Deep in the Weeds - A Food Podcast with Anthony Huckstep

Sophie O’Neil is an owner of Torello Farm, a mixed business and farm gate on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. Founded in 2016, Torello sells Sophie’s own beef and lamb as well as curating produce from around 70 other local growers. It’s a bountiful business that creates connection and brings nourishment and joy as well as offering an ethical model for contemporary food systems. https://www.torello...

After almost a decade at London’s famed The Ledbury, Billy Hannigan (The Charles Grand Brasserie and Bar) headed back to Australia and immersed himself in the French restaurant renaissance in Sydney. After helping launch a French bistro in North Sydney, he’s now leading the team that's reviving the grand brasserie experience in a modern Australian context. https://thecharles.sydney Follow Deep In...

There have been many people that have taken skills and lessons learnt in one vocation and used them as the backbone of another, but few have done it quite like Luke Powell. The former head chef of Tetsuya’s now has one of the most exciting smallgoods brands in the country, with LP’s Quality Meats. https://lpsqualitymeats.com Follow The Crackling https://www.instagram.com/thecracklingpodcast/ Follo...

In our 3rd part of the series, we follow Port Lincoln fisherman, Andy Puglisi through his career from prawn fisherman in the Spencer Gulf, to Tuna wrangler in the Great Australian Bight to Mussel farming baron in port lincoln - hear how, driven by a passion for the sea he has been at the forefront of each of these fisheries. https://www.epseafoods.com.au Follow Fishtales, a Seafood Podcast on Inst...

In the 2nd part of our special series on one of the great characters of Australian seafood, we hear how Andy Puglisi moves from being a Prawn Fisherman to a Tuna wrangler and how the family’s foray into a new fishery brought a range of experiences and challenges https://www.epseafoods.com.au Follow Fishtales, a Seafood Podcast on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/fishtalesseafoodpodcast/ Follow...

After cutting his teeth in some of London and Melbourne’s best restaurants, Michael Fox (Sushi-e, Sydney) landed a dream role in the Hong Kong outpost of New York Italian restaurant Carbone. While weighing up his options for a new journey an opportunity to run one of Sydney’s most successful Japanese restaurants arose, where he is now leading a team focussed on quality produce and taking a modern...

Vanya Cullen is the daughter of pioneers, she is a highly awarded viticulturist, Chief Winemaker of Cullen Wines and devoted custodian of the land in Wilyabrup, Margaret River. https://www.cullenwines.com.au Follow Over a Glass https://www.instagram.com/overtheglasspod  Host Shanteh Wale https://www.instagram.com/shantehwale/?hl=en Executive Producer Rob Locke https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedin...

Although the importance of food and connection ran a thread thorough her family life, food as a career was never really considered by Laura Rheinlander (Bar Vincent, Sydney). But while studying bias a biomedical student she landed a job as a barista at one of Brisbane’s hottest restaurants, it opened the door to a shift in the kitchen and she’s never looked back. Now she’s part of the team at one...

Basik Chocolates was founded by Krsna Rajalingam with a simple belief: That every chocoholic deserves a perfect bonbon that speaks to them. After painstaking research, and trial and error he’s creating some of the most stunning chocolates in Australia – and they’re delicious too. https://www.basikchocolates.com.au Follow The Producers on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/producerspodcast/ Host D...

After scanning the internet and landing on images of Grant Achatz food at Alinea, Cameron Tay-Yap (Amaru, Melbourne) became obsessed with food and the possibilities on the plate. He set himself a goal to work at Attica under the guidance of Ben Shewry, where he not only discovered the bounty of native ingredients but explored his own heritage further with his mum. Now he’s part of one of the most...

One of the beautiful elements of the evolution of Australia’s culinary landscape is the blurring of the lines between restaurant and Bar. And few have managed to nail that balance from a food perspective better than Josh Lundy (Bar Rochford, Canberra) in the nation’s Capital. http://www.barrochford.com Follow The Crackling https://www.instagram.com/thecracklingpodcast/ Follow Huck https://www.inst...

For Andrew Puglisi, growing up as a 5th generation fisherman in Port Lincoln, South Australia, gave him a unique and rich cultural heritage, as well as a deep connection to the sea and the environment. Throughout his career he and his family business, Kinkawooka have moved from Prawn Fishing to Tuna Ranching and Mussel Farming, in this special 3 part interview, we hear about Puggsys life as a Port...

