January 2nd, 2016 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | 2 Comments »
Mike Eggert studied environmental science – a career path he returned to, in a way, when he cooked feral animals for a Pinbone/Young Henrys event for 2015’s Good Food Month (an occasion that lead to a truly spectacular, poncho-staining food fight). After detouring from his studies and becoming a chef, he went on to work […]
December 24th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | 3 Comments »
I chat to Magnus Nilsson about his epic new publication (The Nordic Cookbook, which has 700+ recipes that he collated from the region – including 400 recipes that he personally tested at home and features some of the 8000 photographs he took of the area), whether he believes as many World’s 50 Best judges actually […]
December 1st, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Annabel Crabb once put a laptop in the oven and it wasn’t even the worst thing she’s ever cooked. Rare culinary slip-ups aside, the host of Kitchen Cabinet is brilliant at mastering recipes (she’s just released an excellent cookbook, after all). And her food-transporting game is pretty strong, too – for her ABC TV show, […]
November 21st, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
“There’s no $10 steak, that’s for sure,” says Ben Greeno. There’s nothing standard-issue about his upcoming ventures with Merivale, which is no surprise – Ben is far from a standard-issue chef. (In fact, there’s question about whether The Paddington – the ‘pub’ he’s opening for the hospitality group – is even actually a pub. And […]
November 15th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Within the first minute of chatting, James Hird mentions the time his sister got caught up in a Chilean coup in Uruguay at age 11 – so you know it’s going to be a good interview. And while overseas escapades in India and France played a role in shaping James’ ideas about eating and drinking, […]
October 31st, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | 2 Comments »
When Ben Sears was working at Cutler & Co, the “biggest highlight” was when director Quentin Tarantino came in for dinner. Throughout his career, Ben has picked up quite a collection of memorable experiences – from the time he worked at Michelin-starred L’enclume, with its remote location (and tourist-magnet appeal as home of the sticky […]
October 16th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Claire van Vuuren and Mitch Grady did not plan to become chefs. She wanted to be an artist and he thought he’d be a golfer. Luckily for Sydney diners, their career paths got redirected – and the pair met while working at renowned Sydney institution Claude’s, where they bonded over practical jokes. They went on […]
October 3rd, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Luke Powell was very young when he snuck into the world of food – he was enrolled in culinary classes at 15 (despite being far below the 17-year minimum cut-off) and by 19, he found himself in the kitchen at the prestigious Rockpool, while crashing at the dodgiest hostels in his off-hours. Throughout his career, […]
September 16th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | 2 Comments »
Since I last talked to Myffy Rigby, she’s left Time Out Sydney (and boy did she go out memorably – one of her last hurrahs was an incident involving a nude bartender and the dog track). As a follow-up act, she became the current editor of the Good Food Guide and the creative director of Good […]
September 6th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Barbara Sweeney has made a great career out of her appetite. She’s been regional editor for the Sydney Good Food Guide, oversaw Cheap Eats for nine years, spends Saturdays as a ‘talking cookbook’ and even has been a honey judge. In this podcast, she also chats about her fascinating assignments – from interviewing wasabi farmers […]