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Food, Wine and Fermentation

Pat Nourse, the Creative Director of Melbourne's Food and Wine Festival delves into the 2025 festival.

Sharon Flynn from The Fermentary also joins the show to talk about her lifelong passion for fermentation.

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Zenon Misko on Bangkok street food & Shannon Martinez's cookbook Vegan Italian Food

Hosts Tim Thorpe and Cameron Smith chat with Zenon Misko, a Melbourne food reviewer who moved to Bangkok to explore street food. Then Shannon Martinez, chef at Smith + Daughters, introduces her new…

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Victor Liong from Lee Ho Fook & Australian wineries with Dunchan Buchanan

Cam is joined by Victor Liong to chat about his restaurants across Melbourne and Singapore, followed by a Queen Vic Market report, and then winemaker and friend of the show Dunchan Buchanan returns…

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Chillies with Clive Larkman & Tony Tan's Asian Cooking Class

Cam is joined by Clive Larkman to chat about growing chillies in Victoria, then Tony Tan on his new cookbook - before tasting a tart from Casa Nata in Thornbury.

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Josh Gardiner on Pep & Alice Zaslavsky on Salad For Days

Cam and Matt chat with Josh Gardiner on the launch of his pepper brand Pep, followed by a Queen Vic Market report, and then Alice Zaslavsky on her new cookbook Salad for

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The Spud Sisters and a Chef's Memoir

Kerrie and Catherine (aka 'The Spud Sisters') are welcomed to the show to talk about seasonality, varieties and all things potatoes. And Ben Shewry discusses Uses For Obsession, his new memoir detailing…

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Space for Plants, Food Artistry and The Dark Side of Wine Festival

Hosts Cam Smith and Matt Steadman speak with Dr Frazer Thorpe, Education and Engagement Manager at Space for Plants on The Garden Martian as part of National Science Week.

Next, they discuss the…

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Cooking with Fish, the Mid-Winter Market and Developing your Wine Palate

Hosts Cam Smith and Kent Goldsworthy speak with Nick Mahlook, chef and owner of Sodafish in Lakes Entrance and master of all things pescatarian. We learn which fish are biting in Victoria, and…

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A Deep Dive Into Milk with Matthew Evans

Hosts Cameron Smith and Matt Steadman are joined by Australian chef, food critic and activist Matthew Evans.

Evans delves into his new book titled MILK: The truth, the lies, and the unbelievable story

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History of Brandy & Bar Lourinha's Winter Menu

Cam Smith and Matt Steadman discuss Melbourne's winter restaurant scene with Bar Lourinha chef, Matt McConnell. Followed by a Queen Vic Market report, then a history of Australia's most unloved spirit, Brandy, with…

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Potato Biodiversity and the Return of Food Court Culture

Cameron Smith and Matt Steadman chat with Melbourne Food and Wine Festival creative director, Pat Nourse, on 'Greatest of the Mall', a celebration of food courts. Then the Spud Sisters teach us how…

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Milk Products, Restaurant Anniversary, and Sake Promotion

Cameron Smith and Kent Goldsworthy are joined by Sallie Jones (dairy farmer for Gippsland Jersey in Lakes Entrance), Matteo Pignatelli (owner of Matteo’s on Brunswick Street) and Simone Maynard (independent sake educator and…

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A Cheese Festival, Mushroom Season and Growing Your Own Food!

Join hosts Cam Smith and Matt Steadman as they speak to Dan Sims, Chair of Wine Victoria and CEO of Melbourne based events company Revel, about the upcoming Mould Cheese Festival at the…

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A Close Look at Recent Affairs of Australia's Hospo Industry

Cameron Smith and Karl Chapman are joined by Melbourne-based food writer Hilary McNevin and owner of Maha restaurant Shane Delia.

McNevin details an upcoming culinary event called the Little Food Market, which she…

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Winter Plant-Based Dining and All Things Wine

Join hosts Cameron Smith and Matt Steadman as they speak to Shannon Martinez, owner and executive chef of Smith + Daughters about her plant-based dining experince, the winter struggle for restaurants during the…

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Caterina's Cucina flooding, mycelium and wine guide at Julie restaurant

Join hosts Cam and Matt as they talk with Caterina Bosato about the recent flooding at Caterina's Cucina, Amanda Morgan on creating alternatives to tackle waste with mycelium, and Sophie Okan from Julie…

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Heritage Harvest Weekend with Darren Purchese, Market Report with John, & Craft Brewing and with Gabrielle Moore

Cam and Matt chat with chef Darren Purchese about the upcoming "Heritage Harvest Weekend," a foodie takeover at Sovereign Hill featuring Julie Goodwin and Darren himself, happening the last weekend of May. They…

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Fighting food waste with 'Wonki', "City Food Heroes", and the Surprising History of Australian Whisky

Cam Smith is joined by Bridget Lansell, co-founder of sustainable seltzer company 'Wonki', and Hilary McNevin, Melbourne-based food writer, ahead of their appearance as speaker and faciliator respectively at Melbourne Conversations' event "City…

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The best tomatoes for tomato sauce and Australia's new "tequila"

Cam walks and talks with Hohn from Tomato City about picking the best tomatoes at Queen Vic Market. Cam chats with Sebastian Raeburn from Distiller for Craft & Co. about tequila and mezcal…

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Taking the temperature of Melbourne, fruit and wine

Cam and Matt sit down with Besha Rodell, chief restaurant critic for The Age and Good Food, to catch up on the state of the restaurant scene in Melbourne. John Pontelandolfo checks in…

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Wonderful Pinsa, Child-Rearing At The Market, and Southern Seagreens!

