The Dos and Don'ts of Food Etiquette | William Hanson

[@BeardlyTheFirst]

I'd LOVE William to attend a 'pretentious ingredients' video !!

[@stephaniewhitaker5253]

What a fabulous idea

[@EmmaAnimalWelfare]

omg YES

[@LingLingW]

Double the yes!

[@rebeccachappell8447]

Yes

[@TheDavidMac90]

Great idea

[@TinfromOz]

"It makes no business interest for us to get better".....I actually snorted. NEVER change Jamie, we love you

[@Kopa_Malphas]

"Obviously my husband, but he can be at an adjoining table" Killed me xD

[@emmonaghan5605]

i cant believe our carrot soup incident has been shared with the world! love you guys x

[@stephaniewhitaker5253]

Thank you for sharing it, it was very funny

[@phauntis]

I've been right there with the base not fastened securely with pea soup

[@Jason-ko2tb]

I had the same thing happen to me! but with curry base sauce!

[@thesallykim]

Mike's hesitation about whether or not to say "food-gasm" and then proceeding to decide whether or not to repeat himself after the "A what?" was funnier than I expected.

[@tattyuk75]

An etiquette expert with no trace of stuffiness! Great interview boys and William was terrifically entertaining 😂

[@SortedFood]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kimmychuang5564]

I would LOVE to have William back. His voice is so posh yet the things he says are some of the funniest I've heard. Would be great to review Pretentious Ingredients or have some sort of etiquette game!

[@leighalmond4128]

Yes! Great idea!

[@johnbaldwin143]

William Hanson is hilarious such a great sense of humour. Great content!

[@Lou-Mae]

54:17 - I believe Mike is thinking of "itadakimasu", translating to "to humbly receive".

[@sapphoculloden5215]

Ah, yes, Eat The Ducky Moss ...

[@SanniSandyBunny2000]

​@@sapphoculloden5215hello 👋 fellow Emmy made in Japan, fan.

[@sarahlangdon1965]

I’m absolutely loving Under the Cloche series!! William is the perfect balance of delightful, entertaining, and educational. I’m off to find his Podcast…

[@d1gga383]

A sorted food/sexted my boss crossover. My 2 favourite shows (almost) combined. What a good watch. Thanks guys! All you need now is a pass it on episode with William and Jordan and our lives are complete :-)

[@SortedFood]

Ooo that could be a great one!!

[@toni_go96]

This was such a hilarious and fun episode to watch. As Mike pointed out there is a negative connotation to etiquette in terms of it being very posh and classist, but it's really nice to see someone break it down to something as simple as being confident and kind, as well as something that changes with time. I think my favorite bit though was just Jamie laughing all through the podcast. You can tell he really enjoyed this interview.

[@jessicamayo7402]

I really think that at the end of the month you should do a video making all the "One thing that people have to cook" answers from guests that month.

[@tristanmills4948]

I love the description of why teach etiquette. Working with students from marginalized backgrounds, and important part is etiquette. Both workplace and social. It gives the confidence to navigate the world and workplace they'll be entering. It might be worth teaching most students some if that... Even the email etiquette I'd expect seems to be missing - but in other ways they are ahead of many older people when it comes to things like Ms, Mx and just respecting others.

[@gerrys1]

"marginalized backgrounds". Give it a rest

[@idontusetwitter]

Marginalized backgrounds? Sounds a bit racist to me. You have many white people in your group?

[@Nope-vo9pm]

You should also learn proper grammar, syntax, and sentence structure.

[@tristanmills4948]

@@gerrys1 Why don't you look at the world? Not everyone is a middle class white man. People from the council estate/projects do not get the same opportunities. People from rural ares also don't. Working class people don't either. But its fine, you've got yours.

[@tristanmills4948]

@@Nope-vo9pm You should learn some etiquette, and not say anything unless you have something constructive to say.

