Share Your Secrets

In the latest episode of Share Your Secrets we hear from people in some of the cities where Bounceback Food CIC have been batch cooking and distributing meals to those most impacted by the cost of living crisis this winter. Host Miriam Rendell talks to Grace Namwanje, a GP social prescribing link worker in Dudley, about how Bounceback Food CIC's outreach work in the West Midlands has supported the development of a weekly cookery class for migrant women and survivors of domestic abuse at Creheart Community Centre. Jo Gordon, director of My Sisters' Kitchen, shares how her social enterprise provides training, employment and sense of belonging to some of the most disadvantaged women in Sunderland. Teresa Smare from St Vincent's in Newcastle explains how the organisation supports vulnerable individuals and families in the North East area.

In the first episode of series 3 host Miriam Rendell talks to Duncan Swainsbury, founder of Bounceback Food CIC, about how they are tackling the cost of living crisis across the UK this winter. Grant Henderson, Bounceback’s chef in Manchester, talks about the meal drives and wider work of the community cookery school. Jake Campbell from Victoria House discusses how receiving the meals is vitally important for their beneficiaries and Robbie Kelly from Wythenshawe Foodbank shares the importance of bringing people together through food.

Listen back to a selection of our favourite interviews from the second series of Share Your Secrets! Bounceback Food CIC’s founder, Duncan Swainsbury, discusses the Secret Dishes From Around the World 3 cookbook tour. Akulah Agbami, director of BLACK Artists* On The Move, talks about food justice and tackling global inequality. Josh Garcia, who created the artwork for the Irish section of the cookbook, talks about art and autism. Award-winning documentary maker Sean McAllister provides a fascinating insight into life growing up in Hull including how he came to pick up a camera and Karen from kinship charity More Than Grandparents in Sunderland explains how life can take an unexpected turn when you become a parental figure in your 70s.

If you enjoyed these best bits, check out the episodes in full to hear more interesting conversations about food, art and community! Plus, listen out for the third series of Share Your Secrets which is set to be released in December 2022.

Listen back to a selection of our favourite interviews from the first series of Share Your Secrets! Bounceback Food CIC’s founder, Duncan Swainsbury, discusses how the organisation began on a market stall in Salford, typographer Michael Wylie talks about the original design he created for the Mexican section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2 and conceptual illustrator Ollie Hirst explains how he expresses ideas visually and how his work reflects his mental health. MA Student Neluni Tillekeratne provides a fascinating insight into life in Sri Lanka and Christa Eker, founder of Exploring the Turkish Kitchen discusses the ‘buy one give one’ concept in Turkish bakeries called ‘On the Hook.’

If you enjoyed these best bits, check out the episodes in full to hear more interesting conversations about food, art and community! Plus, listen out for the third series of Share Your Secrets which is set to be released in December 2022.

On the final episode of Share Your Secrets Series 2 we hear from Char Binns, festival director of Homotopia, the organisation we teamed up with in Liverpool. There is also an interview with Nisha Tandon, founder of ArtsEkta in Belfast and artist Rong Gen Yin talks about his work for the Chinese section of the book. This interview is translated by Miao Wang. Plus Duncan Swainsbury, founder of Bounceback Food, shares news about their 2022 crowdfunding campaign.

This week on Share Your Secrets, Duncan speaks to Ashlynn Wardle from Able Arts CIC about setting up a social enterprise during a pandemic. Bryony Murray, co-founder of Bazooka Arts, explains how the name for their artwork ‘The Sharing Table’ not only describes their piece for the Ukrainian section of the book but also the fundamental way in which they work. Artist Gail Robinson explains her idea to use lino-cutting and printing for the piece and how it has led to further projects. Plus Bazooka Arts member Karen Calpin bravely shares her story about what a lifeline the arts charity has been for her.

