Explore every episode of the podcast Three Food Memories
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| Abdul Abdullah, artist | 22 Dec 2025 | 00:59:55 | |
I was like “that's my brother”, and the other kids were like, “no, that's Santa!” In this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet Aussie contemporary artist and Archibald Packing Room prize winner, Abdul Abdullah. On the menu is; Maccas Filet-O-Fish, booking a fancy restaurant for the first time, and island hopping in Greece. Sides include meeting Cat Stevens, playing Lego in Maths class, how the sea parted the first time he met his now-wife and fellow artist Amrita Hepi, his work with children at risk, and his art creation. Abdul's social cause is Muslim Aid Australia - and the work they're doing raising money to support orphans in Gaza. ***This episode was recorded on November 21, 2025*** To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🍷Abdul Abdullah (bite-sized) 🐟 | 21 Dec 2025 | 00:05:47 | |
On artist Abdul Abdullah's menu: Maccas Filet-O-Fish, booking a fancy restaurant for the first time, and island hopping in Greece If you liked this mini episode - make sure you catch the full episode, out tomorrow (and tell your friends to listen too!) To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Sofie Muller, artist | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:38:21 | |
"We were living in a museum" - Sofie Muller In this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet Belgian artist Sofie Muller. On Sofie's menu: a cocktail that packs a punch, a soup that makes you cry, and a dinner in the dark. Sides include: growing up in a museum, why creating art is better than housework, and what it takes to show the ingredients of the soul. This episode was recorded at Fox Jensen Gallery on Gadigal land. Sofie's social cause is: art as a form of healing. Not a cure, but a space where pain can exist, where silence can speak, and where people may feel seen and recognised. She says "My work isn’t a statement, but an invitation: to look more slowly, to feel more honestly, and to meet ourselves and others with greater softness." To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Fabio Mancini, Italian supermodel | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:46:10 | |
“When you are a sexy person, you have pepper in you” - Fabio Mancini Fabio Mancini was born in Germany to an Italian father and an Indian mother. On his way to work, barely getting by as a shop assistant, he was stopped and abruptly asked "Have you ever thought about being a model?". A couple of days later, he took the fifty most difficult steps of his life, and from that moment, Fabio's life changed forever. On the menu is; sushi with Ian Thorpe, fruit, and Indian spices. Fabio's social cause is the Fabio Mancini European School Project To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 📷 Fabio Mancini (bite-sized) 🌶️ | 16 Feb 2025 | 00:05:00 | |
📷 Italian model, Fabio Mancini (bite-sized) 🌶️ On the menu; sushi, fruit and spices. Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Tony Tan, chef, teacher, lover of life | 10 Feb 2025 | 00:47:57 | |
"I can remember walking down Lygon Street and smelling the dope in the air and thinking, this is just crazy" - Tony Tan One of Australia’s most respected chefs, food writers, and teachers, Tony Tan trained at La Varenne in France and Leith’s School of Food and Wine in England. He’s owned and cooked at Shakahari in Melbourne and Tatlers Cafe in Sydney, presented The Food Lover’s Guide to Australia, and guested on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations where he told Mr Bourdain that he was scared of him because of his frequent dropping of the F-word. A Renaissance History and Chinese Language graduate he is fluent in several languages - learning French just so that he could read French cook books…which make up some of the 3,000 in his collection. On the menu is; mum's famous roast chicken, sister's famous laksa, coconut cream pie, and potatoes in Trentham, and his latest cookbook Tony Tan’s Asian Cooking Class will revitalise your connection to the melting pot of Asian cooking. Tony's social cause is the wonderful Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Foundation. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🍗 Tony Tan (bite-sized) 🥔 | 10 Feb 2025 | 00:11:58 | |
🍗 Chef, mentor, and cookbook author, Tony Tan 🥔 On the menu; roast chicken, coconut cream pie, and potatoes in Trentham Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode - out tomorrow! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Ada Nicodemou, Home and Away's Leah Patterson | 03 Feb 2025 | 00:45:20 | |
“From two weeks old, I was in a bloody shop. Before I went to school I could count back change” - Ada Nicodemou Our guest on this episode of Three Food Memories is Australian TV royalty and Home and Away’s most favourite character Leah Patterson. But here’s the twist: Ada Nicodemou isn’t just a TV icon, but it’s possible she could be a far-flung cousin of Savva’s! They’re Fasouliotes, sharing roots that go deep into the carob and almond orchards of Cyprus.