[@Jugaard]

Amazing crossover that I did NOT expect!😃

[@dovike.V.]

I was like WHAAAAT??? amazing

[@Jugaard]

@@dovike.V.same, absolutely not what I expected this Friday but I’m definitely a fan

[@SortedFood]

Glad you liked it!

[@Judymontel]

Loving this! In the 80s, my family and I became fans of the books of Judith Martin from the US who had a syndicated column as "Miss Manners." Her hilarious examples of questions and responses were wonderful (I still have and reread many of her books) and truly reflected the principles of kindness and awareness as well as educating many about the history of how some of the customs came about and why they varied in different places.

[@Aquelll]

I fully agree on the force of habit thing. I am a registered nurse and I notice if people have good veins on their forearms to put IV catheters in wherever I am. And I say to my girlfriend sometimes "Oh, that cashier had very good looking veins". 😅

[@Lark1610]

Funny enough, it's not the first time I hear/read something like that from a nurse!

[@nikimolnar99]

Good etiquette is simply not making other people uncomfortable or embarrassed and being considerate of the people around you.

[@fduisterwinkel]

Etiquette = don't be a dick? Oooh, I never knew I was posh

[@Psylaine64]

Yes thank you. its laying the table for fine dinning but when the guest picks the wrong fork .. you COPY!! not shame

[@lunatickgeo]

@@Psylaine64 I was taught not to shame but don't copy. I'm to ignore the faux pas. If you don't see it, it didn't happen. I'm not to mention it so no one gets embarrassed. We don't make assumptions and we just carry on doing what we were taught to do. The reason for this is there is always the slim chance that if I copy and the person who made the mistake learns of their mistake, they might think I was mocking them, and mocking them publicly.

[@dealbreakerc]

@@lunatickgeo As long as the food gets in their mouth without getting on them or the table/floor or otherwise making a mess, then it doesn't fucking matter what utensil is used. If someone wants to eat with a knife and can do it without cutting themselves or making a mess then I don't give fuck.

[@lunatickgeo]

@@dealbreakerc I don't know if this is your intention so I apologize in advance if it isn't, but there's this attitude some people have (like the one you're describing) that implies having standards is somehow pretentious and ridiculous. If someone ate with their hands at a sit-down formal dinner and put one foot up on their seat so they can rest their elbow on their knee as they eat and disregards the utensils, I'm sorry but I will give a fuck. I will ignore the person as I was taught, I will not shame them or correct them, but you bet they will never get an invite from me again. Etiquette goes both ways, respect to the guest but respect to the host as well. If a person can't be bothered to subscribe to society's norms, then they better find a society with behavior they are more in line with.

[@simonl.6338]

This posh system of etiquette and conversational style, the whole ruleset, has something incredibly calming to it. The structure somehow ensures a certain safety on a social level. Absolutly makes sense to me.

[@JT-ry5ei]

I'm only 17 minutes in and this is an absolutely delightful interview.

[@peterdeane4490]

I had an experience similar to Em's. I had just taken a lasagna out of the oven. It was in my nice cobalt blue Pyrex baking dish and had been considerably overcooked. I set it down on the cupboard on a thick hot pad and left the room (fortunately) to do something else. I could hear an odd ticking noise, so I turned around to head back into the kitchen, just as the lasagna dish exploded spectacularly. There were bits of noodles, sauce, ground beef, and crumbles of blue glass all over the kitchen. I am assuming that the hot pad was a bit damp; otherwise, I have no idea why the dish exploded. Thank goodness no one was hurt by the flying glass and scalding hot ingredients, but it was hell to clean up. Peter and I love watching Sorted Food.

[@toni_go96]

Oh my god.. that sounds horrific.. I'm glad nobody was hurt. Clean up sounds like a nightmare.

