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Podcast: Conversation with a chef
Episode: #273 Bert & Brendan | Uncles Smallgoods
Description: Today I’m talking to Bartek (Bert) Glinka & Brendan D’Amelio at Uncle’s Smallgoods. Bert and Brendan are friends, brothers-in-law and the charcuterie makers supplying many Melbourne cult institutions. You’ll find their pastrami at places like Hector's Deli, Nico's and Hugo's and their bacon is fried in cafes like ST ALi, Rustica, and Earl Canteen. Bert and Brendan’s smallgoods journey started when they decided to sell kranskys at the Polish Festival and wondered how they might go about making their own. Eventually, after proving their commitment by chopping a pile of wood, they convinced a Polish husband and wife t...