Ada’s social cause is “Save Our Sons” Her social cause is Save Our Sons Duchenne Foundation which she has been an ambassador for for 16 years. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder characterised by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. Symptom onset is in early childhood, usually between ages 2 and 3. The disease primarily affects boys, but in rare cases it can affect girls. You can find out how to help here - saveoursons.org.au. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🎭Ada Nicodemou (bite-sized)🧀 | 02 Feb 2025 | 00:07:20 | |
🎭Home and Away's Ada Nicodemou🧀 On the menu; fresh halloumi, Greek ravioli, and birthday cake. Like this? Tell your friends about it and listen to the full episode out tomorrow! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Ellen Harrold, comedian and surfer | 27 Jan 2025 | 00:30:38 | |
In this special episode for comedy week, we head to the US of A to meet with comedian and surfer Ellen Harrold. Ellen grew up on the beaches near Atlantic City and has surfed for most of her life. After finishing high school, and inspired by the movie Call Me By Your Name (hello Timothée Chalamet!) she flew off to au pair in Italy for three summers where, you guessed it, she ate a lot of delicious and fresh Italian food, including Spaghetti a la Vongole - which is the third time someone has mentioned this as one of their favourite three food memories on the pod! **Please note: this conversation discusses disordered eating in the first ten minutes. [Ellen’s episode was recorded in October 2024] To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🥬On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Karen Martini (bite-sized)🍸 | 04 Jan 2025 | 00:09:30 | |
🥬On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Karen Martini 🍸 On the menu; broad beans, grandmother’s fish and fennel soup, and cheesecake biscuit turnover. Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us!
To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🍾On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Kathy Lette (bite-sized)📖 | 03 Jan 2025 | 00:08:32 | |
🍾On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Kathy Lette 📖 On the menu; lobster omelette, mum’s weekend cupcakes, and Chiko rolls. Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🔬On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me - Dr Karl (bite-sized) 🫛 | 02 Jan 2025 | 00:10:36 | |
🔬On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Doctor Karl 🫛 On the menu; fish with no bones, squatter food in Glebe, and coffee from Abdul’s. Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🧅Sofie Muller (bite-sized) 🎨 | 16 Nov 2025 | 00:09:53 | |
On artist Sofie Muller's menu: a cocktail that packs a punch, a soup that makes you cry, and a dinner in the dark This episode was recorded at Fox Jensen Gallery on Gadigal land. If you liked this - make sure you catch the full episode, out tomorrow (and tell your friends to listen too!) To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🧀On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Alice Zaslavsky (bite-sized) 👓 | 01 Jan 2025 | 00:08:05 | |
🧀On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Alice Zaslavsky 👓 On the menu; packet macaroni cheese, Georgian rissoles, and Basque cheesecake. Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🦞On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Gina Chick (bite-sized) 🍏 | 31 Dec 2024 | 00:12:51 | |
🎆🎆🎆HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 🎆🎆🎆 On the menu; Egg sandwiches (washed down with Tang), food at the cousins' farm in Bathurst, and fresh crayfish on Haggerstone Island To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🍗On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Yasmine Ghoniem (bite-sized)🌆 | 30 Dec 2024 | 00:08:26 | |
🍗On the Seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Yasmine Ghoniem On the menu; Ugali in Kenya, Molokaia in Egypt, and barbequed chicken in Kuwait 🌆 Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🎸On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Nat's What I Reckon (bite-sized)🫙 | 29 Dec 2024 | 00:15:24 | |
🎸On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Nat's What I Reckon🫙 On the menu; quarantine pasta sauce, beef lasagne with Michael Bolton, and all-you-can-drink Sustagen poppers.