[@gellawella]

Thank gods you left and no one else went there! Oh the horror!! Maybe we’re so lucky someone have the knowledge as to why this happened and share that with us? Meanwhile, I hope this hasn’t put you off making lasagna. 🧡

[@aliciaapro7502]

I had a pyrex dish explode on me too!! I had just made a spinach pie which I normally add a bit of milk at the end to crisp up the pastry and so it doesn't dry out. I turned off the oven when it was done but mum decided to turn the oven on to "heat" it up a bit more and we heard a huge bang of glass shattering. My theory has always been that there was no longer any water/ liquid left and that's why it exploded, but it has always been a mystery to me.

[@JakkuTheMagicalCattu]

Was your kitchen fairly cold that day? Even if you lay something on a hot pad if the rooms fairly cold the scalding hot glass rapidly changing temperatures probably caused it to shatter also it could be micro cracks formed while it was heating up and expanding then cooling down and de expanding causing it to break again! Not a scientist though had the same thing happen during a very cold day after heating up a jug to boiling temps as soon as I heard the cracking I placed it in a washing up bowl and booked it out of the room 😅 a few seconds later it went boom luckily not to much mess

[@peterdeane4490]

@@JakkuTheMagicalCattu That's a good question. This happened several years ago, but our kitchen isn't normally cold except for first thing in the morning. It has a large south-facing window and a baseboard heater in the dining area.

[@cassdaschofsky2214]

I enjoyed every second of this! How marvelous to look at etiquette and manners as being self-aware and kind! Why did that ever stop?!

[@wasabi5794]

Listening to a food etiquette expert whilst eating chicken with greasy fingers and drinking soda straight from the big PET bottle. :D

[@SortedFood]

You do you!

[@toni_go96]

It works as long as you're behind closed doors right

[@hallieharvey4073]

@@toni_go96with curtains drawn

[@e3498-v7l]

Love the pod, guys! I'd never have found people like William without it.

[@JaySay]

As an american, it's fun to see all these wonderful UK guests on the podcast! I would think it would be difficult to pin down the "highest person of etiquette" seeing how much you guys care about proper etiquette in general, but I can see that he is on an upper echelon of prim and proper.😂

[@aharon59]

You should listen to his podcast Help I`ve Sexted My Boss before you decide how prim and proper he really is🤣 That accent can hide a multitude of sins quite successfully😜

[@alleeum]

I’ve always thought the two most important things you can teach children are (1) good reading skills (because they can then learn anything) and (2) good etiquette skills (because they can then be comfortable anywhere). 💙

[@sevenember3332]

Absolutely agree! I’ve learned so many (potentially questionable) things from reading and was taught basic etiquette by my family. My finer etiquette was surprisingly taught through my high school and the US Marine Corps

[@andreaweber8059]

Good values also, maybe....

[@creatora123]

From now on when i hear someone saying that was "class" i'll imagine that man. Whan an absolute delight of an interview.

[@SortedFood]

Aah, us too! So glad you enjoyed it

[@aimeeparrott9204]

Dear Sorted, What an absolutely marvelous podcast. I'm thrilled to meet William and have added his podcast to my list of things to enjoy. Yours, etc

[@jansennhenn579]

Listening to this podcast shows me how etiquette can be slightly different from country to country. As being born in Northern Germany and raised pretty old-fashioned I was taught for example to be on time for a dinner party, because too early was the same like you said, but being too late might "ruin" the prepared meals. Like my granny said: Too early is also not on time.

[@VamLoveAndKisses]

I've seen a few of William's shorts but I never realised how funny he is. What an interesting guest!

[@ashbulldog]

Man I can just sit and listen to William talking all day. That voice is smoother than butter and does things to me I’d rather not admit 😅

[@CiderDivider]

William is such a delight!! I hope he had as much fun with the guys as we did watching the video :)

[@NostalgiaKillah_]

Aww I love him. He’s not just superrrr posh, he’s also so down to earth at his core and funny as heck!!

[@DarrinsDaffs]

Mr. Hanson, please do provide an audio edition of your new book. Many thanks.

