Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits.

Jay Rayner hosts this week's culinary panel show from Manchester. Joining him are chefs Sumayya Usmani, Nisha Katona, Rachel McCormack and Mancunian Rob Owen Brown. The panel discusses everything from breaking golden rules of cooking to school meals that make their skin crawl while they tuck into an old classic, the Manchester Tart. Alongside the audience’s questions, Paul Jackson from Jackson’s Rag Puddings offers insight into the traditional Rag Pudding, commonly eaten across Lancashire. Producer: Bethany Hocken Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Executive Producer: Louisa Field  A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner hosts this week's culinary panel show from Grimsby. Joining him are food writers Melissa Thompson and Fliss Freeborn, Manchester-born chef Rob Owen Brown, and food history wiz Annie Gray. Inspired by Grimsby’s traditional smoked fish practices and historic ice factories, the panel discuss everything from frozen foods to life hacks for leftovers, and the all important question - do peas belong in fish pie? They reminisce over their best and worst culinary moments, from their food-based milestones to meltdown-worthy meals they’ve cheffed up for themselves. Alongside the audience’s questions, guests from Alfred Enderby’s Fish Smokers and Grimsby Ice Factory offer an insightful look into Grimsby’s traditional food production methods. Producer: Dominic Tyerman Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock Executive Producer: Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner hosts this week's culinary panel show from the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. Joining Jay are chefs Angela Gray and Jeremy Pang, panel first-timer Ixta Belfrage, and materials expert Dr Zoe Laughlin. Inspired by Cardiff's extra-terrestrial residents, the panel time-travel through the food of science fiction. They get serious over exciting uses for prunes, and dunk their recipe ideas into the subject of soup. Sweet or Savoury? The team also throw their favourite pancake recipes into the frying pan. Dr Zoe Laughlin puts her artistic abilities to the test when she attempts to recreate a familiar face in dough form. Producer: Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Executive Producer: Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner hosts this week's culinary panel show from Tamworth in Staffordshire. Joining Jay this week are Lerato, Sophie Wright, Dr Annie Gray and panel first-timer Richard Bertinet. They discuss aphrodisiac foods – is there such a thing? What would the panel suggest as an ideal Valentine’s Day cheese, and how to guarantee a rising vegan pavlova. En-route they touch on the origins of Apres-Ski including how to make the best hot chocolate to warm the cockles. The team also chew over pickles with the help of local pickler, Julian Bonser: the history of pickling, the difference between vinegar and brine, their favourite pickles, and how to encourage a listener’s teens to try them. Producer: Bethany Hocken Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Executive Producer: Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.

Jay Rayner hosts this week's culinary panel show from Slough in Berkshire. Joining Jay this week are Paula McIntyre, Sophie Wright, Lerato, and Dr Zoe Laughlin. They chew over how to eat a wider variety of plants in easy-to-cook dishes, the best uses for pineapple and the science behind getting chocolate to sound and taste just right. Also on the programme, author Zuza Zak offers up insights on the Polish dumpling called pierogi. The team give their favourite versions of this flexible favourite, as well as helping a listener overcome her phobia of school dumplings. Producer: Dominic Tyerman Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Executive Producer: Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.

Jay Rayner is back for a new series. This week he's joined by culinary experts Andi Oliver, Tim Hayward, Fliss Freeborn and food historian Dr Annie Gray. Jay and the panel are in Tring, Hertfordshire, an area famous for flour production. Archeobotanist and organic farmer John Letts explains what he thinks makes medieval heritage grains superior to ‘commodity’ grains, while the panel offer advice on how to use flour to its full potential. Tring is also famous for the Natural History Museum and its collection of stuffed mammals, birds and insects, allowing the panel to ponder the most exotic thing they have ever stuffed to eat. The debate reveals some surprising answers - not for the faint hearted! Producer: Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Executive Producer: Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner hosts The Kitchen Cabinet series finale from Bishopsgate, London. Ready to answer your culinary questions are Andi Oliver, Tim Hayward, Sumayya Usmani and Professor Barry Smith. For the series finale, the panellists reflect on the most important lessons they’ve learnt in the kitchen. They also confess their favourite tinned foods, and debate where you can find the best fish and chips. This week they’re joined by Usman Ansari from Lahore Kebab House in Whitechapel. Usman explains the significance of grilling in Pakistani cuisine, and shares his top tips for marinating meat for the grill. Producer: Dominic Tyerman Assistant Producer: Bethany Hocken Executive Producer: Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner and a panel of culinary experts are in Preston, Lancashire. Taking questions from the local audience are Tim Anderson, Jordan Bourke, Rob Owen Brown and Zoe Laughlin. The panellists confess their go-to dish to impress a love interest, cooked with varying levels of romantic success. Meanwhile Lancashire lad Rob gets nostalgic munching on a local sweet treat, Goosnargh biscuits. On hand to tell us about its distinctive flavour is Rachel Carefoot, head baker at Williams Handbaked. Our experts also share their favourite fried chicken recipes, including one with a surprise ingredient. Instant mashed potato, anyone? Producer: Jemima Rathbone Assistant Producer: Aniya Das Executive Producer: Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Jay Rayner hosts this week's culinary panel show from Coventry. Marinating the audience with food knowledge are Shelina Permalloo, Angela Gray, Melissa Thompson, and Dr Annie Gray. The panellists reveal their favourite “unadorned” food while things get a little heated around the question of what constitutes a humble vegetable. Whether you fancy a carrot or a Jerusalem artichoke, the recipes offered up by the team are enough to whet anyone’s appetite. Bringing the panel together in agreement is 2-Tone Café chef Angela Knight whose speciality is Jamaican cooking. Melissa Thompson talks of the fascinating origins of pimento berries and jerk in the mountains of Jamaica, and Dr Annie Gray looks at the history of the island's cuisine in the UK. Producer: Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer: Bethany Hocken Executive Producer: Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.