Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent
Episodes
Charlie Carrington (Atlas Dining) - an optimistic outlook
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen is spending a fortnight talking optimism. What's good? What's worked? Where are the bright spots? We start with chef and entrepreneur Char...
Mike Souvanthalisith (More of Something Good - MSG) - shining a light
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I’m wrapping up a fortnight of discussions about anti-Asian racism with a great chat with Mike Souvanthalisith. Mike and his partner Muriel-Ann Rica...
Victor Liong (Lee Ho Fook) - the power and limits of kindness
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Victor Liong is chef and owner of Lee Ho Fook in Melbourne and Chuuka in Sydney. After an early career embedded in European fine dining, Victor moved ...
Sandra Tan (The Entree.Pinays) - small, simple acts
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Tan is part of The Entree.Pinays, a collective of Australian Filipinas working to further understanding and enjoyment of Filipino food and cult...
Will Mahusay (Sydney Cebu Lechon) - shining a proud light.
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen continues airing the issue of anti-Asian racism in this conversation with Sydney restaurateur Will Mahusay. Will moved from Cebu in the Ph...
Khanh Ong (The George on Collins) - being the boss
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Visible and vocal, restaurateur, author and two-time MasterChef Australia contestant Khanh Ong was born in a refugee camp to Vietnamese parents, grew ...
Yvonne C. Lam (Digital Editor, Gourmet Traveller) - a big chat
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As part of a series of discussions about anti-Asian racism, we are speaking today to food writer Yvonne C. Lam. Yvonne is the digital editor of Gourme...
Deb Ong (Chef & Anthropologist) - being open to learning & listening
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue opening up and exploring the topic of anti-Asian racism, as experienced and expressed in the restaurant world. Deb Ong is originally from ...
C.K. Chin (Restaurateur - Austin, Texas) - doer, thinker, changemaker, communicator.
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen begins a series of discussions about anti-Asian racism in the hospitality world. We begin with C.K. Chin, a restaurateur from Austin, Texa...
Colin Wood (Cheesemaking Chef) - forging a new path
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Wood found his way to cheffing after a back injury stymied his Olympic plans. After a fruitful and inspiring period working in Melbourne for And...
Jerome Dalton (Dalton Catering) - where to now?
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brisbane is in a snap third lockdown so we check in with Jerome Dalton, owner of Dalton Catering. Jerome is pedalling hard but he's hurting and reckon...
Hamed Allahyari (Cafe Sunshine & SalamaTea)
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The way immigrants are welcomed - or not - into Australia can have a huge impact on their own lives and the contribution they are able to make to Aust...
Niro Vithyasekar (Tuka Tuka Kotthu Roti Man) - looking for certainty
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Niro Vithyasekar runs Tuka Tuka Kotthu Roti Man food stall, selling the classic Sri Lankan stir-fried roti dish, the making of which is also a percuss...
Trish Frail (Thulii Ngemba Cafe, Brewarrina) - trailblazing in Brewarrina
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Dirty Linen we talk to trailblazers who are shining a light for their communities, trying new things, striking brave paths. We start with...
Mario De Pasquale (Marios Cafe, Fitzroy) - the beauty of regulars and the joy of newcomers
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marios Cafe in Melbourne's Fitzroy is turning 35 next month. We chat to one of the two Marios who own it, Mario De Pasquale, and get stuck into the cr...
Ivan Brewer (Restaurant Profitability Consultant) - avoid the perils and seize the possibilities
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the anniversary of Australia's March 23, 2020 pandemic lockdown, we chat to hospitality consultant Ivan Brewer. Ivan gets fired up by profitability...
Adam Sadiqzai (Khan's Hospitality Services) - practical, personal, nostalgic, hopeful and human
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a great chat - practical, personal, nostalgic, hopeful and human. When thinking about the future, it's great to get some perspective from the ...
Sharon Salloum (Almond Bar) - burning with passion.
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen heads to Sydney to chat to Sharon Salloum, owner of Syrian restaurant Almond Bar in Darlinghurst and 3 Tomatoes Cafe in Ashbury. We chat a...
Paul Waterson (Australian Venue Co) - facing the future with measured optimism
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen continues to contemplate the future. Today we speak to Paul Waterson, CEO of Aus Venue Co, a large national pub group. Paul has a broad pe...
Iain Ling (Super Ling, Carlton) - variables you can't control
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen moves into a series of discussions contemplating the future - without JobKeeper, rent abatement and insolvency protections yet still with ...