[@marylynne9104]

William is a hoot! Love this conversation so much. Please have him on again.

[@swissfoodie3542]

I am not yet finished with this video, but I absolutely love it ! William Hanson is so british (I mean that in a very good way), and the interview is great fun to watch. I love this format and the guests, and also the style of interviewing. Great job Sorted boys !

[@Judokasting]

I could have quite literally listen to William talk for hours. When an absolute wonderful guest.

[@albertoroche9831]

Very interested to see the impact that other cultures have when you're trained in etiquette for your country/culture. Back at home, we definitely stagger the arrival times but we tend to prioritize mini-plates for people to pick at rather than large dinners with everyone sitting at once.

[@noangelthis]

These podcasts are great- wonderful choices of guests and the longform videos with relaxed chats are so enjoyable! ♥

[@royjohansen3730]

"I'll tell you off-mic" at 56:10 sounded a lot like "I'll tell you off, Mike".

[@miford3445]

This was fantastic! I love how he explained etiquette as a confidence builder, I so agree. And as other commenters said, Mr. William Hanson must come back! I need to see his face during a "real" Sorted situation.

[@margowsky]

If Jamie had a twin brother that was his exact opposite, it would be William.

[@AnneMcDonagh-w5m]

William is marvellous! Well done to Mike and Jamie for a wonderful interview - they were so good at engaging their guest that William even got a little "gossipy" towards the end - such enjoyment and such fun! Gonna go check out his podcast right away! Great job, Sorted!

[@ironclad10727]

Mike’s sudden realization after clone a Willy was magnificent

[@jeor1298]

This guy is absolutely fantastic, i learned so much and he was so enjoyable. I loved how he was able to make the boys squirm if he wanted, that was hilarious. I would love to see more of him in any capacity.

[@dorcas9370]

Really enjoyed this interview, interesting, informative, uplifting and also really amusing! Should be applied to life in general, not only food. Thank you chaps!

[@nunutiiiiii]

I enjoyed this episode so much as per usual and learnt a lot. Thank you for the laughs and thank you Mr. Hanson for an informative yet enjoyable micro manners lesson. 😄 Would love to see more content like this.

[@angelb7817]

Oh, I have missed your podcasts ever so. This new format is quite interesting & your guests have all been so lovely to listen to❤

[@CarolynParsons-mv1ji]

3:51 Oh no!!!! The expression on her face of “help me!” And looking so sad is priceless! As long as she’s laughing, I’m laughing! 5:19 “My what?!” 😂😂😂 6:53 “He can be at an adjoining table.” 😂 I LOVE the idea of teaching etiquette as a way of boosting confidence! I had never thought of it this way either, but in a positive light, it really would! Thank you!!! 14:10 The idea of being aroused by piano legs KILLS me!!!! 😂😂😂😂 Modifying etiquette to fit the current culture is fabulous. I didn’t realize that was being taught! 24:51 Doggie bags are fabulous! 32:41 “Clone a Willy” …. There are some stories you just can’t make up. The fact that she was willing to share this story, even though her identity is kept a secret…. O…M…F…G… 44:31 The idea of etiquette as context makes a lot of sense. I’M LEARNING SO MUCH!!!!! 51:10 Pre-planned thank yous…I’m in favor of this concept! 59:09 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 Soooooooo much awkward!!!! The traffic horn timing was hilariously perfect. 1:00:07 I LOVE rhubarb and I completely agree with this!!!

