The Food and Wine Festival is heading online, and FAWF Creative Director Pat Nourse talks about the nifty ways restaurants are coming to us in our homes; Freelance food writer Dani Valent discusses the crucial role of Temp Visa workers in the restaurant industry and the red-tape barriers they face; Scott McKinnon of Wolf And The Willows Brewery discusses cooking with beer; and Iain Ling of The Hotel Lincoln, talks about home-delivered meals. With presenters Cam Smith and Josephine Smart. Website...
May 24, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Joseph Vargetto of Melbourne's Mister Bianco restaurant transports us to Sicily and talks about the magic of Sicilian cooking; Restaurant industry consultant Tony Eldred discusses the impacts of COVID on the sector, and the pros and cons of Victoria's June "soft opening" for restaurants; And what is the difference between a swede and a turnip? John at the Queen Vic market educates us. With presenters Cam Smith and Matt Steadman.
May 17, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Guests galore pay tribute to the late, great, much-loved Vernon Chalker, founder of Gin Palace. Featuring Miss Pearl from Madame Brussels, Gerald Diffey from Geralds Bar, and Sebastian Reaburn and Ben Luzz from Gin Palace. Martinis are prepared, toasts are made, and not a dry eye in the house. Also on the show is Aaron Turner, Chef turned writer, discussing his book The Hot Chicken Project, with tips on perfecting southern fried chicken. With presenters Cam Smith and Panel Beater....
May 10, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Amongst the Covid chaos we spoke to Melbourne Food & Wine Festival's Pat Nourse, caught up with John at the market, and spoke to Jane Grylls about quarantined Mother's Day options.
May 03, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Food writer Dani Valent gives her tips for cooking duck; Shannon Martinez of Smith and Daughters chats about how they are fighting the fight with the pandemic, and the success of their deli; Executive Chef of The Atlantic Restaurant Nick Mahlook schools Cam on how to cook the perfect dory fillet and chats all things seafood. With presenters Cam Smith and Josephine Smart. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/eat-it Twitter: https://twitter.com/eatitrrr?lang=en Facebook: https://www.fa...
Apr 26, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 165
We spoke about some of our recent isolation food experiments and deliveries, chatted to Bellota Wine Bar's chef Nicky Reimer about the crazy industry changes, and talked gnocci with Russell Bald.
Apr 19, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Caterina Borsato of Caterina's Cucina e Bar discusses the wonders of Italian rituals over Easter; John from the Queen Vic Market gives a special Easter Sunday market report with insights into his family Easter celebrations, and discusses the importance of the Markets and the connection with the customer; and Sebastian Reaburn from Anther Spirits chats about enjoying gin during lockdown, and the secret to making tasty homemade punch. With presenters Cam Smith and Karl Chapman. Website: https://ww...
Apr 12, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 169
Food writer and author Michael Harden joined us to talk restaurant take-away, John gave us an update from the market, and Prossimo Wine’s Duncan Buchanan gave us an update on the 2020 vintage.
Apr 05, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 159
This was probably the most dramatic week in the history of hospitality in Australia... to try and make sense of it all we spoke to Broadsheet's Editorial Director Katya Wachtel, Worksmith CEO Michael Bascetta, and caught up with John at the market.
Mar 29, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 158
An episode of Eat It 22 March 2020
Mar 22, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 157
We had an extended chat about the Covid-19 impacts on the restaurant industry, spoke to Bar Lourinha's Matt McConnell about the early mushroom season, caught up with John at the Queen Vic Market, and heard a couple of relaxing cocktail suggestions from Fever Tree's Trish Brew.
Mar 15, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 156
We spoke to John at the Queen Vic Market, our old 3RRR buddy Digger dropped in to the studio to talk about our transition into Autumn, and wine maker Duncan Buchanan spoke about the effects of our summer of bushfires on this year's grape season.