Maaryasha Werdiger (Zelda Bakery) - Underground kosher sourdough micro-baking
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Underground kosher sourdough micro-baker Maaryasha Werdiger has moved her ghetto garage bakery to a shop in Ripponlea. Zelda’s soft opening has been...
Keelen Mailman (Mt Tabor Station) - helping to close the gap
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On a day when Australian women #march4justice, we speak to an Aboriginal woman who's passionate about truth-telling, change-making and justice for Fir...
Fahan Ahmed (Magnificent Mamma's Kitchen) - ood as a medium to connect communities
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's conversation is with Fahan Ahmed, one of 14 African women who form Magnificent Mamma's Kitchen, an employment program with the City of Moonee ...
Merryn Padgett (The Gut-Mind Collective/Earth & Soul Pizza) - pause, centre & reconnect
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everything has been a bit full on, don't you think? Dirty Linen reckons it's time to pause, centre, reconnect and honour ourselves. With that in mind,...
Lorena Corso (Napier Quarter) - Thick Accents Project
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lorena Corso is a chef from Sicily with a track record in London and a love for Australian hospitality. She's launched Thick Accents Project with Ilan...
Grace Guinto (The Entree.Pinays) - Australian-Filipina changemaker
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's International Women's Day! To celebrate the solidarity, ingenuity, determination and all-out brilliance of women, we are speaking to Australian-F...
Hana Assafiri (Moroccan Soup Bar) - being the change you want to see
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up a thought-provoking, galvanising week of conversations with awesome women with the incredible Hana Assafiri. Hana's Moroccan Soup Bar is a ...
Nims Zavackas (Mise En Place Bonne Femme) - a listening ear
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue to talk women in hospitality, we head to Brisbane, where Nims Zavackas founded a support group to offer comfort, strategies and a liste...
Deborah Harris (Professor of Sociology Texas State University) - Taking the Heat
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deborah Harris is a professor of sociology at Texas State University and the co-author of a book called Taking the Heat: Women Chefs and Gender Inequa...
Miranda Moreira (Bride & Wolfe) - Why aren't there more women chefs?
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why aren't there more women chefs? Why don't more women get into the industry in the first place and ,when they do start out, why do so many leave? Mi...
Dani Valent - straightening out a few things
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up Dirty Linen's week talking to ex-employees of Red Spice Road with a weird kind of dialogue. Host Dani Valent reads an open letter from the ...
Arlsan Mukhtar (Assistant Manager) - protecting but not protected.
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Dirty Linen speaks to Arslan Mukhtar, ex-assistant manager at Red Spice Road. Arslan is now a frontline worker in hotel quarantine. The podcast ...
Sungeun Mo (Chef) - utterly betrayed.
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Dirty Linen speaks to Red Spice Road's ex-head chef Sungeun Mo. Mo worked for the restaurant for four years and was well along the path to perma...
Christian Price (Restaurant General Manager) - the shock of a re-opening
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen stays on the topic of Red Spice Road via a chat with ex-group general manager Christian Price. Christian had the tough job of telling his ...
Laura Dauphin (Events and Reservations Manager) - left out in the cold
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen talks to visa worker Laura Dauphin, previously events and reservations manager at Red Spice Road, a Melbourne restaurant which liquidated ...
Jesslyn Chhua (Jack the Milkman) - Silver linings
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen chats to Jesslyn Chhua, who opened Jack the Milkman in Murrumbeena just as Melbourne locked down. Weirdly, it's been pretty good timing an...
Peter Gunn (IDES, Melbourne) - refinement, balance and trust
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen heads to IDES in Melbourne to talk to chef and restaurateur Peter Gunn. The pandemic has been tough but it's also been an opportunity. He'...
Barb Dight (Cicciolina) - big changes
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
And we're out of lockdown! Victorian restaurants are reopening after a five-day circuit breaker. We talk to experienced restaurateur Barb Dight from 2...
Di Keser (Hardware Societe) - it's OK not to be OK.
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
LOCKDOWN #3 Last time we spoke to Di Keser, she was bunkered down in Barcelona with her husband and dogs. Today she's locked down in Melbourne, having...
David Strange (Metung Hotel, East Gippsland) - state-wide lockdown frustrations
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
LOCKDOWN #3 grinds on and we head to Metung in East Gippsland for a chat with publican David Strange. He's frustrated that regional Victoria is closed...
