Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent

Kirsty Chiaplias (Babajan) - celebrating memorable meals

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen embarks on our Summer Series, featuring food identities talking about favourite meals, flavours and dining experiences. We kick off with K...

The Deep in the Weeds Network Christmas Special - Deep in the mistletoe

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A fish fiend, wine nerd, journo activist and Santa look-a-like walk into Rockpool Bar & Grill…. And just like that we have a Christmas special where...

Will Edwards (Jack Rabbit Vineyard) - that winning feeling.

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Dirty Linen we chat to Will Edwards, winner of apprentice of the year in the Golden Plate Awards. If you're troubled about the state of hospi...

Stephen Riseborough (CherryHill Orchards) - cherish the cherry.

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You know the Australian summer has arrived when cherries turn up in the markets. Third generation cherry farmer Stephen Riseborough is director of his...

Julien Moussi (Inglewood Coffee Roasters and Only Hospitality Group) - expanding rapidly

12 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Julien Moussi is founder and director of Inglewood Coffee Roasters and Only Hospitality Group, which owns a slew of Victorian cafes and is expanding r...

Binod Gautam (Chef De Partie, Carlton Wine Room) - loves his job

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For the final episode in our Dirty Linen miniseries about the Carlton Wine Room, we hear from Binod Gautam, who came from Nepal to study IT, aged just...

Sayaka Bilcich (Carlton Wine Room - Bar manager and junior sommelier) - validation and opportunity

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our week at Carlton Wine Room with Sayaka Bilcich, bar manager and junior sommelier. Though her path hasn't been overly strategic, Sayaka ...

Bethan Williamson (Carlton Wine Room) - the family feeling

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Newly qualified chef Bethan Williamson has been at Carlton Wine Room for two years. She landed on a career in cooking after finishing an Arts degree b...

The Producers: Sandra McCuaig (Bodalla Dairy) - From cow to ice cream

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming from a 6th generation farming family and after a career as a journalist Sandra McCuaig (Bodalla Dairy) yearned to be on the land again. She fou...

Andrew Joy (co-owner Carlton Wine Room) - focusing on culture and continual learning

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our weeklong mini-series at Carlton Wine Room, following on from yesterday's launch episode with head chef Conor Pomroy. Today we dive in ...

Conor Pomroy (Head Chef, Carlton Wine Room) - a deep dive

05 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen's mission is to tell inside stories of the hospitality industry and we're always asking ourselves where that might lead us. This week we'r...

Dani's Friday on my Mind - I ate and I ate and I ate.

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What's on my mind this Friday December 3? I went to Sydney and I ate and I ate and I ate. Today I talk about the pleasure of visiting restaurants that...

An Audio Review of Nomad Melbourne

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We try something new on Dirty Linen today...an audio restaurant review! I bring out the big mic and look like a total weirdo at the new Nomad Melbourn...

The Producers: Steve Robinson (Otway Pasta) - premium pasta

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Robinson grew up on a farm but he didn't realise exactly how much made-from-scratch ethics influenced him until he was a stay-at-home dad making...

George Leung (Front of House to Spirits Rep) - the rights decisions with regrets

28 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our series on people leaving hospitality in this heartfelt chat with George Leung. George quit his senior front-of-house role at Maha Bar ...

Tim Williams (Bureaux Coffee) - a monumental topic

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You probably need a coffee to listen to this podcast with coffee guy Tim 'Styles' Williams from Bureaux in Melbourne. Coffee is a monumental topic and...

Lynda McAlary-Smith (Victorian Small Business Commissioner) - empathetic and effective

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We chat to Lynda McAlary-Smith, the Victorian Small Business Commissioner, whose family experience with success and failure has helped her become an e...

The Producers: Claire Longbottom (Freshwater Turkeys) - Turkey takeover

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Australia turkey often plays second fiddle to chickens, but things are changing. An idea to have a few turkeys on the farm led Claire Longbottom (F...

Dani's Friday on my Mind - Standing up for a beer

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's Friday! Here's what's on my mind... Standing up for a beer and scrapped capacity limits at 90% vax - YAY - but not enough staff to service demand...

Mario De Pasquale (Marios Cafe) - an emotional farewell

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After 35 years running Marios cafe, Mario De Pasquale has retired, leaving the all-day dining institution in the hands of his business partner Mario M...

Stacey Edwards (Sommelier turned Train Signaller) - leaving the hospo train.

