August 26th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Jake Smyth knows a hell of a lot about burgers. Along with Kenny Graham, he runs Mary’s – which, despite only being two years old, has quickly become a much-worshipped Sydney institution. It’s easily titleholder of the best burgers in Sydney and inspires the craziest queues, even on the coldest winter nights. David Chang, who […]
August 25th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Min Chai was an “unhappy accountant” before a tragedy inspired him to change the course of his life and open N2 Extreme Gelato. He had zero experience and friends even warned him against going ahead, but his one-of-a-kind way of making flavours soon led to four-hour queues at his first store. Min’s flavours can be […]
July 29th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Working at a restaurant run by the Mafia – that was no big deal for Gregory Llewellyn. In fact, whether it’s blitzing through 300 covers a service in New York, enduring sanity-testing celebrity demands for hotel riders or watching smoke clouds billow into parts of a restaurant where they definitely don’t belong – Gregory has […]
July 23rd, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
“Analiese, you’re going to have to move your car, we’re going to blow up your car.” This has to be one of my favourite-ever interviews – Analiese Gregory is one of the most fascinating chefs that I’ve been lucky enough to talk to. Not that working in food was an obvious pathway for her – […]
July 10th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
With Waterman’s Lobster Co in Potts Point, Matt Swieboda wanted to create the “Mary’s … of lobster roll places”. Here, Matt not only serves the classic American dish in both the Maine and Connecticut styles, but even includes a vegetarian egg-nori version that unexpectedly teleports you to Japan. (This roll is a delicious butter-mayo bomb, […]
June 21st, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
The fan base for Black Star Pastry is pretty large – after all, its stores attract long lines, have scored many Sydney food awards and even drawn the attention of an Argentinean TV show (its crew called up and asked for an updated pavlova). Black Star Pastry’s success may seem unlikely when you consider that […]
June 8th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | 1 Comment »
I know it’s been a little quiet on the podcasting front (the last month or so got side-swiped by making zines), so in the meantime, if you’d like an audio fix, here’s a recap of the most popular episodes I’ve ever done. 1. Dan Hong (El Loco, Ms G’s, Mr Wong, Papi Chulo) 2. Kylie […]
April 26th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Where do you even begin when listing Dan Barber‘s achievements? You could point out that he’s the award-winning chef behind the Blue Hill & Blue Hill At Stone Barns restaurants in New York. Or note that Time included him in their list of the World’s 100 Most Influential People (with a write-up by Ferran Adria, no less). […]
March 31st, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Mitch Orr got into cooking after realising there were plenty of perks to studying food tech in high school (such as being the only dude in the class). Scoring an extra lunch as a byproduct didn’t hurt, either. Jamie Oliver’s TV show only added to the appeal of mastering recipes. Mitch went on to become […]
March 17th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
In the year since I first talked to Andrew Levins on my podcast, he’s notched up some major achievements – such as becoming a dad and accidentally ending up as the face of the opposition to Barry O’Farrell’s lockout laws. He also closed The Dip (where he found himself making 200 burgers in an hour) […]