To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🥟On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me - Chris Bath (bite-sized)📺 | 28 Dec 2024 | 00:09:20 | |
📺On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Chris Bath On the menu is; Mum’s tinned salmon curry, pastizzis and Jenny’s mum’s Maltese food, prawn and bean curd cheung fun at Yauatcha in London 🥟 Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🐦 On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me - Stephanie Alexander (bite-sized) 👩🍳 | 27 Dec 2024 | 00:13:45 | |
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me - Stephanie Alexander To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🐔 On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me - Benjamin Law (bite-sized) ⚖️ | 26 Dec 2024 | 00:11:21 | |
🐔 On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me Benjamin Law ⚖️ On the menu is salted plums, yum cha, and ginger-laced Christmas pavlova (but make sure you skip the lactose in the cream!) Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🎁On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Sean Moran (bite-sized)👨🍳 | 25 Dec 2024 | 00:07:44 | |
🎁🎁 It's Boxing Day! (What does that even mean?) Like this? Listen back to the full episode and tell your friends about us! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🎄On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - Natalie Imbruglia (bite-sized)🎵 | 24 Dec 2024 | 00:08:37 | |
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Christian Hull, comedian and YouTuber | 02 Dec 2024 | 00:53:38 | |
***some areas of this conversation may be NSFW (depending on what you do for work…) or for kiddy ears, so we suggest you listen solo, or with headphones on tight like a tiger*** “I’ve never been in a relationship, never wanted to be.” In this episode of Three Food Memories, we head to Brisvegas to meet a man who has a knack for making the world laugh at his every day. So much so that he’s carved out a living out of it. Christian Hull tells us all - about why going solo is the ideal lifestyle, how to destroy a hard-boiled egg in one easy step, his OnlyFans account, teaching at American summer camps, being a virgin until his 20s, and why he gets shitty when the mustard isn’t where it SHOULD BE! Christian’s social cause is Share the Dignity - they have a campaign on for Christmas to make it brighter for vulnerable women and girls. You can find out more here: sharethedignity.org.au To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Mike McEnearney, chef | 10 Nov 2025 | 01:01:47 | |
"Sometimes I’d sleep in a train station because I'd missed the night rider" - Mike McEnearney In this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet the master of hospitality - chef Mike McEnearney. On Mike's menu: the 80s in Sydney, 90s in the UK and Europe, and a naughties sabbatical in Wales, which brought it all back home. Sides include: reflections on cooking for Gordan Ramsay, Damien Hirst, Neil Perry, why suits and tents go hand in hand for Mike. Mike speaks of two social causes (and Sydney institutions) close to his heart - Two Good Co, and OzHarvest. This episode was recorded on Gadigal land in Mike's Kitchen By Mike restaurant (so you'll hear background noise and chatter, and the occasional toot of an impatient driver!)
