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We started today's show with a chat to Linda Catalano about last week's rather successful Melbourne Salami Festa... there was a controversial result, as the overall winner was only one point ahead of its rivals and contained - gasp! - DUCK in addition to pork. Next up Jennifer Boggiss and Pope Joan's Matt Wilkinson popped in to talk about Heilala vanilla from Tonga. We chatted about growing and ha...

On today's show we spoke to Jess Ho about her time at Melbourne's Chin Chin , as well as her excellent new wine bar Smalls . We had an extended market report with John at the Vic Market. We finished the show with a chat to winemaker Duncan Buchanan about this year's crop of grapes, and sampled the most recent release of his Fallen Giants Riesling.

On today's show we spoke to the wonderful Linda Catalano, one of the organisers of the upcoming Melbourne Salami Festa. We went to the market and had a chat to guest market reporter Damien Pike, at the Prahran Market for a change. We finished the show with The Age Good Food Guide editor Roslyn Grundy, and talked about the new 2016 edition as well as the last 12 months of restaurant dining in Melbo...

On today's show we caught up with Cobram Estate CEO Rob McGavin to talk about his award winning Hojiblanca Reserve olive oil. We then had a chat to chef Nick Stanton about all things spring, and finished off the show with Vanessa and Mat from Melbourne City Rooftop Honey.

It's freezing in Melbourne so we thought it would be an opportune time to check in with Nick Holloway, chef at Palm Cove's NuNu restaurant. As well as reminding us what warm weather feels like, we spoke about the different seasonal ingredients in that part of the world (winter tomatoes!), his discoveries during eleven years as a northerner, and the upcoming Taste Port Douglas festival. We caught u...

Cam is in Bendigo today, so after a quick intro on the phone we reached into the freezer to pull out an interview originally aired in 2009. John Reader is the author of Potato: A History Of The Propitious Esculent, and his book is an amazing story of the history of the humble spud.

We started today's show with a quick mention of St Kilda's seminal Dogs Bar, which is now back under independant ownership... great news! Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food has been operating in Australia for three years now, and Katherine Hardingjoined us to talk about the ethos of the program, the importance of cooking skills on everyday health, and how you can get involved. Chef Ian Curlie has est...

On today's show we spoke to Vue de Monde's head chef Cory Campbell and cocktail guru Sebastian Reaburn. We chatted about the terrine that Cory had kindly brought in to keep us all fed, how both folks got hooked on flavour, the variety of Melbourne's dining scene (everything from fine dining to excellent burgers), and to finish Seb mixed us some hot buttered rum. What's not to like?

Good food? We've had some, and we started the show talking about some recent experiences at Merricote in Northcote, Bella Vedere in the Yarra Valley (food with amazing soul!), and Minamishima in Richmond (the greatest Japanese food experience OF CAM'S WHOLE LIFE). We spoke to Rosemary Stanton about the new Healthy Eating Pyramid developed by Nutrition Australia, caught up with John at the Vic Mark...

On today's show we spoke to Dr Sally Norton about the Australian Grains Genebank in Horsham and how that facility works with other gene banks worldwide. We then had an extended chat with two Melbourne chefs, Raymond Capaldi and Nick Stanton, about what to cook now that winter has arrived.

We started today's show with a market report from John at QVM's Tomato City. We reached into the freezer to re-heat our next interview: we spoke to Joel Salatin from Polyface Farm in Virginia USA. We spoke to Joel about how he started out as a farmer, the effects of commercial food production on us and our environment, what large food producers do to the food they sell you to eat, and also wondere...

We started today's show with a quick wrap-up of Matt's trip to adult Disneyland, Las Vegas... surreal. Frank and Elizabeth from Home Make It joined us to tak about the upcoming Darebin Home Made Food and Wine Festival, which as the name suggests is all about the cultural traditions of doing things yourself at home. Home Make It specialise in classes for making your own passata, salami, and (clearl...

On today's show we had a quick market report from John at the Vic Market. One of Melbourne's super-chefs Donovan Cooke joined us with Hillary McNevin to talk about his new book The Atlantic at Home. We spoke about his history as a chef, his initial memories of seafood as a child, working with Marco Pierre White, and his approach to cooking with various types of fish. We finished the show enjoying...

The president of the Australian Culinary Foundation Neil Abrahams joined us today to talk about their various efforts to assist Vanuatu residents recover from the recent cyclone. Next up we had a chat to John at the Vic Market. Pope Joan's Matt Wilkinson has just released another book (just as excellent as his last one): Mr Wilkinson's Simply Dressed Salads. We chatted about some of his favourites...

We started today's show with a lengthy chat to legendary Melbourne chef Guy Grossi. Guy's annual tomato harvest and passata creation has grown into what is now know at the Melbourne Tomato Festival, which is happening in a couple of weeks time. We talked about how traditional Italian cultural traditions persist in Melbourne, as well as some of the history of Farm Vigano where the festival will be...

Yeeeeaaaaah our first show back for 2015 and we had a quick chat about some of the culinary highlights of our summer. Our first guest for the year was Dr Rosemary Stanton. Over summer there was a tragic death of a child who had recently consumed raw milk, and there have been subsequent changes to Victorian law regarding its production and sale. But why do people consume it in the first place? Rose...

To finish a big year of food on Triple R we were joined in the studio by Joost Bakker. According to Joost, we should make 2015 the year of composting - in fact, over 100 restaurants in Melbourne are already sending their organic waste back to growers where it can make a positive difference rather than just ending up in landfill. And it's not just for restaurateurs; you can get a small version of t...

We started today's show with a brief recap of last week's BBQ day experiment. Can you make your own sparkling wine at home with a Soda Stream? Well.. kinda... with the right wine it sort of works. With cask wine? Not so much! Anyway onto more nobel pursuits, namely having a look back at the restaurant industry's 2014 with food writers Hilary McNevan and Michael Harden. We chatted about the lean pr...

On a packed show we spoke with Melbourne dining legend Matteo Pignatelli, owner of two-hatted Matteo's, about the odd spectacle of restaurant reservations being "scalped" to high bidders due to such a high demand for Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant opening in Melbourne next year. How much would you pay for concert tickets, or an expensive seat at a sporting event? That style of dining is s...

We started today's show with a cross to the Yarra Valley, where Oakridge Estate's head chef Jose Chavez was watching his board slowly fill with orders. We spoke about the effect of the recent weather on the local produce, and what he's currently sourcing for his kitchen. Next up we focussed on technology, with Brad Giblin running us through the recent developments with 3D printing. It turns out th...