After spending school half term in the kitchen of the London’s Eyre Brothers Giorgia McAllister Forte (Monforte Viennoiserie) knew she wanted to forge a career in food. While cutting her teeth the world of pastry lured her in, and so too living a life in Australia. After assisting Boris Portnoy with the opening of All Are Welcome she set out on her own and now has one of the most unique and popula...

Sam Watkins is the man with a plan, he is also the Winemaking Director of Watkins. With a long history in growing, making and selling grapes in the family business, he now stands beside his sister Jo and brother Ben, pursuing their love of wine. https://www.watkins.wine Follow Over a Glass https://www.instagram.com/overtheglasspod  Host Shanteh Wale https://www.instagram.com/shantehwale/?hl=en Exe...

Growing up in a Chinese-Vietnamese family, Alex Wong (Lana dining, Sydney) was privy to the world of Italian food through his best friend’s mother, and his own mum who would dish up Asian remixes of Italian staples on weekends. Little did he know at the time but it would build the foundation and understanding to cook Italian food professionally underpinning it with Asian ingredients and techniques...

Founded in Melbourne in 2016, the Tahini Neri vision is tahini schmeared on just about everything. From small beginnings selling homemade tahini on the pavement, Rikki Goldman and her husband Neri’s products are now stocked in major supermarkets in Australia and even overseas. The early impetus was to take tahini from a niche dip to an everyday staple. Along the way, they’ve expanded the range to...

Growing up in Malaysia Junda Khoo (Hojiak, Sydney) was surrounded by traditional, scrumptious home-cooked food, often prepared by his late grandmother. At the age of 15 his parents sent him to school in Australia and it lead to university and a career in the banking sector. But the pull of food and his heritage was too strong. Now he’s carving a new path for Malaysian food in Australia – all inspi...

There is always talk about the impact big supermarkets have had on a career as a butcher, on the local hub of the community and the art of incredible butchery. But there are some, like Brett Laws that have turned those thoughts on their head with incredible skill, determination, and dedication to the incredible craft. https://www.instagram.com/butcher_lawsy/?hl=en Follow The Crackling https://www....

The first of February marks a number of memorable occasions - the day buddy holly died, the day Facebook launched and the day the first temperance society meeting was held, for me though it marks the start of the wild barramundi season. Cameron Berryman is a next generation barramundi fisherman who aims to make wild Barra great again. https://www.wildbarra.com Follow Fishtales, a Seafood Podcast o...

Born and raised in a seaside town on the Italian east coast, Davide Tonucci’s (The Coastal Italian) passion for food was ignited while helping his mamma and nonna making fresh pasta. Carving a career in seafood restaurants he formed a strong connection to the sea, and after finding a home down under he’s bringing his unique approach to Italian to a swathe of Australian food lovers. https://www.the...

After cutting his teeth and some of Australia’s best restaurants, Alex Kearns (Glebe Point Diner) set about building his own restaurant that, after 15 years has become the archetypal restaurant hub and heart of the community. https://glebepointdiner.com.au Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram    https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Huck https://www.instagram.com/hucksterg...

After moving to Bundjalung country - Byron Bay Rebecca Barnes started to explore Native Ingredients. Twenty years later and Playing with Fire Native Foods is not only showcasing the culinary possibilities of native foods, but is helping create career pathways for first nations people too. https://www.playingwithfire.com.au Follow The Producers on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/producerspodcas...

Traditionally clubs have been better known for a budget feed, than culinary excellence, but they have become a hub of the community for many Australian families. Changes are afoot in club dining with chef Jason Chan (Canton Kitchen, Bankstown) leading the way with an exceptional food offering that leans into his heritage and creative side. https://www.instagram.com/cantonkitchen_bankstown/?hl=en F...

The Apollo Bay Seafood Festival is a special, regional celebration of the bounty from the seas of Western Victoria. It’s as much a celebration for the locals as the visitors with the whole community from catchers to cooks on board. Festival director, Bill Hurley-Fraser is a local lad who after travelling the world was drawn back to his home of Apollo Bay to help build one of the great regional foo...

We used to think of it as the wild West. Western Australia was once considered a culinary wasteland, but a swag of professionals have come along to explore nature’s bounty and deliver some of Australia’s best restaurants, and for Brendan Pratt (Vasse Felix, Western Australia) he wouldn’t want it any other way. https://www.instagram.com/chefbrendanpratt/?hl=en Follow The Crackling https://www.insta...