Comfort Eating: What We Eat When Nobody's Looking

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A crisp sandwich with lots of butter, pot noodle sandwich 🤤 I also just love a huge bowl of cereal sometimes and that’s my comfort. Sometimes we eat for pleasure, sometimes we eat for fuel, to feel better, out of boredom, because we’re sexually frustrated, sad, or any number of other reasons. He and Grace talk about his teenage indie band, growing up in his dad’s greasy spoon and the dangers of dipping a McCoy’s.

Most importantly, she looks at what we shove, flat-palmed, into our faces when nobody’s looking and what this tells us about the human condition. Ease into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators. Now that Dent makes her living as a restaurant critic and television personality, firmly ensconced in the London liberal elite, all this might feel a bit put on, except that her affection is tangible, her humour tweezer-sharp and the writing as strong as a Christmas stilton. Food is never just food; as any vegetarian who found herself eating a pork pie before a 20-week pregnancy scan will know. Not only did this book make me incredibly hungry for a veritable buffet of beige (god bless British tapas), but I tripped and fell enough to subscribe to Grace's podcast and become even more convinced that Cadbury Dairy Milk, Tayto Crisps and Guinness may be the meal of of the Gods.I’ve never tabbed a book before and I was tabbing away at all the things I just found relatable or things I absolutely love! Dent talks about all the "naughty" foods in detail and reveals her own comfort food that she turns to and the memories it brings back for her. Grace Dent may be a high end food critic, but she’s not forgotten her humble beginnings, especially when it comes to food. Loved all the references to 70s and 80s food trends, packaging and advertising - stuff that I’d been given growing up and forgotten about…Country Life butter advert still making me chuckle. It is all the things the title promises – delectable, delightful, delicious – and, to my taste, it’s at its best in those devastating slithers of grief and love which end each chapter.

And like all things in life, it should be about YOUR comfort, not what everyone else thinks is theirs. Roll up, roll up, for an unprecedented Comfort Eating event as we bring you not one but two very special guests … Yes that’s right, parking their sleigh outside Grace’s house we have world-renowned singers, entertainers, and the unofficial Kings. So grab a plate and pull up a chair: unfussy, honest and filled to the brim with heartwarming stories and comfort food tales, Comfort Eating is the perfect treat for food lovers everywhere.

Comfort Eating finds Grace Dent inviting readers to her kitchen table to discover what makes the things we really eat so delicious. As she explores her go-to comfort foods through a series of joyous encounters, Grace catches up with famous friends to discover their secret snacks – from Jo Brand’s fried-bread sandwich smothered in HP sauce and Russell T. Join her and celebrity guests, such as Graham Norton and Dawn O’Porter, as they reveal the comfort foods that have seen them through the good times,.

She tells Grace about the perils of growing up with vegetarian parents, moving to London aged 16, and turning away from pop stardom at the height of her fame. And she’s right – talking about people’s guilty pleasures and food memories leads to some really insightful and entertaining chat.

Over a bowl of his favourite childhood treat, he tells Grace about his upbringing in Essex, embarrassing acting scenes, reconnecting with his husband – and the comfort foods that have seen him through. kids who claim to have never read anything longer than a text message are ploughing through my books nagging me for the next one. You can listen to the podcast here on the blog, and each week we will upload the next episode for you, so you can listen back whenever you please.