Scotland Bites

A monthly podcast about food, and how this inspires the Black and People of Colour creative communities. On each episode, host Ica Headlam speaks to an array of interesting individuals, independent restaurants, foodies and collectives and chats about what makes food and creativity exciting for these communities in Scotland.

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Episode 4 - Inga Dale

Ica sits down with South African Spoken Word Artist and Writer Inga Dale. She talks about her South African heritage and her poetry.

Episode 3 - Sanjeev Mann

Ica sits down with content creator, writer, broadcast journalist and BBC Social contributor Sanjeev Mann. They chat food, accessibility and creativity.

Episode 2 - Natasha Falconer

Ica sits down with Scottish-Thai artist Natasha Falconer to talk food and creativity. She talks about her Thai heritage, some of the food she loved growing up and continues to love and also other cuisines she enjoys.

Episode 1 - Bemz

Ica Headlam and Jubemi Iyiku aka Bemz kick off the first episode of Scotland Bites and talk about the food they grew up with, what they love, why creativity is important when it comes to food and more.