Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent
Episodes
Dion Sanusi (Yoi Indonesian Fusion) - joys and challenges
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak to restaurateur and salted egg obsessive Dion Sanusi, owner of Yoi in the Melbourne CBD. Yoi opened on Day One of Melbourne's emergence...
Mary-Louise McLaws (Professor of Epidemiology, UNSW) - Dine safe, everyone!
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With Melbourne reopening, we thought it was timely to check in with epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws to look at the new landscape with a dining skew....
Coskun Uysal (Tulum Restaurant) - a city of love, welcome & excellent food
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Melbourne is open! Coskun Uysal is gearing up to open his modern Turkish restaurant Tulum in a couple of days. He opens up about how negative and self...
Sophie Storen (Cookes Food) - dealing with the unexpected
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Melbourne prepares to reopen, I thought it would be great to get some intel from a caterer who specialises in dealing with the unexpected - bad wea...
Jessie Singh (Mr Brownie) - life and lessons
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Unstoppable Melbourne restaurateur Jessi Singh opened Mr Brownie in winter, adding it to a roster of restaurants that includes Daughter-in-Law, Mrs Si...
Alba Badrena Alcover - lovely and lively
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alba Badrena Alcover is a Spanish waiter who had about five jobs in March then lost them all when COVID hit. She's bounced around during the pandemic,...
Bruce Keebaugh (The Big Group) - hope and joy
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Normally at this time of year, event maestro Bruce Keebaugh would be putting final touches to his Bird Cage marquees and canapes, the hottest ticket a...
Jayne Newgreen (Talbot Provedore & Eatery/Provenir) - steering through tumult
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jayne Newgreen has so much going on! With her partner Christopher Howe, she runs Talbot Provedore & Eatery, a country store/cafe/restaurant with a str...
Victor Aghtan (Tim Ho Wan and Hawker Chan) - difficulties of reopening
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Victor Aghtan owns Tim Ho Wan and Hawker Chan, city restaurants with branches in Box Hill and Chadstone. We talk about the difficulties of reopening, ...
Manpreet Singh (Ladyboy Dining) - getting ready
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen chats to Manpreet Singh from Richmond's Ladyboy Dining in the wake of Victorian Premier Dan Andrew's easing of restrictions - including th...
Paul kasteel (Hoo Haa Bar) - waiting for clarity
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Kasteel owns Hoo Haa bar in Windsor. It's upstairs on Chapel Street and has a drinking and DJ focus so sedate outdoor dining is far from a straig...
Kristoffer Paulsen (photographer) - picturing a pandemic
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are lots of people who are ancillary to the hospitality industry - people like food writers (hello!) and photographers - hello, Kristoffer Pauls...
Rabih Yanni (Botanical Hotel, South Yarra) - looking forward to better times
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rabih Yanni owns Botanical Hotel in South Yarra, an iconic pub that looks after a huge, invested community. Rabih is finding solidarity with other pro...
Philippa Sibley (Take3 by PS) - the best of times, the worst of times.
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Renowned Melbourne chef Philippa Sibley reckons this year has been one of the best, as well as one of the worst. She's appreciated the creativity of t...
Mary-Louise McLaws - Professor of Epidemiology, Hospital Infection and Infection Diseases Control at the University of NSW
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mary-Louise McLaws is a Professor of Epidemiology, Hospital Infection and Infection Diseases Control at the University of NSW and a Member of the Worl...
Stephen Nairn (Omnia) - skipping asparagus season
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Dirty Linen we chat to Omnia chef Steve Nairn about how sad it is to skip asparagus season and how difficult it is to plan reopening when you...
Dan Sims (Revel) - being stronger together
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Sims' pandemic started with a cancelled cheese festival and 1.5 tonnes of cheese to move, and continued with some big questions about the place of...
Christo Christophidis (Ripponlea Food & Wine/Mocha Jo's) - bringing back the magic
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christo Christophidis owns Ripponlea Food & Wine in inner-city Ripponlea and Mocha Jo's in outer-suburban Glen Waverley. As president of the Glen Wave...
