Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent

Alba Badrena Alcover is a Spanish waiter who had about five jobs in March then lost them all when COVID hit. She's bounced around during the pandemic, eating into her super, doing a medical trial for money, taking a free room from a kindly publican and now working at Great Ocean Ducks in Western Victoria. It's been a crazy 2020 for this lovely, lively temporary visa holder. Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Normally at this time of year, event maestro Bruce Keebaugh would be putting final touches to his Bird Cage marquees and canapes, the hottest ticket at Melbourne's Spring Racing Carnival. 2020? Not so much. Instead, he's created an outdoor restaurant and bar called The Commons, while still advocating and planning for the return of large events. The mood? Hope and joy, always hope and joy. https://thebiggroup.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Jayne Newgreen has so much going on! With her partner Christopher Howe, she runs Talbot Provedore & Eatery, a country store/cafe/restaurant with a strong local focus. She's one of the founders of Provenir, a mobile on-farm abattoir, which just won the Outstanding Innovation, Sustainability & Community gong in the Delicious Produce awards. We talk about steering staff and customers through tumult and why small abattoirs can be part of pandemic proofing. https://talbotprovedore.com.au https://provenir.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Victor Aghtan owns Tim Ho Wan and Hawker Chan, city restaurants with branches in Box Hill and Chadstone. We talk about the difficulties of reopening, particularly in the city, and especially when the restaurants' customers and staff used to be international students, many of whom have left Australia during the pandemic. Oh, and we have a big fight about Hainanese chicken rice! Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Dirty Linen chats to Manpreet Singh from Richmond's Ladyboy Dining in the wake of Victorian Premier Dan Andrew's easing of restrictions - including the limited opening of Melbourne restaurants from November 2. The next step doesn't go far enough for everyone but Manpreet is feeling positive and getting ready to welcome back diners. https://ladyboydining.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Paul Kasteel owns Hoo Haa bar in Windsor. It's upstairs on Chapel Street and has a drinking and DJ focus so sedate outdoor dining is far from a straightforward proposition. It's costing Paul $2000 a week to open for takeaway right now so he's understandably desperate to open safely. While he's waiting for clarity, there are a million things to think about and be overwhelmed about each day. https://www.hoohaa.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

There are lots of people who are ancillary to the hospitality industry - people like food writers (hello!) and photographers - hello, Kristoffer Paulsen. We talk about image-making in general, and focus on three key pics from Kris's portfolio: George Calombaris (pre-pandemic, mid-scandal), Victorian Premier Dan Andrews (pre-hotel quarantine) and Attica chef Ben Shewry (between lockdowns). https://www.kristofferpaulsen.com Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Rabih Yanni owns Botanical Hotel in South Yarra, an iconic pub that looks after a huge, invested community. Rabih is finding solidarity with other prominent restaurateurs through the pandemic and hopes that progress towards common goals will continue to knit the hospitality industry together on the other side of lockdown. Meantime, he's feeling the tough times and looking forward to better times: Melbourne will get through this. https://botanicalhotel.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Renowned Melbourne chef Philippa Sibley reckons this year has been one of the best, as well as one of the worst. She's appreciated the creativity of those around her and the opportunity to try new things herself. At the moment, she's excited about Take3byPS, her new mystery dinner delivery service. She's also feeling optimistic about a good summer in her job at city mainstay The European. Also this is the episode where I find my word nemesis: coulibiac. (I have said it 1000 times since this recording!) https://goodiegroup.com/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Mary-Louise McLaws is a Professor of Epidemiology, Hospital Infection and Infection Diseases Control at the University of NSW and a Member of the World Health Organisation ad hoc Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19. We talk restaurants indoors and outdoors, and she tells us how business owners can improve safety for diners and staff. Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Today on Dirty Linen we chat to Omnia chef Steve Nairn about how sad it is to skip asparagus season and how difficult it is to plan reopening when you have no idea what the rules will be. We also dip into Steve's impressive CV to learn about grouse-plucking in Scotland and alphabetised everything at Eleven Madison Park. Fine dining is dead! Long live fine dining! https://www.omniabistro.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Dan Sims' pandemic started with a cancelled cheese festival and 1.5 tonnes of cheese to move, and continued with some big questions about the place of mass gatherings in a COVID-normal world. How on earth might you do a wine festival without spittoons, for example? Dan is a hospo guy from way back but he's just as concerned about the place of the arts in a vibrant Australia - is there a way for creative industries to be stronger together? https://revel.global Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Christo Christophidis owns Ripponlea Food & Wine in inner-city Ripponlea and Mocha Jo's in outer-suburban Glen Waverley. As president of the Glen Waverley trader's association, he's been pandemicking since January when the area's Chinese community weathered early COVID impacts. We talk about finding the fire and remembering why you lit it in the first place, getting the bricks out of the boot of your business and how you get out of the mire and back to the magic. http://ripponleafoodandwine.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Mary-Jane Daffy is a veteran cafe opener, owner and adapter in Melbourne's south-east. She's launched a bunch of new businesses at Carter Lovett in Elsternwick over the past six months and is wondering which will persist as we creep out of lockdown. MJ is a clear thinking pragmatist with strong views on hospo's pre-COVID problems - we talk staffing, wages, prices, surcharges and community. She's a gem. https://carterlovett.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

