Hosted by Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw
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This episode features writer, actor, and producer Sharon Horgan discussing her career, her creative process, and her new series Youth. The guest and the host explore the realities of aging, the chaos of growing up in a large family on a turkey farm, and the transition from vegetarianism to eating meat. Horgan shares anecdotes about working on American film sets versus British ones, her snack habits involving salmon jerky, and the inspirations behind hit shows like Motherland and Bad Sisters. The conversation moves through culinary likes and dislikes while enjoying dishes prepared by Angela Hartner.
Nick Grimshaw opens Dish with a playful Tequila advertisement before introducing the show’s hosts and guests.
Nick and Angela welcome the guest, Sharon Horgan, and set the stage for the episode’s culinary and conversational themes.
Angela and Nick discuss the seasonality of pears, sharing recipes and personal anecdotes about the fruit’s versatility.
Angela walks listeners through a step‑by‑step tutorial for a fresh tuna puttanesca pasta, highlighting key ingredients and cooking techniques.
Sharon recounts her upbringing on a turkey farm, her transition to vegetarianism, and her eventual career in acting and writing.
Sharon talks about her new series Youth, her experiences with aging, and how the show reflects her personal journey and family life.
The hosts and Sharon reflect on the episode, share final remarks, and tease future content for Dish.
Sharon explains how she writes shows, collaborates with actors, and balances her roles as writer, director, and performer.
The hosts launch a quick‑fire fast food quiz with Sharon Horgan, asking about her favorite eggs, sandwiches, crisps, and more.
Sharon shares her love for linguine, a custom wooden spork, and Casamigos tequila, while also mentioning pistachio ice cream.
The hosts present Sharon with a question about the best and worst catering experiences to win a Waitrose goodie bag.
Sharon recounts lavish Hollywood catering, including lobster rolls, and contrasts it with the disappointing UK film set meals.
The host recounts the experience of cooking a roast chicken and how easy the process turned out to be.
Eating Like a Piranhainsight
Sharon Horgan explains that her habit of eating very fast stems from growing up in a large family where food would disappear quickly.
Quick Photo Shoot Preferenceinsight
Sharon Horgan and the host discuss the dread of long photo shoots and agree that quick photo sessions are the dream.
Returning to Meatstory
After sixteen years as a vegetarian and two years as a vegan, Horgan suddenly found herself wanting to eat meat again at age thirty-two.
Growing Up on a Turkey Farmstory
Horgan describes the intense work environment of growing up on a turkey farm where she and her siblings were taken out of school to help pluck birds before Christmas.
Horgan shares the embarrassing memory of telling her mother at a very young age that she was going to be an actor and win an Oscar.
The Joy of Burpinginsight
During dinner, Horgan enthusiastically defends burping as a fun and harmless bodily release compared to other options.
Comparing film caterers, Horgan reveals that American sets like Game Night offered lobster rolls and seafood towers, whereas UK sets usually provide biscuits and tea.
“So in a pan, you put olive oil, then you do your sliced garlic, add some pitted calamata olives and some capers.”
“So take your yellowfin tuna steaks and dice that up.”
“You know, you've got olives, you've got capers, you've got chili, if you want to add chili to it, you know, garlic's there, you know, it's all those sort of things that you have.”
“I think you always managed to write about moments that feel really real and like really reflective.”
“I love a tequila with like a squeeze of orange in it and some sliced orange.”
“I like George Clooney's tequila. That's what I drink. What's it called?”
“I was writing Motherland while I was filming Game Night, because obviously I wasn't on set all the time.”
“The light one, I do like lime and stuff, the dark one, orange.”
“You know, it's like a box of biscuits and some tea bags. It's shameful.”
Leaving her hungry would be nothing short of a Catastrophe… Writer, actor, director and producer Sharon Horgan joins us to chat about her new show, Youth. A dramedy exploring the perils of ageing and finding love after divorce, it's a fitting addition to Sharon's impressive back catalogue that delves into the less glamorous corners of domestic life. The series sparks conversation in the studio, from the realities of motherhood to fluctuating feelings about ageing. Having grown up on a turkey farm and spent years as a vegetarian, Sharon has seen her food tastes take a few turns along the way, including a return to meat eating. With lasagne among her favourites, it feels like a good excuse to kick things off with Alex Szrok’s recipe for lasagne fritti. These are enjoyed alongside a bitter, sweet and suitably buzzy tequila and grapefruit sbagliato, before Angela serves up fresh tuna puttanesca pasta. It’s accompanied by a bottle of Ayala Brut Majeur Champagne, selected by the Waitrose wine experts. As expected, Sharon proves as entertaining a guest as she is a writer, recalling the bold childhood career plans she shared with her mum at a very young age. Those ambitions have since paid off in shows like Catastrophe, Bad Sisters and Motherland, which counts Nick, Angela and even Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher among its devoted fans. With years spent both behind and in front of the camera, Sharon is the perfect person to settle a debate that’s been on our minds for some time: when it comes to feeding a film crew, does Hollywood really do it best? You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube and on Spotify. All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes The recipe for the lasagne fritti was created for Waitrose by Alex Szrok A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish If you want to get in touch with us about anything at all, contact [email protected] Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions 00:00 - Coming up on Dish… 00:53 - Welcome! 01:58 - Mesh enters his chef era 03:51 - Catching up with Stanley Tucci 04:44 - Today’s guest! 05:49 - Let’s chat pears 08:07 - Sharon Horgan is here! 10:14 - Press life 12:16 - Tequila cocktails & lasagna fritti to begin 14:02 - Sharon’s food likes 17:30 - Sharon’s food dislikes 18:10 - Returning to meat eating 22:06 - Christmas 24:06 - Career aspirations 25:51 - Pasta is served! 28:21 - Champagne pairing 29:40 - Sharon’s new show ‘Youth’ 32:15 - From motherhood to age 38:39 - The timelessness of Motherland & character writing 42:17 - Liam Gallagher loves Motherland! 44:17 - Seeing Oasis 44:38 - Fast food quiz 46:52 - End of the show question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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