Mary-Jane Daffy (Carter Lovett) - fixing pre-COVID problems
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mary-Jane Daffy is a veteran cafe opener, owner and adapter in Melbourne's south-east. She's launched a bunch of new businesses at Carter Lovett in El...
James Broadway (Tedesca Osteria) - the true meaning of hospitality
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
James Broadway's pandemic includes closing one 17-year-old restaurant and building a market garden, bakery and supply box store at the infant Tedesca ...
Dianne Ray (The Shared Table) - comfort food chat
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Dirty Linen we head back to regional Victoria, to Dianne Ray's The Shared Table in Buninyong. She shares her views on kindness and what 'we'r...
Chayse Bertoncello (O.My restaurant) - the importance of community
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chayse Bertoncello and his brother Blayne own and run O.My restaurant in Beaconsfield in Melbourne's outer south-east. We talk to Chayse about the dif...
Emma Handley (Temple Lodge) - outdoor dining in the snow
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Handley is owner-chef at Templar Lodge in Tawonga in north-east Victoria but much closer to Albury, NSW, than Melbourne. My last restaurant meal ...
Rae Bonney (integrated wellbeing specialist ) - How does it feel to be you today?
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We hear a lot about the mental health impacts of the pandemic but what actually might they be and how do we deal with them? We start the week with int...
Robbie Bell (City Larder) - a lot of gratitiude
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Melbourne chef Robbie Bell was on the cusp of launching a food distribution business when the pandemic hit, forcing many restaurateurs to turn their i...
Dr Quentin Stevens (RMIT School of Architecture & Urban Design) - Temporary and Tactical Urbanism
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen darts out of the hospo space into academia. We talk to Dr Quentin Stevens, Associate Professor in RMIT University’s School of Architectu...
Jason M Jones (Entrecote) - Melbourne will be back
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Jones was an 11-year-old pianist in a country fine diner when he fell in love with hospitality. Putting steaks in boxes isn't the warm service e...
Agustin Hernandez - Hotel Quarantine Cooking
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Agustin Hernandez is an out-of-work Melbourne chef who intersects with the pandemic in interesting ways. He cooked for guests in hotel quarantine, he ...
Simone Watts (Barragunda Dining) - a storytelling chef
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When chef Simone Watts lost her casual shifts at the start of the pandemic she soon noticed that the job might be gone but the adrenaline wasn't and b...
Anne-Marie Banting (Daylesford Hotel) - light at the end of the tunnel
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Regional Victoria is allowed to open! But COVID-safe restrictions mean it's not yet worthwhile for everyone to throw open the doors. Anne-Marie Bantin...
Sonia Anthony (Masons of Bendigo) - feeling hopeful
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Regional Victorian restaurants are allowed to open today. YAY! We speak to Sonia Anthony, owner of Masons of Bendigo, and a champion of local produce ...
Ben Shewry (Attica) - we'll be OK
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When COVID came a-calling, Ben Shewry gave himself one day to feel sorry for himself then set about saving his business. We talk about privilege, lead...
Mark Glenn (Pialligo Estate) - Melbourne exodus
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Glenn was head chef at Cumulus Inc in Melbourne but he's escaped to Canberra for a challenging new job at Pialligo Estate. We talk about the Melb...
Andy Mullins (Sand Hill Road) - throwing energy at the future
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to chat about the Victorian shutdown and the slow move towards partial reopening. Today it's Andy Mullins, part of the group of mates and ...
Bao Hoang (Roll'd) - Rolling and pirouetting.through the pandemic
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we speak to Bao Hoang, he's not long off a call with PM Scott Morrison: Bao is representing the perspective of small-to-medium enterprises and cu...
JY Lee (Anchovy) - small, innovative and nimble
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
JY Lee is a co-owner of Anchovy in Richmond, alongside her partner chef Thi Le. Anchovy is small and so nimble that it changed cuisines overnight at t...
Veronica Fil (Grounded Foods) - an LA cheese story.
