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Ever wondered what goes on in the kitchens of Melbourne’s restaurants? Conversation with a chef gives the back story of our city’s favourite eating spots. This is not a slick podcast, in fact it's pretty rustic. I'm Jo Rittey. I'm a French teacher and food writer and not that great on the technology. What you'll hear is the conversation how it happened, with no bells and whistles. I'll work on that!

#144 Jackson Mehlhopt | Tussock Hill Cellar Door and Winery

22 mins; November 29, 2022

#143 Joel Alderdice | TarraWarra Estate

20 mins; November 24, 2022

#142 Scott Huggins | Magill Estate

25 mins; November 19, 2022

#141 Thays Zukas & Susan Almeida | Bossa Nova

40 mins; November 09, 2022

#140 Luke Farrell | Bakers Delight

15 mins; October 28, 2022

#139 Jason Lear | Luci

30 mins; October 24, 2022

#138 Ivan and Linna Hun | Cambodia's Kitchen

17 mins; October 21, 2022

#137 Barry Davis | Le Cordon Bleu Australia

62 hours 19 mins; October 11, 2022

#136 Anthony Dispensa | Ronnie's

37 mins; October 06, 2022

#135 Luci Pasinetti And Kim Moore | Oko

43 mins; September 29, 2022

#134 Vaishali Narang | Le Cordon Bleu

19 mins; September 10, 2022

#133 Dan Briggs | Chin Chin

16 mins; August 31, 2022

#132 Tim McDonald | Fonda

18 mins; August 30, 2022

#131 Apoorva Kunte | The Westin Melbourne

25 mins; August 21, 2022

#130 Soon Lim | Vaporetto

21 mins; August 03, 2022

#129 Ollie | Motte Patisserie

22 mins; July 30, 2022

#128 Gareth Whitton | Tarts Anon

34 mins; July 28, 2022

#127 Adrian Li And Danny Natoli | La Madonna

37 mins; July 23, 2022

#126 Neil Rocke | The Commons Collective

29 mins; July 08, 2022

#125 Michael Smith | Hubert Estate

42 mins; July 06, 2022

#124 Khristina Mulyono | HER

19 mins; June 06, 2022

#123 Sarah Bonoma | Dancing Sands Gin

20 mins; May 28, 2022

#122 Huw Kinch | Pyramid Valley Wines | Made with Care NZTE Campaign

23 mins; May 24, 2022

#121 Hugh Sanderson | Custodian Kitchen And Bar Savarin

35 mins; May 22, 2022

#120 Matt Lambert | The Lodge Bar & Dining

32 mins; May 10, 2022

Remya Geminiani | Ned's Bake

18 mins; March 31, 2022

Laurie Faget | Tapenade

23 mins; March 19, 2022

Roger Lu | Laurus

30 mins; March 10, 2022

Jo Corrigan & Matt Donnelly | Mushrooms Anonymous

48 mins; March 05, 2022

Aidan Robinson | Chic de Partie

32 mins; February 17, 2022

Paula Delapenna | En Casa Cooking Space

30 mins; January 28, 2022

Esca Khoo | Miss Mi

38 mins; January 23, 2022

Ha Nguyen | Otao Kitchen

39 mins; January 13, 2022

Tony Twitchett | Taxi Kitchen

26 mins; December 12, 2021

Vincent Uso | Canelé Alain

14 mins; November 12, 2021

Jose Lorenzo Morales | Winner of S. Pellegrino Young Chef Pacific Region

20 mins; October 28, 2021

Telina Menzies | Australian Venue Co.

30 mins; October 01, 2021

Alan Chong | Tian 38

23 mins; September 17, 2021

Diana Chan

36 mins; August 26, 2021

Vishal Rawal | Babylonia Fitzroy

24 mins; May 20, 2021

Guillaume Brahimi | Bistro Guillaume

11 mins; May 12, 2021

Joey Vargetto | Massi & Mister Bianco

30 mins; April 17, 2021

Dylan Kemp | Australian Venue Co.

