Deep in the Weeds - A Food Podcast with Anthony Huckstep

After setting up a foodservice business reliant on selling quality meals to fund meals for the community's most vulnerable Rob Caslick (Two Good Co) found his model in disarray with the restaurant sector forced into lockdown. With the pandemic magnifying homelessness among mature aged women, he had to scramble to not only ensure those in need received support, but so the business survives moving forward too.

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After spending a decade offering disadvantaged youth a supported pathway from the street to a sustainable livelihood with her café and catering business Rebecca Scott (Streat) not only had to pivot her hospitality model but find a way to continue to look after those in need. Given the slim margins in hospitality and more below the poverty line she’s embarking on a new model to use the power of food to save lives.

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After signing a lease and paying a deposit award-winning chef Nigel Ward (Uccello) was set to exchange just two days after the government shut down the restaurant industry. With the plans on his dream restaurant falling through, he fell on dark times and found solace cooking for friends and neighbours before an opportunity rose to run the biggest kitchen he’s ever worked in.

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After the first lockdown Andrew Baturo (DAP & Co Venues) realised his restaurants had veered away from their original identities by trying to be everything to everyone. With time to plan, he set about stripping some back to their original ideas and taking others to a new model that have become stronger, more profitable and consistent offerings.

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Last time we caught up with Kathryn Russack she was driving all over the Victorian countryside delivering ready to heat meals, instead of feeding people in her beloved restaurant Colenso. After a second lock down and time to re-evaluate she’s created a membership-based food offering that she sees being transferred to the restaurant, once it opens again.

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With supermarkets announcing record profits during the restaurant lockdown, Melbourne’s Farmers Markets was sent into turmoil when the Government announced they were no longer an essential business. Mustering all the energy that saw her create the markets decades ago Miranda Sharp (Melbourne Farmers Markets) not only got them re-instated, but has them headed in a new direction to become an important part of everyday life.

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After bushfires destroyed the summer trade and a receiving severe injuries in a car accident, chef Maria Kabal (Tokar Estate) saw the closure of restaurants as a time to draw breath and re-evaluate her life. On the eve of re-opening the regional restaurant, she is implementing changes not only to the way she cooks, but the way she operates as a chef too.

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After decades of influencing Melbourne’s culinary landscape Paul Wilson (Mr Wilson Consulting) headed for the country to change the fortunes of Morgan’s Sorrento. After delivering a unique offering that garnered a lot of attention, the pandemic stopped everything. But after developing a shorter gastro pub and wine offering he’s now seeing the benefits of a slipstream, quality offering that could become the restaurant model of the future.

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After his landlord passed away and the new owners upped the rents to unmanageable levels Karl Firla (Oscillate Wildly) was forced to close the Sydney fine dining institution he’d spent a decade building. But after teaming up with a close friend and fellow chef Federico Zanellato (LuMi dining) to launch Restaurant Leo during the pandemic, a new dawn has broken for one of Australia’s most talented chefs.

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With a job in the Hunter Valley and his family on the Sunshine Coast Cameron Matthews (Spicers Hunter Valley) had to choose between family and employment when the NSW and Qld borders shut. Opting to keep money coming in the door he spent 10 weeks away from his family, and the experience has set him on a new path to alter the negative culture and address the mental health of those in the industry.

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