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we head to LA to speak to Veronica Fil, a founder of plant-based cheese company Grounded Foods, alongside chef-wizard-husband Shaun Quade (ex-Lu...
Ryan Moses (Naughtons Hotel) - plans, hopes, dreams and fears
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Moses owns Naughtons Hotel in Parkville, near Melbourne Uni. He thought he had a pretty good business model with diverse income streams, but drin...
Salvatore Malatesta (St Ali) - digital creative coffee
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Victoria comes to grips with an extended lockdown and a slow path to reopening, Dirty Linen chats to Salvatore Malatesta, owner of St Ali. During C...
Helly Raichura (Enter Via Laundry) - blue sky thinking
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if a new way of running restaurants was not to run a restaurant at all? Melbourne cook Helly Raichura started her home-based eating experience as...
Joseph Vargetto (Mister Bianco) - turning pivot into a pirouette
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about the future on Dirty Linen. Melbourne chef and restaurateur Joseph Vargetto has appeared endlessly energetic during the pandemic, l...
Michael Grogan (Bendigo Wholefoods) - a bright future
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After three weeks traipsing around the world, Dirty Linen comes back to Australia. It's time to think about the future. We're starting with young Bend...
Matt Horn (Horn BBQ, Oakland) - better than yesterday
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen is thrilled to clock up 50 episodes in a chat with US chef Matt Horn from Oakland, California. There's almost too much to talk about with ...
Dwi Ermayanthi (Little Talks Cafe, Bali) - open but quiet (apart from the monkeys)
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let's go to Bali! Dwi Ermayanthi owns Little Talks cafe in Ubud and also works on Ubud's food and writers' festivals. Erma learnt a lesson from the Ag...
Junichi Onuki (Isana Sushi Bar, Tokyo) - the art of sushi
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Junichi Onuki is the chef and owner of Isana Sushi Bar in Tokyo. Life in Japan feels mostly normal though density restrictions and a lack of internati...
Enrico Cerea (Da Vittorio, Italy) - Italian spirit
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chicco Cerea is the chef and patron of three-Michelin-star Da Vittorio near Bergamo in northern Italy. The Michelin guide says the restaurant is 'eleg...
Annette Tan (FatFuku Singapore)
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Annette Tan is a cook and food writer in Singapore where restaurants are open but drinking stops at 10.30pm on the dot and 'COVID ambassadors' patrol ...
Prateek Sadhu - Masque Restaurant, Mumbai
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We head to Mumbai, India today to talk to Masque chef Prateek Sadhu. Masque explores India's regional food in thoughtful tasting menus, inspired by th...
Janice Leung Hayes (Food writer and social entrepreneur) - it all changed overnight
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Food writer and social entrepreneur Janice Leung Hayes speaks to us from Hong Kong. Janice is used to packing a bag and jumping on a plane but the pan...
Jade George (Kalei Coffee Beirut & The Carton Magazine) - gone in the blink of an eye
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen goes to Beirut today to Jade George. Jade is an owner of Kalei Coffee, founded by her friend Dalia Jaffal. She also publishes The Carton, ...
Tomas Lidakevicius (Turnips - Borough Market)
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we head to London to speak to Tomas Lidakevicius, who was executive chef at Michelin-starred City Social when the pandemic bit. Tomas has left b...
Noemi Lekube (Basque Tours - San Sebastian) - pintxos in a pandemic
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Noemi Lekube takes Australian, American and Asian tourists on food adventures in the Basque country around San Sebastian. Or at least she did. Noemi t...
Liam Tomlin (Chefs Warehouse) - the South African story
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Tomlin used to be an owner and executive chef of Sydney's three-hat Banc but he now owns five restaurants in Cape Town, South Africa. We talk to ...
Jorge Curi (Madre Mia, Brazil) - surviving week by week
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our trip around Planet Pandemic takes us to Brazil, where chef Jorge Curi runs three restaurants in Pelotas, a city on the far south coast, two hours ...
Sam Crofskey (C1 Espresso, Christchurch) - pandemic predictions
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For 24 years, Sam Crofskey has been running C1 Espresso in Christchurch, New Zealand. That's long enough to see off a couple of earthquakes and a glob...
