On a drizzly Melbourne Sunday we spoke to Melbourne Chef Nikki Reimer about the recent closure of her Richmond eatery Union Dining, and the rather unusual process of closing a restaurant and packing…
We started today's show by JOINING FORCES with the excellent Cravings program on Joy FM - host Pete Dillon visited the studio to talk about the new Pozible campaign we've created to raise…
On today's show we noted the sudden passing of journalist and food critic AA Gill, who wrote for the Sunday Times in the UK and also for Australian Gourmet Traveller. The man could…
Today we took a slightly academic turn and had a traditional educational mix of theory and prac... first up we spoke to the Eco Gastronomy Project's David Szanto and the Symposium of Australian…
On today's rainy Sunday we spoke to Maker and Monger's Anthony Femnia about the Bon Fromage Festival. Anthony is the maker of Melbourne's BEST CHEESE TOASTIE and we discussed what makes a great…
On today's show we spoke to Karen Batson from Melbourne's iconic restaurant and bar Cookie. We chatted about how she discovered modern Thai cooking, the changing scene of Melbourne inner-city dining, and some…
On today's show we celebrated 10 years of Victorian Farmer's Markets by speaking to Lina and Tony Siciliano at Melbourne's amazing Rose Creek Estate, we talked tea with Storm in a Teacup's Hannah…
On today's show we had a chat to KPMG's Manager of Corporate Citizenship Dr Kaushik Sridhar, and we also had an early-Spring market report from John at the QVM.
On today's show we spoke to Melbourne dessert guru Pierre Roelofs, food writer Richard Cornish about his new book detailing his year without eating meat, and cocktail maestro Sebastian Reaburn served us his…
We started today's show with a quick chat about chicken and leek pie, and how you can use a hot water pastry to stick on top of it. And if eating meat isn't…
We started today's show trying to identify a mystery ingredient, that turned out to be fresh wasabi - yum! Why not try it as we did, grated into soy and served with raw…
Today we spoke to Sophie Lamond about a meal she prepared called Gastronomica Apocalyptica, which was part of a broader exhibition from the Carlton Connect Initiative on the future of food. What will…
On today's show we spoke to Daylesford farmer Danny Kinnear about the perception (and reality) of farmers, as in Australia the average age of all farmers is 55 year's old. Who is going…
We started out today's show mentioning some upcoming Dine with Heart dinners for Sacred Heart Mission, Cam is hosting an event at Luxembourg tomorrow night and then Craft & Co in a couple…
Wintertime in Melbourne, and on today's show we spoke to Nigel Wood about his work harvesting truffles on the Mornington Peninsula, we had a drizzly market report with John, and we chatted to…
On today's show we spoke to food columnist Richard Cornish about the recent crisis in Australia's dairy industry. It's a very complex issue that's been triggered by a drop in global milk solid…
On today's show we spoke to Adrian from TheHidden Souk about lilly pillies and cloves, we had a marketreport from John, and we chatted to BarryPorter from Kolophon Capers about his decade-oldbusiness.
Today we caught up with Bendigo's Sonia Anthony from the excellent Mason's of Bendigo to talk about her ongoing Paddock to Plate series held around the area. We spoke about some of her…
On today's show we spoke to Victorian food guru Alla Wolf-Tasker from Dayleford's Lakehouse. We chatted about the restaurant's "rhythm of the day", the importance of small-scale farming, and the upcoming 14th annual…
Happy Easter Peeps! On today's show we spoke to the Gourmet Farmer Matthew Evans, owner of Fat Pig Farm in Tasmania. He's just released a new book called Not Just Jam that covers…
On a gloomy Melbourne Autumn day we started the show with the final piece of our extended chat with Attica'sBen Shewry, speaking about home cooking, staff meals, and his appearance on the Netflix…
On today's show we had an extended interview with Attica's Ben Shewry. After ten years, Attica is at the forefront of Australian cuisine (and the highest rated Australian restaurant if you believe the…
We were joined today by Spade and Barrow's Katy Barfield, who spoke about her career in "food rescue" - getting food that would normally be wasted and ensuring it will be used. The…
On today's show we had a south-side market report with Damian Pike at the Prahran Market, we spoke to the Staple Store's Catie Get, and finished with San Pellegrino's Asia-Pacific Young Chef of…
Happy St Valentine's Day everyone! We started today's show chatting with coffee guru Justin Metcalf about what is happening globally in the coffee biz. We spoke about climate change, Melbourne being at the…
Lordy gee we are back talking food for 2016 and we started with Melbourne's ongoing Ramen Renaissance and where's good (or not) to get it. We also listed a whole pile of cool…
Today's show was brought to you by the letter "P" - Peru, Pisco, and uhhhhh People making beer.We started by leaving a voicemail for Two Birds Brewing's Jayne Lewis about their recent award…
Today we chatted with Tammy Jonas from Daylesford's Jonai Farms & Meatsmiths about their move to the country to breed pigs and the various smallgoods they now produce. We also spoke at length…
We started today's show with a chat to Linda Catalano about last week's rather successful Melbourne Salami Festa... there was a controversial result, as the overall winner was only one point ahead of…
On today's show we spoke to Jess Ho about her time at Melbourne's Chin Chin, as well as her excellent new wine bar Smalls. We had an extended market report with John at…