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Food can tell us a lot about our politicians, at least that seems to be what we think. We love to see them eat and we obsess about what goes in their mouths. It can be a high-wire act. Do it right to prove that you are just like your voters but do it wrong and you are a slob, a phoney or a weirdo.

In this week鈥檚 food programme Sheila Dillon investigates the power of public eating in political campaigning. We talk to Trump鈥檚 former communications Director Anthony 'The Mooch' Scaramucci about the president鈥檚 love of fast food and why he communicates so well through what he eats. Ed Miliband鈥檚 former advisor Ayesha Hazarika tells us why photos of him eating a bacon sandwich had measurable effect on the 2015 General Election. We also talk to James Beard winning photo journalist Gary He about his time with some of the Democratic Candidates taking photos of every single thing they ate.

Presented by Sheila Dillon
Produced by Sam Grist for 麻豆社 Audio in Bristol