Feb 23, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Bellota Wine Bar's Nicky Reimer joined us to talk about what she's been cooking over summer, finally caught up with John at the QVM for the first time in 2020, and checked in with Chris Moore from Sailor's Grave Brewing about his eventful summer in Orbost.
Feb 09, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Today we spoke to Blaze Aid Vice President Christine Male about their efforts trying to assist fire affected farmers, we spoke to restaurateur Jesse Gurner about the industry's Feb Fire Fund, and we chatted about Dining Room Tales with Zan Coleman.
Feb 02, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Our last show for 2019! We caught up with John at the market, talked about the impacts of climate change on the wine industry with Max Allen, and mixed a fruity cocktail with Seb Reaburn.
Dec 15, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Today we had a rather rowdy show looking at some of the food trends in 2019 with writers Hilary McNevin and Michael Harden, and enjoyed a mixed drink with Union Electric's Huw Griffiths.
Dec 08, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Hear from Pastuso Peruvian Restaurant's Alessandro Sarajevo, John from the Vic Market, and Duncan Buchanan
Dec 01, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Today we spoke to Mason's of Bendigo's Sonia Anthony, Lee Ho Fook's Victor Liong, and Huxtaburger's Daniel Wilson.
Nov 24, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Today we spoke to Tony Eldred about how a good restaurant can be affected by bad acoustics, had a market report from John, and chatted to Sea Bounty Mussels' Lance Wiffen about how best to prepare and cook his favourite mollusc.
Nov 10, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Today we spoke to Deakin University's Professor Russell Keast about what we know - and what we don't know - about the way our mouths perceive texture in food. PLUS we had a market report from John, and talked to Beechworth Honey's Jodie Goldsworthy about life with the hives.
Nov 03, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Today we spoke about the ongoing industry issue around staff underpayment (AKA wage theft), had a chat to Brae's chef and owner Dan Hunter about his recent Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year win, and discussed saison and porter with Scott McKinnon from Wolf of the Willows brewery.
Oct 27, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Today we spoke to Australia's Fisheries Research & Development Corporation's Crispian Ashby about their new app "SAFS", caught up with John at the QVM, and chatted about the 40th anniversary edition of the Good Food Guide with Roslyn Grundy.
Oct 20, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Today we spoke to Sustainability Victoria's CEO Karl Muller about the new laws around disposal of e-waste, caught up with John at the Queen Vic Market, and chatted to one of Melbourne's leading restaurant proprietors Caterina Borsato.
Oct 13, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 144
On today's show we talked about the latest articles on red meat consumption with Rosemary Stanton, and caught up with Arbory Bar's Nick Bennett.
Oct 06, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Today we spoke to food writer Dani Valent, caught up with John at the market, and talked Teeling Whiskey with Martin Lynch.
Sep 15, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Today we spoke to Maker & Monger's Anthony Femnia about sourcing Comte cheese from France, Baker Bleu's Mike Russell spoke about his journey into baking, and Jamsheed winemaker Gary Mills spoke about his approach to winemaking.
Sep 08, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Today we spoke to Melbourne super-chef Andrew McConnell, had a market report with John, and paired some riesling with a leek tart with winemaker Duncan Buchanan.
Aug 11, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Today we spoke to Dr Renae Beale from the Royal Society of Victoria about the upcoming Extra-Sensory event at Parliament House, chatted about Ethiopian cuisine with Saba Alamayoh, and talked about the new-wave of Italian restaurants in Melbourne with food writer Michael Harden.
Aug 04, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 139
We spoke to industry veteran Tony Eldridge about the industry's wage-theft problems, and also chatted to Pat Nourse about his role in the San Pel Top 50 list and how he thinks the Roman's have RUINED coffee.
Jul 28, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Today we spoke to Simon Blancher about his upcoming food event underneath Fed Square, Bellota Wine Bar's Nicky Reimer told us what she's cooking to stay warm in winter, and Shaun Byrne talked us through his new book All Day Cocktails.
Jul 21, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 137