This week on Share Your Secrets, host Miriam Rendell speaks to Breezy Willows who created the artwork for the Indonesian section of the book. Duncan Swainsbury, founder of Bounceback Food, provides information about their Food Poverty Innovation Award. Karen Gray and Karen Davidson talk about their involvement with More Than Grandparents and competition winner Lily shares her passion for art!

On the podcast this week Kirsty Halliday shares with us the fun had at Accessible Arts and Media (AAM). She talks about their Sing and Sign Choir and discusses the impact music can have on participants with dementia. Claire Houseman speaks fondly about her time at AAM and involvement with the Libyan artwork.

Duncan Swainsbury, Bounceback Food CIC’s founder, gives some advice for applicants thinking of applying for the 2022 Social Enterprise Internship.

Sean McAllister talks about his documentary film ‘A Syrian Love Story’ and why he chose to photograph his breakfast for the Syrian artwork, commissioned by Absolutely Cultured. Finally, Lindsay Stockley fills us in on how much Hull has changed since becoming City of Culture back in 2017.

This week on Share Your Secrets, Bounceback Food CIC's founder Duncan Swainsbury reveals what the organisation has planned for 2022. There's an interview with Alice Clayden from Pyramid, the arts organisation we partnered with in Leeds. Maisie Hirshhorn shares her experience of working at Café Leep - the host venue of our book launch event in the city. Mandy Haigh, Project and Development Manager of Leep1 tells us more about the organisation plus clothing brand ‘AND’ Abilities not Disabilities. There are also interviews with Jo Cottam and Diana Ellis, group leaders of Inspire Arts, who share the positive influences their Wakefield group has on the local community.

On the podcast this week we hear from Dominika Rojeska about the incredible opportunities ArtWorks South Yorkshire provides for participants in and around the community. Josh Garcia who created the artwork for the Irish section of Secret Dishes from Around the World 3 talks about art and autism. Joy Hart tells us about Hive in Bradford and the range of facilities they have plus Najma Ashraf, Sobia Iqbal and Shamim Akhtar talk about their involvement with mental health charity Roshni Ghar.

This week on Share Your Secrets host Miriam Rendell speaks to artist Andrew Petrouis who created artwork for the German section of Secret Dishes from Around the World 3. Selena Blakeley from Pedestrian in Leicester talks about the most rewarding parts of the job and Lorella Medici from Arty-Folks in Coventry shares an uplifting account of how art can improve people’s mental health.

On the podcast this week we speak to Jo Offer and Richard Morris from Rocket Artists Brighton. Barbara van Heel from ActionSpace London explains the importance of creating opportunities for artists with disabilities and we have a special interview with Simon Boyle - founder of Beyond Food and The Brigade Bar and Kitchen.

This week on Share Your Secrets, we hear from Akulah Agbami about the incredible, international organisation BLACK* Artists On The Move. There is also an interview with Jacqueline Alkema from Women’s Arts Association Wales who collectively completed a piece of artwork for the Moroccan section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 3, and founder Duncan Swainsbury talks about the work Bounceback Food CIC are doing to fight food poverty in Wales.

Welcome back for series 2 of Share Your Secrets! In the first episode host Miriam Rendell talks to Duncan Swainsbury, founder of Bounceback Food CIC, about Bounceback’s third fundraising cookbook, Secret Dishes From Around the World 3. There’s an interview with Justin P Lees, the artist who completed an original design for the Venezuelan section of the book. Bayan Moradi shares a childhood memory that influenced her piece of artwork for the Iranian section and Ella Marshall talks about the fantastic work delivered by The GAP Arts Project.

In the second series of Share Your Secrets, the Bounceback Food CIC Team tour the UK and interview the artists and partner charities involved in the production of Secret Dishes From Around the World 3 - Bounceback’s third and biggest fundraising cookbook yet! Listen out for brand new episodes later in the year.

To find out more about the UK book tour and Secret Dishes From Around the World cookbook trilogy head to www.bouncebackfood.co.uk.

