Hosted by the dynamic mother-daughter duo, Andi and Miquita Oliver. Stirring It Up sees them welcome a special guest and a plus one of their own choice, to gather around their kitchen table for a feast of laughter, vulnerability, and deep conversations about all things food, culture, and the human experience. Delectable food made by Andi, enticing drinks devised by Miquita. They invite you to unwind relax and embrace the power of sharing life’s experiences with each other. Their family is bi ...
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Salmon, Cider & Sisterhood - Scotland's Liquid Gold Trail
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Andi and Miquita's Aberdeenshire journey begins at The Wee Scottish Cider Company, where they meet Christian Stolte, a former oil industry worker turned master cider maker. In his converted steading, Christian reveals the intricate champagne method behind his award-winning Seidear cider, transforming apples from Scottish castle gardens through a me…
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Rooted in Nature - Foraged Flavours and Heartfelt Connections
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ndi and Miquita Scottish odyssey takes an unexpected turn as they delve into the world of foraging in Alford with expert Leanne Townsend (Wild Food Stories). This episode uncovers the hidden treasures of Aberdeenshire's landscape, from chanterelles to hogweed, revealing how nature's bounty can transform both plate and perspective. Leanne's passion …
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Beef and Bards - From Pastures to Poetry
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Andi and Miquita Oliver's journey straddles the urban-rural divide of Northeast Scotland. In Aberdeenshire, they visit Grace Noble and her daughter Beth at Aberdeenshire Highland Beef, exploring sustainable cattle farming and Scotland's agricultural heritage. This encounter with the region's pastoral traditions prompts Miquita to reflect deeply on …
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Taste and Tides - Aberdeen's Flavourful Frontiers
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Andi and Miquita’s Scottish journey washes ashore in Aberdeen, where they discover a city balancing urban sophistication with rugged coastal charm. Their first port of call is Mara, where Ross and Carolina Cochrane are redefining local fare. Here, they savour a parade of dishes that sing with Scottish produce and Italian flair, challenging notions …
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Glasgow's Game-Changers - Kicking Goals and Breaking Moulds
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On their final day exploring Glasgow, Andi and Miquita dive into two contrasting yet equally passionate worlds. They kick off at Glasgow City FC, Scotland's most successful women's football team, discussing the evolving landscape of women's sports and the team's unique independent status. The visit offers insights into the professional lives of the…
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Palette of Siblings - Rediscovering Glasgow's Artistic Beacon
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Andi and Miquita delve into the heart of Glasgow's artistic heritage with a visit to the renowned Glasgow School of Art. Joined by Miquita's brother Louis, a recent graduate, they explore the institution's blend of tradition and innovation. From the modern Reid Building to the fire-scarred Mackintosh Building, they uncover the school's resilience a…
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Curtain Call and Culinary Chronicles - Glasgow's Grit & Charm Unveiled
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Andi and Miquita hit Glasgow and begin their cultural and culinary landscape exploration, starting with a tour of the historic Citizens Theatre's renovation. They delve into the theatre's rich history and community impact with the artistic and technical directors. The journey continues at the beloved University Cafe, where Andi discovers a legendar…
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Andi & Miquita are Rich Beyond Their Wildest Dreams!
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This week, Andi and Miquita are guests on a whole new podcast, Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams, where they chat about what they’d do if they won a mind-boggling amount of money—a real EuroMillions jackpot. The pair dream up some wild ideas—Andi’s planning a dinner party, under the moon, with Barbara Streisand and Tennessee Williams, while Miquita’s f…
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Whispers of Edinburgh - Stories, Spirits, and Suppers
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Join Andi and Miquita as they explore the rich storytelling traditions of Edinburgh. They begin at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, where Donald Smith brings to life the dramatic tale of Mary Queen of Scots, challenging long-held historical narratives. The pair then visit Greyfriars Kirkyard with guide Eric Melvin, uncovering centuries of Edinburg…
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Poetry, Politics, and Preservation - Andi's Edinburgh Adventure
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In this episode, Andi explores Edinburgh with her longtime friend Sandra Walker. They visit the Scottish Poetry Library, delving into the rich literary traditions of Scotland and discussing the importance of poetry in Scottish culture. Andi and Sandra reflect on the intertwining of politics, rebellion, and art in Scottish history, and how it resona…