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen continues with the challenging topic of leaving hospitality in this discussion with sommelier Stacey Edwards. Her stellar career in wine a...

Simone Jelley (Pretty Produce) - an endless journey of discovery

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What if you farmed as much for beauty, joy and creativity as sustenance? Simone Jelley runs Pretty Produce, an edible flower grower in Queensland, sup...

Brigitte Hafner (Tedesca Osteria). - making restaurants work

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to the Mornington Peninsula to speak to chef Brigitte Hafner, co-owner of Gourmet Traveller's Restaurant of the Year, Tedesca Osteria. This is...

Ross Magnaye (Supper Club Sofia, Bulgaria) - hot vax summer

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Australian-Filipino chef Ross Magnaye returns to Dirty Linen, this time from far away Bulgaria where he's had a 'hot vax summer' on the golden sands o...

The Producers: Greg Kocanda (Block 11 Organics) - The way it is

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For three generations Greg Kocanda’s (Block 11 Organics) family have had their hands in the soil producing organic fruit and vegetables on farms in ...

Shashi Singh (Avani Wines) - a circuitous and surprising. path

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shashi Singh is winemaker at her family operation, Avani Wines on the Mornington Peninsula. She talks about the farming she witnessed as a girl in rur...

Dani's Friday on my Mind - eating, drinking and thinking

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Friday On My Mind is a little wrap of the week: what I've been eating, drinking and thinking. Today it's Diwali, visa holders, Hector's Deli cheese pu...

Over a Glass: Will Gilbert (Gilbert Family Wines, Mudgee) - balancing tradition with natural progression

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gilbert Family Wines have a long history of agriculture and winemaking within Australia. A father and son story of balancing tradition with natural pr...

Wes Lambert (Restaurant & Catering Australia) - state of the industry.

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With reopening feeling more and more secure in Melbourne and Sydney, it's a good opportunity to have a state of the industry check-in with Wes Lambert...

The Producers: Paul Righetti (Honest Eggs) - doing things differently

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Righetti is a founder and owner of Honest Eggs, a central Victorian regenerative farm where they take pride in doing things differently. Paul gra...

Hatem Saleh (Atlantic Group) - leading through a crisis.

31 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Melbourne prides itself on being an events capital but that hasn't exactly been the case for the past 20 months. We check in with Hatem Saleh, CEO of ...

Dani's Friday on my Mind - thoughts on the week.

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a week since Melbourne reopened and Victoria is set for further changes this weekend, as the state hits 80% 16+ vaccination. What has the la...

Justin James (Restaurant Botanic, Adelaide) -taking diners on a journey

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to Adelaide to talk to American-born chef Justin James (ex-Vue de monde). Justin's restaurant in the Adelaide Botanic Garden uses foraged prod...

Will Goldfarb (Room 4 Dessert, Bali) - creativity, humility, art and dessert

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's episode 300! We catch up with erudite, opinionated pastry chef Will Goldfarb, who has recently been named World's Best Pastry Chef by the World's...

The Producers: Nicole Gilliver (Grandvewe Cheese, Tasmania) - For the love of cheese

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Great cheese takes time, takes patience and takes a lot of care. For Nicole Gilliver (Grandvewe) it all starts with a great life for the sheep. Everyt...

Rhianwen Seiter (Ms Batterhams, Bendigo) - flustered

24 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rhianwen Seiter is flustered! The owner of Bendigo's Ms Batterhams is excited about Victoria rejoining as one but she's also discombobulated by a roll...

Dani Valent - Melbourne is Open!!

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Melbourne is open and so is my mouth! I catch the train to the city, eat in a restaurant with friends and feel all the feelings. Let's do this - safel...

Daniel Amato (Lux Foundry, Brunswick) - Let's Melbourne again!

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Let's Melbourne again! Daniel Amato owns Brunswick favourite Lux Foundry. He can't wait to open the cafe again and feel the energy and buzz of the din...

Scott Pickett (Scott Pickett Group) - feeling optimistic

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With Melbourne on the verge of reopening for the 6th time, Scott Pickett is feeling the butterflies, wrangling the menus, decoding the ever-changing r...

Ben Blackmore (Blackmore Wagyu) - an unending commitment to quality

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Blackmore is a sixth generation farmer and the custodian of Blackmore Wagyu, launched by his father David more than 30 years ago. Their wagyu is o...

