Cynthia Erivo bakes for everyone on the Wicked set! | Dish Podcast | Waitrose

It’s all singing, dancing, chatting, and eating as we welcome the phenomenal Cynthia Erivo to the Dish table this week. Born in Stockwell, London, and now based in Los Angeles, Cynthia’s résumé as an actor, singer, and songwriter is nothing short of extraordinary. She made her Broadway debut as Cecile in The Color Purple, a performance that casually earned her both a Tony and a Grammy. Since then, she’s gone on to shine in Harriet (earning her first Oscar nomination), Widows, Luther: The Fallen Sun, Drift, and more recently, her second Oscar-nominated role as Elphaba in the box office musical smash, Wicked. And just when you thought she couldn’t be busier, Cynthia joins Nick and Angela to talk about her new album I Forgive You — a 20-track project that tells her life story in four distinct parts. It’s out on the 6th June in the U.K. To mark the start of June, we served up a vibrant vegan roasted red pepper, aubergine & freekeh salad with extra courgettes (Angela's favourite, of course). As Cynthia doesn’t drink, our trio sipped on a glass of REAL Peony Blush Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Tea — but if you’re after a wine pairing, the Waitrose experts recommend a glass of Eminence de Bijou rosé. From Cynthia’s love of baking and her very specific garlic allergy, to her strong opinions on the entire onion family (sorry if you’re listening, onion fam), this episode covers it all. And if that wasn’t enough, she shares how Ariana Grande helped bring her new record to life — plus gives us a front-row seat to her jaw-dropping vocal power! Find all Dish episodes here: https://pod.link/1626354833 All recipes from this podcast can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dish Follow Dish:   / dish_podcast     / dishpodcast   Follow Waitrose:   / waitrose     / waitrose   Follow Nick:   / nicholasgrimshaw     / nickgrimshaw   Follow Angela:   / angelacooking   Follow Cold Glass Productions:   / coldglassproductions     / cold-glass-productions   We can’t all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help. Send your dilemmas to [email protected] and she’ll try to answer in a future episode. Dish is a Cold Glass Production for Waitrose ------------------------------------ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Welcome to Dish! 02:12 - Musical Angela unlocked 03:20 - Cynthia is here! 05:18 - Running a half marathon before a Broadway show?! 06:40 - Cheers! 07:00 - Cynthia’s portable tea flask 07:44 - Food likes and dislikes 10:37 - A new wave of vegan food 11:49 - Vegan menu at Murano 12:49 - Food is served and recipe information 14:55 - Wine pairing 15:23 - Recipe link 15:36 - Cynthia’s go-to dishes at home 16:01 - Cynthia’s love for baking! 17:10 - Cynthia’s new album ‘I Forgive You’ 18:41 - Writing songs about people 19:16 - The moment Cynthia realised she loved to sing 21:29 - Writing the album during Wicked 24:06 - Who Cynthia calls on for advice 25:06 - The Defying Gravity note! 27:08 - Fast Food Quiz 28:41 - London vs L.A. quickfire 29:36 - End of the Show Question