Melodie Yashar is a space architect, technologist and researcher with ICON, a company that has been contracted by NASA as it works towards missions to the Moon and Mars.

She was a guest at Sydney Design Week where she explored what terrestrial lessons can be learned from designing for space.

In this series on the evolution of comfort in the home, Colin Bisset explores the way comfort has been expressed in the kitchen over time.

Jamie Bucirde is a sexologist and advocate who started a grassroots movement in Adelaide collating the experiences of sexual harassment and assault in the hospitality industry.

She has co-authored a report alongside Anna Edwards from Melbourne University's Centre for Cities titled 'Not So Hospitable'. They discuss what needs to change in the hospitality industry.

We ask what can be done to combat sexual harassment and assault in the hospitality industry, meet a maker of lace, explore the cultural meaning of food labels, and delve into the meaning of comfort in the kitchen.

Dr Alison Barnes is a senior lecturer in  Visual Communication at the University of Western Sydney and a scholar in residence at the Powerhouse Museum.

As part of her residency she is exploring what the food labels of firm W C Douglass tell us about the history of food production and graphic design.

Lindy de Wijn first became entranced with making lace as a child.

She gives us a demonstration of how her 'dancing' bobbins can create a thing of great intricacy and beauty.

Caroline Parker is an avid gardener, herbalist and author of 'The Medicinal Garden'.

She shares her tips for tapping into culinary herbs and common weeds in your garden.

We ask 'chopsticks or fork?' as we tour some of Australia' best country Chinese restaurants, discuss if it's time Australia had a ministry of food, hear about the joys of a medicinal garden, and learn about the history of comfort in a new series by Colin Bisset.

Jennifer Wong and Lin Jie Kong explore all that is special about regional Chinese restaurants in Australia and what they say about us as a nation.

As an extension to the ABC TV series of the same name, they have just published 'Chopsticks or Fork?', collating stories and favourite recipes from their travels.

An estimated 21 per cent of Australian households have experienced severe food insecurity in recent years, so is it time for a Ministry of Food?

Liesel Spencer is an associate professor in the school of law at the University of Western Sydney who argues that Australia lags behind other comparable nations and it is time to act.