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The pair are so proud of their city that they’ve been given the keys to it, allowing them to step into spaces few get access to.

All aboard the SS Great Britain, on stage at Bristol Old Vic, in the directors’ box at Ashton Gate Stadium and across the sweeping landscape of Chew Magna.

The Show

Charismatic best mates Jayde & Josh dig into the food, culture, people and stories that shape the places we live.

With the spirit of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown running through it, this show is a celebration of communities and the finer details that give a place its identity, turning somewhere you pass through into somewhere you belong.

Filmed entirely on location, COTU leaves the studio behind and places each episode in a setting that sparks the conversation from the very first moment.

Series One: Bristol

Series One starts at home.

Jayde and Josh take their shared hometown of Bristol and put it under the microscope, convinced it might be the centre of everything. Using the city itself as their studio, they set out to prove it.

And of course it has to start in Bristol.

Not only has its food scene been consistently recognised by leading critics, with Grace Dent writing that “the city, after London, that excites me the most to eat in is Bristol,” that same energy runs through the wider culture of the city.

From its globally recognised music scene to its reputation as the home of one of Europe’s largest street art festivals, Upfest. With a legacy shaped by artists like Banksy, Massive Attack and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, there is a constant influx of new voices across art, music and performance. The city continues to evolve without losing its identity, making it one of the most culturally dynamic places in the UK.

Series Two and Beyond…?

If season one wants to test the theory that Bristol is the Centre of the Universe, then season 2 goes elsewhere to prove everywhere else is not quite as good.

Who will be brave enough to take that on. From Brighton to Swansea to Tokyo, Jayde and Josh are ready to pack their bags and find out.

Jayde Adams

Jayde Adams is a multi award winning comedian, actor and presenter, and a BBC Radio 4 host. She is known for her distinctive voice across television, film, live performance and broadcast.

A breakthrough performance on Strictly Come Dancing, her screen work includes roles in The Outlaws, the triple BAFTA winning show, Alma’s Not Normal and Good Omens, as well as appearing as the lead in the Take That musical feature film, Greatest Days. She has also appeared across a wide range of British television including 8 Out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie to You? and House of Games, Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK and BBC’s Mastermind.

Jayde has firmly established herself in the food world, hosting Netflix’s Crazy Delicious alongside Heston Blumenthal and Niklas Ekstedt, and hosting Snackmasters with the UK’s finest Michelin chefs with the show being nominated for a BAFTA during 2020.

On radio, she has created and hosted shows for BBC Radio 4 including Jayde Adams: Welcome to the Neighbourhood and Jayde Adams: ASDA to DIVA, building a reputation for combining comedy with personal storytelling. She has also been a guest on many of the UK’s biggest podcasts, including Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, where she remains the only guest to be removed from the dream restaurant for saying the magic ingredient.

Her stand up career includes winning the Funny Women Award and a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her Amazon Prime special Serious Black Jumper has amassed over 350 million views across social media and was long listed for an Emmy for this show, cementing her as a major digital and live presence.

Josh Eggleton MBE

Josh Eggleton MBE is a celebrated chef and one of the UK’s leading culinary voices.

He rose to national prominence through Great British Menu, bringing an ingredient led style rooted in the West Country. A former Gordon Ramsay Scholar, he earned a Michelin star at The Pony & Trap in 2011 aged 27, one of the youngest chefs in the UK to do so.

He now oversees around nine restaurant sites and hospitality businesses across the South West, employing approximately 250 people, and has become a central figure in shaping Bristol’s food culture. His work spans both hospitality and social impact, including Channel 4’s The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes, a widely recognised experiment exploring dementia through a working restaurant.

Alongside his restaurants, he has spent nearly 20 years creating food festivals and public events that champion a positive, inclusive food culture. These include Anti Banquet, Eat Drink Bristol Fashion, Bristol Seafood Week, Breaking Bread Festival and F.O.D.A, the Festival of Food and Drink.

His projects extend into community work, including the Pony Farm Bus and Caring at Christmas, now approaching ten years, supporting Bristol’s homeless community through food and hospitality. As founder of Anti Banquet, he continues to bring chefs, hospitality and the public together in new ways.

His work across food, community and culture has made him a defining voice in modern British hospitality, recognised with an MBE in 2021 for services to the community in Bristol during Covid 19.

7FIFTY FILMS

is an independent, Bristol-based production agency specialising in documentary-style branded content, ad-funded programming (AFP), branded entertainment and podcasts for the digital age.

Storytelling sits at the heart of the company’s work, with a focus on authentic, real-world narratives that connect with modern audiences.

With over 20 years’ experience spanning branded content, podcasts and broadcast television, 7FIFTY offers end-to-end production partnerships, covering strategy, creative, production, post-production and delivery, alongside in-house social and YouTube channel management.

7FIFTY was founded by Creative Director Rosa Brough, with Dominic Pisani serving as Director of Partnerships & Production.

THE Partnership

Jayde and Josh’s friendship runs through the heart of the show.

They met back in 2023 through the Anti Banquet, a bi annual event organised by Josh and hosted by Jayde. The banquet has raised over £250k to tackle food inequality in the West Country and they have been circling each other’s worlds ever since.

Their connection is built on shared instincts, a love of food and a deep pride in where they are from. Both come from working class South Bristol and both have gone on to build standout careers in their own fields.

Home is where the heart is, and in this case, it is where their story starts.

And, for reasons no one can explain, both of their mums are called Gail.