Podcast Episodes

Tobie-Anna Durk (Kelly’s Cause) - helping create a mentally healthy hospitality industry

Content warning: we talk about suicide in this podcast.

Tobie-Anna Durk is the founder of Kelly’s Cause, a UK-based charity on a mission to create a m…

3 years, 5 months ago

Paul Iskov (Fervor) - dining experiences from deserts to treetops

Paul Iskov got into cooking so he'd have time for surfing but was soon swept up by a fascination with native ingredients. His roaming restaurant Ferv…

3 years, 6 months ago

Martin Boetz (Shortgrain, Brisbane) - the long and short of opening a restaurant

Opening a restaurant is an epic venture, a project that is always beset with ups and downs. It’s a minefield of plans, plans derailed, endless compli…

3 years, 6 months ago

The Producers: John Ford (Unearthed Mushrooms) - The Mushroom Guy

John Ford and his team at Unearthed Mushrooms grow gourmet culinary mushrooms in Victoria’s Yarra Valley, supplying restaurants and a few retailers i…

3 years, 6 months ago

George Calombaris (Hellenic House Project) - the journey, learnings and regrouping

After some tough and tumultuous years, chef and restaurateur George Calombaris has opened Hellenic House Project in the Melbourne suburb of Highett. …

3 years, 6 months ago

Arnaud Vodounou (Black Star Pastry) - eating all the cake

We're eating all the cake on the podcast today! Arnaud Vodounou is the group head pastry chef at Black Star Pastry, which has seven locations in Sydn…

3 years, 6 months ago

Nutchanun Thongsawat (Thai Tide) - a celebration of regional Thai cuisines

Over the past decade, Melbourne's Bourke Street hill has slowly morphed into a vibrant Thai Town. The originator is Thai Tide, a dynamic restaurant w…

3 years, 6 months ago

The Producers: Georgina Baker (Bello Beef) - Bringing back local food systems

Levenvale Farm is a place that nourishes the soil, the plants, the animals and where farmer Georgina Baker (Bello Beef) and her husband Sam are reari…

3 years, 6 months ago

Alex Dekker (Alex Makes Meals) - A huge life change

Alex Dekker was a 19-year-old uni student when the pandemic hit in 2020. His sister was a doctor working on a Covid ward, busy, stressed and without …

3 years, 6 months ago

Jason Allan (Traditional Owner/Councillor) - a powerful and crucial perspective

We wrap up our special series on the Liverpool Plains. Jason Allan is a Traditional Owner and CEO of the Walhallow Local Aboriginal Land Council. He'…

3 years, 6 months ago