Podcast Episodes

Eleonora (The Hardware Club, Melbourne) - inclusivity, welcome, real human contact, and the perfect bowl of pasta.

What’s it like to run an independent restaurant in a large Australian city, surrounded by groups with more money and presence? What if you’re a woman…

1 month, 1 week ago

Jenna Abbruzzese (Lamb Farmer) -

Jenna Abbruzzese

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Peter Gunn (Ides) - going out on a high

Peter Gunn’s Ides restaurant will close in March, exactly 10 years after it first opened in Collingwood, Melbourne.

We talk about the pathway from y…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Martin Pirc (Punch Lane, Melbourne) - What’s the meaning of a restaurant, anyway?

What’s the meaning of a restaurant, anyway? What’s important about being human?

Martin Pirc has been in hospitality for decades: Punch Lane in Melbo…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jai Felinski (Filmmaker) - Thoughtful Tucker

Meat. Most of us eat it. It’s often the hero centrepiece of occasions and important gatherings. But how much do we consider where it comes from? And …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ed Halmagyi (Avner's Bakery) - why it finally became too much.

Jewish Australian Ed Halmagyi closed Sydney's Avners Bakery in the days after a murderous terror attack targeting Jews on Bondi Beach. We talk about …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open Tennis Food Special

Apparently they play tennis at the Australian Open. I’m here for the food: we hit five food outlets to discover what’s cooking and what it’s like to …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Conna Mallett (Love Shack, Castlemaine) - what’s it like when you’re the one that needs helping?

Love Shack in Castlemaine is a crucial community hub that started as a brewery and has expanded into a full-service pub with great food and friendly …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pietro Porcu (Da Noi ) - Ash everywhere you look.

Summer always means bushfires in Australia but this season has already been devastating for people, animals and businesses in Victoria.

We talk to P…

2 months ago

What's On My Mind - Hello 2026

Dirty Linen is back for 2026. This is a solo chat with me, Dani Valent, covering big topics like the Bondi shootings and bushfires. We set some inten…

2 months ago