James Broadway's pandemic includes closing one 17-year-old restaurant and building a market garden, bakery and supply box store at the infant Tedesca Osteria on the Mornington Peninsula. But that's not the real conversation. James goes big and deep, talking about the true meaning of hospitality and the unexpected ways he thinks the art of hospitality can be wielded to build a better society. Don't miss this one. https://www.tedesca.com.au/osteria-tedesca Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Today on Dirty Linen we head back to regional Victoria, to Dianne Ray's The Shared Table in Buninyong. She shares her views on kindness and what 'we're all in it together' might mean and along the way we talk about why opening to dine-in trade can actually be harder and less financially viable than take-home meals. When Dianne talks about food I feel like she's putting a bowl of something on the table in front of me - I hope you enjoy your dose of sustaining comfort chat too. https://www.thesharedtable.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Chayse Bertoncello and his brother Blayne own and run O.My restaurant in Beaconsfield in Melbourne's outer south-east. We talk to Chayse about the differences between lockdown 1 and 2, the importance of community, the rhythms of farming and being so connected to produce that you know the name of each cow you eat. https://www.omyrestaurant.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Emma Handley is owner-chef at Templar Lodge in Tawonga in north-east Victoria but much closer to Albury, NSW, than Melbourne. My last restaurant meal before lockdown was with Emma - I was researching a bushfire recovery story. We talked about the fires that ruined summer and pondered the pandemic. Now Emma has just reopened (again) to seat outdoor diners in the snow. 2020! Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

We hear a lot about the mental health impacts of the pandemic but what actually might they be and how do we deal with them? We start the week with integrated wellbeing specialist and counsellor Rae Bonney (who also happens to be the mother of episode 24's George Wintle). "How does it feel to be you today?" she asks. https://www.instagram.com/rae.bonney/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Melbourne chef Robbie Bell was on the cusp of launching a food distribution business when the pandemic hit, forcing many restaurateurs to turn their in-house creations into retailed food items. It was a timely move. He steps us through some of the pain points of launching a food brand and shares heaps of practical tips for those who might be considering bottling that sauce. We also talk about hospo culture and why he thinks it should be hard to run a restaurant. Oh, and gratitude - a lot about gratitude. https://www.instagram.com/robbiebell8/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Dirty Linen darts out of the hospo space into academia. We talk to Dr Quentin Stevens, Associate Professor in RMIT University’s School of Architecture and Urban Design. Quentin is a leader in the field of 'Temporary and Tactical Urbanism' and has many creative ideas about outdoor dining. We talk city beaches, goodwill, what 'cutting red tape' might actually mean, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs as we emerge from lockdown.. Quentin is a leader in the field of 'Temporary and Tactical Urbanism' and has many creative ideas about outdoor dining. We talk city beaches, goodwill, what 'cutting red tape' might actually mean, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs as we emerge from lockdown. Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Jason Jones was an 11-year-old pianist in a country fine diner when he fell in love with hospitality. Putting steaks in boxes isn't the warm service experience he lives for but he's managed to make delivery fun. We talk about dealing with uncertainty, staff shortages, the tricky prospect of outdoor dining, the fact that sometimes you might need to spend five days in bed, and his belief that Melbourne will be back. https://www.entrecote.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Agustin Hernandez is an out-of-work Melbourne chef who intersects with the pandemic in interesting ways. He cooked for guests in hotel quarantine, he lived for years in one of the social housing towers subject to a hard lockdown in early July, and he's considering a future which may not be in kitchens. What does a 53-year-old chef do when he's out of work and feeling like employers look towards younger candidates? Gus is wondering... Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