Julie Van Rosendaal (Cook, Author, Writer, Eater - Calgary) - the Canadian experience

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to Canada to talk to cook, author and food commentator Julie Van Rosendaal. Her home town of Calgary, Alberta is open but dining out is restri...

Haikal Raji (A1 Bakery, Brunswick) - Optimism is the way forward

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Haikal Raji is one of the three brothers who run Melbourne institution A1 Bakery. Haikal grew up in the shop, learning hospitality and generosity from...

Andrea Pagani (Figo Pizza, Elwood) - a sense of place and connection

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When your restaurant is all about a sense of place and connection, it's hard to keep the spirit going in lockdown. But Andrea Pagani from Elwood's Fig...

Stuart Knox (Fix Wine Bar) - Sydney is open!

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sydney is open! We last spoke to Stuart Knox, owner of Fix Wine Bar, on June 24 just as Sydney was going into a two-week lockdown. Fifteen weeks later...

The Producers: Angela Argyle (Argyle Australian Saffron) - By the gram

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For farmer Angela Argyle (Argyle Australian Saffron), location was vital for the success of their foray into saffron. The regional New South Wales tow...

Danielle Alvarez (Fred's, Paddington) - energy and intention

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With Sydney close to reopening we talk to chef Danielle Alvarez about the energy and intention required to welcome guests again and the hope that dine...

Nila Yousofzai (Afghan Chapli Kebab, Blacktown) - ready to re-open

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to Blacktown, Sydney to talk to Nila Yousofzai from Afghan Chapli Kebab. Nila is proud and happy to showcase the street food of her birthplace...

THE PRODUCERS - Doug Brooke (East Bendigo Brewing Company) - thinking local

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Brooke is owner and brewer at East Bendigo Brewing Company, an independent beer manufacturer in central Victoria. Some producers look for broad d...

Mike Russell (Baker Bleu) - COVID blues.

03 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Russell expected COVID to visit Baker Bleu, his renowned sourdough bakery in Melbourne. But when a staff member tested positive - followed by hal...

Shiree Pilkinton (A Pot Of Courage, Ballarat) - one challenge after another

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shiree Pilkinton founded Ballarat social enterprise cafe A Pot Of Courage because the migrant women in her circle were talented and capable but faced ...

Satham "Satt" Makkad (3 Idiots, Richmond) - stories and memories

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We hear a bit about people with underlying health conditions when discussing COVID. Here's one: Satt Makkad runs Melbourne restaurant 3 Idiots with he...

The Producers - Kim Kiss (Grassland Poultry) - The way they used to taste

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For Kim Kiss and her husband Bryan, Grassland Poultry is more than just producing chicken meat. For over 30 years they’ve practised regenerative far...

Tammy Brami (Boosa, Melbourne) - buoying the community

26 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Times are tough but there's light at the end of the tunnel and a community to buoy Tammy Brami, owner of Boosa in Melbourne's Bentleigh. The COVID tim...

The Producers - Jonas Widjaja (Fair Game Wild Venison) - Wild ideas

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring you the second episode of the Producers Podcastwith our co-host Anthony Huckstep If one thing defines Jonas Widjaja (@fairgamewildveni...

Mette Gassner (Ti Trin Ned - Denmark) - pleased but wary

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to Denmark to talk to Mette Gassner, owner of Ti Trin Ned, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Fredericia, two hours from Copenhagen. On Septembe...

Jason Haas (Tablas Creek Vineyard, California) - a farming gold standard

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to California for a great chat with winemaker Jason Haas. Tablas Creek Vineyard is the first winery in the world to achieve Regenerative Organ...

The Producers - Ann-Marie Monda and Carla Meurs (Holy Goat Cheese) - nurturing, creating and crafting

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since 1999, Ann-Marie Monda and Carla Meurs have been nurturing, creating and crafting at Sutton Grange Farm on Dja Dja Wurrung Country near Castlemai...

Curtis Stone (Gwen, Los Angeles) - accepting the things that you can't control

19 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In normal times, LA-based Australian chef Curtis Stone is back and forth between the US and Australia every few weeks. The pandemic has anchored him i...

Matt Woodhouse (Comma) - energising and heartening

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The power of the suburbs and the differentiation of brands and business streams have been defining characteristics of the pandemic. We check in with M...

Mischa Tropp (Elsie's Butter Chicken) - passion and culture

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Melbourne chef Mischa Tropp spent the first year of the pandemic in India, where he was developing a range of curry pastes. After an up and down year,...

