Grace Dent on the Joys of Comfort Eating, Part One

Welcome to Intelligence Squared where great minds meet. I'm head of programming, Connor Boyle, on the podcast for this episode, Grace Dent. The author, writer, and broadcaster, who's one of the UK's best loved food writers and restaurant critics, was live on stage recently for our Intelligence Squared event at London's Union Chapel. She was joined by Deborah Frances White, the comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist Podcast. For a discussion about the deep connections between food, memory, love, and life, Grace's book Comfort eating.

is a lovely dive into that, and of course her popular podcast of the same name is there for anyone needing an extra helping. This recording is in three parts. Intelligence Squared premium subscribers can get early access to part two and our members only part three straight away. Head to intelligence square.com/slash membership to find out more or hit the IQ2 extra button on Apple. Now let's join our host, Deborah Francis White, live on stage in conversation with Grace Dent. Thank you so much for coming.

Thank you so much for coming tonight. Grace Dent is intelligence and I am meant to be squaring that. So it's it's a it's a it's crate deal of pr pressure because I have been listening on audio book And can I tell you this, Grace? Firstly I feel like I know you really well. It's the first time we've met. And I feel like I live with you.

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