To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Heston Russell, Special Forces Veteran | 25 Nov 2024 | 01:06:06 | |
“Because you've come from an institution where you're meant to put yourself last, to ask for help is seen as a bit of a failure” In this episode you’ll meet Special Forces Veteran Heston Russell. Heston grew up in suburban Brisbane as the middle child, with a Dad who was in the army, and an aerobics instructor mum. Like his Dad, he joined the army too - but when he was a kid, he loved heading to work with his mum at the aerobics classes she taught. Food in the household was healthy and nutritious, chocolate and sweets were never to be seen. During his time in the army, Heston served four combat operational deployments to Afghanistan and the Middle East, multiple counter-terrorism operations, a year in the US Special Ops command, and much more. Last year he won a defamation case against the ABC linking him to war-crimes in Afghanistan. Hear Heston talk about the challenges he and other veterans face once leaving the armed forces, how it took him until almost 30 to finally realise who he was as a person, and how he feels more accepted in America as a veteran than back home here in Australia. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's first astronaut | 18 Nov 2024 | 00:43:44 | |
“As people we are all capable of so much more than we imagine ourselves to be” - Katherine Bennell-Pegg In this episode you meet Australia’s first ever astronaut. Katherine Bennell-Pegg grew up looking at the stars in her suburban Sydney backyard, and by early high school when asked by a teacher to write down three professions she’d like to pursue as an adult she wrote just one. Unlike those of us who still don’t know what we want to be, she set her sights on the stars and achieved what few dare to dream. Listen in to hear what it takes to become a qualified astronaut, why being able to understand Привет, как дела? is important, how space food is better than you’d expect, why all astronauts are medical test subjects, and how big aspirations are so important for young kids. On the menu are Fantales, chip butties, and marshmallows. It’s a sweet and super-inspiring episode. Katherine’s social cause is diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) because “unless we have diverse thought and creativity we can’t solve the problems of tomorrow”. Katherine serves forth duckweed, from the Plants4Space team to our next guest Heston Russell. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Ita Buttrose AC, OBE (TFM LIVE) | 11 Nov 2024 | 01:00:40 | |
“I mean the media is a tough ground. People swear, including me.” This extraordinary episode of Three Food Memories celebrates media doyenne, Ita Buttrose AC, OBE. Recorded at The Neilson auditorium at the Australian Chamber Orchestra for Savva’s 50th birthday party, Ita shares incredible insights from her trail-blazing eight decades. We start the food journey at Watson’s Bay with her father as a child, voyage through the Rockies on the glass roofed Rocky Mountaineer with her husband Alisdair, and find out the cheesy secrets behind a $3000 chicken dish in Townsville, which she also passes forward to our next guest, Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg. Along the way we hear from special guest Beryl Lane, a life-long Ita-ite who travelled to Sydney especially for the event, and who shared why Ita was so important to women in regional Australia. Ita is an ambassador for the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, which is Australia's oldest HIV charity and provides support to anyone having difficulty living with HIV, physically, emotionally, or financially. Poignant, thoughtful, and thoroughly funny, this is an episode not to be missed. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Karen Martini, chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author | 04 Nov 2024 | 01:08:00 | |
"I was living the goth life. I still begrudge my parents for not letting me have a pet rat" - Karen Martini On the menu is broad bean paste on crostini, fish soup taught to her by her Tunisian mémère, and cheesecake flavoured biscuit turnovers. Karen’s social cause is the Children’s Cancer Foundation whose research is key to uncovering better and kinder treatments for children with cancer. She serves up pasta vongole to our next guest Ita Buttrose. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| DJ Fat Tony, author and DJ | 28 Oct 2024 | 00:58:25 | |
As I’ve always said throughout my life “nothing good comes from being comfortable” - DJ Fat Tony. Get your boogie on with DJ and author Fat Tony in this episode of Three Food Memories where he chats about life, music, addiction and survival, friendship and fights with Boy George, finding the superpower in ADHD, his love for fiancé Stavros Agapiou, and their hilarious first-ever encounter on The Heath, his proposal, as well as his upcoming visit to Australia for Mardi Gras. On the menu is his mum’s rice pudding, beef arrosto and mash at The Dover, and the most perfect baked potato at Caviar Kaspia in Paris. Fat Tony’s social cause is Not A Phase, who provide safe social spaces, events and support for members of the Trans+ community. He serves forth pie and mash to our next guest Karen Martini. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Virginia Trioli, writer, broadcaster, cook | 21 Oct 2024 | 00:46:01 | |