When chef Simone Watts lost her casual shifts at the start of the pandemic she soon noticed that the job might be gone but the adrenaline wasn't and being unable to release it through a busy shift was making her anxious. She's channelled those bad feelings into a redoubled passion for connecting with nature and wants to become not just a chef but a storyteller. https://www.instagram.com/simonewatts_chef/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Regional Victoria is allowed to open! But COVID-safe restrictions mean it's not yet worthwhile for everyone to throw open the doors. Anne-Marie Banting co-owns the Daylesford Hotel and they're going to keep the 'old girl' closed for now. Daylesford is still too cold for outdoor dining and the town relies on Melbourne visitors who aren't allowed up the highway. We talk regions, renewal, the light at the end of the tunnel. https://daylesfordhotel.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Regional Victorian restaurants are allowed to open today. YAY! We speak to Sonia Anthony, owner of Masons of Bendigo, and a champion of local produce and small farms. Restrictions mean Sonia is allowed to have 10 people in each of two dining spaces - it's a far cry from the 100 covers a night she used to be used to but it's something, it's a start, and she's feeling hopeful. https://masonsofbendigo.com.au https://www.instagram.com/masons_of_bendigo/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

When COVID came a-calling, Ben Shewry gave himself one day to feel sorry for himself then set about saving his business. We talk about privilege, leadership, employing for character, making soup for visa holders, my mum's opinion on Attica's cheesecake, and why Melbourne will eventually be OK. https://www.attica.com.au https://www.instagram.com/benshewry/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Mark Glenn was head chef at Cumulus Inc in Melbourne but he's escaped to Canberra for a challenging new job at Pialligo Estate. We talk about the Melbourne he's left behind, the scarily lax quarantine arrangements in the ACT, what it's like to work at Andrew McConnell's Trader House group, and the challenges that a Melbourne exodus will wreak on an industry that is going to need able, committed professionals to rebuild. Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

We continue to chat about the Victorian shutdown and the slow move towards partial reopening. Today it's Andy Mullins, part of the group of mates and brothers who are Sand Hill Road, owners of nine pubs in Melbourne including the Espy and Garden State. Andy loves Melbourne with all of his heart and he's hurting big for its plight. He contemplates the present and throws some energy at the future. https://www.sandhillroad.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

When we speak to Bao Hoang, he's not long off a call with PM Scott Morrison: Bao is representing the perspective of small-to-medium enterprises and culturally and linguistically diverse communities on a coronavirus recovery taskforce. In the meantime, he's running Roll'd, a mostly takeaway Vietnamese chain with branches around Australia. Hoang saw the pandemic coming and he's helped Roll'd neatly pirouette its way through it. https://rolld.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

JY Lee is a co-owner of Anchovy in Richmond, alongside her partner chef Thi Le. Anchovy is small and so nimble that it changed cuisines overnight at the start of the pandemic. Around the same time, while many businesses were standing down staff, JY and Thi committed to the considerable cost of sponsoring a young UK chef because she seemed like a great fit. They're still innovating, trying out new things on takeaway customers (snow crab! suckling pig!) and open to what the future might bring.

Today we head to LA to speak to Veronica Fil, a founder of plant-based cheese company Grounded Foods, alongside chef-wizard-husband Shaun Quade (ex-Lume in South Melbourne). Veronica has a background as an economist and marketer, and she has very perceptive, data-driven views on food businesses. Also, she's just emerged from an operation in a COVID-soaked LA hospital because flesh-eating bacteria ate a hole in her leg. It's quite a chat! https://www.groundedfoods.com https://www.instagram.com/grounded_foods/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Ryan Moses owns Naughtons Hotel in Parkville, near Melbourne Uni. He thought he had a pretty good business model with diverse income streams, but drinking, dining, retail, functions and accommodation still couldn't outplay a pandemic. Ryan is losing money every week the pub stays closed so pushing the reopening timeline towards late October is a harsh blow. He talks plans, hopes, dreams and fears, and I unspool my poncho plan for outdoor dining.

