Ate Ate Ate
Episodes
Eating Michelin
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Jean sit down with Kate Underwood, who is the Communications/Kaitaki Lead at Eat New Zealand, the Restaurant Manager at plant-based restaurant...
How to eat on holiday
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Jean are back! And they've been travelling! And eating! In this episode of Ate Ate Ate, we talk about top tips + tricks of how to approach...
Spilling the tea ft. Jesse's Teahouse
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're stoked to welcome Jesse's Teahouse, one of the biggest tea educators + appreciators in the English-speaking world, onto the pod to talk ...
2025: What's going on with food right now?
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! We're baaaaaack! Sam and Jean take to the microphone once again for Season 2 of Ate Ate Ate, alongside returning guest Emily Contois (profe...
Episode 13: Eating 2024
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We sign off for the year in our finale episode, where we talk about everything from the best things we ate, our highlights of 2024, and where the fuck...
Steven Junil Park is an Artist Who Eats
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we make a version of juk (Korean rice porridge) for Steven Park, who is a multidisciplinary artist behind the label 6x4. He has a lot...
brunelle dias is an Artist Who Eats
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we make banana roti for brunelle dias, a painter from India who is drawn to colour, light, and illuminating the sacred in the every d...
Tony Guo is an Artist Who Eats
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we make rou jia mo for Tony Guo, a painter that grew up in Northeast China and moved to Aotearoa when he was 12 (by himself!). For ...
Saraid de Silva is an Artist Who Eats
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For a special one-off season, Sam Low and Jean Teng talk to four Artists Who Eat, making a dish in response to their work, discussing how food interse...
Episode 12: Eating Restaurant of the Year
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which Jean and Sam talk about restaurant lists, Top 50, Metro Restaurant of the Year, and the Auckland restaurant scene in general. Congratulation...
Episode 11: Eating Reality TV (ft. Nat Wolf / Masterchef Australia)
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Jean talk to Nat Wolf, the winner of Masterchef Australia 2024. Nat was a fan favourite from day dot, having made a kangaroo larb on the first...
Episode 10: Eating Takeout (ft. Julie Zhu of Takeout Kids)
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Julie Zhu, the director and creator of beautifully observed documentary series Takeout Kids. In season two, she invites us...
Episode 9: We Check In (ft. Each Other)
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the check-in episode! Sam Low and Jean Teng have had quite busy lives recently - including visiting Tasmania together, prepping for a pop-up,...
Episode 8: Eating & TCM (ft. Zoey Xinyi Gong)
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Low and Jean Teng discover the basic principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), thanks to Chinese Medicine food therapist and registered di...
Episode 7: Getting Baked (ft. Erin Clarkson / Cloudy Kitchen)
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Erin Clarkson (Cloudy Kitchen), a New Zealand-based baker whose fervent fanbase is made up of dedicated blog readers and I...
Episode 6: Eating Queer Food (ft. John Birdsall)
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Low and Jean Teng talk to James Beard award-winning author John Birdsall (The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard) about the question: w...
Episode 5: Eating Coffee (ft. Sarah Allen of Barista Magazine)
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Both Sam and Jean don't eat breakfast - they eat coffee. In this episode, Sam (former NZ Barista Champion, Latte Art Champion, coffee trainer and ...
Episode 4: Eating Nostalgia (ft. David Correos)
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Jean talk to comedian David Correos (Taskmaster NZ) about their childhood faves and memories from youth, including all-you-can-eat buffets, Lo...
Episode 3: Foraging for Beginners (ft. Liv Sisson)
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Low and Jean Teng don't know much about foraging. In this episode, they talk to Liv Sisson (author of Fungi of Aotearoa) about the fungi of Ao...
Episode 2: Eating in Malaysia
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jean and Sam go to Malaysia! In this episode, our two food-obsessed hosts talk about the cultural cuisine of Kuala Lumpur and Penang, their favourite ...
Episode 1: Eating on Social Media (ft. Emily Contois)
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Jean talk about the influence of social media on the way we eat, consume, and think about food. Featuring guest Emily Contois (the author of F...
Episode 0: We Interview Each Other
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Low and Jean Teng talk about how they got into food, their best and worst dining experiences, why they love food so much, and how they think about...