In this episode of Three Food Memories you’ll meet Walkley-Award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and shared plate finger wiper Virginia Trioli. Whether you’re watching, listening, or reading her work, Virginia exudes a familiarity that makes you feel like you’ve been invited to sit at her table and break bread. This connection makes sense - given her passion for food, which is beautifully highlighted in her brand-new book, A Bit on the Side and her three food memories. Virginia's menu features an array of firsts; her first-ever chicken satay, her first vongole veraci, and the very first meal her now-husband, Russell Skelton, cooked for her in Japan. She also reflects on her time spent hosting ABC News Breakfast and what’s stuck in her very well organised childhood scrapbook and why she still treasures it to this day. Virginia’s social cause is homelessness, which she says is not just about a lack of shelter. She serves forth ricotta gnocchi to our next guest DJ Fat Tony. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Tom Read Wilson, British TV personality and author | 14 Oct 2024 | 00:36:38 | |
“I regard flirtation as the lubricant that allows the world to spin on its axis.” Tom reminisces about toothsome food memories including; being fed fiery chillis as a toddler by his Thai godmother, Granny’s Tarte Tatin, Daddy’s Packawallop curries, and Mummy’s Sunday lunch. A warning: there is also discussion about the origins of the c-bomb which is said in full a few times towards the end of the conversation - you have been warned. Tom’s social cause is the Wildwood Trust, in particular the flagship wilding project ‘Blean bison’ that was launched in Blean woods near Canterbury. P.s. it’s Savva’s birthday and Tom sings a ripping rendition of happy birthday for Savva, as well as finding out what Savva’s “dream dish” is. Enjoy! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Gina Chick, author, re-wilder and winner of Alone Australia: Season 1 | 07 Oct 2024 | 01:07:33 | |
Our guest on this Three Food Memories episode is a natural phenomenon with two bare feet firmly planted on the ground. Gina Chick took Australia and the world by storm on Alone Australia: Season 1. Hear Gina chat about her rambunctious childhood hanging with sisters and cousins, the blessing of her daughter Blaise, how she embraced grief following Blaise’s death, and how goal-setting and plenty of fish helped her win Alone. Egg sandwiches, chops, and crayfish are on the menu. Her social cause is the health of our oceans and waterways. She serves fresh ceviche forward to our next guest Gina’s excellent book We Are the Stars is out now - grab a copy while you can! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| MINI EPISODE Alice Zaslavsky, knightess in shining aluminum foil | 30 Sep 2024 | 00:13:14 | |
Alice Zaslavsky is back to share an extra special memory served to her by international cookbook legend Claudia Roden, why eating salad for breakfast is the way to a better day, and a surprise with the details of her brand new telly show A Bite to Eat which you can catch from late October. To celebrate, we’re giving away three books of Salad for Days - for more details head to @threefoodmemories on Instagram Next week, catch the incredible Gina Chick, winner of Alone Australia Season 1 If you liked this episode, text a friend you know will love it too, and tell them all about it! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Chris Bath, journalist and bird-nerd | 02 Sep 2024 | 01:18:57 | |
**A Greek and English swear warning in this episode*** If you’ve watched or listened to Australian prime-time news any time in the last 30 years, it’s likely you’ll recognise the face and voice of our guest in this episode of Three Food Memories. And if you’ve watched social media at any time in your life, it's likely you'll have heard her swearing in Greek too. Chris Bath has been in the media since 1988, but it was working as a waitress in a Surry Hills restaurant (that later turned into a leather bar) that brought her to our screens. Direct from her Bird-Nerd Farm in the lower Hunter Valley, hear how growing up with Maltese mates fuelled a desire to see (and eat) the world, how mutual love of a spicy condiment made her fall in love with her husband Jim, the truth behind the infamous Greek swearing that went viral…and how the phrase became useful later on! Bathie’s social cause is Birdlife Australia - you can find out more here: birdlife.org.au A risotto with farm greens is on it’s way to our next guest (coming soon in Season 6) We'll be back October 1 - put it in your diaries! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| 🥖Mike McEnearney (bite-sized) 🌿 | 09 Nov 2025 | 00:12:59 | |
On chef Mike McEnearney's menu: 80s in Sydney - Noodle Soup at BBQ King and picnic goods from Cyril’s 90s in the UK - goat's cheese tortellini and suits in tents 00s sabbatical in Wales - baking bread and discovering the garden of the local “white witch” This episode was recorded on Gadigal land in Mike's Kitchen By Mike restaurant If you liked this - make sure you catch the full episode, out tomorrow (and tell your friends to listen too!) To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, soprano, composer, artistic director | 27 Aug 2024 | 01:22:02 | |
