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grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

Cooking on the fire in the great outdoors with Gill Meller - Episode 229

31 min • 19 juni 2025

There’s nothing quite like cooking outside, and summer provides the perfect opportunity to light a fire and cook up a feast, all inspired by expert tips and recipes courtesy of chef and author, Gill Meller.

Highlighting delicious recipes from his book ‘Outside’, Gill joins Sarah on ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ to share stories of his early forays cooking outdoors, the recipes he couldn’t live without, and some common pitfalls to avoid when you’re inevitably inspired to cook on the fire.

In this episode, discover:

Advice for cooking delicious meals outdoors, transforming flavours and the importance of great ingredients
The origins of the personal connection that Gill shares with cooking and the outdoors
Indispensable tools and techniques for successful cooking, and advice on how to manage a fire effectively and safely
The primal joy of outdoor cooking, and how it engages all our senses

Outside by Gill Meller:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outside-Recipes-Wilder-Way-Eating/dp/1787137473

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