Bon Appetit – Final Script
Headlines, Full Jingle – 00:45
‘You’re listening to Bon Appetit, on Siren 107.3 FM, your home for community
radio’.
Greeting!
Hello! Welcome to the show. So what have you had for breakfast this morning?
Cereal? Slice of Toast? Perhaps a horse burger? Yes I say horse burger because
that’s exactly what either myself or Ben will be having for our breakfast this
morning, yes indeed for the past week you have been voting on our online poll to
determine whether myself or Ben will be eating horse burger LIVE at the end of
the show so make sure you stay tuned to find out just exactly how is tastes…
Also coming up on this mornings show, cheap mince VS butchers mince, we
found out which you preferred…I spoke to local farmer Geoff Bolton about the
celebrated Lincoln Red cattle…and if horse steak was on a menu? Would you go
for it? We spoke to a Lincoln gastro-pub owner who’s recently introduced horse
steak to his menu!…
…and don’t forget to vote on our Facebook page just search for ‘Bon Appetit’ and
simply answer our horse burger poll or you can tweet the name ‘Emily’ or
‘Benjamin’ to @Bon Appetit
Yes indeed, so for a bit of fun, we asked you ‘Have you ever made an unwanted
discovery whilst tucking into a food product or meal?’ and here are some of your
shocking responses.
VOX POPS – Meal Discovery – 00:49
‘One time when I was in Spain and I was eating a pastry roll thing, I found a nut
bolt …’
Yuck!
Yes, slightly unpleasant there, apologies if anyone is actually eating their
breakfast
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Just scrolling through our Facebook page now, we’ve had a few responses from
you concerning this.
 Charlotte Baulch from Essex found a ‘Metal filing in a supermarket ready meal,
which got attached to back of her throat and had to be surgically removed. ‘
My gosh, bless you Charlotte I hope you made a full recovery from that!
 Alison Hosking - Found a small piece of rope in a jar of marmalade a good few
years back
Sean Oxspring found a snail in his peas!
So it’d been frozen with the peas, cooked and served to him on his plate! How
strange!
Yes some grim responses there, if you’ve got a food horror story let us know on our
Facebook page! just search for Bon Appetit, or indeed tweet us @bonappetit!
Which leads us to today’s main questions ‘what are we eating? And where does it
come from?’
65% of you said that you have NOT been put off buying cheap imported meat
following the horsemeat scandal. Interesting? This raises some important
questions as to why, even after shocking revelations of consumer deception,
we’re not supporting good-quality local meat, such as Lincoln’s celebrated Red
Beef, which guarantee’s 100% beef...no bull.’
Geoff Bolton Interview
‘I paid a visit to one of the few Lincoln red cattle farms and spoke to the man
behind its society….’
‘If you buy something cheap, there has to be a reason why it’s cheap’
That was Geoff Bolton there talking about the importance of quality locally
sourced beef, so Emily, how was your day at the farm?
Ben, I literally had the best day ever, honestly it was wonderful to see just how these
beautiful animals are kept and to talk to such a passionate farmer
Did the cows have anything interesting to say on the matter?
I’m going to be honest ben, not really, just one-word answers…‘moo’
(Joke around)
No but seriously, it was so reassuring to find out just where the meat comes from
and Geoff explained the process from birth to the butcher which was interesting.
it was a great experience!
Anyway! Geoff suggests that there HAS to be a reason why cheap meat is priced
accordingly. So what’s the difference between cheap beef and butchers beef?
Well we invited a group of you over for a little tasting test session! Using the
same bolognaise sauce with two different samples.
Sample A contained quality, locally sourced lean steak mince beef which was
priced at 60p per 100g… in comparison to Sample B, which is 32p for 100g.
Let’s see which sample you preferred and why?
VOX POP – focus group
A 100% approval for sample A___
It doesn’t surprise me actually, once the two samples were side by side it was
obvious which one was generally better all round
It would be interesting to see the percentage of actual beef in the cheaper option,
because there was very little to tell you on the packaging, which was a little
worrying? What ARE we eating?
No nutritional information either!
Also there were a few remarks about the smell of the butchers mince whilst it
was cooking, you found it quite off putting didn’t you Emily?
Yeah it doesn’t smell like what I’m used to, I’m used to supermarket, cheap mince
which doesn’t really smell of anything…
But we’ve been assured that the slightly overpowering smell of the fresh mince
beef is how it should be so don’t be alarmed!
It smells just like a butchers shop actually so it can’t be that bad!
Introduce Kenny. ‘Now joining us in the studio today, we have Kenny Roberts,
the owner and master butcher of Elite Meats in Lincoln’s Bailgate. So you’ve been
running the business for 24 years, this coming November…
Listening to the verdicts of the samples of beef we tried, are you surprised that
100% of us preferred your quality steak mince?