Hannah Burke (Cutler & Co) - we'll be back out there soon

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How does a leader manage her own COVID blahs while motivating and connecting a team? We check in with Hannah Burke, manager of fine dining Cutler & Co...

James Sinclair (Signature Hospitality Group) - optimistic for the future

12 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James Sinclair runs Signature Hospitality Group, which has TGI Fridays and Sporting Globe venues around Australia. We talk about why he's optimistic a...

Mary-Louise McLaws (Professor of Epidemiology, University of NSW) - burning pandemic questions

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws is a leading scientific and policy voice in the pandemic. We talk about the importance of vaccinating younger Austra...

Alex Ross (The Northo, Benalla) - looking after body and mind

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a big juicy chat with hospo lifer Alex Ross, currently living in Benalla and working at town pub and hub The Northo. Alex was a driver of the ...

Merica Charungvat (Talay by Thai Tide) - powering on

05 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We start the week in conversation with Merica Charungvat, owner of Talay by Thai Tide, a delivery-first Thai seafood restaurant launched during Melbou...

Audrey Allard (Holy Sugar) - a sweet success

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patissier Audrey Allard was working at Lune Croissant when the pandemic hit. Amidst much uncertainty she launched her micro cake box business Holy Sug...

Yanai Erez (The Lux Deli, Tel Aviv) - living in the moment

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen travels to Israel to talk to Tel Aviv deli owner Yanai Erez. Yanai makes 60 dishes fresh each day at The Lux Deli. With high vaccination r...

Elijah Holland (Lume, South Melbourne) - Wild Food, Foraging, Nature & Exercise.

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nature. Exercise. They're the key ingredients for staying upbeat in lockdown for chef Elijah Holland of South Melbourne's Lume. We talk about wild foo...

Graeme Murphy (Thai Orchid, Shepparton) - building community

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We start the week in Shepparton which is throwing all its resources at a Delta outbreak. Graeme Murphy's Thai Orchid was an exposure site last year. T...

Katarina Kroslakova (T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Australia) - print & pasta in a pandemic

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to Canberra to talk to magazine editor Katarina Kroslakova, who is powering along with new print publication T Australia - food is a big focus...

Dom Wilton (Hector's Deli - Richmond) - optimistic and charged up

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Dom Wilton, owner of Hector's Deli, a Richmond sandwich place that is so popular they are completely (temporarily) changing the menu to sto...

JP McMahon (Aniar, Galway) - reopening, vaccine passports & indigenous Irish cuisine.

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're going to Ireland! JP McMahon owns three restaurants in Galway - one of them Michelin-starred Aniar - and runs culinary talkfest Food on the Edge...

Esca Khoo (Chef) - finding identity.

22 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Esca Khoo has just started his first head chef job at Melbourne's Miss Mi but it's hard to build momentum in lockdown. We talk about growing up in Bor...

Debra Allard (Cheeses Loves You) - cheese glorious cheese!

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Debra Allard is a cheesemaker near Byron Bay, making small-batch cheese from her own Jersey cows' milk. Her Cheeses Loves You business went gangbuster...

Chris Lerch (Lagoon Dining, Carlton) - casual pillars of fine dining

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Lerch is co-owner of Lagoon Dining in Carlton, a modern Asian restaurant which opened in late 2019. Despite the difficulties of the pandemic, La...

Duncan Fraser-Smith (Vesper Bistro & Bar) - upbeat, connected, strategic and hopeful

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As Melbourne digests news of Lockdown 6 Extension 2, we chat to experienced hospitality consultant and restaurateur Duncan Fraser-Smith. Duncan planne...

Lee Thompson (St. Bart, Berlin) - highs, lows & bacon sandwiches

15 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We start the week with a trip to Europe to visit Aussie expat chef Lee Thompson. Lee's gastropub St Bart is in a cool part of Berlin - we talk about t...

Charles Woodward (Sisters Rock Restaurant at Borrodell Estate, Orange) - It's all connected...

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to the Orange area to chat to chef Charles Woodward from Sisters Rock Restaurant at Borodell Estate. This part of country NSW is not in lockdo...

Nicky Riemer (Bellota Wine Bar) - sprightly and full of promise

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chef Nicky Riemer found lockdown number 6 a tough one to wrap her head around. We talk strategies for coping with bad news and tricky times, plus some...

Danilo Mancini (Society Restaurant) - upbeat and engaged

08 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen kicks off another week in lockdown with a deep dive into the art of hospitality and the service experience with Society's Danilo Mancini. ...