16 mins; March 10, 2021

Gabriel Alonso | Back Alley Bakes

17 mins; February 28, 2021

David Dellai | Il Bacaro

15 mins; February 19, 2021

Nick Korceba | Prior Thornbury

16 mins; January 29, 2021

Sam Green | Cru

13 mins; January 21, 2021

Florian Ribul | Vex

23 mins; January 20, 2021

Ryan Berry | Naughton's Hotel

20 mins; January 13, 2021

Michael Bacash | Bacash

20 mins; December 21, 2020

Julian Summer | Pier Street

27 mins; December 02, 2020

Kyle Nicol | Rascal

19 mins; November 18, 2020

Sando Mateos | La Concheria

21 mins; October 27, 2020

Luigi Esposito | The Amalfi Way

15 mins; October 20, 2020

Bree Gaudette & Matthew Ronalds | Hello Friend Foods

20 mins; October 09, 2020

Dougie Thompson | Dinner at Dougie's House

21 mins; September 30, 2020

Elisa Hill

31 mins; September 28, 2020

Chris Orr | Wee Man's Kitchen

33 mins; September 23, 2020

Michael Craig | Red Sparrow Pizza

23 mins; September 13, 2020

Meni Valle

20 mins; September 07, 2020

Raph Rashid | Beatbox Kitchen

17 mins; September 02, 2020

Iain Alexander | Hazel Dining

50 mins; July 31, 2020

Matthew Bentley

27 mins; July 04, 2020

Rotem Papo | Golda

28 mins; June 25, 2020

Charlie Cheng | Shinbashi Yakiniku

19 mins; March 19, 2020

Rob Kaboord | Lekker

44 mins; March 18, 2020

Anthony Power | Pilgrim

23 mins; March 11, 2020

Michael Harrison | Pretty Little

19 mins; March 06, 2020

Jude Mayall | Outback Chef

33 mins; February 18, 2020

Daniele Piras | Vaporetto & Squid Inc., Bali

19 mins; January 23, 2020

Darren Robertson | Three Blue Ducks at The Farm, Byron Bay

19 mins; January 21, 2020

Trevor Perkins | Hogget Kitchen

18 mins; January 19, 2020

Will Meyrick | The Street Food Chef

25 mins; January 14, 2020

Paul Wilson | Morgan's

38 mins; December 21, 2019

Mo Zhou | Gaea

29 mins; December 09, 2019

Jeremy Raven | Drumplings

19 mins; November 29, 2019

Rory Greenwood-McNeair| Galah

14 mins; November 29, 2019

Dan Szwarc | Hotel Argentina

16 mins; November 17, 2019

Sascha Rust | GoodFish Project

31 mins; November 12, 2019

Jack Stuart | Congress

22 mins; October 24, 2019

Chef Jack Aw Yong | Silks, Crown Melbourne

40 mins; October 22, 2019

Elliott Pinn | Rascal

22 mins; October 22, 2019

Nicola Dusi | The Hardware Club

42 mins; October 16, 2019

Nathan Scarfo

34 mins; October 03, 2019

Sandy Melgalvis | Common Ground Project

25 mins; October 03, 2019

Alex Davies | Gatherings

22 mins; September 24, 2019

Flip Grater | Grater Goods

26 mins; September 23, 2019

Dan Hawkins | Prince Dining Room, Muse at Mitchelton Winery, Nagambie Brewery and Distillery

29 mins; September 21, 2019

Hamed Allahyari | Cafe Sunshine & SalamaTea

32 mins; September 18, 2019

Eileen Horsnell | Napier Quarter

15 mins; September 18, 2019

Maureen Andrews | Ostrich and the Egg

14 mins; September 17, 2019

Carla Nery | Mandacaru

18 mins; September 16, 2019

Dave Verheul | Lesa

21 mins; September 05, 2019

Nicola Romano | Oster Eatery

26 mins; September 04, 2019

Dan Cooper | Prince Dining Room

27 mins; August 27, 2019

Silas Orre | Curly Whiskers

25 mins; August 19, 2019

Cristian Folletti | The Essence at Melbourne Marriott Hotel

18 mins; August 10, 2019

Jessi Singh | Daughter in Law

38 mins; July 28, 2019

Joe Grbac

18 mins; July 24, 2019

Michael Cole | 2019 Chef of the Year

56 mins; July 17, 2019

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