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Kate Reid from Lune Croissanterie swings by to share the secrets to making a great croissant. Plus, John from the Queen Victoria Markets delivers a fresh produce update and we chatted to Anna Kelly from Plains Paddock Lamb.

An extended chat with Lune's Kate Reid

On today's show we spoke to Penny Woodward about her amazing book called "Tomato: Know, Sow, Grow, Feast" as well as next weekend's Meeniyan Garlic Festival. We also chatted to The Atlantic's Head Chef Nick Mahlook about the challenges of cooking fish at home, and Prossimo winemaker Duncan Buchanan got us up to speed with the state of the 2019 vintage.

Our first show back for 2019! We spoke about some of the happenings over summer before checking in with John at the Queen Victoria Market. We also spoke to author and food writer John Newton about his new book "The Getting of Garlic"

On today's episode we spoke to dessert king Pierre Roelofs about his ideas to finish Christmas lunch without a big ol' stodgy plum pudding, had a chat to John at the market, and checked in with winemaker Duncan Buchanan about how the vines are looking at this time of year.

On today's show we celebrated the re-opening of St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel, which is one of the finest hotel makeovers since Donleavy Fitzpatrick restored The George to its former glory. It's awesome to see people back at the Espy! Burch & Purchese's Darren Purchese joined us to talk about his new book Chef's Host Christmas Too, and we talked about the traditional vs Australian Christmas cuisi...

On today's show we were joined by Gippsland Pearl's Sara Bailey talking all things snail caviar (it's a thing!), we had an extended market report from John, and Melbourne's Prosecco Queen Melissa Brauer visited the studio to talk about the different varieties of Prosecco.

We started out today's show marking the tragic passing of Sisto Malaspina, the co-owner of iconic Melbourne cafe Pellegrini's. We also spoke to chef at Long Song David Moyle, and caterer to the film and TV industry Ed Summers.

On today's show we spoke to Bar Lourinha's Matt McConnel and Jo Gamvros about their new book Eat At The Bar, caught up with John at the market, and talked all things Bourbon with Blue Bonnet's Nathaniel White

On today's show we spoke to Meira Harel about the upcoming Grow Assembly event at Fitzroy Town Hall, and also had an extended chat to Melbourne super-chef Ben Shewry from Attica.

On today's show we spoke to the redoubtable Guy Grossi, chef and owner of Melbourne's iconic Florentino restaurant. He's just released an excellent new book focussed on his downstairs venue Cellar Bar, and we chatted about the daily rhythms of running a busy eatery and the traditions of Italian cuisine. In three decades of radio we've never actually discussed one of the fundamentals of dining: the...

On today's show we had a market report with John at the Queen Vic Market, and we caught up with Boris Portnoy from Northcote's All Are Welcome.

So in light of the recent media panic about strawberries, in which an entire industry has almost been brought to its knees by a tiny contamination, we say to you all: eat strawberries! We asked a bunch of our friends what they suggest as ways to use them, and we've put the list up on our Facebook page. We also had a market report from John, and were joined by Jac Semmler from the Digger's Club......

On today's show we spoke to Raelene Isbester and Roshelle Fong about their upcoming fringe festival shows, Paul Podjonovic about the artifacts being uncovered during the Melbourne Metro build, and Tracy Lister about her time living and working in Vietnam.

On today's show we spoke to fermentation guru Ivy Lane about her upcoming Community Sauerkraut Day, Mat Lumalasi from Melbourne City Rooftop Honey chatted about the recent controversy with imported honey, and winemaker Duncan Buchanan spoke about Springtime bud-burst.

On today's show we talked about a few events happening around town, including the upcoming Sweet Set at Grub Fitzroy. For fifteen years Pure South has been celebrating the food and produce from Tasmania, and we spoke to chef and director Phillip Kennedy about how the restaurant came about. We also chatted about how Tasmania has matured in the time the restaurant has been open, and how it's no long...

On today's show we crossed to Cam who is in Bendigo for the annual Festival of Lamb, somehow trying to keep warm! We also had a market report from Damien Pike at the Prahran Market, and spoke to our good friend Reymond Capaldi about his company Wonderpies and some of the tricks to make an excellent product.

It's July! And to celebrate we spoke to Scarf's Hannah Coleman and Leanne Clancy about their upcoming winter dinner series at Bhang; a bargain at $45 for two courses! We also had a market report with John at the Queen Vic. To finish the show we were joined by one of our faves, Bellota chef Nicky Riemer. We spoke about her favourite winter dishes, and why we should all drink more Chablis (assuming...

On today's show we spoke to Chris Moore from Sailor's Grave Brewing, hospitality legend Gail Donovan from Donovan's restaurant, and co-creator of Maidenii vermouth Shaun Byrne.

We started today's show talking about some recent highlights on our culinary life: Cam's broccolini farfelle, Matt's trip to Mason's of Bendigo, and a new restaurant in the old Port Melbourne courthouse Ciao Cielo. We checked in with John at the Queen Vic Market. Industry legend Alla Wolf-Tasker is celebrating thirty years of the Lake House in Daylesford, and has released a beautiful new book call...

It's suddenly winter in Melbourne, and on today's show we spoke to Cam Russell about this season's Mornington Peninsula mushroom tours, we had a market report with John at the Queen Vic, and asked food writers Michael Harden and Hilary McNevin what they like to cook at home.

A packed show today, starting with the chef behind Collingwood's Little Latin Lucy Renee Trudeau. She's been in Australia for eight years, and we spoke about her native California and the emergence of decent-quality Mexican cuisine in Melbourne. It's been 16 years since Michele Curtis and Alan Campion released their first edition of In The Kitchen, and to celebrate the release of their 2018 editio...

On today's show we spoke about a yummy prawn stir-fry that Cam concocted during the week, and also mentioned David Chang's excellent Ugly Delicious series on Netflix. It's been too long since we had Bacash's Michael Bacash on the show, and we chatted about how people are still afraid of cooking fish and how to try and get confident with it. We also spoke about the new commercial fishing laws in Po...

On today's show we spoke about the possible future of hospitality with the City of Melbourne's Dr Renae Beale, who along with Cake Industries is holding an event called Singularity to explore the possible role of artificial intelligence and robotics in the food service industry. We also spoke to restauranteur Joseph Vargetto about his life in Melbourne's kitchens, how to stay relevant in today's r...

We took it fairly easy for an Easter Sunday today, and covered some foods that we thought were pretty delicious over the last week. We also spoke to our old wine bud Matt Skinner about Easter at his house and what he's drinking with it.