Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent
Episodes
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...
Andrea Vignali (Al Dente Enoteca) - from problems to the possibilities
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the pandemic hit Australia, Andrea Vignali was a chef at Grossi Florentino on a sponsorship visa. Suddenly out of work, he started Al Dente, a pa...
Courtney Patterson (Cup of Truth, Melbourne) - underground and overwhelmed
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen heads underground, into Melbourne's Campbell Arcade subway to chat to Courtney Patterson, co-owner of Cup of Truth espresso bar. With $600...
Anna Streater (Prince Alfred, Port Melbourne) - vulnerable and besieged
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Melbourne in the very unusual state of being open while much of the rest of Australia is in lockdown, we check in with Port Melbourne publican An...
Neil Perry (Margaret, Double Bay) - lockdown, perspective, courage and caring
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just as he was about to open Margaret, the Double Bay restaurant that brought him out of a five-minute retirement, Neil Perry had to close it down. We...
Peter McCloskey (The Fresh Collective) - hoping for a quick recovery
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Caterers have had a super tough time during the pandemic, operating at the junction of arts, entertainment and hospitality. We chat to Sydney caterer ...
Jarrod Walsh (Hartsyard, Newtown) - it will be OK
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Sydney in lockdown, we chat to Jarrod Walsh, owner of Hartsyard in Newtown. The fire-focused restaurant got ahead of the city-wide lockdown, clos...
Stuart Knox ( Fix Wine Bar) - watching, hoping and opening a pinot
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With New South Wales fighting an expanding COVID cluster, we check in with Stuart Knox from Sydney's Fix Wine Bar. With two staff in isolation, masks ...
Sarah Todd (Antares Goa) - plans stymied and lives upended
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Behind the complex and ever-changing rules of the pandemic are human stories of plans stymied and lives upended. We check in with Sarah Todd, ex-Maste...
Hash Tayeh (Burgertory) - life in Burgertory
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hash Tayeh was born in Palestine and moved to Melbourne by himself while still a teenager. He launched his first business at 17 and is now the owner o...
Eamon Walmsley (Charles & Gamon) - testing times with a tent
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eamon Walmsley has dealt with plenty of crises during 16 years in hospitality but nothing has caused more headaches than the outdoor dining tent he er...
Soren Thogersen (Seville Estate) - adapting to change & feeling lucky
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As if a lockdown and easing restrictions wasn't enough, restaurants in large swathes of Victoria have also been battered by severe storms. We chat to ...
David Lakhi (Little Black Pig & Sons) - heart, soul & flavour
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are there any barriers to who can cook what cuisine? David Lakhi doesn't think so. He's the Indian-born chef of Heidelberg, Melbourne restaurant Littl...
Joseph Abboud (Rumi, Brunswick East) - balancing risk and reward
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Joseph Abboud's Rumi marks 15 years, we celebrate the endurance of this modern Middle Eastern restaurant in Melbourne's Brunswick East and mourn th...
Peter Doyle (Merivale) - training and inspiring.
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When chef Peter Doyle closed Sydney's Est in 2018, the then 66-year-old was calling time on a stellar career as chef-restaurateur that spanned five de...
Elisa Mariani (Mayday, Greta & Maverick) - throwing everything at it
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Restrictions are easing in Melbourne and restaurants are allowed to reopen but it's not as simple as that, especially in the CBD. We talk to cafe owne...
Byron Barrowclough (Wilbury & Sons) - clawing back lockdown losses, staffing and silver linings
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Melbourne emerges from Lockdown #4, we chat to Byron Barrowclough from Moorabbin pub Wilbury & Sons. Byron talks about clawing back lockdown losses...
Pranav Kapoor (Restaurant Manager) - managing through another lockdown
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a graduate visa holder, Pranav Kapoor's pathway through the pandemic has been perilous, often literally. When he lost his job last year, he took up...
Ashley Palmer-Watts (Artisan coffee co.) - creativity, team-building and striving to do better
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For 20 years, Ashley Palmer-Watts was Heston Blumenthal's right-hand man. As the UK emerges from lockdown, Ash talks expansively about what he's up to...
Christy Tania (Glace Desserts) - create, energise, refashion and take control
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Melbourne still in lockdown, we chat to inspiring micro-business owner Christy Tania of Glace Desserts. Christy refuses to be a victim of difficu...
Liam Thornycroft (Cliffy's Emporium & Beppe, Daylesford) - hoping for kindness, patience and big spending
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As lockdown eases in regional Victoria, we chat to Liam Thornycroft, owner of Cliffy's Emporium and Beppe in Daylesford. Given the diner and density r...
Adam Walsh (Mesa Verde/Elements Candle Co.) - waxing and wicking
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Melbourne heads towards the end of the circuit breaker lockdown and into its extension, we chat to someone who is used to getting no government sup...
Guy Grossi (Grossi Florentino) - mindset, strategies, passion, determination & lasagne
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ideally, we would spend our time with Guy Grossi talking about ragu and tiramisu but with Melbourne in lockdown and much to worry about, we talk minds...
Robert Holguin (Lona Misa) - an international student perspective
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How's it going for international students? Mexican American Robert Holguin came to Melbourne on a whim and a working holiday visa in 2019. He loved it...
Robin Wickens (Wickens Royal Mail Hotel) - growing as a chef
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The night Melbourne went into lockdown, Dirty Linen host Dani Valent was supposed to be dining at the Royal Mail Hotel, four hours west of Melbourne. ...