Lisa Slaughter (Ripponlea Food & Wine/Mocha Jo) - finding things to be grateful for
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
LOCKDOWN #3. Melbourne is in the middle of a snap "short, sharp" five-day (fingers, toes & eyes crossed) lockdown, called on the eve of a super busy w...
Jodi Crocker (Baketico and Wonder Pies)
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Dirty Linen we chat to Jodi Crocker from Baketico and Wonder Pies, which she runs with her partner chef Raymond Capaldi. Jodi moved full-time...
Zowie Minchin (Zsa's Bar, Deli and Bistro) - It's been a journey
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We hit a few hot button topics in today's Dirty Linen chat with Zowie Minchin from Zsa's bar, deli and bistro in Melbourne's Northcote. But before we ...
James Ness (Jethro, Prahran) - Why not now?
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen continues our Looking Back, Looking Forward with a question. Is now the best time in a while for an aspiring restaurateur to ask, "Why not...
Tania Nicolo (Monsterella, Perth) - in exactly the right place.
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We finish the week in Perth, with Tania Nicolo from Monsterella, a pizza place that's been slinging hard during Perth's five-day lockdown. It's a funn...
Stevan Premutico (me&u) - the changing hospitality landscape
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who better to talk about the changing hospitality landscape than Stevan Premutico, founder of booking platform Dimmi and new ordering and paying app M...
Ilanit Bard (Soigné Hospitality) - industry problems
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Dirty Linen, hospitality consultant Ilanit Bard talks about the industry problems that inspired her to launch Soigné during the pandemic. He...
Jake Nicolson (Ghanem Group) - Looking Back, Looking Forward
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen's 2021 season kicks off with Looking Back, Looking Forward. We take stock and press on! Our first guest is Jake Nicolson, executive chef a...
Dirty Linen 2021
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen is putting the Summer Series on ice and getting back into gear for 2021. We want to hear from you. What are the issues you want to hear ab...
Dani's Food Stories - an Outback Adventure.
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen's Summer Series takes a detour to outback Australia. Dani tells the tale of her car roll on a deserted road and the pissing-in-bottle misa...
Ben Slack (Chief Revenue Officer - Tennis Australia) - Is is still possible for the AO to be ace?
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Open is a key marker of the Melbourne summer but this year's tennis tournament has been upended by COVID. We chat to Tennis Australia's...
Sarah King (Designer - supercyclers) - sustainability, in front of us every day
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone wants to live more sustainably but it can be hard to know where to start. Today's guest on Dirty Linen's Summer Series has some ideas. Design...
Niki Russ Federman (Russ & Daughters, NYC) - Appetizing Since 1914.
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Dirty Linen's Summer Series heads back in time to New York, and an interview with Niki Russ Federman from Russ & Daughters. This iconic Lower Ea...
Daniel Goldstein (American Theatre Director) - Daniel Dreams of Sushi
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Remember the film Jiro Dreams of Sushi? Dirty Linen chats to American theatre director Daniel Goldstein who saw the film, became obsessed with Jiro's ...
Dani's Food Stories (A Trip to India) - sitting on a sack of spuds
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Dirty Linen hops on a potato truck and rumbles down the Indian Himalaya. This story from host Dani Valent discusses the perils of ...
Ross Magnaye - diving into Filipino food
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Filipinos are the fifth largest migrant group in Australia so why isn't Filipino food better known, eaten and understood? On this episode of Dirty Lin...
Jesse McTavish (Summer Food Story) - roadkill roast
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen's Summer Series continues with chef Jesse McTavish. We asked Jesse to give us a food anecdote and he came through big time! It involves su...
Dani's Food Stories (A Trip to Turkey) - from travel writer to ever-obsessed food writer
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Summer Series rolls on with another story from host Dani Valent. Dani looks back on a formative trip to Turkey, where she turned from travel write...
Sam Gowing (Gowings Food Health Wealth) - Bring on 2021
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen kicks off 2021 with a bright, welcoming New Year chat with Samantha Gowing. Sam is a clinical nutritionist and cooking teacher who complet...
The Deep n Dirty New Year Special with Dani and Huck (plus Dash Rumble)
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the last day of 2020, I get in a room with my stablemate Anthony Huckstep and our producer Rob Locke to record our first ever dual Dirty Linen / D...
Alice Zaslavsky (Cook, Author, Broadcaster) - in praise of veg, summer & laughter.