As Victoria comes to grips with an extended lockdown and a slow path to reopening, Dirty Linen chats to Salvatore Malatesta, owner of St Ali. During COVID, St Ali has morphed from a coffee company to a brand-driven online platform selling everything from sanitiser to butter to pizza bases. The answer is always creativity, says Sal, so how exactly can Victoria's hurting hospo industry apply creativity to the situation now? https://stali.com.au Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

What if a new way of running restaurants was not to run a restaurant at all? Melbourne cook Helly Raichura started her home-based eating experience as a hobby but she somehow ended up with 30,000 people on a waitlist for her creative Indian dinners. She knows she wants to ditch her HR job and cook for a living but there's so much about the restaurant world that doesn't work for her: the hours, high rents and onerous compliance burden for starters. If this isn't the time for some blue-sky thinking, then it never is. https://entervialaundry.com.au https://www.instagram.com/entervialaundry/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

We're talking about the future on Dirty Linen. Melbourne chef and restaurateur Joseph Vargetto has appeared endlessly energetic during the pandemic, launching multiple new businesses and turning pivot into pirouette over and again. He's a hospo lifer, passionate about the place of restaurants in Melbourne's fabric and hopeful that the industry can exit the pandemic with a united and consistently professional approach. Joe also has multiple sclerosis, which is exacerbated by heat and stress - it's not an easy condition to manage during a world crisis but he shares his no-nonsense approach.

After three weeks traipsing around the world, Dirty Linen comes back to Australia. It's time to think about the future. We're starting with young Bendigo cook Michael Grogan, who is also studying planning and regional development. We chat food sovereignty, regional renewal and the challenges and opportunities coming out of the pandemic. Might the future be bright after all.. https://www.instagram.com/bendigowholefoods_/. Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Dirty Linen is thrilled to clock up 50 episodes in a chat with US chef Matt Horn from Oakland, California. There's almost too much to talk about with a Black business owner in the America of 2020. We cover Black Lives Matter, action against racism more generally, the Black pitmasters of the American south, the current California bushfires, the looming election and, of course, the pandemic. Matt is a brilliant conversationalist and thinker - it's a cracking chat. https://www.instagram.com/matthornx/ https://www.hornbarbecue.com https://www.instagram.com/hornbarbecue/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Let's go to Bali! Dwi Ermayanthi owns Little Talks cafe in Ubud and also works on Ubud's food and writers' festivals. Erma learnt a lesson from the Agung volcano explosion two years ago that's also helped her weather the pandemic. She speaks about that, and about an Ubud that's open but quiet, so quiet that the monkeys have left the forest to find out where everyone is. https://www.instagram.com/littletalksubud/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Junichi Onuki is the chef and owner of Isana Sushi Bar in Tokyo. Life in Japan feels mostly normal though density restrictions and a lack of international visitors mean tiny Isana is very quiet and unable to make a profit. We talk about the pandemic and then deep dive into sushi: what is Junichi-san's style, how did he learn and what are the important principles that turn raw fish and vinegared rice into a transcendent dining experience. https://www.instagram.com/junichi72/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Chicco Cerea is the chef and patron of three-Michelin-star Da Vittorio near Bergamo in northern Italy. The Michelin guide says the restaurant is 'elegant without being stuffy and sumptuous without being cold...a truly memorable gastronomic experience!' Bergamo was the epicentre of Italy's COVID disaster and Da Vittorio closed as a restaurant and started catering to pop-up hospitals and army personnel. It was an unthinkable period and, though the restaurant is open, the future is still uncertain. And yet...Chicco is cooking, passionate and hopeful, an embodiment of Italian spirit. https://www.davittorio.com https://www.instagram.com/davittorioristorante/?hl=fr Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Annette Tan is a cook and food writer in Singapore where restaurants are open but drinking stops at 10.30pm on the dot and 'COVID ambassadors' patrol to ensure people are distancing and masking. We chat about the foreign worker dormitories which are the main site of Singapore's infections, the joys of prawn noodles and her contemporary spin on Peranakan cuisine. https://fatfuku.com https://www.instagram.com/fat_fuku/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

