On today's show we talked about a few events happening around town, including the upcoming Sweet Set at Grub Fitzroy. For fifteen years Pure South has been celebrating the food and produce from Tasmania, and we spoke to chef and director Phillip Kennedy about how the restaurant came about. We also chatted about how Tasmania has matured in the time the restaurant has been open, and how it's no longer just the "Apple Isle". We also chatted about their upcoming Vin Diemen wine event on August 12. T...
Jul 29, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 105
On today's show we crossed to Cam who is in Bendigo for the annual Festival of Lamb, somehow trying to keep warm! We also had a market report from Damien Pike at the Prahran Market, and spoke to our good friend Reymond Capaldi about his company Wonderpies and some of the tricks to make an excellent product.
Jul 22, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 104
It's July! And to celebrate we spoke to Scarf's Hannah Coleman and Leanne Clancy about their upcoming winter dinner series at Bhang; a bargain at $45 for two courses! We also had a market report with John at the Queen Vic. To finish the show we were joined by one of our faves, Bellota chef Nicky Riemer. We spoke about her favourite winter dishes, and why we should all drink more Chablis (assuming you can afford it!).
Jul 01, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 103
On today's show we spoke to Chris Moore from Sailor's Grave Brewing, hospitality legend Gail Donovan from Donovan's restaurant, and co-creator of Maidenii vermouth Shaun Byrne.
Jun 24, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 102
We started today's show talking about some recent highlights on our culinary life: Cam's broccolini farfelle, Matt's trip to Mason's of Bendigo, and a new restaurant in the old Port Melbourne courthouse Ciao Cielo. We checked in with John at the Queen Vic Market. Industry legend Alla Wolf-Tasker is celebrating thirty years of the Lake House in Daylesford, and has released a beautiful new book called Three Decades On. We spoke about the early days of the restaurant, and how long-term dining manag...
Jun 03, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 101
It's suddenly winter in Melbourne, and on today's show we spoke to Cam Russell about this season's Mornington Peninsula mushroom tours, we had a market report with John at the Queen Vic, and asked food writers Michael Harden and Hilary McNevin what they like to cook at home.
May 13, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 100
A packed show today, starting with the chef behind Collingwood's Little Latin Lucy Renee Trudeau. She's been in Australia for eight years, and we spoke about her native California and the emergence of decent-quality Mexican cuisine in Melbourne. It's been 16 years since Michele Curtis and Alan Campion released their first edition of In The Kitchen, and to celebrate the release of their 2018 edition they joined us in the studio to talk about what's changed in Melbourne since the first release (qu...
May 06, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 99
On today's show we spoke about a yummy prawn stir-fry that Cam concocted during the week, and also mentioned David Chang's excellent Ugly Delicious series on Netflix. It's been too long since we had Bacash's Michael Bacash on the show, and we chatted about how people are still afraid of cooking fish and how to try and get confident with it. We also spoke about the new commercial fishing laws in Port Phillip Bay and sustainable fishing in general. We also had a market report from John at the Quee...
Apr 29, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 98
On today's show we spoke about the possible future of hospitality with the City of Melbourne's Dr Renae Beale, who along with Cake Industries is holding an event called Singularity to explore the possible role of artificial intelligence and robotics in the food service industry. We also spoke to restauranteur Joseph Vargetto about his life in Melbourne's kitchens, how to stay relevant in today's restaurant scene, and what ingredients he's using this Autumn. To finish the show we chatted to our w...
Apr 22, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 97
We took it fairly easy for an Easter Sunday today, and covered some foods that we thought were pretty delicious over the last week. We also spoke to our old wine bud Matt Skinner about Easter at his house and what he's drinking with it.
Apr 01, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Today we spoke about some excellent eating we'd experienced during the week, at places such as Mahjong in St Kilda and Po Boy Quarter on Smith St. Our good buddy Sebastian Reaburn had some great news during the week; his Anther gin just won AUSTRALIA'S BEST GIN at the recent Australian Distilled Spirits Awards, and we had a chat about what's happening in his post-win world. We caught up with John at the Vic Market. We finished today's show speaking with winemaker Duncan Buchanan. Almost all of t...