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen's Summer Series continues with the one and only Alice Zaslavsky, whose In Praise of Veg book has become an instantly essential kitchen com...
Christmas 2020 – A Victory of the Possible (Dirty Linen Summer Series)
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen's Summer Series will be a little bit different. Frequency will reduce and the content will include anecdotes, travel tales and focused cha...
Yen Trinh (Pipit Restaurant) - an Illustrated restaurant
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The impacts of the Sydney cluster have rippled all the way around Australia, disrupting Christmas and holiday plans in every state, and affecting busi...
Jesse McTavish (Bar Elvina) - in it for the long haul
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Four weeks ago, chef Jesse McTavish opened Bar Elvina, the restaurant of his dreams at Avalon on Sydney's Northern Beaches. It was going gangbusters -...
Giovanni Pilu (Pilu at Freshwater) - staying calm and hopeful
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney restaurateur Giovanni Pilu is deep in the uncertainty of the Northern Beaches lockdown, having had to deal with thousands of cancellations at h...
Frank Roberts (Food & Beverage Director at Merivale) - strangely calm.
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Sydney scrambles to control a cluster of COVID cases on the northern beaches, and Australia closes its borders to Sydney residents, we chat to Fran...
Jacob Bettio (Councillor City of Moonee Valley, Ascot Lot & Holmes Hall) - creating rich experiences for a diverse community
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We round off a week of discussing hospitality and representation by talking to Jacob Bettio, newly elected councillor for the City of Moonee Valley in...
Michael Bascetta (Worksmith) - the difference between being a loud voice and a representative
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We continue talking about representation with Michael Bascetta, co-founder of hospitality hub Worksmith. Michael talks about balancing the demands of ...
Jason Chang (Melbourne City Councillor & Calia) - small business representation
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our week focusing on representation in hospitality continues. We chat with Jason Chang, a new councillor for the City of Melbourne. Jason owns Calia r...
James Consiglio (United Workers Union) - a hospo voice
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen continues investigating representation in the hospitality industry by talking to James Consiglio, one of the founders of Hospo Voice, whic...
Wes Lambert (CEO Restaurant & Catering Industry Association) - industry voices
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Dirty Linen we are discussing representation in the hospitality industry. Who gets to speak for restaurants, cafes, bars and their worker...
Yoana Lemonnier (Fine Dining Waitress, Hobart) - building a future
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen wraps up a week of running around the country with a trip to Hobart to chat to fine dining waitress Yoana Lemonnier. Yoana is from France ...
Taro Akimoto (Taro’s Ramen) - desperately craving ramen
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen continues its trip around the country as we head to Brisbane to get the lay of the land from ramen obsessive Taro Akimoto. Taro has four s...
Max Veenhuyzen (Food Writer, Perth) - what pandemic?
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The borders are open and Victorians are FINALLY allowed to go to West Australia so I do - well, via audio at least, and today's chat with Perth-based ...
Mike McEnearney (Kitchen By Mike) - CBDs and airports, produce and hope.
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen continues zipping around Australia's cities with a Sydney stop in the 2020 tale of Mike McEnearney from Kitchen by Mike and Carriageworks ...
Jane Semple (King William) - feeling like the place to be again
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen chats CBDs - how are they going and can they recover? Sommelier Jane Semple is an owner of new, optimistic, epic sandwich hole-in-the-wall...
Jessica Bilston (Positive HR) - supporting staff through tricky situations
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen wraps up a week of talking about customer behaviour with Jessica Bilston. Jess runs a Melbourne HR consultancy which services many hospita...
Karen Golding (Red Hill Brewery) - the difficulties of corralling customers
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Golding chats to us from the carpark of a variety store where she's buying supplies to reopen her restaurant at Red Hill Brewery on Victoria's M...
Rod Shokuhi (Beasleys Tea House) - attitude & approach to aggression
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen continues talking about diner behaviour and the impacts it can have on hospitality staff. Today we chat to experienced baker and chef Rod ...
Lisa Bilston (Bob's Your Uncle Cafe) - have some people forgotten how to be kind
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's going on with customer behaviour? This week Dirty Linen throws the spotlight onto rude, aggressive, unreasonable and upsetting diners and the i...
Georgina Dent (Anchovy, Melbourne) - who's picking the lemons now
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are backpackers exploited on Australian farms? Georgina Dent is a young UK chef working at Anchovy in Melbourne. Having arrived in Australia on a Work...