[@ladyT_VR46]

I ADORE William! He's so funny and such a darling ❤ xxx

[@rulitossimplyrulitos1088]

I didn’t finish this as I have to return from my break at the office. I can’t wait to listen to more of this podcast on my way home. What a marvelous inside about the British etiquette! As a born and raised South American, I couldn’t help but laughing out loud about arriving on time -or early- to a dinner party. There is a wonderful viral video of three guys dressed like their Italian mothers yelling orders to each other in controlled chaos, putting the food in plates, school cafeteria style. Those are the dinner parties I’m more used to! 😂

[@seanpuptreacy]

That was absolutely hilarious. That guy is a legend. So funny and witty. Needs a TV show

[@CreachterZ]

This was a pure joy to watch. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

[@lynnbean7200]

This was a great interview. Much more interesting and fun than I expected. Thank you William. My favourite example of etiquette in action was attending a formal banquet in China. We were told beforehand that the last course (of many) would be oranges. This is the signal that the banquet has ended and it's time to leave. I think that's such a good idea.

[@lynnbean7200]

Oh and I should have said that I absolutely agree about rhubarb crumble. One of the world's great dishes.

[@IAmTheBeckett]

I remember being told that "it's not over til the rice arrives", rice being the last savoury item normally served at a normal "posh" meal in China (not a banquet). Super super useful to know!

[@KingKool2099]

Me at the start: Oh, this should be nice. Me after he tells the story at the midpoint in the podcast: I'M TRAVELING BACK IN TIME TO A TIME WHERE YOU DIDN'T TELL THAT STORY

[@Snowshowslow]

Yessss aaaaah I need to scrub this from my mind

[@GeekMoiSiTuPeux]

William Hanson look like a really good James Bond villain though ;)

[@marthawilson444]

That failure story was awesome. Thanks for sharing Em.

[@basicwitch5151]

Two of my favourite microcosms coming together, I’m so happy!

[@anniebell6846]

William is honestly so refreshing to watch

[@HDizajn]

Oh, my, god! This guy is the real life Sheridan!!! I said that literally after a minute after he appeared and then when he said "candlelight supper", and bon vivant, I was literally on the floor!

[@hopegold883]

I am going to follow his pod. But what I really want is more of this convo.

[@alexandraandrist]

The best podcast episode I have ever heard ever

[@allonewordcaps]

Such a great guest. I learned so much. Thank you .

[@mjan1635]

that was brilliant, i need to check that podcast asap

[@ElectricUtopia]

Love William! So happy to see him on here 😁🥂

[@TraceyOfficial]

❤ another great episode, thank you. I was thinking about having William on one of your pretentious ingredients episodes and it made me think, is Etiquette being pretentious? But like Mike said, its Kindness in every Context.

[@jonnnyhol2001]

So did he notice the cheese?

[@arthurbuttons]

I just wanted to say, this is the first of your podcasts I have listened to and I loved this. Thank you. I love the idea of thinking of etiquette as confidence! I was definitely the person who said "it's not important" because I didn't understand it but I love the idea of it being able to KNOW those things so you can focus on the big picture. Obviously part of the reason rich people are (often more) successful (than equally talented less rich people) is because they have money/education/connections behind them but there also has to be something said for the people who are maybe a little bit more posher KNOW all this etiquette stuff and maybe that makes like thinking about the big picture and doing the networking/hobnobbing easier? I don't know. Have I made it political?

[@kierantansey5846]

He is funny and interesting in the most charming way

[@PokhrajRoy.]

10:08 OMG I FELT SEEN! I chose Needlework over Rock Climbing.

[@MoonlightCharizard]

25:30 totally agree with the doggy bag idea being a good way to evade food waste. I LOVE FOOD. But I've had bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) a few years ago, and I can't eat a lot of food (would do it again in a heartbeat though!). However, it's humiliating as an adult to ask if I can order off the kids menu, and no guarantee they'll even let me do it (because I'm not 12 and below). Also, over the years, I got sick of having to explain my situation, because I shouldn't justify myself every time I go out for a meal. So now I just carry a plastic container in my bag/purse and I just shove it in and eat it later. Also saves on throwable containers from the restaurant!

[@viper32153]

I was wondering why William seemed so familiar until it suddenly hit me a few minutes in that he's the same guy from the Help I Opened My Mum's Shoebox video

[@AdcrofromTikTok]

Great episode! I love William Hanson, I wish Ebbers had taken part too!