Mar 25, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Today we had a quick market report from John, we spoke to Linda Catalano about her upcoming Melbourne Food and Wine Festival show One Suitcase, Four Stories, and we chatted to Janet Deneefe about her food festival event at Tolarno.
Mar 18, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Today we spoke to Deakin University's Sze Yen Tan about his research into the different varieties of sugar, food writer Dani Valent about what not to eat during the Jewish observance of Passover, and checked in with winemaker Duncan Buchanan to see how vintage 2018 is travelling.
Mar 11, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 93
On today's show we mentioned the amazing Japanese food created at Kisume restaurant in Melbourne's CBD... how lucky are we to have so many cuisines in this town? Italian is another cuisine Melbourne has covered, and none better than Tipo 00 on Little Bourke St. Chef Alberto Fava joined us to talk about the mysteries of pasta; what shapes go with what sauce? We caught up with John at the Queen Vic Market. Wine guru Max Allen popped in to tell us about his upcoming event at the Melbourne Food and ...
Mar 04, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Have you ever heard of a condition called Orthorexia? We hadn't until recently, so we chatted to Dr Rosemary Stanton about what it is (a compulsion to only eat "clean" food) and how it's developed since the 1990s. Victor Persinette is man who spends a lot of time underground at the Spring Street Grocer's cheese room. He popped in to speak about how to best mature cheese, how blue cheese is formed, and some of the history of various cheese varieties. To finish today's show we spoke to the man beh...
Feb 18, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Oh hey there errybody... we started today's show with a hint from Cam's FIRST EVER home-made creme brulee: use a spritzy water bottle alongside your brulee flame! Nick Bennett is the chef at Melbourne's The Arbory, and he joined us to talk about tomorrow's fundraising event called Food for Thought. Some seriously big-name chefs are donating their time to raise funds for Beyond Blue and RUOK. There are still some tickets available, check it out over here. Next up we spoke to John at the Victoria ...
Feb 11, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Back for 2018! And we spent some time chatting about two of Victoria's amazing regional restaurants, Provenance in Beechworth and the Yarra Valley's Oakridge. We also marked the passing of the original Grand Chef de Cuisine, Paul Bocuse. John's back at the market as well... so we spoke to him about summer produce. We were joined in the studio by a couple of Eat It faves, co-editor of the Good Food Guide Roslyn Grundy and owner of Rumi and The Moor's Head Joseph Abboud. As well as modern food tre...
Feb 04, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Our last show for 2017! And we spoke about Christmas past, present, and future with Matt Wilkinson, Roslyn Grundy, Michael Harden, and Philippa Sibley.
Dec 10, 2017•53 min•Season 1Ep. 88
We started today's show speaking about Matt's recently discovered Lentil Shepherd's Pie recipe, with its magic secret ingredient: soy sauce. We love having Joost Bakker on the show and today he discussed his next project called FutureCave. He's working to transform an old Service Station site into a house that can grow enough food to sustain its residents. Once the place is approved, it will be the subject of an upcoming MadMan documentary series. Good friend of Triple R Caterina Borsato popped ...
Nov 26, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 87
It's a stormy weekend in Melbourne, and we started the show by acknowledging the awesome postal survey result this week... hooray for the "yes" vote, and bravo to progressive Melbourne! Anyway back to food, and we spoke to Andrew Kavasalis about the recent law change allowing the production and sale of low-THC hemp for consumption in Australia. We're lagging the world in this, however hemp seed is a very nutritious food that is easy to grow, and vegan-friendly. It tastes a little like nuts, and ...
Nov 19, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 86
On a cracking Melbourne afternoon we spoke to Mitchell Horrocks about his time and work in Uganda. He first travelled to Africa in high school, and since then learned about their disease problems due to unclean drinking water. But every problem is a solution waiting to happen, so Mitchell has designed an apparatus that can sit on an existing cooking setup and purify water at the same time. Have a look at his crowd-sourcing page here. Heston Blumenthal is one of the most influential chefs of our ...