We head to Mumbai, India today to talk to Masque chef Prateek Sadhu. Masque explores India's regional food in thoughtful tasting menus, inspired by the chef's time at restaurants including Noma and French Laundry. Or at least, that's how it used to be...Now Prateek is making chicken burgers and delivering them around the city. When Prateek was a child, the Sadhu family became refugees from their Kashmir home and the lessons learnt then are helping with his attitude now. https://www.instagram.com/PrateekSadhu/ https://www.masquerestaurant.com Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Food writer and social entrepreneur Janice Leung Hayes speaks to us from Hong Kong. Janice is used to packing a bag and jumping on a plane but the pandemic has halted her globetrotting for now - except for the time she spent in New Zealand in lockdown. We talk about the magnificent food city that is Hong Kong - with its milk tea, political turmoil and efficient quarantine - and I have a little moment where I cry over Flower Drum's fried rice. https://www.instagram.com/e_ting/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Dirty Linen goes to Beirut today to Jade George. Jade is an owner of Kalei Coffee, founded by her friend Dalia Jaffal. She also publishes The Carton, a magazine about Middle Eastern food culture. It's two weeks since the Beirut blast, a terrible explosion which devastated the city and pushed the pandemic to the very edges of consciousness. Jade puts the current situation in Lebanon in historical context and urges all of us to look beyond the headlines to the real stories. It's an honour to talk to her. Help fix Kalei Mar Mkhael https://www.gofundme.com/f/d29et-help-us-fix-kalei-rue-54-beirutexplosion/ https://www.instagram.com/thecarton/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/kaleicoffee.co/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Today we head to London to speak to Tomas Lidakevicius, who was executive chef at Michelin-starred City Social when the pandemic bit. Tomas has left behind the 80-hour weeks to partner with Borough Market stall Turnips. They've opened a veg-focused pop-up that he wants to make permanent. We talk about Michelin stars, the night restaurant critic Jay Rayner visited, and the UK government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme which foots some of the bill for restaurant customers. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/aug/16/turnips-london-a-clever-response-to-challenging-times-restaurant-review https://www.instagram.com/tomas_lidakevicius/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Noemi Lekube takes Australian, American and Asian tourists on food adventures in the Basque country around San Sebastian. Or at least she did. Noemi talks about a San Sebastian that's suddenly full of Spanish tourists, the difficulties of getting reliable information during a pandemic, and how normal it is to drink G&Ts at 2am. She also proposes a Basque culinary treat that she hopes will overtake Basque cheesecake as a trend...Let's see!

Liam Tomlin used to be an owner and executive chef of Sydney's three-hat Banc but he now owns five restaurants in Cape Town, South Africa. We talk to him as he's planning to reopen his restaurants in the city and surrounding wine country. The prompt for this week's opening is that the government has just announced the lifting of a COVID-inspired five-month-long alcohol ban that crippled restaurants. https://www.instagram.com/chefswarehouse_chef_liamtomlin/ https://www.chefswarehouse.co.za Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

Our trip around Planet Pandemic takes us to Brazil, where chef Jorge Curi runs three restaurants in Pelotas, a city on the far south coast, two hours from Uruguay. Brazil is in deep crisis, with 100,000+ COVID deaths and corrupt leadership. Jorge tells us what it's like to be a chef, restaurateur and citizen in such a terrible situation. https://www.facebook.com/fusaolatina/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/

For 24 years, Sam Crofskey has been running C1 Espresso in Christchurch, New Zealand. That's long enough to see off a couple of earthquakes and a global pandemic. We talk about getting through tough times and his half-wish that his restaurant crises would include normal disasters like a drug habit or dumb infidelity. He speaks about the pandemic as a ship he fears is steaming rudderless towards him...then about eight hours after we speak, New Zealand locks back down. What a world. https://coffee.c1espresso.co.nz https://www.instagram.com/c1espresso/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/