Does good quality meat generally have to be more expensive than less quality
meat?
Geoff Bolton suggested that cheap meat is often blasted off the bone…are there
any other general differences?
Why should people buy meat from their local butcher, as opposed to the
supermarket?
So I understand that you sell alternative meat to just the usual chicken, beef etc.,
can you tell us what else you sell?
_____? Have you ever tried _____? I’ve never even thought about it! What’s it like?
Since the horsemeat scandal, have you found that it has affected your trade in
anyway? Positively or negatively?
We’ve found out that generally some of us are put off from buying quality
butchers meat because of its high prices in comparison to cheap meat at
supermarkets, do you see this as a problem?
In these tough times, are you feeling the pressure? Have meat prices risen?
And finally, were finding out soon which one of us is eating horse burger for the
very first time, Do you have any delicious horse recipes you’d like to share?
Thanks ever so much for joining us today Kenny, its been great to here from you!
If you want to find out more about Kenny and his butchers shop we’ve got links
to his website on our Facebook page, just type in Bon Appetit. Also tweet along
with us! Let us know what exotic meats you’ve tried and what you’ve thought
about them! Have you eaten crocodile tail? Let us know!
Short sting
So the Lincoln hotel is set in the very heart of uphill Lincoln, with the stunning
view of the cathedral literally on its doorstep. We met up with head-chef Dale
Gill, to discuss the advantages of the Lincoln hotel being one of a minority of
restaurants that serve Lincoln red beef. Dale had a lot to say about the
advantages of using locally sourced produce.
DALE GILL interview
‘…can associate that particular meat comes from them’
However Dale seemed fairly positive that the Lincoln Hotel would continue to
serve traditional dishes as averse to experimenting with alternative forms of
meat.
Curious, we asked you if you were interested in trying horsemeat, which led to a
50/50 divide in opinion…WE HAVE DIVIDED YOU!
And with very few local restaurants wishing to take that risk and push the
boundaries by introducing alternative and exotic meats to their menu... where
can the half of you who were interested in trying it, actually go?
BILLY GEMMELL INTERVIEW
LONG JINGLE
That was restaurant owner Billy Gemmell there and all of the information about
Billy’s restaurant is on our Facebook page, search Bon Appetit, and click on the
link to our blog where you will find out everything you need to know
AND NOW it is the moment of truth, it’s that time of show where one of us will be
trying this beautifully cooked horse burger live on air.
If you visit the Siren Website…at www.sirenonline.co.uk... You should be able to
view us both live on the webcam, we’ll give you all wave now, hello!
So the poll has officially closed… and I can now announce that you voted for…
(…).
How are you feeling about this ___?
Now as ____ tucks in, let me just tell you a little history behind this particular
horse burger, its all the way from France, 97% horse, the rest is onions and
seasoning, and its been cooked on a griddle pan for approximately 7 minutes or
so it should be nice and tender!
So how does it taste ___?
Looking at it, what does it look like?
What’s your verdict then, would you recommend?
We have another special guest just joining us, local parent Alistair Williams,
father to 8 year old son Rai, Hello Alistair thanks for joining us!
What do you think to trying horsemeat? Would you and your son be interested in
it?
Since the horsemeat scandal, are you more worried about what you and your son
are eating when purchasing goods from the supermarket?
What do you rather go for, convenience and the cheaper options or good quality
meat that may be more expensive?
Why is this?
So if I informed you that you could buy quality butchers mince beef, more than
enough to feed both yourself and your son quite happily for dinner, priced at just
£2, does that sound appealing to you?
One of our British newspapers posted an article about the Horsemeat scandal
suggesting that it 'could make pupils switch to unhealthy packed lunches'. As a
parent, are you put off paying for school dinners that use ingredients that we
don’t necessarily know where they’ve been sourced?
Times are tough at the moment for all of us, are you finding that you’re being
pushed more towards buying meat in bulk meaning cheaper and less quality?
Do you have any tips for parents out there who are worried about what they’re
eating and feeding their children and how to over come this? Meal time
alternatives for example?
And finally, do you feel more open to introducing alternative forms of meat into
your diet, as long as you can guarantee its traceability?
Thank you so much for talking to us today it’s been a pleasure!
And if you have any issues concerning todays show please do log onto our
Facebook page, search Bon Appetit or tweet us @bonappetit.
And that, unfortunately is all we have time for today, so to sum up the show,
we’ve got more of an idea of what you want from your meat…
…we’ve found that its not exactly the fact that we may have been eating horse,
it’s the fact that its not been labelled.
And I think we’ve put quite a positive spin on the horsemeat scandal! Hurrah!
So thank you again for joining us today on SirenFM 107.3, be sure to check out
our online blog for exclusive additional content, which is linked on our Facebook
page, search Bon Appetit and you’ll find it all on there.
Coming up next, it’s the news.
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