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Tartan Threads - Unravelling Miquita's Scottish Roots
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Join Andi and Miquita as they kick off their special Scottish series of Stirring It Up. Kicking off in Edinburgh, Miquita reconnects with her Scottish heritage by visiting Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers with her father, Robin. They explore the fascinating history of tartan, from its origins as a practical fabric to its role in uniting Scotland. Gordon …
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Celebrating 60 Years Of Habitat Design
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Andi and Miquita sit down to celebrate Habitat's 60th anniversary in this special bonus episode recorded in partnership with them to launch their 60 years of design collection. In this episode, Andi shows Miquita how to make Jalapeno Green Seasoning Chicken using the Habitat Chicken Brick dish, with Hibiscus Frozen Margaritas. They talk about learn…
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Philadelphia Brunch, with Poppy O' Toole
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Andi and Miquita are joined by Poppy O' Toole in this special bonus episode recorded in partnership with Philadelphia. In this episode, Andi creates whipped Philadelphia with green seasoning and crispy roast turmeric smashed potatoes with Honey Baked Chicken. It's all washed down with Miquita's 'Apple Crumble on the Rocks' They talk about all thing…
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Director, Actor, Writer and Comedian Asim Chaudhry joins Andi and Miquita for lunch - and it’s a joyful, hilarious, sun-soaked, and perfect end to the series. Andi has concocted a slow cooked lamb belly with flageolet beans cooked in rum punch , a pickled fig and apple salad, with a butterbean and white corn puree. Miquita’s drink is a sensational …
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Actress Adjoa Andoh joins Andi and Miquita for lunch. She brings her friend, Producer and Creative Consultant, Adele Cross. It's a meal fit for a Lady Danbury. - an Andi special of a sweet potato and coconut dumpling, tamales, caramelised onions with prunes, with an oyster mushroom and an ackee puree. It's all washed down with Miquita's sake, white…
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Vanessa Feltz - Vanessa's Evanescent Fish Dish
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Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz joins Andi and Miquita, and becomes the first guest to have a dish named after them - a salted cod, steamed over curried fennel and onion, with green gazpacho. Vanessa discusses growing up in "Swimming pool and chopped liver belt" of Jewish North London, a world of 70's dinner parties, and a neighbours including the likes …
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Emily Campbell - Be What You Can See
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Athlete Emily Campbell joins Miquita and Andi for a salt fish salad, pickled cucumber & jalapeño broth, sweet potato fritters, roast garlic oil, and seared wagyu beef - a huge menu because it's not every day you have an Olympian in the house! The three of them discuss how Emily has become the most successful British Weightlifter of modern times, an…
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Sandi Toksvig - A Table Of Excellent Women
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Writer, Comedian, and Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig takes her place at Andi and Miquita's table today, and it's one of those rare Stirring It Up occasions where there are two extra guests. Sandi brings her wife, Therapist Debbie Toksvig, and Author and Journalist Catherine Mayer On the menu today is wild garlic grits, slow braised lamb, and plantain, a…
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Alison Steadman - Cocktails and Quizzes
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It's a special afternoon in the Oliver household, as Actress Alison Steadman joins Andi and Miquita for an afternoon gimlet, and three types of fish - red mullet, sea bream and mackerel, finished with tamarind butter and wild garlic oil. She brings her husband, Actor Michael Elwyn. High on the agenda is the business of acting - as you'd expect with…
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Father's Day Special - The Lesser Spotted Garfield
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Ahead of Father's Day we welcome Garfield Hackett... To his own table! As Andi's partner and step-father to Miquita, Garfield has been - in the word's of his loved ones - "the thread that holds the family together, the backbone". Over a feast of soft pumpkin fungee, fried snapper, wild garlic oil and charred pardon peppers, they discuss first meeti…
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Tom Kerridge - Have You Had Rice Today?
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Chef Tom Kerridge is invited around to Andi and Miquita's table for a feast of slow cooked pork belly simmered in sour orange juice, mofongo (mashed plantain and green banana), shredded spring greens, pickled rhubarb, and Chinese cabbage. He brings his wife, the sculptor Beth Cullen-Kerridge. Choosing chaos over calm, solving problems through swimm…
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Davina McCall - Together Again, Finally.
