HeyJaredConversation with a chef
Ever wondered what goes on in the kitchens of Melbourne’s restaurants? Conversation with a chef gives the back story of our city’s favourite eating spots. This is not a slick podcast, in fact it's pretty rustic. I'm Jo Rittey.
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#380 Josh Rudd | Flores at The Angel of Malvern (opens the original)
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It’s been seven years since I last sat down with Josh Rudd, and it was genuinely lovely to catch up with him again. Since then, he’s opened venues, moved into large-scale events and catering, built teams and systems, and now finds himself at Flores at the Angel in Malvern, part of the Refinery Group. What struck me this time was how much his role has broadened. He still talks about food with the same enthusiasm, but now there’s just as much interest in how a kitchen runs, how a team develops and
#379 Jasmin Lefers | Artist & Food Designer (opens the original)
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I first met Jasmin Lefers almost ten years ago, when she was heading up the kitchen at Wine 1160 and I went along to write about it. Since then, our paths have kept crossing through mutual friends, Melbourne’s food world and Jasmin’s wonderfully inventive events. Jasmin doesn’t call herself a chef. She’s a cook, a food designer and a creator of immersive experiences that ask us to do much more than simply eat. Her ideas can begin with mushrooms, seaweed or even an antique brooch, then grow into
# 378 Sally Hillman | Celebrating Champagne (opens the original)
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It was such a pleasure to meet a fellow Francophile in Sally Hillman. Her new book, Celebrating Champagne, is about Champagne, of course, but it’s also about the things that sit around it: cooking, family, France and the pleasure of having people at your table. We talked about where her love of Champagne began, the growers she seeks out, and why she thinks we should stop saving the good bottle for “someday”.
#377 Mikey Dalton | San Telmo Brisbane (opens the original)
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When Mikey Dalton first walked into San Telmo in Melbourne with a CV in his hand, fresh off the plane from Ireland, he could hardly have imagined where that small decision would lead. Fourteen years later, he is now chef and co-owner of San Telmo Brisbane, a restaurant three years in the making and already finding its own rhythm in a new city. It was very easy to chat with Mikey. Even over the phone. He speaks about cooking over fire with genuine fascination, especially the chefs who have spent
#376 Raj Shreshtha | Denmark House (opens the original)
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Denmark House feels like a small pocket of Copenhagen tucked above Little Collins Street. Light pours through the large, black-framed windows, Danish drifts across the room, and Raj Shrestha looks completely at home. After spending almost 15 years in Denmark, he has found a place in Melbourne where that part of his life still feels close. Raj is deeply passionate about being a chef, but there is nothing showy about him. He speaks beautifully about learning, leadership and the responsibility of l
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