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“To be pulled in so many different directions, for the first time I felt I couldn’t manage it all - so I had to let Masterchef go for a year.” 
 
Chef and TV presenter Monica Galetti joins Jimi to talk about her fascinating life growing up in American Samoa and New Zealand - and then moving across the world to learn under the demanding eye of the one and only Michel Roux.  
 
Also discover the reason behind Monica's approachable TV personality style, and the importance of both families in her life - the one at home as well as the close-knit family in her restaurant “Mere”.</div>

“To be pulled in so many different directions, for the first time I felt I couldn’t manage it all - so I had to let Masterchef go for a year.” Chef and TV presenter Monica Galetti joins Jimi to talk about her fascinating life growing up in American Samoa and New Zealand - and then moving across the world to learn under the demanding eye of the one and only Michel Roux. Also discover the reason behind Monica's approachable TV personality style, and the importance of both families in her life - the one at home as well as the close-knit family in her restaurant “Mere”.

“To be pulled in so many different directions, for the first time I felt I couldn’t manage it all - so I had to let Masterchef go for a year.” 
 
Chef and TV presenter Monica Galetti joins Jimi to talk about her fascinating life growing up in American Samoa and New Zealand - and then moving across the world to learn under the demanding eye of the one and only Michel Roux.&nbsp; 
 
Also discover the reason behind Monica's approachable TV personality style, and the importance of both families in her life - the one at home as well as the close-knit family in her restaurant “Mere”.

S2 Ep8: Where's Home Really... for Monica Galetti?

Journalist, restaurant critic, and Masterchef judge Jimi Famurewa talks to some of the world’s most loved public figures from different backgrounds, who each have their own unique experiences and emotional responses to the question of Where’s Home Really?

Jimi asks each guest to reveal a person, a phrase, a place and a plate that best represent what home means to them – with fun, fascinating, and moving results to help us better understand ourselves, our neighbours, and the modern world.

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CREDITS: From Podimo and Listen
Presented by Jimi Famurewa
Produced by Tayo Popoola and Aidan Judd
Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow and Matt White
Executive Producer for Listen: Kellie Redmond

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Journalist, restaurant critic, and Masterchef judge Jimi Famurewa talks to some of the world’s most loved public figures from different backgrounds, who each have their own unique experiences and emotional responses to the question of Where’s Home Really? Jimi asks each guest to reveal a person, a phrase, a place and a plate that best represent what home means to them – with fun, fascinating, and moving results to help us better understand ourselves, our neighbours, and the modern world. Don't want to miss an episode? Follow the show now! CREDITS: From Podimo and Listen Presented by Jimi Famurewa Produced by Tayo Popoola and Aidan Judd Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow and Matt White Executive Producer for Listen: Kellie Redmond

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