In this episode of Three Food Memories we’re graced with a voice that is nothing short of sublime - it is as beautiful as it is haunting, and resonant with the echoes of a thousand ancestral stories. Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, is a luminous star in the constellation of classical music — an opera singer, composer, artistic director, and professor. Music runs in the family, she’s the niece of music legend Jimmy Little and her grandfather was a talented gum leaf player, who performed at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Deborah’s social cause is truth telling - she believes it’s the foundation of any society that’s going to remain cohesive. She says “the truth makes us stronger, even if it causes us pain in the moment of knowing”. She pays forward a steak with red wine jus, asparagus and creamy mash to our next guest Chris Bath. For more information on Short Black Opera Company and Dhungala Children’s Choir head to shortblackopera.org.au. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Tom Sainsbury, comedian, actor & director | 19 Aug 2024 | 00:38:07 | |
In this episode of Three Food Memories you’ll meet the snazzy, jazzy creator of social media hit sensations; Boomer Dad, drag queen Satty Faction, 80s mum, Dion the policeman, and 90s intermediate school kid. He’s also the writer, director and lead star in horror movie Loop Track, as well as the writer and creator (and ALL the character voices) in the comedy crime podcast Small Town Scandal. As they say on his side of the pond: Thomas Sainsbury is a “hard case”. He's also got the biggest sweet tooth in all of New Zealand, going by the amount of Cadbury Creme Eggs he demolished as a youth. Tom’s social cause is SAFE - New Zealand’s leading animal rights charity, and he passes forward vegan lasagne to our next guest. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Geraldine Hickey, comedian | 12 Aug 2024 | 00:51:12 | |
For comedian Geraldine Hickey, meal times were very Aussie. Dinners were spent sitting in a line with her five siblings along a long kitchen bench, with Mum on a stepping stool on the other side. The meals were simple fare, meat and three veg and spaghetti bolognese made with canned tomato soup and onion soup mix. And although they might have been plain, they were delicious. Almost as delicious as the dim sims from the truck stops where she stopped while keeping her truck driver Dad company on interstate trips. Join Savva and Gez as they chat all things comedy, twitching, Girl Guides, and the love of her life, Cath - who hates coriander. 1800myoptions.org.au is Geraldine’s social cause, they can help if you’re looking for contraception, pregnancy options, abortion and sexual health services in Victoria. She’s serving good old vanilla icecream and canned peaches to the next guest on Three Food Memories. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Robert Risko, artist and illustrator | 05 Aug 2024 | 01:17:42 | |
It’s a long ‘un but a good ‘un! In this episode of Three Food Memories, you’ll meet one of the world’s most distinctive artists and illustrators. You may not know his name, but you’ll most certainly recognise his style. Robert Risko’s artistic journey started at age 10, when he entered a drawing competition at a local department store. His easter bunny winning him first place, and a shiny new bicycle. Since that defining moment, he’s gone on to grace the pages of Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair, where he caricatured the most famous of celebrities for more than four decades. Known for his retro style, his iconic cartoons blend humor and sharp observation with paper-cut wit, as does this conversation with Savva where he reflects on his journey, life in 80s New York, and how no steak was safe in his mother’s kitchen. He also has an uncanny premonition about the upcoming US presidential election. Robert’s social cause is the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation, and he pays forward a slice of J’s Pizza to our next guest Geraldine Hickey. This episode was recorded on the 10th of July. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Mohsin Zaidi, author, A Dutiful Boy | 29 Jul 2024 | 01:01:13 | |