Emiko Davies (Author) - Venetian snacks, Italian lockdowns and green passes

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vaccinated US travellers were the first to book in for cookbook author Emiko Davies' Tuscan villa getaway. Meanwhile, your vaccinated Dirty Linen host...

Cam Rowan (Milawa Cheese Company) - challenges and intense rewards

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen looks forward to cheese dreams after today's chat with Cam Rowan from Milawa Cheese Company. The north-east Victorian cheese factory is ar...

Antonio Tarzia (Peca Restaurant, Fat Franks) - in it for the long haul

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With three Sydney restaurants, each in different local government areas, Antonio Tarzia is having an interesting time of it. We talk about lockdown ta...

Wani Sakellaropoulos (Ms Frankie) - wise words born of hard experience

01 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Wani Sakellaropoulos owns Cremorne's Ms Frankie with her partner Melinda. Their restaurant was a Tier One exposure site in Melbourne's recent outbreak...

Kathy Tsaples (Sweet Greek) - making the most of it.

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When Prahran Market was named a COVID exposure site, traders went into isolation. We catch up with Sweet Greek's Kathy Tsaples who shares the shock of...

Greg Malouf (Chef, Dubai) -

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Dean Giannakis (St Gerry's Greek Donuts and Desserts) - loukoumades legend

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What does it feel like to toss in a high-flying corporate job for a Greek donut hustle and have it turn into a runaway success that's then derailed by...

John Lepouris (Against the Grind & Crumbed - House of the Schnitty) - trials and tribulations

25 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen heads to Sydney to talk to John Lepouris, owner of cafe/deli Against the Grind and dark kitchen Crumbed - House of the Schnitty. We talk a...

Ed Charles (Journalist, Johannesburg) - better days are coming

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From one lockdown to another: Melbourne to Johannesburg. We talk to OG food blogger Ed Charles, who now lives in South Africa where society is fraying...

Eric Rivera (Addo, Seattle) - fighting hard and frustratedly

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen chatted to outspoken Seattle chef Eric Rivera way back in episode 10. With the US reopening, It's time to check back and see what's happen...

Grant Flack (Balgownie Estate) - keeping chins up and minds ticking

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to Victoria's Yarra Valley to talk to chef Grant Flack. As well as all the lockdowns, his crew at Balgownie Estate also had to deal with the r...

Paolo Arlotta (Riso Diner) - achieving and learning

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen clocks up 250 episodes with an inspiring and fortifying chat with Paolo Arlotta. The Italian chef started his Australian cooking career at...

Julian Hills (Restaurant Navi) - searching for a clear path forward.

18 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Julian Hills is not loving Melbourne's 5th lockdown: it's tough on him and his staff at Navi and Zymurgy in Melbourne's inner west. The mental health ...

Cristiano Patacca (Pino's Vino e Cucina) - pasta and positivity

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown so Dirty Linen talks pasta and positivity with Pino's Vino E Cucina chef Cristiano Patacca. Why is pasta the ultima...

Andy Ashby (C'est Bon, Brisbane) - strategies & knowledge

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to Brisbane to talk to Andy Ashby, owner of C'est Bon. It's Bastille Day and he has a huge day ahead at the French restaurant he took on just ...

Attila Yilmaz (Pazar Food Collective) - managing to stay optimistic

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dirty Linen heads to western Sydney to talk to Pazar Food Collective's Attila Yilmaz. With the city in lockdown, things are tough and the light at the...

Jennifer Wong (Chopsticks or Fork? - ABC TV) - warm, generous & light-hearted.

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Jennifer Wong's new iView show Chopsticks or Fork? visits regional Chinese Australian restaurants, finding out their stories and the secrets ...

Rhonda Andrews (Barrington Centre) - a multifaceted approach

11 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking mental health and hospitality with psychologist Rhonda Andrews, Managing Director of Barrington Centre. Rhonda has researched the hospit...

Jerusalem 'Sara' Taddesse (Sara's Ethiopian Cuisine Wollongong) - sharing the joy

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We head to locked down Wollongong to chat to Jerusalem 'Sara' Taddesse. With her market stall on hold and catering business closed, Sara is bunkered d...

Sharon Brindley (Jala Jala Treats) - challenges, joys and preconceptions

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Yamatji-Noongar woman Sharon Brindley owns Cooee Cafe and Jala Jala Treats. We talk about life as an Aboriginal business owner: what are the challenge...