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Broadcaster Davina McCall joins Andi and Miquita for a real family affair. She brings her best friend Sarah Hiscox for a lunch of chicken with a chilli and nduja glaze, yellow beetroot fritters, wild garlic oil and Cavalo Nero. Laughter recalling the days up together in West London, Davina's start in TV, and being Miquita's 'coolest babysitter', se…
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Andi and Miquita - The Work You Do When No One is Watching
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Stirring It Up is BACK for another series, with Andi and Miquita using the first episode as a chance for the two of them to catch up on each others news Throwing fabulous parties for turning forty, and celebrating a best friend's sixtieth. How entering a new decade has changed everything. Puppy life, milestones, and adventures apart are all on the …
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Presenter Katie Piper is the final guest of series 3, alongside husband Richard. They are Invited by Andi and Miquita " to exercise the brunch muscle" over a table of very special pancakes. Katie and Richard talk about their first meeting, swapping Blackberry pins, turning adversity into advocacy, and setting up her foundation. There's also *more* …
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Jay Rayner - The Jay Rayner Quartet
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Restaurant critic and broadcaster, Jay Rayner joins Andi and Miquita for dinner. He brings his wife Pat. An Andi' soul food staple' of Stout braised oxtail, washed down with plenty of Friday night wine, means there's a lively conversation about music, Masterchef, 37 year old conversations, the joy of radio and much more. Jay and Pat also talk about…
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Mother's Day Special - Interviewing Each Other
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What's it like being mothered by Andi? What's it like having Miquita as a daughter? Get ready for a very special, very personal episode ahead of Mother's Day, where Andi and Miquita sit down, mother to daughter, for a very personal lunch. On the menu is one of Miquita's favourite childhood dishes. Also on the menu is plenty of conversation about th…
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More chat with Afua Hirsch and her sister Ama, from their visit to Andi and Miquita's table. We hear more about Ama's work as a child and educational psychotherapist, why Roger Federer's parents were staying in Afua's old bedroom, and much more, including Miquita's specially prepared drink, and more on Andi's recipe. An Offscript Production, and Ya…
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Afua Hirsch - Listen to The Whisper
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Journalist, Author, Presenter and Academic Afua Hirsch is invited around to join Andi and Miquita for a Friday night feast of lamb, frigola, turnip puree, leek tops and lamb broth, from Andi and the team, and a delicious spring spritzer from Miquita. Afua brings her sister Ama, an educational and child psychologist. The two sisters discuss their cl…
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Some behind the scenes chat from Andi and Miquita, including the secret to "Delli rice" and more on Miquita's chai drink, as former England and Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman and his wife Frankie come over to visit. David and Frankie also reflect on the afternoon from their perspective, including warm words for Andi and Miquita, and a recommendati…
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David Seaman - Safe Hands, Warm Heart
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Former Arsenal, England and QPR Goalkeeper David Seaman joins Andi and Miquita. He brings his wife, Frankie, a professional ice-skater. Over chicken curry and rice, the couple discuss how they met, their professional careers, and the sacrifices they made to get to the top of their professions. David also talks about the diet of his former Arsenal c…
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Some extra tidbits from an afternoon of warmth and wonder with Emeli Sandé, and her sister Lucy. There's also some behind the scenes, in-depth chat with Andi about today's recipe, a conversation about faith, and a lovely take on the meal from the sisters' perspective. An Offscript Production, and YaYa Production. Produced by Tayo Popoola. Hosted on…
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Singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé joins Andi and Miquita for a vegan feast. She brings her sister Lucy to share stories of love, friendship and family. The role of education in their upbringing, their close relationship, and the influence of their parents is also on the menu. Emeli also talks about her early days in London, her meteoric rise, the chall…
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Tommy Banks & Paul Ainsworth - Extra Helpings
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More recipe conversation with Andi, a detailed description of Miquita's drink, and more behind the scenes chat. We also hear what Michelin starred chefs Tommy Banks and Paul Ainsworth will cook next time Andi and Miquita come to visit. An Offscript Production, and YaYa Production. Produced by Tayo Popoola Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for …
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Tommy Banks & Paul Ainsworth - Raise A Glass For The Partners
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Chefs Paul Ainsworth and Tommy Banks join Andi and Miquita for a lunch of smoked chilli and blood orange syrup chicken wings, curried onion and coconut seasoned rice, twice fried plantain, Dahl, cucumber relish and a buttered ghee chicken broth. Miquita spices up the afternoon with some delicious, and potent, hot toddies. The talk is of their diffe…
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Behind the scenes with Andi and Miquita, as Andi talks more about today's menu. There's also some extra chat from the main interview, and of course we hear from Gok and Fanny McPhee about the afternoon from their perspective. An Offscript, and YaYa Production. Produced by Tayo Popoola. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Presenter, Stylist, DJ, Cook and Author Gok Wan is the latest brilliant guest to join Andi and Miquita around the table. Gok Wan's brings his dear friend, the incredible Fanny McPhee ("My real name is Allison, but Fanny is funnier") along. Andi cooks up a new recipe of pumpkin and carrot terrine, with a blood orange glaze while Miquita makes up som…
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Behind the scenes with Andi and Miquita as they prepare a lunch with Actor Jacob Anderson as they reflect on their trip to Kenya, and discuss some of their plans for the year ahead. We also hear about the afternoon from Jacob's perspective. To hear their chatl interview make sure you listen to Thursday's episode. An Offscript Production, and YaYa P…
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Jacob Anderson - Mistakes Were Made
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Actor and musician Jacob Anderson joins Andi and Miquita for Swedish meatballs, mash potatoes and mushroom gravy - a childhood favourite dish of Miquita. Jacob talks about playing Louis de Pointe du Lac in "Interview With A Vampire", and finding magic of New Orleans during filming. He reflects on the impact of five seasons in a show as huge as "Gam…
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Come behind the scenes in the Oliver household, as Andi and Miquita prepare for the arrival of Rob Rinder, and guest Sam Richards. There's also outtakes from the main conversation, and we hear about the amazing lunch from Rob and Sam's perspective. An Offscript Production and YaYa Production. Produced by Tayo Popoola. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com…
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Rob Rinder -If You've Been To Hell, You Know What Heaven Tastes Like.
