May 22nd, 2016 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | 2 Comments »
“We’re never going to work in a restaurant, nevertheless a Thai restaurant.” That’s what Palisa Anderson told herself and her brother when they were growing up, but after some detours living in four different countries (and through other careers), she’s ended up as co-director of the many Chat Thai restaurants across Sydney and the spin-off […]
March 10th, 2016 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
From drinking supermarket Nescafe to the buzz of making espressos for his hero Rene Redzepi every morning (and basically being the Noma chef’s personal barista), Corie Sutherland has certainly had an unexpected career. In this podcast, he tells his story of living in Japan, getting into ‘specialty coffee’ (a term he’s wary of using) and […]
February 25th, 2016 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | 1 Comment »
This has to be one of my favourite podcast episodes. Alex Elliott-Howery, who co-owns the Cornersmith Cafe and Picklery in Marrickville, was awesome to talk to. Her award-winning cafe has a hyper-focus on preservation, fermentation, urban beekeeping, avoiding waste and produce-bartering. As a flipside to the acclaim, she’s also endured pickling disasters that’ve left her […]
February 9th, 2016 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | 1 Comment »
Patrick Friesen originally thought he was going to be a doctor. He also planned to be in Sydney for a short spell – but luckily for Australians (and their appetites), he did a U-turn on both points and we’re now fans of the talented chef and his menu-ruling work at Merivale’s many venues: Ms Gs, […]
February 3rd, 2016 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
From producing macaron wallpaper for Adriano Zumbo to making dynamite-stick lights for ACME – and creating the “zombie-proof” exteriors for Momofuku Seiobo – Luchetti Krelle has been behind the attention-hooking designs for Sydney’s noteworthy restaurants, bars and eateries. Co-director Stuart Krelle has worked on hospitality projects of all budgets and styles – from the mega-pop […]
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 […]
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 […]