Mohsin Zaidi is the author of the prize-winning coming-of-age memoir, A Dutiful Boy. Growing up in a religious household in a poor suburb of London, as a teenager Mohsin had a life-changing moment: watching two men kiss on TV. This screen snog set the stage for Mohsin to see himself for who he was. These days we find Mohsin content and happy at the table of his life, but the struggle between now and said kiss was real. Now, living in New York with his husband, Mohsin chats with Savva about all things food, faith, and family, and how sometimes one can be used against the other. His memories capture the festive joy of Eid, forcing himself to eat pork, the best Pakistani restaurant in London, and how salmon and salad just doesn’t cut it against the soul-satisfying depths of the herbs and spices of his cultural heritage. Mohsin’s social cause is The Opportunity Network, which ignites the drive, curiosity, and agency of under represented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Yasmine Ghoniem, director and founder YSG (TFM LIVE) | 22 Jul 2024 | 00:59:22 | |
In this live episode of Three Food Memories thanks to our friends at VBO Australia, Savva chats with the coolest of cats Yasmine Ghoniem, director and founder of multi-award-winning interior design studio YSG. A childhood jet setter, Yasmine is a human visual-verbal of her heritage (for those not in the art space, read: mood board). The child of an Australian mother and Egyptian father, her formative years were spent living between Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Sydney. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Season 5: Coming soon (well, July 23rd to be exact!) | 01 Jul 2024 | 00:01:09 | |
That's it for season four of Three Food Memories. Savva's off to take a short break and catch some sun before returning for season five. You'll hear from designer Yasmine Ghoniem, Vanity Fair's Robert Risko, author and lawyer Mohsin Zaidi, and legendary newsreader Chris Bath. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Daimon Downey, Evi O, and Toni Clarke at Saint Cloche (TFM LIVE) | 24 Jun 2024 | 00:59:11 | |
Welcome to the very first ever, TFM art art-show… Oxtail Ragu, Rocket Pasta, and Rice Pudding were on the menu, as were plenty of laughs and insights into the minds and workings of Evi, Toni and Daimon. As Evi says “How you treat a piece of meat shows a lot of you. When you go to showing love, a piece of meat goes a long way”...so get stuck in! Social causes of the artists are; Evi O - Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy Daimon Downey - Moss Foundation and Sydney Children’s Hospital Toni Clarke - Medecins San Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) ***This podcast episode references drug use. If you need support please contact drugaware.com.au*** To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Bianka Ismailovski, sober, bisexual, ethically non-monogamous comedian and sex worker | 18 Jun 2024 | 00:52:57 | |
Bianka Ismailovski is a force to be reckoned with. At the age of 34 she’s got the introspection of a 74 year old. But don’t let that put you off…or the fact that she’s been sober for 5 years either. Bianka’s newly discovered independence after divorcing at the age of 30 came with a free set of steak knives - in the form of a self-awakening; about body image, sexuality, and uncovering pleasure. All alongside finding the funny side of life as a stand-up comedian. Her food memories take us to Croatia where she spent final moments with her Dad at the age of 9 - to Wedge Island in WA and dancing around the kitchen as a teenager eating pasta snacks with her best friend. Listen in as Savva and Bianka chat life, sex, fragility and all the things it takes to be human in this episode of Three Food Memories. And as Bianka says “Don’t outsource the job of loving yourself to someone else, they’re never going to be able to do it as well as you can do it.” Bianka’s social cause is Dangerous Females - who raise money for Australian services that prevent and support people who are victims of abuse, assault, and domestic violence. These services provide a range of support to our communities from women’s shelters, advocacy, domestic violence counselling and community education, emergency safety planning and re-homing from violent situations. You can follow Bianka on TikTok and Instagram @biankaismailovski
To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Daniel Principe, youth advocate and educator | 10 Jun 2024 | 00:49:02 | |
Daniel Principe is a youth advocate and consent educator. Daniel has spoken to more than 55,000 students at more than 250 schools around Australia about creating spaces to champion boys into becoming good men. The saying “boys will be boys”, can be traced back to ancient Roman times. Essentially society has been saying some form of this for at least 2,500 years. This dated idiom is working against us. Yet, we still hear it. We hear it at the same time as we see the number of women being killed by a current or former intimate partner increase. So how do we stop the violence? For Daniel, the answer is simple. Start young…take our boys on journies of self-discovery and show them the benefits of being decent, safe, respectful, courageous, empathetic, kind - to think of other than self. Daniel’s social cause is an end to the exploitation and abuse of children. He’s also an ambassador for Consent can’t wait. This conversation discusses domestic violence - if this triggers something for you or you need help please contact 1800 737 732 To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Kenji Morimoto, fermentation king | 03 Nov 2025 | 00:38:23 | |