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Criminal Barrister, TV Personality and Author Rob Rinder kicks off season 3 around the dinner table of Andi and Miquita. He brings with him a very special guest, and a dear friend of everyone around the table, TV producer Sam Richards, who, was Andi's very first agent. Over a menu of spiced confit duck legs and cannellini beans they discuss love, l…
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Extra Helpings - Season 2 Round Up, Season 3 Preview
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Season 3 begins next week, so to get you in the mood, come and join Andi and Miquita round the table for some extra helpings, Hear some of conversation nights, as they reflect on the brilliant guests who came to their home over the course of season 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Angela Hartnett - A Chefs Christmas Table
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Chef And Podcaster Angela Hartnett joins Andi and Miquita for a special Christmas get-together to close season 2, and she brings her good friends Lee and Kate Tiernan, owners of the restaurant "Black Axe Mangal" in North London. A table full of chefs means that Andi has pulled out all the stops here and cooks up an Antiguan feast of black bean stew…
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Behind the scenes of the interview with The Body Coach, Joe Wicks. Andi and Miquita discuss the food in more detail, and we also hear how the afternoon went from Joe's perspective, plus what he would make for them if they came around to his home for dinner. An Offscript Production, and YaYa Production. Produced by Tayo Popoola Hosted on Acast. See …
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Andi and Miquita are joined by Fitness Coach, Author and Presenter Joe Wicks, over roast chicken, pearl barley risotto, and a plantain and coconut puree. Joe talks about his upbringing, the motivation behind his ultra successful business as "The Body Coach", and also reveals his love of old school garage. Joe's new book "Feel Good in 15 is out now.…
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More from Andi and Miquita's extended chat with Zawe Ashton. Outtakes today are centred around more laughter, more celebration and plenty more mutual appreciation. Zawe also gives us her own thoughts on the afternoon, and tells us what she is going to make for the Andi and Miquita when she gets to play host. An Offscript Production, and YaYa Produc…
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Zawe Ashton - You Don’t Know You’re Hungry Until You Get The Food
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Actor, Writer, and Producer Zawe Ashton joins Andi and Miquita in a chat for the ages, and one that could have gone all night! Over a lunch of pork chops, fried apples, cider gravy and Andi's very special mash potato, we hear about Zawe's childhood career, the life lessons learnt at a particular drama school, 'making period drama punk', trusting yo…
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More chat, more laughter and loads more to talk about in this bonus episode from Andi and Miquita's chat with Misan Harriman and his wife Camilla. An Off Script Production, and YaYa Production. Produced by Tayo Popoola. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Misan Harriman - The Eye That Listens
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Photographer, and Social Activist Misan Harriman joins Andi and Miquita. Misan brings his wife Camilla. The importance of finding truth in photography, the joy of finding peace and support in family life, and the importance of social activism and representation are all topics discussed over a lunch of molasses-glazed ham, a three cheese bread puddi…
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A little bit more from Andi and Miquita's lovely lunchtime chat with Restaurant Critic, Author and Podcast Host Jimi Famurewa, who brought his mother along for the feast. There's more conversation from around the table, plus an insight into the afternoon from the guests' perspective. An Offscript Production, and YaYa Production. Produced by Tayo Po…
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Restaurant Critic, Author, Presenter and Podcast Host Jimi Famurewa joins Andi and Miquita at the table - and he's brought his amazing mum with him! The first time on the podcast... Special times all round as the two are treated to a new recipe of lamb and prune stew, fungee, roast cabbage and more, whilst Miquita serves up a potent hot buttered ru…
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