Di Keser (Hardware Societe) - fortitude and optimism
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Di Keser owns Hardware Societe cafes in Melbourne and Paris. In February, she and her husband Will moved to Barcelona to open up there too...just befo...
Justin Burke (Pastry Chef - North Carolina) - a loss of smell and taste
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Dirty Linen, we're hearing voices from around the world. Justin Burke is a pastry chef in North Carolina. He tells us about the US mess, ...
Philipp Hockenberger (Hof Group) - finding the upside
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Philipp Hockenberger is a visa worker who's determined to stay positive and find the upside in the COVID times. He's an unusual brand manager in that ...
Anna Bailey - fallen through the cracks
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Bailey is a little bit English and a little bit Canadian but she's built her life in Australia. And now that the pandemic has struck, her visa st...
Zefy Souvlakis (Immigration Lawyer) - guiding and advising
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zefy Souvlakis is an immigration lawyer who works with many temporary visa holders, guiding and advising them as they tackle a flawed and faceless bur...
Michael Ng (Chef) - tied down with no income
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Ng is a chef from Hong Kong and he's in Melbourne on a 482 sponsored visa. This means he's tied to his employer even though he's stood down fr...
Mike Rapajic (Sommelier) - shake it up
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Rapajic is a sommelier who's worked at top restaurants in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as Paris and Montreal. A trained scientist with a penchan...
Paul Waterson (Australian Venue Co)
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Waterson is the CEO of Australian Venue Co which employs over 4000 staff across 160+ pubs. When the pandemic struck, Paul moved quickly to suppor...
Attila Yilmaz (Pazar Food Collective) - no visa holder, no business
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Attila Yilmaz runs Pazar Food Collective in western Sydney. He employs a lot of visa holders in his restaurant and reckons he wouldn't have a business...
Kaitlin Chase - in pandemic limbo
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kaitlin Chase is a front-of-house star from Texas but she's been back and forth to Australia for five years and has just applied for permanent residen...
Clement Demarais (Restaurant Manager) - don't forget us
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Clement Demarais is a highly accomplished restaurant manager who lost his Melbourne job when the pandemic hit. As a sponsored worker he's stuck: can't...
Tugce Bayrakdar (geneticist turned chef) - a food dream for the future
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Dirty Linen, our topic is visa holders in hospitality. Who are they? What are they struggling with? Is it fair that they were told to 'go...
Dr Claire Kelly (Mental Health First Aid Australia) - the frontline of assistance
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up 'mental health fortnight' with Dr Claire Kelly, the Director of Research and Curriculum at Mental Health First Aid Australia, a training or...
George Wintle (Eat the Issue) - encouragement & enrichment in the kitchen
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ex-Oakridge chef George Wintle founded his Eat the Issue mental health forums after a friend of his was abused at work and ended up in hospital. Georg...
Steve Kilminster - dismantling the 'push on' mentality
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Veteran chef Steve Kilminster speaks to Dirty Linen from rehab in Townsville, where he's recovering from alcoholism, anxiety and depression. He talks ...
Nathan Toleman (Hazel, Dessous) - turning mental health into a habit
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Toleman is one of Melbourne's most dynamic restaurateurs. With wife Sarah, he's progressed from a suburban cafe 13 years ago through a series o...
Kate Bartholomew (Coda, Tonka) - big, brave, deep
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Restaurateur Kate Bartholomew owns Coda and Tonka in Melbourne's CBD. She talks openly about her obsessive compulsive disorder, post-natal depression ...
Jared Ingersoll - the strength of vulnerability
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney chef Jared Ingersoll is best known for putting the farm at the centre of the table at Danks Street Depot. He's out of restaurants now, working ...
Annie Smithers (Du Fermier) - generosity & courage
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Country restaurateur Annie Smithers generously and courageously shares her mental health journey. We talk boundaries, working hours, medication, persi...