Hannah Green (Etta Dining) - health, kindness, community
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
LOCKDOWN #4. As Victoria goes back into lockdown, we talk to Etta Dining's Hannah Green. With cases in Brunswick and other nearby suburbs, Hannah thin...
Mark Normoyle (Luna’s Food & Wine) - hire, train, inspire
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Staffing! How do you hire, train, inspire and hang onto staff and what are some menu creation strategies that allow you to operate with less experienc...
Andrew Prior (Cooking Fabulously) - a changed psyche
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Prior parlayed his stint as a contestant on MasterChef Australia 2013 into a food tour business, first in Melbourne and since 2016 in France. A...
Jenna Abbruzzese (Kitchenette, Hawthorn) - intimate and connected
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Jenna Abbruzzese owns Kitchenette in Hawthorn with her partner Megan Griffey. They entered the pandemic with a cheek-by-jowl 20-seat cafe, now co...
Melissa Macfarlane (Royal George Hotel) - visions for a balanced life
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Dirty Linen we’re looking at hospitality business models. What kind of tweaks and rethinks have people made to craft businesses that ar...
Tugce Bayrakdar (Attica Summer Camp) - international student employment
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Turkish student and chef Tugce Bayrakdar back to Dirty Linen to talk about hospitality employment from the perspective of an internat...
Shannon Kellam (Montrachet, Lumiere Culinary Studio & The Kneadery) - solutions for the staffing crisis
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to ponder staffing in a great discussion with veteran Brisbane chef and restaurateur Shannon Kellam. Shannon and his wife Clare own French...
Chris F Wright (Associate Professor, Sydney University)
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to examine the huge topic of staffing from different angles. Today we’re talking to an expert on labour markets. Chris F Wright is Assoc...
Tony Twichett (Taxi Kitchen, Transport Hotel) - staffing
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Staffing. It’s all anybody in hospitality is talking about. Noone is answering ads. Owners are working crazy hours. Employees are stretched. There a...
Penny Wolff (Dandelion & Driftwood) - say don't slay
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Talking trolling...How damaging are negative online reviews? We talk to cafe owner and coffee roaster Penny Wolff about the Brisbane-based #saydontsla...
Saransh Goila (Goila Butter Chicken) - hope and action
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We head back to India in this moving chat with Mumbai chef Saransh Goila of Goila Butter Chicken. Saransh launched a meal-giving service #covidmealsfo...
Jessi SIngh (Daughter In Law) - chaos, corruption and tragedy
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen stays on the topic of India in this chat with prominent Indian-Australian restaurateur Jessi Singh. Jessi is opening new restaurants in a ...
Suchint Dhillon (Suzie's Restaurant, Assagao, Goa) - the equalising nature of the pandemic
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen is spending the week talking India, where a devastating COVID wave is sweeping through the country. We start in Goa, where Suchint 'Suzie'...
Robin Murray (Centennial Vineyards Restaurant) - nose to tail respect
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We head to Bowral to talk skills, training, staff shortages and nose-to-tail respect with Centennial Vineyards owner-chef Robin Murray. Wondering how ...
Lucy Whitlow (Osteria Ilaria) - cheese, lots of cheese
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pastry chef Lucy Whitlow made the most of lockdown, creating food-related art and exhibiting it in her home. For herself. While wearing a fur jacket. ...
Zac Sykes (Boom Boom Room) - cleaning up
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the surface, chef Zac Sykes seemed to be riding high with a string of head chef jobs at prominent Sydney restaurants including Coogee Pavilion and ...
Stefano de Pieri (Stefano's, Mildura) - The time to change things is now
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We head to Mildura to chat to chef, restaurateur, politician, TV host and brilliant, passionate raconteur Stefano De Pieri. Stefano's new show Austral...
Alla Wolf-Tasker (Lake House, Dayleford) - autumn bounty, tough decisions and gleaming leaves.
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen celebrates 200 episodes by going back to the legend who kicked off episode 1 in June 2020. Alla Wolf-Tasker is owner and founder of Lake H...
John Rivera (Kariton Sorbetes) - happy, balanced and optimistic
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of chef can you become when you put ego aside? John Rivera was powering to success as a fine dining chef when a lower than expected Good Foo...
John Reid (Redbeard Bakery, Trentham) - optimism, support & gratitude
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In February, sourdough pioneer John Reid from Trentham's RedBeard Historic Bakery, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. We talk about optimism, c...
Jo Barrett (Future Food System) - what if everything could be different
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Melbourne chef Jo Barrett is currently living at Future Food System, a closed-loop house that grows its own food, deals with its own waste and is curr...
Don Macdonald (Big Don's Smoked Meats) - low n slow
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Perth emerging from a three-day lockdown, we chat to Don Macdonald from Big Don's Smoked Meats. Don quit supermarket middle management to go big ...
Xinyi Lim (Cafe Freda's) -- doing, being and thinking
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You could call Xinyi Lim the chef at Sydney's Cafe Freda's but that wouldn't begin to describe all the many hats she wears and strands of doing, being...
Mauro Callegari (The Independent, Gembrook) - belief in community
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chef and restaurateur Mauro Callegari owns The Independent in Gembrook, in the Dandenong Ranges outside Melbourne. The past year's events have reinfor...
Chris Hysted-Adams (Moon Dog Brewing) - silver linings
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to chat silver linings with drinks guy Chris Hysted-Adams from Moon Dog brewery. The pandemic has been tough for the indie Melbourne brewe...
Rebekah Pedler (ex Eleven Madison Park) - still feeling optimistic
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some people have had quiet pandemics. Then there's chef Rebekah Pedler, who had her dream job at Eleven Madison Park in New York when COVID hit. She l...