Min Chai – N2 Extreme Gelato
Min Chai was an “unhappy accountant” before a tragedy inspired him to change the course of his life and open N2 Extreme Gelato. He had zero experience and friends even warned him against going ahead, ...
24 Aug 201539min
Gregory Llewellyn – Hartsyard, The Gretz
Working at a restaurant run by the Mafia – that was no big deal for Gregory Llewellyn. In fact, whether it’s blitzing through 300 covers a service in New York, enduring sanity-testing celebrity demand...
28 Jul 201535min
Analiese Gregory – Funemployed
“Analiese, you’re going to have to move your car, we’re going to blow up your car.” This has to be one of my favourite-ever interviews – Analiese Gregory is one of the most fascinating chefs that I've...
22 Jul 201544min
Matt Swieboda – Waterman Lobster Co.
By opening Waterman's Lobster Co in Potts Point, Matt Swieboda wanted to create the "Mary's … of lobster roll places". Here, Matt not only serves the classic American dish in both the Maine and Connec...
8 Jul 201530min
Christopher Thé – Black Star Pastry
The fan base for Black Star Pastry is pretty large – after all, its stores attract long lines, have scored many Sydney food awards and even drawn the attention of an Argentinean TV show (its crew call...
19 Jun 201545min
Dan Barber and Eric Kayser – Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Where do you even begin when listing Dan Barber's achievements? You could point out that he's the award-winning chef behind the Blue Hill & Blue Hill At Stone Barns restaurants in New York. Or note th...
25 Apr 201539min
Mitch Orr – ACME
Mitch Orr got into cooking after realising there were plenty of perks to studying food tech in high school (such as being the only dude in the class). Scoring an extra lunch as a byproduct didn’t hurt...
30 Mar 201552min
Andrew Levins – TwoThousand
In the year since I first talked to Andrew Levins on my podcast, he's notched up some major achievements – such as becoming a dad and accidentally ending up as face of the opposition to Barry O'Farrel...
16 Mar 201555min
