Ewan Gleadow
Ewan Gleadow covers consumer-facing food stories for the Daily Express, with a focus on supermarket cooking, everyday nutrition, and the way food intersects with popular culture. His work sits at the intersection of lifestyle service journalism and trending social news, bringing official health guidance and expert commentary into accessible pieces about what people eat and buy. He writes reported explainers and news features rather than recipes, often using supermarket case studies, clinical research and consumer anecdotes to anchor food topics in everyday life.
Supermarket hacks and home cooking
A recurring strand in Gleadow’s food coverage is supermarket-focused advice and hacks, where branded products and store guidance drive the story. He reports on reader-friendly tricks for making classic dishes work better, such as highlighting supermarket advice on getting roast potatoes right with one simple step.
His work also includes money-saving pieces, such as coverage of a Tesco shopper who managed to fill an entire freezer for less than £5, using specific basket contents and prices to show how shoppers can stretch household budgets. His reporting on Doritos’ Tangy Cheese packet recall spells out how a packaging error led to undeclared soya and the health risks flagged by food authorities, making a technical labelling issue understandable for everyday consumers. Across these stories he keeps detail on brands, costs and practical steps front and center, turning supermarket news into clear guidance for home cooks and grocery shoppers.
Food, health and gut science
Gleadow regularly links food choices to health outcomes, especially around digestion and gut health. In his coverage of nutrition expert Dr William Li, he presents kiwifruit as a “superfruit,” explaining how its fibre and polyphenols can improve the gut microbiome and brain function, and relays trial findings that eating one kiwi a day can rapidly shift gut bacteria.
He has written pieces on acid reflux and heartburn symptoms around heavy festive meals, outlining the signs to watch for after Christmas dinner and relaying NHS guidance on when discomfort becomes a concern. These articles combine clinical language with plain explanations of symptoms and risks, giving readers a bridge between medical advice and the food they eat.
His health-focused food stories tend to emphasise simple, actionable changes - specific fruits, meal tweaks, and awareness of warning signs - rather than abstract wellness trends.
Food safety and recalls
Food safety is another recurring theme, where Gleadow treats recalls and contamination risks as consumer news rather than specialist regulation.
In his coverage of the Doritos Tangy Cheese recall, he explains that a labelling error caused undeclared soya in packets, sets out why this matters for people with allergies, and points to the role of the Food Standards Authority in issuing alerts. He frames the recall as a practical issue - what products are affected, what shoppers should look for, and how they can respond - keeping the focus on real-world impact rather than technical compliance. This approach fits with his broader tendency to translate institutional guidance into clear steps for supermarket customers.
Food in celebrity and culture
Gleadow’s food coverage often draws on celebrity stories and cultural moments, using the eating habits of well-known figures to add texture to food reporting. His piece on Michael Jackson’s tour diet sets out detailed in-flight food orders, from daily KFC meals with mashed potatoes and biscuits to white wine served covertly in Diet Coke cans, using these specifics to show how food rituals shape a star’s private routine. He has written about a Death Row inmate’s 48‑item last meal request, using the extraordinary scale and detail of the order to explore how food features in extreme, highly charged situations.
This strand of his work treats celebrity diets and unusual meals as cultural artefacts, connecting readers’ interest in famous people to broader questions about comfort, indulgence and identity through food.
Trending social news and culture background
Gleadow brings a wider social news and culture background to his food beat, informed by work across music, film, viral stories and trending social coverage. His author profile for the Daily Express US highlights a focus on news and trending social stories, with a particular interest in music and culture, and his archives there include entertainment pieces such as coverage of rock singer Vince Neil’s “painful” live performance.
A profile at another national tabloid lists topic expertise in music, film, social and viral news, along with food-adjacent consumer pieces on Christmas heartburn, NHS digestive-health warnings and supermarket budgeting.
He also runs a culture site where he serves as editor in chief, reinforcing a long-standing focus on reviews and commentary across entertainment and pop culture. This broader experience shapes his food coverage, which frequently uses cultural references, celebrity anecdotes and social talking points to make nutrition, supermarket shopping and food safety feel current and shareable.
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