episode 14: The Side Dish: Gelato

Colin and Claire lick the gelato cone of literature here in an episode that delves into the differences between Gelato and Ice Cream as well as July, a poem by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante. 

Let Them Eat Books Episode 13: Season 1 Live Round Up!

Recorded live from Colin’s office for Instagram Live this episode recaps the series by featuring some food and books that didn’t make it into the main episodes. Including: Elizabeth Alexander, Kit Robinson, Bora Chung, Gertrude Stein, Ron Padgett and more. We also eat Banana Bread with Walnuts, Pickled Walnuts, and Dulse Butter as we look ahead to some of the treats to expect in Season 2 starting next week! 

Let Them Eat Books Epsiode 12: The Side Dish: Hot Chocolate

Colin and Claire taste a delicious Parisian Hot Chocolate in the West End of Glasgow and talk about all things comforting and warming, while experimenting with adding cheese to it! They read a poem by Jack Gilbert called The End of The World 

Let Them Eat Books Episode 11: Chocolate

A bumper episode featuring Claire and Colin reminiscing about chocolate treats and confectionary they love, and also biting into a host of literary references including: Ed Atkins’ book Old Food, Laura Esquivel’s novel Like Water for Chocolate, Curtis Sittenfeld’s story The Napkin Project and also a couple of morsels from Enrique Vila-Matas and June Jordan! You’re in for a Selection Box of Literary and Food content. 

Let Them Eat Books Episode 10: The Side Dish: Coffee And Walnut Cake

A Bake Sale Classic, Colin and Claire delve into the creamy buttercream icing of a coffee and walnut cake while sharing some of their own poems and getting the giggles! 

Let Them Eat Books Episode 9: Walnuts

Always tough nuts to crack, Colin and Claire discuss the walnut this week. Featuring writing from Takashi Hiraide and André Malraux, they delve into every crack and crevice of these weird brain-shapes with their own weird brain-shapes. 

Let Them Eat Books Episode 8: The Side Dish: Aberdeen Butteries

This episode of the podcast sees Claire and Colin road trip to Aberdeen to taste-test Aberdeen Butteries or Rowies, the flaky pastry that’s beloved in the North East. Visiting Ross of Chapel Street, The Bread Guys, The Bread Maker, Byron Bakery and Ross on Swithin Street, we eat more Butteries than is good for us! 

Let Them Eat Books Episode 7: Butter

In this episode of Let Them Eat Books Claire and Colin spread themselves thinly as they talk about Butter, focusing on the novel Butter by Asako Yuzuki. They also taste a delicious dish involving Echire Butter and even reflect on Ellen Dillon’s book Butter Intervention. 

Let Them Eat Books: Episode 6 The Side Dish: Breakfast with Sandy Christie

Claire and Colin are joined for this episode with the artist Sandy Christie! After some technical mishaps, the Let Them Eat Books team were able to have not one but two delicious Breakfasts! Recorded at Down the Hatch cafe in South Queensferry. Sandy shares his thoughts on breakfast, his famous Pea-mous recipe, and insights into his artistic practice. 

Let Them Eat Books Episode 5: Breakfast

The most important podcast of the day brings you their take on the most important meal of the day! Colin and Claire take on all things breakfast, including discussion of the work of Anthony Capildeo, AA Milne, J R R Tolkien, Thom Gunn, Elizabeth David and Gary Shteyngart! Claire and Colin also disagree over the merits of Hotel Buffets and discuss some of their breakfast haunts from Peebles Hydro in the Borders, Very Bad Hotel in Kaunas, Lake Annecy, Cottonrake Bakery and Eusebi Deli in Glasgow and many more!