Dr Paul Valent (Psychiatrist, Traumatologist) - the impact of disasters
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Paul Valent is a psychiatrist, traumatologist and expert in the psychological impact of disasters. He's also Dani's dad. Dr Dad shares his thoughts...
Liam Crawley (Hospo for Life) - finding peace and success
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Crawley is a chef, business owner and founder of Hospo for Life, which offers counselling and other services to help hospitality workers with men...
Bianca Welsh (Stillwater, Launceston) - a mental wellness restaurant culture.
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off our focus on mental health in the hospitality industry, we're talking to a Tasmanian restaurateur with a unique perspective. Bianca Welsh ...
Ehud Malka (The Left Handed Chef) - the biggest test
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Israeli chef Ehud Malka owns Left-Handed Chef in South Melbourne. He's faced huge tests in his life - army service, 100-hour weeks, financial stress, ...
Sam Pinzone (Sam Pinzone Consulting) - survive and thrive
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Pinzone is a hospitality consultant who's worked for everyone from Neil Perry to Jacques Reymond. Now he helps restaurants and cafes survive and t...
Denise Hung (Pastry Chef & Yoga Instructor for Hospitality) - time is a gift
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Hung is an international student, hospitality worker, yoga teacher and all-round amazing person. Dani met her through the Attica Soup Project -...
Dave Stewart (Ascot Food + Wine) - the 2nd shutdown
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ascot Food & Wine's Dave Stewart has been so anxious about steering his business through the pandemic that he called an ambulance one night thinking h...
Hannah Green (Etta Dining, Brunswick East) - stress, safety, community & chickpeas
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Green owns Etta Dining in Brunswick East, which borders locked-down Brunswick West. She believes in a warm welcome and the value of true hospit...
Eric Rivera (Addo Seattle) - crazy new dining concepts
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Rivera owns Addo in Seattle, USA. He's a Puerto Rican in a white city, an ex-finance guy who lost everything and ended up training as a chef. He ...
Tim Mann (Grub Fitzroy) - the man who killed brunch
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Mann is the man who killed brunch. His all-day cafe, bar and restaurant Grub in Melbourne's Fitzroy reopened after the shutdown without an egg or ...
Ken Burgin (Hospitality Consultant) - reset and refocus
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Burgin is a hospitality consultant who reckons he's stopped hundreds of hospo wannabes from sacrificing their own homes and futures for a starry-e...
Rebecca Yazbek (Nomad, Sydney) - work smarter not harder
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Yazbek is owner of Nomad, a fire-focused Sydney restaurant that caught fire itself last year. Bec has an interesting take on the hospitality i...
Steve Cumper (Crescent Hotel, Nth Hobart) - owner, employee & adviser.
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Dirty Linen we're rethinking restaurants. We're talking about hospitality business models, what works, what doesn't, what's harder than i...
Ganeev Bain (ISH) + Toby Kingsley (Cherry Tree Hotel) - a tale of two restaurateurs
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During Dirty Linen's first week, Melbourne's COVID cases have risen and Victoria has turned into a pariah state. Unsurprisingly, diner confidence has ...
Caterina Borsato (Caterina's, Melbourne) - Pushed to the limit
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Caterina Borsato is a legend of Melbourne hospitality. Her city basement lunch lair Caterina's is a favourite of lawyers and business folk. It's a tru...
Jason Chang (Calia, Melbourne) - Big plans and strong vision
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Chang owns Melbourne's Calia in the city and Chadstone shopping centre, as well as Yu Kitchen, a Chinese restaurant which the pandemic has perma...
Lino Scidone (La Camera, Southgate) - Resilience tested
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lino Scidone is the straight-talking, passionate owner of La Camera, a Southgate institution that's built up loyalty over two decades among staff and ...
Alla Wolf-Tasker (Lake House, Daylesford) - Keeping the wolf from the door.
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start the podcast by talking to hugely respected and influential regional restaurateur Alla Wolf-Tasker from the Lake House in Daylesford..It's a d...
Dirty Linen with Dani Valent Trailer
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen explores the behind the scenes of the food industry, covering the issues the hospitality industry finds hard to share in public.