Join Cam Smith and Matt Steadman as they learn about Pinsa dough from the delightful Carmine Constantini - owner and chef of the St. Kilda-based restaurant Pinsabella - which is a lighter alternative…

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Two Great Reads: 'The Age Good Food Guide 2024' and 'Rumi: Food of Middle Eastern Appearance'

Cam Smith and Karl Chapman are joined in the studio by Co-Editors of The Age Good Food Guide 2024, Ellen Fraser and Emma Brahimi, to chat about the new edition and what…

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Food Driven Beagles and The Triangle of Taste!

Cam Smith and Matt have a chat with Chef and Co-Owner of Masons of Bendigo, Sonya Anthony while she takes a walk around Daylesford Lake with her Beagle! Sonya talks about her parents'…

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Sallie Jones’ Jersey Cows and the Masterminds Behind So-Hot-Right-Now ‘Julie’

Cam Smith (joined briefly by Carl) sits down with dairy industry icon, Sallie Jones. She grew up on a dairy farm, and when she lost her father to suicide during the dairy crisis…

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The Return of Primitive Cooking, and The Great Truckie Scone Debate!

Cam Smith (joined briefly by Rachel) chats with chef, Nathan Scarfo, about the evolution of kitchens and the rise of the celebrity chef. John joins the show for his usual market report before…

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Lance Wiffen from Sea Bounty Muscles and Author Max Allen on Wine

Cam Smith is joined by Rachel in the studio.

They then speak to Lance Wiffen from Sea Bounty Muscles.

Cam also speaks to Author Max Allen about Wine and his new book Alternative…

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Movida's Frank Camorra talks Massimo Bottura & Seb Reaburn from Another Gin

Cam and Matt speak to Modiva's Frank Camorra about their experience dining with Massimo Bottura.

Plus John returns for his regular Queen Vic Market update and Seb Reabun from Another Gin on drinking…

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Nutritionist Rosemary Stanton & Angus Cummins from The Bitters Lab

Cam Smith speaks to nutritionist Rosemary Stanton about eating well and cheaply during these tough economic times.

He is also joined by Kent Goldsworthy for another I CAN DO THAT! segment.

Plus, Angus…

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Dani Valent on #foodiesforyes & Chef Adrian Richardson from La Luna Bistro

Cam Smith speaks to Dani Valent about #foodiesforyes - about the upcoming referendum for the voice to parliament.

He also talks to Chef Adrian Richardson, owner of La Luna Bistro in Carlton North.

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The Spud Sisters On The Diversity Of The Almighty Potato

Cam Smith speaks to the Spud Sisters about their history on the farm and the incredible diversity of the almighty potato.

He also talks to Shane Buckley in NSW about growing organic oysters.

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Angus Hean from Fin Wines in Dixon's Creek

Settle in for a relaxing chat with Cam, Matt & guest Angus Hean from Fin Wines on this wet and cold Easter Sunday.

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Dani Valent and Clive Blazey from Digger's Club

Food writer Dani Valent walks us around the farmers’ markets; Clive Blazey of The Digger's Club; and John from the Queen Victoria Market.

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Nick Mahlook from Sodafish and Cath Claringbold

Chef Cath Claringbold from Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio discusses the greatest thing that ever happened to a carrot and we drop a line into Lakes Entrance in the heart of Gippsland and…

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Nicky Riemer from Bellotta and Prosecco Queen Melissa Brauer

Nicky Riemer, chef at Bellota in South Melbourne, talks about her trip to Japan, and what she's cooking in her restaurant; John at Queen Victoria Market provides a fresh produce update; and Prosecco…

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Rosa Mitchell from Rosa's Canteen and Winemaker Duncan Buchanan

Rosa from Rosa's Canteen; John from the Queen Victoria Market and winemaker Duncan Buchanan.

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Ros Grundy, John from Queen Vic Market and Duncan Buchanan

In the final 'Eat It' for 2022, Melbourne food writer Roslyn Grundy returns to talk about regional Victoria’s sweep in the recent Good Food Guide, and Melbourne’s hottest new restaurants; John from the…

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Rosemary Stanton and Matteo Fulchiati

Nutritionist Rosemary Stanton joins Cam to talk about the impact Christmas time can have on our diets and how our views on nutrition have shifted over time. Then, Matteo Fulchiati, head chef at…

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Dani Valent, John from Queen Vic Market and Duncan Buchanan

Food writer and journalist Dani Valent drops by the studio to discuss her current favourite cafes in Melbourne and how we can employ a ‘No Waste’ policy in our kitchens; John from Queen…

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Ros Grundy and Ben Shewry

Editor of the The Age ‘Good Food Guide’ Roslyn Grundy reflects on the year and all the new ins-and-outs of Melbourne dining and food trends. Then, Attica owner Ben Shewry discusses his philosophy…

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Botanical Hotel chef Rabih Yanni and Fermenter Sharon Flynn

Botanical Hotel chef Rabih Yanni talks about his range of heat-and-serve meals; Fermenter Sharon Flynn speaks about her home-made limoncello; and John from the Queen Victorian Market provides a fresh produce update .With…