"Fermentation is inherent to human survival" - Kenji Morimoto In this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet the king of fermentation - Kenji Morimoto. On Kenji's menu is: Ozoni at New Year, Potluck at the Temple, and kimchi in Mumbai. On the side are share plates of Buddhism, what it's like being fourth-generation Japanese-American, the nuances of how intergenerational trauma plays out in food, and how you can make fruit mince pies into miso!! Kenji's social cause is building and maintaining community and memory through the lens of food and fermentation. You can grab his book Ferment, online or in book stores now!! To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Ken Done AM, artist and Australian icon | 03 Jun 2024 | 00:48:36 | |
“ I like to make paintings to give people pleasure.” Just as the late Bill Granger exported Australian food culture to the world, Ken Done’s bold and colourful brush strokes spread the essence of Australia and Australians; creative, optimistic and bold. There’s a bit of Ken Done iconography in every Australian home, if not our psyche. In this episode of Three Food Memories, Savva sits with Ken at his gallery in The Rocks, at a paint-spattered and well-worn wooden table, Ken’s hands reflecting the same aesthetic. Lobster, treacle sandwiches, and a surprisingly chewy green jelly are on the menu - as are his reflections on childhood by the Clarence River and six-year-old hysterics at a floating latrine during a flood. UNICEF is Ken’s social cause. He spent over 35 years as the Australian National Ambassador, campaigning for the rights of children around the world. To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Renae Bunster, entrepreneur & founder of Bunsters | 27 May 2024 | 00:48:22 | |
When you think of career changes let me assure you this one probably takes the cake for the most unusual and unexpected. Renae Bunster went from interviewing stars such as Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Valentino Rossi, Johnny Depp, and Angelina Jolie, to creating a worldwide hit condiment that you can put on almost anything. She's the global president and founder of Bunster’s Worldwide - whose best-selling chilli sauce Shit the Bed has topped the Amazon US charts multiple times. Renae chats with Savva about her time on Food Stars with Gordon Ramsay, how carrots changed her life, her experiences with crowdfunding, goji berries, salad, realising that she’d used all the postage money for the sauce making the sauce, and how all the stories in her life somehow come back to poo. Renae’s social cause is Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage. Because as she says, child marriage is legalised paedophilia and robs young girls of any chance of a life. ***This conversation discusses suicide around the 33 - 35 minute mark. If this triggers anything for you please call Lifeline on 13 11 14*** To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||
| Tim Ross, comedian and architecture aficionado (TFM LIVE) | 20 May 2024 | 01:00:52 | |
Tim Ross is a man of many talents - one of which is talking, but his love for mid-century modern architecture has taken pride of place since his former life as one half of the legendary radio duo Merrick and Rosso. Like a modern-day indoorsy Paul Hogan, there’s something about Tim Ross’s Australian sensibilities that we connect to. He makes us feel Australian without the Southern Cross tattoo. Tim is the recipient of the National Trust Heritage Award for Advocacy regarding Australia’s legacy of modernist architecture; of an Australian Institute of Architects National President’s Prize for activism and outstanding contribution to the profession; was a National Architecture Awards jury member and is an honorary Institute member. His three food memories are a hit of 80s nostalgia with the bonus of pineapple (of course) and revolve around the food of his teenage years. Tim's memories are full of surprising and incredible stories about his parents - his mum was a GP and his dad a pharmacist (and lunchtime nudist). Tim’s social cause is the Aboriginal Legal Services NSW / ACT. He says it’s an inconvenient truth to find out what we learned in school wasn’t the full history of our country and it’s going to take us a long time to understand the landscape in the way that we should. We have to listen to Indigenous Australians. This episode was recorded live at the Poliform showroom in Sydney.
To find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.com | |||