Podcast Episodes

Catie Gett (Muesli whisperer and naturopath) - How did ‘health food’ get so off track

How did ‘health food’ get so off track and became expensive, elitist and anxiety inducing?

Muesli whisperer and naturopath Catie Gett recently made …

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Ben Creek (Accor Hotels) - making hotel hospitality attractive

Are hotel restaurants ever going to be a go-to option in Australian cities and towns? We chat to Ben Creek, Vice President of Food & Beverage in Asia…

5 months ago

Isabelle Pearl Love-Dack (Finn’s Oyster Bar) - Is there anything more perfect than an oyster?

Is there anything more perfect than an oyster? Isabelle Pearl Love-Dack runs Finn’s Oyster Bar, which attends events to offer just-shucked bliss. She…

5 months ago

Melanie Lionello (nutritionist, content creator and author) - From My Little Kitchen

Melanie Lionello is a nutritionist, content creator and author of new book From My Little Kitchen, which brings achievable Italian recipes with dieta…

5 months, 1 week ago

Marco Finanzio (Umberto Group) - In hard times, what matters?

Returning to Dirty Linen after a huge 16 months, Umberto Group’s Marco Finanzio has changed the shape of his business, closing venues and refocusing.…

5 months, 1 week ago

Stephen Nairn (Omnia, Yugen) - Portside at Prahran

Australia imports most of its seafood, and the most commonly eaten locally produced fish is farmed salmon. Do these facts point to problems? Today’s …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Producers: Louisa Dunn (Potato Farmer - Blackwood, Victoria) - Spud Fest.

Louisa Dunn farms potatoes, beef and sheep in Blackwood, an hour north of Melbourne. A city girl from Brighton, who married into a fifth generation f…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

John Laureti (Cafe Lewi, Sydney) - the lure of Lewisham

Chef John Laureti owns Cafe Lewi in Sydney’s Lewisham with his wife Isabella Leva Laureti, a pastry chef. The pair have a background in fine dining b…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jason M Jones (Entrecote, Melbourne) - turning 10

When you’re busy and always thinking about the next urgent matter, it can be hard to stop to celebrate the milestones. I love it when I see a restaur…

6 months ago

Zoe Birch (Greasy Zoe’s) - consistency and change

If there’s a type of restaurant that I appreciate most intensely, it’s small independent family places where the creativity has to be as much about b…

6 months, 1 week ago