Nov 12, 2017•51 min•Season 1Ep. 85
On today's show we started by talking about the humble potato latke... or rosti, or whatever the hell you call it. How does such a simple potato dish manage to taste so awesome? Speaking of awesome, the team behind Tivoli Road Bakery have released a new book and it is, uhhh... awesome. Michael and Pippa James joined us in the studio to talk about their journey from cheffing to baking, the differences between "traditional" baking and industralised baking, and why supermarket flours ain't that gre...
Nov 05, 2017•48 min•Season 1Ep. 84
On today's show we spoke to Tammi Jonas about the ongoing campaign to allow small-scale animal farmers to have their farming methods permitted under the law. Currently these style of farms are considered "intensive agriculture" which are not permitted in certain areas. Have a look at the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance website for more info. Dorelle Havilland joined us next to chat about her restaurant The Moldy Fig. We spoke about her travels around New Orleans, the differences between Cre...
Oct 22, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 83
It's a cracking Spring day in Melbourne, and we started today's show with a chat to Dr Rosemary Stanton about the government's Health Star Rating website and some of the issues and challenges still being faced by public health advocates. The chef behind Northcote's Camus restaurant Pierre Khodja popping to the studio to talk about Algerian cuisine, its origins and influences, and some of the key ingredients he uses each day. To finish the show, Good Food writer Dani Valent spoke about her recent...
Oct 15, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Spring! It is here! (kinda)... soooooo we had a chat to Jo Toscano about what produce is starting to come on-stream (rhubarb, artichokes, and even mangoes), and what's expected in the next few weeks (asparagus, morels, stonefruit). Now that you've stocked up with in-season ingredients what should you do with them? The duo behind Pope Joan Matt Wilkinson and Sharlee Gibb have just released their new book Mr & Mrs Wilkinson's How It Is At Home, and there are some great ingredient-focussed reci...
Oct 01, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 81
It finally feels like Spring! And we started today's Springy show talking to Michelle Barnett who is organising an event as part of the Do It In A Dress charity to raisse money for girls education in Sierra Leone and Uganda. You can find more info and donate at the Chef It In A Dress page. The Forum is one of the great rooms in Melbourne, and David & Gareth from the Mariner Group joined us to talk about its recent renovation. How the hell do you reliably cook good food for 1000 people? (answ...
Sep 17, 2017•53 min•Season 1Ep. 80
On today's show we spoke to Michelle Pearson about her upcoming Fringe Festival show Comfort Food Cabaret, chef / owner of Bar Lourinha Matt McConnell, and a cocktail-making double-act Shaun Byrne and Sebastian Reaburn chatting about Maidenii vermouth.
Sep 10, 2017•48 min•Season 1Ep. 79
On today's show we spoke to Nick Haddow from Bruny Island Cheese, and we were lucky enough to chat to Melbourne food legend Philippe Mouchel about his eponymous restaurant one year in.
Aug 27, 2017•48 min•Season 1Ep. 78
On today's show we started with Matt's top tips for an excellent mushroom risotto, lifted from a Giorgio Locatelli: add some soaked dried porcini in with the rice, use carnaroli rice if you can find it, and lightly fry fresh mushrooms in a separate pan before adding them with the butter and parmesan at the end. We caught up with our good market buddy John to see how his surgery recovery is going; the good news is that he hopes to be back on the market stall by Christmas. We also had a quick fora...
Aug 06, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Today we had a chat to Oakridge chef Matt Stone, who was recently awarded by the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival for his trailblazing work in the Yarra Valley. He's also just returned from some overseas travel and we spoke about some of the new items on the Oakridge menu. Next up we had a market report with Toscano's Joanne Toscano. Finally we caught up with chef Raymond Capaldi, who spent a couple of years in the 1990s cooking in Moscow. Right now he's working on Wonder Pies and Fries, and we ...
Jul 30, 2017•46 min•Season 1Ep. 76
