Quincy Malesovas & Ricky Sam

Forkcast

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Your recap of what’s hot, fresh and half-baked in Melbourne food. Hosts Quincy Malesovas and Ricky Sam bring over a decade each in food media to the table, dishing out the latest food news – peppered with industry gossip, unfiltered opinions and plenty to chew on. For the who, what and where of Melbourne dining right now, consider this your cheat sheet.

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Quincy Malesovas & Ricky Sam

Episodes

Dinner in the sky – Forkcast field trip to Atria 13.10.2025 26:14

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, we're heading 80 stories up for a five-course dinner at Atria by new chef Paul Lewis. For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelclub on Instagram.

The Melbourne edit: what's opened, what's closed + where to eat right now 06.10.2025 1:14:14

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Venues vs Google reviewers - what's the etiquette? Three major Melbourne venues that have closed to reopen with new concepts Where we've eaten this month and what's coming up A Forkcast guide to frequently mispronounced food terms For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @f...

Forkcast Field Trip - Lerice South Melbourne 21.09.2025 1:18:39

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Lerice has opened in the new Austro bakery space Can and should you write about venues without their permission? Plus other industry goss Where we've eaten this month and what's coming up A Forkcast guide to frequently mispronounced food terms For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @...

Branding and marketing – the good, bad and ugly 07.09.2025 1:03:07

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, we're talking about the importance of brand experience in hospitality and beyond, and what that term actually means. For more from us, follow Ricky at ⁠⁠@rickysam⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@forksake⁠⁠ and Quincy at ⁠⁠@quincepaste_⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@gruelclub⁠

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner 01.09.2025 1:14:55

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, we're talking about all things chicken. Fried, roast, chargrilled or poached, chicken is a universally-loved protein with strong roots in Australian cuisine that keep getting deeper. We recap our favourite styles and the new entrants into the city's dining scene that you should keep your ey...

Japanese dining – Japan vs Melbourne 11.08.2025 56:10

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. This week, Quincy's recapping her recent trip to Japan, and we're talking through the different styles of Japanese dining that you can and can't find in Melbourne. For more from us, follow Ricky at ⁠@rickysam⁠ / ⁠@forksake⁠ and Quincy at ⁠@quincepaste_⁠ / ⁠@gruelclub

Bottomless brunch is back, top winter warmers and new openings 03.08.2025 33:19

Welcome to Forkcast – your monthly recap of what’s hot, fresh, and undercooked in Melbourne food. Featuring: Bottomless brunch is back – or did it ever go away? Winter specials & noodle soup mania Dry July – just a fad or here to stay? Our top eats this month Best new Melbourne restaurant openings For more from us, follow Ricky at @rickysam / @forksake and Quincy at @quincepaste_ / @gruelc...