[@joshmartin6044]

As as USA viewer.... you should try to talk to Alton Brown. He had an amazing show called Good Eats. Started off in Cinematography and became a chef. He's also a staunch critic of unitasking kitchen gadgets. Worth a look at getting him to London or meet him near Atlanta, Georgia.

[@LadyFranW]

... but did he notice the cheese?! I need to know if Ben's sneaky poke landed.

[@mandygriffin5241]

Sexted my boss is brilliant. What a great podcast this has been.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

I ordered the book on 2024-06-04 and it arrived 2024-09-23. I've read four pages. So far so good.

[@stephaniewhitaker5253]

What a thoroughly charming, interesting and funny interview. I could have watched hours of that

[@carolprince16]

Wow, this is a collab I never saw coming! I love William's videos!

[@M1xerMP]

This was very interesting, learned a lot from this. Thank you guys so much for bringing us this

[@58Kym]

I hope they didn’t forget to write a thank you note to William! That was very entertaining and interesting.

[@ccsjc6697]

So we've had a chef, an etiquette expert, all we need now is a food critic and we've got ourselves a restaurant lol

[@scratchy4623]

What a lovely, interesting, intelligent man. I really enjoyed this episode, I was captivated through the whole episode. :)

[@awale223]

I absolutely love the variety of guests you guys have on the podcast! everyone has been so different but all so equally delightful in different ways! I must say though that I think this one has been my favourite so far XD Had no idea who William was coming into the podcast but my god he's hilarious!

[@beitermf]

I was so put off by the idea of an etiquette expert and fully expected not to like him. I'm delighted to be wrong! What a great chat.

[@dancinislivin828]

Really enjoying these! I just wish they came to the podcast audio feed a bit sooner, because that will make it much easier for me to listen

[@SillyGoose-d5z]

I really enjoyed this episode, what a charming and funny guest! Was delighted to see him chatting with the guys 😅

[@aowin5022]

Great chat, very educational but also very funny.

[@iClaudia1000]

OMG! What an amazing and unexpected collab! I clicked so fast!🤩

[@kidkurry]

Dear sorted food What an actually marvellous day we had today. The company we had was quite astounding in glee and you have wibbled my thrusset! many thanks bry x Any good?

[@JamwebMusic]

Under the cloche is the best poscast

[@pitdoctor]

48:34 Someone tell Will that James Martin is just wrong. Set your temperature to somewhere between 130F/54C and 140F/60C. Seal your bag and drop the meat in the bath for at least an hour. Take the pork out and give it a nice sear and enjoy that pork.

[@LizzieMcgraw]

Love your creativity, it's inspiring!

[@SortedFood]

Lizzie, you’re so complimentary about every one of our videos - that’s what I find inspiring!!

[@HyperReatik4]

@@SortedFood LMAO

[@alicehughes4926]

Gratin Dauphinoise will always be known as "finger pie" by my family after my brother over-enthusiastically using the mandolin to prepare it....

[@melissalambert7615]

Rhubarb crumble. I now adore you. I am always trying to get gardeners to grow rhubarb. You can even make a BBQ sauce with it.

[@tomfitzgibbons9875]

I’m with Spaff.. cold custard with hot pudding.

[@Pinkelel874]

MOOOOOOORRREEEEEEE moooorreeeee more! This is awesome

[@jeanmkaufmann]

Great show!! My pet peave is when people are carrying on a conversation on their phones (often private and on speaker) when in public. I work in a pharmacy and I don't need to know your business. If I have to call someone while in a shop, it is to ask is this something I need to purchase. 🙂🇨🇦

[@bobrong9645]

"Anyone with a pulse" that's a pretty highly specialised food etiquette, even for someone like me who loves his legumes.

[@bobsinclar007]

I've just found this can we have William on more often my god this was great