Stephen Fry loves Spanish food so we served him Basque-inspired tapas | Dish Podcast | Waitrose

Nick and Angela welcome the legendary Stephen Fry, a true polymath whose career spans acting, writing, comedy, and broadcasting. From his early days at Cambridge with Hugh Laurie to his iconic roles in Blackadder and QI, Stephen has captivated audiences for decades. Today, he joins us to discuss Odyssey, the final book in his Greek mythology series. Nick serves Stephen some gildas, and his favourite drink, vodka and soda. While Angela prepares ricotta filled peppers with salsa verde and crab, avocado sriracha cucumber boats, followed by a delicious one pot-cod with peppers, tomatoes and potatoes. The experts at Waitrose pair this with a Calmel Joseph organic pinot noir. Stephen shares fascinating stories and facts (of course), including a heartwarming tale involving his dear friend Nigella Lawson. The conversation is filled with humour, great food talk, and deep insights into a life in the spotlight. Stephen Fry is exquisite company and this episode is a warm and entertaining way to kick off December. Find Angela's Christmas menu with Dishpatch, the restaurant quality meal kit experts, on Waitrose Entertaining: waitrose.com/ecom/shop/browse/entertaining/dishpatch All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish Find all Dish episodes here: https://pod.link/1626354833 Follow Dish: https://www.instagram.com/dish_podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@secreativestudio Follow Waitrose: https://www.instagram.com/waitrose/ https://www.tiktok.com/@waitrose Follow Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nicholasgrimshaw/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nickgrimshaw Follow Angela: https://www.instagram.com/angelacooking/ Follow S:E Creative Studio: https://www.instagram.com/se.creatives/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/se-creative-studio We can’t all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help. Send your dilemmas to [email protected] and she’ll try to answer in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose ------------------------ Timestamps 0:00 Coming up 0:49 Welcome to Dish 2:17 Guest entrance 2:45 Vodka soda story 4:21 Stephen takes a seat 5:25 Stephen loves Angela 6:58 Tapas is served 12:20 Mayonnaise 14:38 Food is served 16:00 Wine pairing 16:34 Cooking at home 19:39 Stephen's new book 22:24 Voiced many a book 24:17 Fast food quiz 25:54 Dream dinner party and being in the public eye 29:35 End of the show question