Nina Meiers (Bimbimbi Farm) - best crop rotting on the ground
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen continues with the topic of regional labour. Nina Meiers is a tree-changer who moved to north-east Victoria with her husband and started a...
Kim McDonnell (CEO of Thankful) - fostering gratitude
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen is spending the rest of this week talking about labour in the regions - it's in deep crisis. We are 26,000 workers short and produce is ro...
Daisy Miller (Soi38 Adelaide) - Part 2, asking the big questions
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With South Australia's six-day lockdown ending after three days, Dirty Linen decided to check back in with Daisy Miller, owner of Adelaide's Soi38. We...
Marika Oost - undoing and rebuilding
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For 30 years, Marika Oost has been in kitchens, including a period as Karen Martini's head chef at Melbourne Wine Room. She often struggled with the c...
Daisy Miller (Soi38, Adelaide) - stoic but uncertain.
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We head back to Adelaide to talk to Daisy Miller, owner of Soi38. It's the first day of a planned six-day hard lockdown and Daisy is feeling stoic but...
Adam Liston (Shobosho, Adelaide) - shutdown shellshock
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As South Australia enters a hard, fast lockdown we chat to chef and restaurateur Adam Liston from Shobosho. He's a bit shellshocked but supportive of ...
Jacqui Allen (Wy Yung Pub) - a hell of a year
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jacqui Allen owns the Wy Yung Pub in Bairnsdale, East Gippsland plus two sushi shops and a festival business. Let's face it, she's a gun. It's been a ...
Clement Demarais (Restaurant Manager) - living in a country that loves restaurants as a pastime, but not a career
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen first spoke to French restaurant manager Clement Demarais in August. Melbourne was locked down and as a sponsored worker, Clement's option...
Paul Stafford (Bigger Than Texas BBQ) - staffing shortages begin to bite.
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Stafford owns Bigger Than Texas BBQ food truck and we chat to him while he's setting up in Mornington during the first weekend that Melbourne is ...
Joseph Vargetto (Mister Bianco) - leave it to the true believers.
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Linen spoke to indomitable chef and restaurateur Joseph Vargetto two months ago when Melbourne was in a very different place. But now, with the ...
Jerry Mai (Annam, Bia Hoi, Pho Nom, Mornington's Ocean 8) - training, nurturing, work-life balance and career planning
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After Dirty Linen's 100th episode segue, we are back talking staffing with Jerry Mai (Annam, Bia Hoi, Pho Nom and a pop up at Mornington's Ocean 8). J...
Dani Valent (Dirty Linen Podcast) - Raising the bat
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate 100 episodes of Dirty Linen we decided to turn the tables on host Dani Valent. We wrangled stable mate Anthony Huckstep to take the steer...
Aidan Robinson (Chic De Partie) - a Covid rollercoaster
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
UK-born chef Aidan Robinson's pandemic began on Valentine's Day when his restaurant Dinner by Heston served its last meal. Since then, Aidan has fruit...
Chantal de Fraga (Kingston Hotel, Swan Hotel and Public House) - staffing crisis
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chantal de Fraga owns three Richmond pubs, Kingston Hotel, Swan Hotel and Public House. We focus on staffing in this episode, an instant crisis as Mel...
Sean Kierce (Ladro Pizza) - play the long game
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Kierce owns Ladro pizza restaurants in Fitzroy and Prahran. He didn't know it till we started chatting but numerous diners have been in touch wit...
Jacob Wolki (Wolki Farm) - local, local, local
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Victoria and New South Wales decide to open their border, we head to Albury-Wodonga to chat to Jacob Wolki. Jake is a farmer who's about to open a ...
Pierre Geoffroy (Abbiocco, Hampton Wine Co)
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is it crazy or brave to open a restaurant during a pandemic? Let's ask Pierre Geoffroy, who launched Abbiocco in bayside Highett in June. But before w...
Suzy Pavlov (Bekka) - reevaluating everything
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Dirty Linen, we talk with Suzy Pavlov from Moonee Ponds' Lebanese restaurant Bekka. Melbourne is a few days into reopening and it's a juggle ...
Hugo Tremayne (Little Hop, Fitzroy) - weaving meaning through connection
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hugo Tremayne owns Fitzroy bar Little Hop. We chat mid-way through their first weekend back open - busy, positive, crazy! Our chat is a bit of an ode ...