Episodes

  • S1 Ep 7: The First Thing I Ate in Italy
    Jul 23 2023

    Pizza, pasta, prosciutto - the delights of Italy, but they wouldn't have been devoured without a Burger King Whopper that host Benjamin Long finally enjoyed to its fullest at the airport before his journey to Verona.

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    9 mins
  • S1 Ep 6: The First Thing I Ate in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean
    Jul 12 2023

    Host Benjamin Long takes us on board Cunard's Queen Mary 2, where he discovered a lasting food memory in a Beef Wellington on a transatlantic crossing between Southampton and New York.

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    9 mins
  • S1 Ep 5: The First Thing I Ate After a Teenage Heartbreak
    Jul 2 2023
    Everyone remembers their first teenage heartbreak, but what about the first thing you ate right after it happened? Host Benjamin Long takes us back to his angst-filled teenage years and details the healing properties of a British food staple - a bacon sandwich.
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    9 mins
  • S1 Ep 4: The First Thing I Ate in Stickney
    Jun 25 2023
    From the idyllic surroundings of the Mediterranean to a humble cottage in Stickney, host Benjamin Long brings us to his father's childhood home and one where he would spend countless hours with his Nana, eating the same thing over and over again.
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    10 mins
  • S1 Ep 3: The First Thing I Ate in Cyprus
    Jun 21 2023
    Host Benjamin Long takes us to Cyprus, where annual vacations to his grandfather revealed his first and favourite food memory on the Mediterranean island.
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    9 mins
  • S1 Ep 2: The First Thing I Ate, Ever
    Jun 18 2023
    Subbuteo, Weetabix and cork boards - host Benjamin Long talks us through his first ever food memory from over 30 years ago and how it still means the world to him, today.
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    8 mins
  • S1 Ep 1: The First Thing I Ate in New York
    Jun 16 2023
    In this debut episode, host Benjamin Long explores the first ever thing he ate on his New York City food journey - a pastrami sandwich.
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    8 mins
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