5 O'Clock Apron Podcast, New Season, Trailer Out Now â
5 O'Clock Apron Podcast, New Season, Trailer Out Now â

CHEF
FOOD WRITER
AUTHOR
Claire THOMSON
WELCOME
I love cooking, likewise writing. Lucky then that the route to combining these two was time spent in restaurant kitchens as a chef in my 20s. From the first restaurant I worked in I knew there was something enthralling about working in the food industry. The people and the passion, the obsession to detail, and the fun, goodness, there was an awful lot of fun. Late nights, early mornings, I thrived and met some wonderful people along the way.
Fast track a little, I am a mum to three daughters and my day to day is different now. I used to get asked all the time âwhat do you feed your kids?â to which, bemused but flattered, Iâd reply with whatever it was I had cooked that day. Social media stepped in at the right time for me and @5oclockapron was born. You could call me one of the originals on instagram. I have written 11 cookery books and continue to post daily, a digital diary of family food, join me.
Susan Bennison, Sue for short, is 92 years old and incredible with it. Claire travelled to rural Kent to bake a cake with Sue for this episode. Arriving outside a cottage that looks a little bit Beatrix Potter, a little bit Jane Austin complete with a very old and wonky stone doorstop which is surrounded by rambling roses, bluebells and peonies. The door opens and out pops a very sprightly Sue; âwatch your step, this cottage is very, very oldâ instructs Sue, practically galloping off to the kitchen where Sueâs daughter Vicky is waiting to put the kettle on. Vicky is the founder of iconic Pasta Grannies channel on YouTube and also on instagram, but Claire and Sue donât need any help from Vicky, no way, Sue is an accomplished cook and Claire begins to fully appreciate that Sue probably doesnât need any help, from anyone, ever!