Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent – Details, episodes & analysis

I first remember listening to Virginia Trioli on ABC Radio Melbourne when it was still called 774 and she was doing afternoons. It’s one of the earliest times I remember really listening to radio that wasn’t a football broadcast, engaging with that idea of live storytelling, carrying a city through its celebrations and its sadnesses, and asking questions that were sometimes cosy and sometimes very pointed of the guests.  Virginia Trioli is a two-time Walkley-winning journalist. She is the host of ABC TV’s Creative Types and a former host on News Breakfast. We find her today in a different mode: her memoir A Bit on the Side is a lovely pink hardcover book, a series of reflections on what makes life delicious. https://www.instagram.com/latrioli/?hl=en SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5 Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

Over a cup of tea, with an audience of elderly dogs, we sit down at chef and author Annie Smithers’ kitchen table for a chat. We talk about her raw, tender, loving new book Kitchen Sentimental. Annie’s memoir is a journey to self-discovery, one recipe at a time. We touch on restaurant culture, the reasons she continues to cook, and life at her rural property of Babbington Park, a place that feeds curiosity, brings joy and also bumps up against frustrating and archaic regulations. Why can Annie water cows but not carrots? https://anniesmithers.com.au/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5 Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

Gourmet Traveller recently held its annual restaurant awards. The Outstanding Contribution to Hospitality Award went to the Ayubi family, owners of 15-year-old Parwana in Adelaide. Parwana serves and celebrates the Afghan food of its founders, reframing Afghanistan as a place of bounty and welcome. Daughter Durkhanai Ayubi is an incredible thinker on food, culture and the possibilities of making the world a better place through understanding and connection. https://www.parwana.com.au/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5 Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

Francesco 'Ciccio' Crifo was more or less born under a pizza bench and has spent his whole life in kitchens. We talk to the Roccella chef about tradition and rule-bending, the difference between artisan pizza and pizza as fast food, and the endless joys of working with different flours. Of course, we dig into the biggest question of all: is it ever OK to put pineapple on pizza? https://www.roccellamelbourne.com.au/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

What do you get from a milk bar? Cheezels, ice cream, emergency Tim Tams...What about jollof rice, fried plantain and fufu? That's what's on offer at La Gout Afrique, a classic Aussie corner store that’s also a surprising West African restaurant. We talk to owner Evette Quoibia, who is showcasing food from Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire and Ghana in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir. Evette imagined Australia as a paradise before she arrived as a 15-year-old refugee. Has the reality lived up to the fantasy? https://instagram.com/lagoutafrique?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA== Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

Katrina Myers and her husband Tim own Barham Avocados, on the Murray River in New South Wales. It’s Katrina’s family farm but she wasn’t always sure she’d return to it. As it turns out, she loves the beautiful green haven they’ve created in a mostly arid area, and she’s also a huge fan of the avocados they grow for themselves and lucky consumers. https://www.barhamavocados.com.au/ Follow The Producers on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/producerspodcast/ Host Dani Valent  https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Host Anthony Huckstep https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ Executive Producer Rob Locke https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork The Producers is a food podcast telling the stories of producers, farmers, growers and makers.. A Deep in the Weeds Production An Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.

Shaun Quade ditched fine dining to manufacture vegan cheese in the US. It was...challenging. He's back in Australia after four years in Silicon Valley with a renewed appetite for restaurants and will soon launch Ballyhoo at The Lawns of the Lobby in Canberra. We talk about Lume - was it a vanity project? where is the interection of art and food? - and the dangers of burn out. Shaun has also learnt much about factory food: we talk about missteps in feeding the planet. https://www.instagram.com/shaun_quade/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

We hate thinking about the pandemic but it seems a lot of Covid-induced impacts are only now coming to the surface: the emotional fallout and economic crunches are very real. Today's guest is Jay Clough, a hospo veteran who recently closed a cafe and foodstore in inner Melbourne. The demise of his dream business hit super hard but Jay has regrouped with Bureau of Eating and Drinking, an industry newsletter that shares the joys and traumas of a life in food. https://substack.com/@bureaumelbourne Subscribe here to our Deep in the Weeds Food Podcast Network Newsletter Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

It’s been a couple of years since we caught up with Sydney chef and author Danielle Alvarez. A lot has happened. She experienced burnout, left her job at Fred’s and regrouped with a lot of home cooking. She now has a role as Culinary Director at the Sydney Opera House. Her new book, Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking, is a great companion for the home kitchen. In it, Danielle ponders the differences between home and restaurant cooking: are there things that home cooks do better than chefs? https://www.instagram.com/daniellemariealvarez/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.  Dirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.

We love celebrating young talent at Dirty Linen. Seventeen-year-old Liam Scotchmer is a return guest on the pod. We catch up with the Single O barista on the occasion of his one year anniversary in the role. How is Liam balancing work and study, what has he learnt about coffee and himself, and does he have a vision for his future? https://www.instagram.com/liam.scotchmer/?hl=en Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast Follow Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork Dirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it’s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.