On the final episode of Share Your Secrets Series 1 we hear from Christa Eker, founder of Exploring the Turkish Kitchen – a food blog that celebrates the taste and history of Turkish food by sharing recipes both homegrown and those influenced by immigration and travel. There’s also an interview with Jamie Griffiths, a 3D modeller and animator based in Colwyn Bay, who created the artwork for the Turkish section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2, plus Bounceback Food CIC’s founder Duncan Swainsbury shares details of the book launch cookalong and artist signing events ahead of the publication of the cookbook on November 6th 2020.

On the penultimate episode of Share Your Secrets Series 1, we hear from Hera Hussain, founder of Chayn – a global volunteer-run project crowdsourcing resources on the web to address gender-based violence. Hera reflects on living in Pakistan, setting up her social enterprise and how the organisation is using tech to support vulnerable women around the world. There’s also an interview with Christian Turner, a Cheshire-based artist who created the artwork for the Polish section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2, plus Bounceback Food CIC’s founder Duncan Swainsbury discusses how the social enterprise has been supporting young people this half term and reveals plans for their book launch cookalong.

On the podcast this week we hear from Ollie Hirst, a Manchester-based conceptual illustrator who created the artwork for the Cuban section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2. There’s an interview with Bounceback’s marketing & events coordinator Caitlin Buckingham, who tested out one of the recipes from the Philippines section of the book, plus Bounceback Food CIC’s founder Duncan Swainsbury tells us about his passion for cooking.

This week on Share Your Secrets we hear from Natalija Stolarova, a Manchester-based artist and illustrator who created the artwork for the Tunisian section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2. Bounceback Food CIC’s founder Duncan Swainsbury discusses how they adapted their Social Enterprise Internship Programme this year and two of the students who participated share their experiences!

On the podcast this week we hear from Felix Padilla, founder of Simply Trini Cooking. There’s also an interview with Jack Whitelegg, a Manchester-based graphic designer who created the artwork for the Lebanese section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2, plus we find out about Bounceback Food CIC’s Ultimate Cookalong Giveaway competition!

This week on Share Your Secrets we hear from Sam Tomson, a Manchester-based graphic designer and illustrator who created the artwork for the Peruvian section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2. There’s an interview with Bounceback’s head chef Josh Rea, who also completed the food photography for the book in lockdown, plus Bounceback Food CIC’s founder Duncan Swainsbury discusses how the social enterprise is running online Secret Dishes From Around the World cook-alongs.

On the podcast this week host Miriam Rendell speaks to artist Emily Gibbs, who created the artwork for the New Zealand section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2. There’s an interview with Bounceback’s in-house graphic designer Peter Lang, who created an original design for the Argentinian section of the book, plus we find out how Bounceback Food CIC are adapting their social enterprise to meet the challenges of COVID-19.

This week on Share Your Secrets we hear from Sawat, founder of the Thai Farm Cooking School in Chiang Mai. There's also an interview with Victoria Rebekah, a traditional artist based in Sandbach, who created the artwork for the Spanish section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2. Bounceback Food CIC's founder Duncan Swainsbury also provides details of their latest crowdfunding campaign and shares how they are planning to scale up their social impact and fight food poverty nationwide!

This week on Share Your Secrets, we hear from international school teacher Akemi Watanabe about community and culture in Japan. There’s also an interview with fine artist Bernice Tackley, who created the artwork for the Italian section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2, and Bounceback Food CIC’s founder Duncan Swainsbury discusses how the social enterprise uses the ‘buy one, give one’ model to generate foodbank donations and free places on their public cookery courses.

In the first episode of Share Your Secrets, host Miriam Rendell speaks to Duncan Swainsbury, founder of Bounceback Food CIC, about Bounceback's latest fundraising recipe book Secret Dishes From Around the World 2. There’s an interview with typographer Michael Wylie, who created an original design for the Mexican section of the book, plus a fascinating insight into life in Sri Lanka from MA student Neluni Tillekeratne.